Christmas Market

Christmas Market

allegedly the biggest in Switzerland

Location: 

Barfüsserpl., Basel, Switzerland

Duration: 

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Journey: 

personal highlights

  1. Christmas market: big and bright, but not so magic after all
  2. Sales stands: endless stands with a huge variety of products
  3. Food stalls: delicious mulled wine and winter spices everywhere
  4. Lightning: brightly illuminating the hole city at night time
  5. Handcrafting: standardised creative work for everybody

image sources

  1. queue for food @ Raclette-Stube
  2. family handcrafting @ Magic forest
  3. christmas factory @ Barfüsserplatz
  4. cosy family time @ Magic forest
  5. christmas tower @ Barfüsserkirche

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