We love Christmas in Poland!
Hey guys!
I’m here at the Christmas Market in Wrocław, Poland.
This market is enormous.
There are so many things to see, lights everywhere, so I’m going to wander around and see what I can find.
Hello!
How are you?
Welcome to Wrocław.
The market here in Wrocław feels like a carnival and there are actual rides that you can go on.
This is Santa with his sleigh.
You can get on a sleigh with reindeer so that’s what Marc and I are going to get on right now.
That was so much fun.
That was so fun.
I didn’t think it would be that much fun actually ‘cause it doesn’t look like that big a ride.
But it was really sweet and you got a good view
and there was a pedal where you could control how high you were.
That was my favourite part.
I just put the pedal to the metal the whole time.
Obviously I knew you’d like that.
I loved that.
I wanted to tell you about my favourite Polish Christmas traditions
that I found out about since arriving here in Poland
and they all revolve around Christmas dinner,
which here in Poland happens on Christmas Eve, December 24th.
And the first thing that I love about it is actually to do with how and when they start the meal.
So on Christmas Eve they don’t start eating until the first star appears in the night sky.
How lovely is that?
It’s so poetic.
They also eat twelve courses - twelve different dishes -
and that goes back to the twelve Apostles or the twelve months of the year.
Nobody seems to be quite sure but it’s one of those.
They also set an extra place setting at their table for Christmas dinner.
No matter how many people you have invited,
every household sets an extra place with an extra chair
in case somebody comes in at the last minute,
or knocks on the door looking for somewhere to eat, you already have a place there waiting for them.
And it’s meant to signify welcoming and inclusivity and I think it’s just a really nice idea.
Just came across something I’ve never seen at a Christmas Market before.
At first I didn’t know what it was but there are these little huts or booths
and you put coins in and the curtains open like a stage
and there are these little puppets - kind of animatronic-type puppets that move around
and there’s this narrator telling you the story of all these different fairy tales.
So they have Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
and the most popular by far was Hansel and Gretel and it’s very charming
and I feel like it just really complements this Christmas Market.
Is this the small and the large?
Yes.
Small and…
Ok.
May I have one small please?
Thank you.
We found a stand selling mini Polish donuts or paczki - hope I’m saying that right.
These are the miniature version.
They’re fried bread with a filling inside and this is a small, if you can believe that.
They had a size bigger than this
and I asked what was a good flavour to get on top
and so she said the berry syrup she put all over was really good with, of course, powdered sugar.
So I got two forks so that Marc and I can share but, Marc, do you mind if I have a bite?
Dig in.
All right.
That is definitely a treat.
It’s definitely fried.
There’s no filling inside so maybe the filling is on the outside with this berry stuff.
It has a nice crunch.
The powdered sugar is kind of a nice look.
Yeah, you like that?
It kind of looks like snow.
You know what - I probably have powdered sugar all over me too and I don’t even know.
I think I just inhaled powdered sugar.
Say cheese!
Cheese!
If you want to stay an extra night I found a great place.
I’m in.
How much is the rent?
I don’t know but it’s very close to the Christmas Market.
Great location.
A bit cold but…
Hello from the Polar Express!
I absolutely love the Christmas Market in Poland.
We’re going to keep riding this train.
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