Hi guys!
I’m in Vienna, Austria and this is a city that glistens under normal circumstances
and being here at Christmastime just takes it to a whole other level
and tonight I wanted to go out and just walk around some of the different Christmas markets in Vienna
so I’m here at Spittelberg and we’ll see what we find.
This market Spittelberg - I’m here because I asked my Austrian friends who live in Vienna
where I should go because there are a ton of markets in the city
and they all unanimously said that I had to come to this market
because it’s a little more local, there aren’t as many tourists,
and there’s these cute little streets
and the market is just all throughout the little streets so you have to kind of wander around.
It’s really cute and I’ve also noticed that although there is lots of food
there are tons of booths of handicrafts and it’s really, really nice stuff.
So I think this is the best place I’ve seen for actual shopping so far.
We found this lovely booth that has maps from all over the world
and I found a postcard of Berlin so I’m going to get it for my friends
because I think it’s better than a normal Christmas card.
They have tons of cities and they’re all illustrated with things that remind you of that city so that’s really cool.
I think they’ll like it.
We were just walking through this market and I saw Santa Claus
so obviously I wished him a merry Christmas.
And he came over, he’s like, ‘Do you wanna get a photo?’
And then I told him I’d been really good this year and he’s like, ‘Really?
Then I have something for you.’
And I said, ‘Really, you do?
And so he reached into his bag and he’s like, ‘Don’t worry, it’s healthy.’
And he gave me a clementine and then a handful of peanuts.
How nice is that?
I think he’s just this man who’s wandering around -
I mean obviously it’s Santa - but also it could be just a man who’s really kind,
wandering around giving people treats.
So I promised I would share it with Marc.
I am so excited!
We’ve just come to the central, main, enormous Christmas Market in Vienna at the Rathaus,
which is the City Hall right behind me,
and where Spittelberg was incredibly quaint and cute this one is so cool.
It’s enormous.
We’ve just come and I can’t believe how many lights there are.
There’s people everywhere.
There’s huge rows of food and people selling things
and I see people skating over there
and I just - I suddenly feel like a child because, like, look at this!
Look at this!
Are you kidding me?
This is the stuff that my Christmas Market dreams are made of.
I was very, very attracted to this booth because it looks like a Christmas explosion in here.
Some of the things here seem like they’re inspired by Austria, too,
because there’s a little skier and then this is one of my favourites.
Look at this guy.
He has a little heart that says ‘Wien’ or Vienna.
It’s just absolutely adorable.
Wie Süß.
Danke.
I think they’re brother and sister.
It actually looks like me and my brother kind of.
We need a third one for my sister and then we’d have the full set.
I can’t stop smiling.
I just got some food because I’m starving and it’s a sausage inside this enormous half baguette.
I've never had this before.
I’m just gonna go for it.
Oh hot!
Oh my god, there’s cheese in the sausage.
Did not expect that.
Probably should have read the sign.
You cannot come to a Christmas Market and not get a hot mug of something
so I went for classic Glühwein or mulled red wine
and I have been coveting these cups that people are carrying around.
They have these little red boots and then this angel mug or Engel Tasse
and I really had to have one.
So if you put a deposit in you can either keep the mug
or you can bring the deposit back and get your 4 Euros back which is what it cost.
So it says Christkindlmarkt and on this side it says Rathausplatz
and I just love it.
It’s so cozy and it’s keeping my hands very nice and warm.
And soon my insides are gonna be warm too.
You cannot beat that.
You just can’t.
You can’t.
I found one for you to give me: it says ‘kiss me.’
I couldn’t help getting one last treat at the Christmas Market.
I found this.
It’s called a zimt stern or a cinnamon star and it looks absolutely delicious.
And I can’t lie, you guys, I was planning to go to more Christmas markets tonight
and kind of look at more of them
but I had no idea that the one here at the Rathaus was going to be this incredible.
It’s like Christmas switched into hyperdrive or something.
There are just lights on every surface
and the Ferris wheel
and skating
and the food
and the uplighting on the Rathaus.
Like it’s all just absolutely incredible and I found that I just didn’t want to leave.
So I hope that you enjoyed seeing two Christmas markets in Vienna.
First at Spittelberg which was really cute in those little tiny streets
and then this one which is just absolutely incredible.
I’ve loved visiting here so much so I hope that you guys enjoyed it too.
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I’m gonna eat this now.
Bye!