Christmas Markets Along the Danube

On a whirlwind tour on the Danube in winter, we cruised from Budapest to Regensburg. Passing through four countries in nine days, our ship stopped in Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany. Notable features of this trip included quaint, cute old towns, cold weather, and lots of Christmas markets. The markets were the most fun; for people watching, junk souvenir trinket shopping, and tasting all kinds of yummy local and seasonal goodies, this was the way to go.


Let's get the good food out of the way:

You've got to try the sausages

 Or the other miscellaneous meats

A slurry of glop (not sure what it is in Hungarian)

Cinnamon bread cooked over charcoal

Lots of candies 

And nuts

Dried fruits

Of course they had gingerbread

Some of which they made in front of us

The Krapfen were great

Like a cinnamon donut

Nuts, meats, cheeses

Seafood

Various strudels

Each market had their signature mug for the mulled wine

And the marzipan, hand-made into wonderful shapes

And some strange ones.


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