European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 05, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Surviving Nurnberg s seasonal crush Story photo by Tony Nauroth Nurnberg Bureau Success in shopping at the Nurnberg May depend on the survival of the Slimmest. Rivers of people flow through narrow aisles formed by 12 Blo Klong rows of Christmas Booths squeezed into the City s old Market Square. There is no room for grab dash shopping Here. The tradition of sipping plastic foam cupfuls of steaming go Uhlein in the traffic is particularly difficult requires More than average mane vering skill. Getting a cup of this hot Christmas fuel dumped Down your Long Johns is no fun. Patience Grace under Pic sure Are the ingredients for fun. Here Are some survival tips for the shopper who is planning a trip to this most famous of Christmas markets open every Day until Christmas including Christmas eve. Don t drive. Take the train. There is no place to Park because All the fools who chose to drive already have the parking spaces or parking a Vendor Sells dolls made of dried fruit nuts. Tickets. The train station is right across from the old City it s Only a five minute walk Down Koni Strasse to the Market Square. Plan to arrive in the Early afternoon on a euday. The Market opens at 2 . And traffic is in the alleys leading off the Square round town in the horse drawn the world displayed there it s open from 1u . Until 6 . Take a break from shopping by slipping into one of the Small cafes that ring the Square or take a walk up to the King s Castle built into the City Wall at the top of the Hill that begins at the Fountain on the Square. A moment s Refuge does wonders for the stamina. Don t come at All. Instead enjoy one of the Small Christmas markets that can be found All Over Germany. Of course Nurnberg is the Granddaddy of them All so there is a certain Romance that goes with it esp civilly when there s a Good snowfall the voices footfalls of visitors from around the world Are muffled in the chill Winter White Blanket. The locals Are wary of lie huge press of human flesh wrapped booted Milterd furred. One German Man said that every year he makes a Point of attending the Market just once during its month Long stint. I Don t think i could stand any More than that he said. Austria Innsbruck Square at the Golden roof through dec. 22. Salzburg Platz am Dorn through dec. 24. Graz Christmas Market through dec. 24. Denmark Odense Christmas preparations with a live workshop Funken Village Odense dec. 8. France Aix in Provence Marseilles Christmas crib figures Market december. Germany Luebeck at a Kiligen Geist Hospital through dec. 12 in the Breiten Strasse through dec. 22. Cologne in the Neumarkt the old town alter mar through dec. 23. Dortmund through dec. 23. Augsburg through dec. 24. Kassel fairytale Market on the Friedrichs Platz through dec. 23. Nurnberg through dec. 24. Frankfurt at the Omerberg through dec. 22. Frankfurt at the International Airport through dec. 22. Regensburg through dec. 24. Bonn at the Munster Slalz through dec. 24. Lelm at the Montc Platz through dec. 15. Rothenburg of Der Tauber a Winter talc Rothenburg of tier Tauber through an. 1. The festivities will include the Christmas Market until dec. 22. There will be stage coach rides for children torchlight processions Art exhibitions puppet shows concerts. Berlin at the radio Tower through dec. 15. Stuttgart through dec. 23. Munich through dec. 24. Goettinger in front of old City Hall through dec. 23. Duisburg lower Rhine Christmas Market december. Mainz in the Shadow of the Cathedral through dec. 24. Ber Castel Kues medieval Christmas Market through dec. 15. Saa Bruecken Market by is. Ludwig s Church dec. S-23. Lauenburg in the old town dec. 7-8. Heidenheim . Brenz dec. 13-23. Worms on the Obermark dec. 6-22. Great Britain Northampton at Lamport Hall dec. 7-8. Tailgate German style Christmas Market at Castle Square dec. 12-15. Ireland Dublin Sunderland Christmas carnival balls Ridge dec. 26- an. 1. Luxembourg Luxembourg dec. 13-24. Spain Seville handicrafts fair dec. 7-15. Sweden Skanson Christmas fair Stockholm throughout december. Traditional handcrafts Christmas decorations Home made Candy bread More will be for Sale at the Skansen open air museum. Switzerland Basel at Barfuss Platz Clara Platz through dec. 21. Zurich International Christmas fair Zuspan Hallen Zurich dec. 5-8. December a 1935 stripes magi zone
