A is for Apples and B is for Beads

Yeah -- it's time for another round of Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday. In fact, I missed the start of the new round, so now you get to see my A and B.

I am happy that my beloved Rubinette apples are for sale again. I love to eat an apple a day -- they are so tasty.

In October, I got to visit the Dult, an open air market. One booth sold all these beautiful beads.

C is for Christkindlmarkt & D is for Dult

I combine two of Jenny's Alphabe-Thursdays in this post, starting with a stroll over one of Munich's Christkindlmärkte (Christmas markets). The booth below is named Angel Charm (Engerl Zauber), selling lots of sweet angels.

 

Talking of sweet stuff, here you can get just that. The fragrance is heavenly!

A bit further down the road (it's the pedestrian zone in Munich's city center), you get a lot of varities of Glühwein (mulled wine).

This booth reminds me of the witch's Lebkuchenhaus (gingerbread house) in the fairy tale Hänsel und Gretel.

Now we have arrived at Marienplatz (Mary's Square), the very center of Munich. In the background you see the tall and beautiful Christmas tree in front of the New Town Hall.

Delicate lace ornaments.

Lots of beautiful Christmas ornaments to discover.

There is so much too see -- it's nearly a visual overload.

I happened to be at the square at 11 am -- the right time to see and listen to the carillon playing in the town hall tower.

Now on to the letter D -- it's Dult once again. Here you find other Dult photos in case you are interested to see more of Munich's open air market which takes place three times a year. I took the photos below in October during the last market of the year.

One part of the fairground is reserved for fun rides and games.

I really like these colorful balloons.

The bumper car ride was popular that day.

May Dult

One of Munich's charming markets is the Auer Dult which takes place three times a year. The first one of the year is the May Dult.

From the stairs of the Mariahilfkirche (Mary Help Church) you have a good overview over the booths selling tableware, pottery, and other household accessories.

There's also an area with some fairground rides and food booths.

Do you see the portrait of King Ludwig II on the soup bowl on the right bottom?

Some lovely handmade garden figures -- dwarfs, cats and some yummy strawberries.

A detail of a beautiful bowl.

The bumper car ride.

Lots of dolls.

Stands in this alley offer antique things. If you look closely, you can make out a baby doll on the right side.

This baby doll -- it would give me nightmares if I had it at home...

Time for a lecture in Bavarian! I mog di means I like you (or in German Ich mag dich).

A sweet-looking red robot.

Isn't that antique lace umbrella just beautiful?

You can also hunt for clothes -- lots of colors and patterns.

The trees have wonderfully green leaves now -- spring has really come to Munich!

Pink Panty

At the Dult (see previous post), I also spotted this hot pink panty. Of course, I had to take a photo for Beverly's Pink Saturday.

Happy Pink Saturday!

Dult time again

Those of you who have followed my blog for some time now already know all about the Auer Dult or Dult for short. The market takes place three times a year -- the last time is in October about two weeks after the Oktoberfest ends. By the way, just in case you want to see more Dult photos, be sure to click here. On the way to the fairground, I saw this car with the fancy robot:

I love to check out all the great Italian tableware.

The first signs of Christmas.

I was on the lookout for Halloween stuff, yet I only found these witch mugs. (I also looked for Tangled merchandise -- maybe a mug --, but I didn't find anything at all. Not even the German online Disney store sells Tangled mugs. *sigh*)

More colorful mugs.

Lots of people were enjoying the sunny Sunday afternoon.

You walk from booth to booth and see the most interesting things.

I wish you could smell the heavenily scent of the roasted almonds.

Here you can buy handmade notebooks and albums. They are made from the bark of sycamores. I even found a YouTube video showing how the books are made.

Beautiful jewelry.

The top of a food booth selling potato products.

Steckerlfisch (fish grilled on a stick).

A booth selling beads.

On the way home, I saw this lion in front of the Paulaner am Nockherberg restaurant.

Autumn Colors

This year most leaves haven't changed their color yet. However, the first yellow and brownish leaves are there. I took a couple of photos at the Dult, an outdoor market which takes place in Munich three times a year. For more Dult photos, please be sure to come back to my blog tomorrow. Anyway, here are some autumn colors photos for Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday. In the background of the first photo, you can see the tower of the Mariahilf Church.

Here's a better view of the tower.

Last Sunday we had splendid autumn weather with lots of sunshine.

The building houses the civil administration office of Munich.