Christmas, mulled wine and Germans.
Christmas, mulled wine and Germans.
Notes of Russian traveller.
In last number "WITH" "Notes of Russian traveller" were
Are devoted three cities of Germany - to Frankfurt am Main, Bambergu and
To Wц rzburg, and also airline "Lufthansa" which have delivered
The Samara tourists on coast of Main.
Now, as well as it is promised, about Christmas markets.
In Germany Christmas start to meet with the first
December. City streets take a celebratory form, everywhere fur-trees,
Decorated with garlands of multi-coloured sparks, in baskets at doors
Little shops toy Santa Clauses wait for the hour. But main
Sign of a coming nearer holiday - Christmas markets. In
Our understanding the market is the market where sell products, fault,
Fruit and all necessary for a celebratory feast. German
Christmas market - something essentially other. Here, of course,
Both sell, and buy, but mainly walk.
In the winter in Germany, as well as at us, darkens early: in four -
Twilight, in five - it is already dark. There comes time of the Christmas
Markets. In each city they different and at the same time are similar the friend on
The friend. The long trading numbers brightly shined, elegant and
Unusually for Russian eye pure. However, cleanliness pursues
You everywhere. Paved streets of small cities or wide
Prospectuses (though it is not enough of them) big - equally sparkle
Sterility. And it depends not only on the city authorities,
Which, certainly, will banish vzashej if they do not watch
For cleanliness of the city entrusted to it, but also from inhabitants. I
To time did not see, that someone has thrown a stub on sidewalk though smoke
They much and in the most different places:
In streets, at restaurants, at station...
Christmas markets originate in century traditions. In
Frankfurt them visit to 3 million persons annually. Most
Big - at Remera against ancient facades and church sacred
Nikolay (on a photo).
Christmas markets are beautiful in itself and are beautiful crowd
Walking, variously and floridly dressed people. It is difficult to notice
Any division on age, here all together - adults,
Old men, teenagers, children. Perhaps, only on roundabouts adults
Do not go for a drive. Who cannot go, that take out on
Armchair-carriage - a holiday for all!
At plus five Germans feel chilly, and here still autumn small dozhdichek
Drizzles from time to time. Are warmed by mulled wine, which
Prepare there and then - in the big aluminium pans from red wine
And sugar with addition koritsy, carnations and more any spices.
Hot drink which here name gljuvajn, spill
Ladle in glass or ceramic kruzhechki and at once drink,
Has not cooled down yet.
Other hot drink - from apple is in demand also
Fault with sugar and spices. For children there is a nonalcoholic
The kinder-punch. Cleared up appetite satisfy with the number, roasted on
Grill the sausages enclosed in the made an incision roll and seasoned
Mustard. All it against seductive show-windows where hang and
Various sausages, ham and other smoked products recline, from
One sight on which slobbers flow. This magnificent
The pork delicatessen is rather inexpensive, unusually tasty and
It is fragrant. It has only one lack:
To try each product even on a small slice for
Once it is physically impossible. As to aromas, they on
Christmas markets the special. A bouquet from wine steams, an anise,
Caraway seeds, mints and more something not clear and exciting tickles
Nostrils, tumanit a head, forcing to believe in the Grandfather of the Frost,
Snow Maiden and fairy tales of brothers the Grimm.
Has a little surprised us full absence on the Christmas
Markets of traditional German drinks - beer and shnapsa. To us
Have politely explained, that beer in the winter in the street do not drink - coldly, and
shnaps drink only in bars and restaurants. And on small - 20
Grammes a portion. We were convinced of it in the first evening, having visited
"The present German restaurant in national spirit", sheltered on
One of the central streets of Frankfurt.
German restaurants - the separate song reminding
Classical film Marko Ferreri "Big grub". The only thing,
That here submit pomalu, it is soup. The second dishes amaze with the
In the sizes: portions are not great - they are huge. If you have reserved
Beefsteak, or stake as now it is accepted to speak on the American
Manners, to you bring not a plate and at all a frying pan, and heated
Flat stone on a support. On this stone the piece of the freshest hisses
The beef cutting in size with sapernuju a shovel. Careful
The waiter will turn it several times, will cut off a slice and will show,
What to do further. If you prefer meat with blood - one,
Wish to fry - it is necessary to tinker hardly longer. And in any
Case do not take in head to reserve still salatik. First, to a stake to you
All the same will submit a fried potato and green salad. Secondly,
Expecting as it is accepted at us, small misochku under the name
"salatnik", you receive the monstrous sizes a dish with mountain of the fresh
The vegetables seasoned with sweet mayonnaise or a salad oil with
Fruit vinegar. To eat such hill to one person it is impossible,
Even washing down vkusnejshim the cooled beer, which more than two
Mugs on 0,5 all the same not to drink. If it is absolutely heavy
It was necessary, reserve for a dessert - "for the aid to a stomach" - a liqueur glass
shnapsa which drive from everything, that grows and ripens, - pears, a quince,
Plums, cherries... Classical potato shnaps has disappeared and
It is forgotten.
At German restaurant it is necessary to the convinced nondrinker absolutely
Badly, in this case it is necessary to grasp with itself enzim-forte. But
It will not rescue it from contemplation of misters chewing and absorbing beer
Above average fatness.
In the morning in hotel, going for a breakfast in restaurant, recollect all, that
You read or heard about "buffet", if you still it not
Saw. If you had well a rest overnight, it is better to begin with
Juice and coffee is will freshen. Some begin with champagne. I
Itself witnessed, as three tourists twice balzakovskogo
Age have asked to uncork the waiter a bottle "House Perinona".
The rest - business of your ingenuity and imagination, but cheese and
Fruit is better for using at last, having begun with something
ostrenkogo - seledochki, fungi or a weighty slice of the most gentle
Salmons. At breakfast strongly to gorge on it is not recommended, remember,
That ahead at you a dinner and a supper.
I do not know, whether always so or only before big holidays,
But restaurants in Germany are not empty in the evenings. Germans like
To sit behind a beer mug, it is good to attempt, smoke, talk
For a life. Like to be going to the big companies something to note.
Speak loudly, not hesitating of neighbours.
Last our German dinner has fallen to a Wц rzburg. "Present
The German restaurant "took places in a semi-basement of a city town hall. Over
The residence burgomajstera, heads of a city our way was us,
What is showed democracy top: to present only
- Restaurant for all in a cellar of the Samara mayoralty! But there was a Saturday, and
burgomajster had a rest. Visitors of restaurant - too.
Not far from us behind a long table was going to cheerful devichnik -
The person 10-12. Girls, younger from which was in any way less
60 so shouted and laughed loudly, that the table shook. Thus
Nobody was indignant and did not prevent to have a rest it in the pleasure.
Saturday in a provincial German city of very few people will force
To remain sitting at home. Wц rzburg streets this day are full of the people. On one
From the areas passes accurate, for certain authorised,
Meeting against sending of German soldiers to Afghanistan. It is necessary to pass
Two quarters as you will see absolutely other picture: three pesnjarov
Beautiful voices sing national Belarus songs.
Obliquely through road sings and dances the whole ensemble of the Mexican
Indians. Hardly further the lonely musician strums on okarino
Melodies with the accompaniment which has been written down on the tape recorder. Still far away
The young man sits at turn with the sad person and a guitar, natural
The bard, but English-speaking, it sings a ballad how two liked
Each other. It too Germany on the eve of Christmas.
Edition "WITH" and the author express gratitude Deutsche Centrale
fuer Tourismus (Irina Klejko), avikompanii Lufthansa (Thomas
Muller), to travel agency "Dп п Trevel" (Irina Dubrovskaja)
For the help rendered in preparation of article.
Jury KHMELNITSKIY.
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//* an information Source: the Samara review, 24.12.01
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