My husband loves me very much. We’ve been living in Germany for about 3 years, and in that time I’ve visited more than 30 Christmas markets. Not because he wanted to visit them (although he enjoys going with me) but because I wanted to go. And so the Christmas Market Run was born.

Last year during our “It’s a Small World After All, Christmas Market Tour,” we managed to visit 15 Christmas Markets in 4 different countries. We spent a few days in the Netherlands (and learned about a few local Christmas traditions that made us slightly uncomfortable). We also visited a few towns in France (including Colmar…which I now call Christmas Town) and we saw a few more markets in Switzerland and here in Germany. Continue reading →