Glimpses of European Christmas markets 2019.

Last Monday I shared my favorite tastes from our recent trip to southern Germany, northern Austria and a sliver of Slovakia. Before I leave this subject and move on to new places in 2020, allow me to share some photos, with a Christmas emphasis, from the 6 cities and towns we saw. No matter what time of year you visit, the architecture will be stunning and the history will be long. But, at Christmas time, these places take on an extra measure of magic. MUNICH, GERMANY Munich

The German food I've sampled living here in Alabama (and while visiting Helen, Georgia) has been very good, so my expectations were high on our trip to the origin of that cuisine. I was not disappointed. SAUSAGES, SAUERKRAUT AND POTATOES Sausages were EVERYWHERE in Germany!! All colors, shapes and varieties -- pink, black, brown, soft, hard, fat, long, skinny. You name it, I probably saw it. At one corner bistro we found near our hotel in Munich, I tasted the best sauerkraut