Hello, Hivers! In todayβs post Iβve decided to bring you with me to this amazing Christmas place called - Deutscher Weihnachtsmarkt Sofia. Every year just before Christmas this wonderful place opens its doors to its visitors. This year, due to anti-epidemic measures, there were guards at the entrances of the Christmas market to check people coming inside for certificates.
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ΠΠ΄ΡΠ°Π²Π΅ΠΉΡΠ΅, Hivers! Π Π΄Π½Π΅ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡ Π΄Π° Π²ΠΈ Π·Π°Π²Π΅Π΄Π° ΡΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅ ΡΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ²Π° Π½Π΅Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ ΠΌΡΡΡΠΎ, Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎ - Deutscher Weihnachtsmarkt Sofia. ΠΡΡΠΊΠ° Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ ΠΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΄Π° ΡΠΎΠ²Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΌΡΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π²ΡΠ°ΡΠΈ Π·Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ. Π’Π°Π·ΠΈ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΏΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΌΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ, Π½Π° Π²Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ Π±Π°Π·Π°Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π½Π°, ΠΊΠΎΡΡΠΎ Π΄Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ²Π° Ρ ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π²Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈ Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ Π·Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈ.
The Deutscher Weihnachtsmarkt Sofia is located on a not very large area and provides its visitors with the opportunity to enjoy traditional German dishes and drinks. In addition, the path you walk along passes by all the wooden houses, and each of them presents different products.
Deutscher Weihnachtsmarkt Sofia Π΅ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ Π½Π° Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ° ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Ρ Π²ΡΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΡΠ»Π°Π΄ΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΌΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ. ΠΡΠ²Π΅Π½ ΡΠΎΠ²Π° ΠΏΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ Π²ΡΡΠ²ΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΠ½Π°Π²Π° ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡΠ°ΠΉ Π²ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ Π΄ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ, Π° Π²ΡΡΠΊΠ° Π΅Π΄Π½Π° ΠΎΡ ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΡΠΈ.
Among the things you can find at the Christmas bazaar are numerous and multi-coloured handmade Christmas and New Year toys and figurines. In addition, all sorts of traditional German dishes such as wursts with breadcrumbs and sauce are on offer for adults. The children's attention, on the other hand, was attracted by sweet delights such as the Churro - which is a pastry. The combination with Nutella was simply unique. And the price was only 5 BGN for a portion which will be enough for at least 2 people.
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Π‘ΡΠ΅Π΄ Π½Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ°, ΠΊΠΎΠΈΡΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΠΎΡΠΊΡΠΈΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ Π±Π°Π·Π°Ρ ΡΠ° ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈ ΠΈ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠΈΠ³ΡΡΠΊΠΈ. ΠΡΠ²Π΅Π½ ΡΠΎΠ²Π° Π·Π° Π²ΡΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°Ρ Π²ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΠΊΡΠ² Π²ΠΈΠ΄ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΌΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎ Π²ΡΡΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΡΡΡ Ρ Π»Π΅Π±Π½Π° ΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠ° ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡ. ΠΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΡΠΎ Π½Π° Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠΊ Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ»Π°Π΄ΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΊΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ Churro - ΠΊΠΎΠ΅ΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ²Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΠ΅. ΠΠΎΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΡΡΠ° Ρ ΠΡΡΠ΅Π»Π° Π΅ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΎ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π»Π½Π°. Π ΡΠ΅Π½Π°ΡΠ° Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎ 5 Π»Π² Π·Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΊΠΎΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΈΠ³Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ½Π΅ Π·Π° 2 ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ°.
In one of the houses they were preparing chimneys smoked with various things. We couldn't try them because the queue was very big and we were already overwhelmed by Churro.
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Π Π΅Π΄Π½Π° ΠΎΡ ΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΊ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ³ΠΎΡΠ²ΡΡ Π° ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΡΠ²ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ Ρ Π½Π°ΠΉ-ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΡΠ°. ΠΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΡΡΠΏΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ Π΄Π° Π³ΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ Π·Π°ΡΠΎΡΠΎ ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ°, Π° ΠΈ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π±ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ Π·Π°ΡΠΈΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΎΡ Churro.
Each house had a name and it was in German. For example, Kaffeehaus offered different kinds of coffees and other kinds of drinks. A bonus with the coffee you could order a freshly baked donut with a different glaze.
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ΠΡΡΠΊΠ° Π΅Π΄Π½Π° ΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠΊΠ° Π½ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π½ΡΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ²ΠΎ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠΎ Π½Π° Π½Π΅ΠΌΡΠΊΠΈ Π΅Π·ΠΈΠΊ. ΠΠ°ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ Kaffeehaus ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΠΈ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ. Π Π±ΠΎΠ½ΡΡ ΠΊΡΠΌ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΡΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ Π΄ΠΎΠ½ΡΡ Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½Π° Π³Π»Π°Π·ΡΡΠ°.
A variety of meats and sausages were available in most of the houses. We got for takeaway and I can tell you we were extremely satisfied. The prices at the Christmas market were not low, but they were not very high either. One can decide exactly which one one wants to try.
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Π ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎ ΠΎΡ ΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°Ρ Π° Π½Π°ΠΉ-ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ° ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π±Π°ΡΠΈ. ΠΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΈ Π²Π·Π΅Ρ ΠΌΠ΅ Π·Π° Π²ΠΊΡΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π° Π΄Π° Π²ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ°, ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½Π°Ρ ΠΌΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΈ. Π¦Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈ Π±Π°Π·Π°Ρ Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΡ Π° Π½ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ, Π½ΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΡ Π° ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²ΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΈ. Π§ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ ΠΎΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ° Π΄Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π²Π°.
The Christmas toys were handmade and really worth buying.
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ΠΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ Π±ΡΡ
Π° ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠ½Π° ΡΠΈ Π·Π°ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ°Π²Π° Π΄Π° ΡΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅.
Every year the Christmas market is visited by hundreds of thousands of Bulgarians and foreigners who have decided to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays in the country. In addition to them, domestic animals are among the most frequent visitors.
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ΠΡΡΠΊΠ° Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ Π±Π°Π·Π°Ρ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π²Π° ΠΎΡ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΈ Ρ ΠΈΠ»ΡΠ΄ΠΈ Π±ΡΠ»Π³Π°ΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΡΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠΈΡΠΎ ΡΠ° ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ°Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π½ΠΈΡΠΈ Π² ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π°ΡΠ°. ΠΡΠ²Π΅Π½ ΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ Π½Π°ΠΉ-ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ ΡΠ° ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈ.
There is also a stage in the centre of the Christmas market where different bands perform every night. Everything about this place adds to the Christmas spirit.
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Π ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ Π±Π°Π·Π°Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π°, Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΡΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠΊΠ° Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΈ ΠΈΠ·Π½Π°ΡΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ. ΠΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΎ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ²Π° ΠΌΡΡΡΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΡ Π·Π° ΠΏΡΠΈΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΄ΠΈΠ³Π° Π΅ Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄ΡΡ
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