My local Christmas market may sell curry bratwurst, gluhwine and nick-nacks, but surely it can’t compete with the real thing? This was my first visit to a genuine German Christmas market, and in some ways I was very impressed, and in some ways I was let down. The next time I’m in Berlin I’ll try another Christmas market.
Filmed December 2023 | Berlin, Germany.
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42 Comments
How much are the hotdogs?
My only German Christmas market was in Cologne about 25 years ago and I thought it was special but compared to the Berlin market Cologne was tiny. From what I remember the market in Cologne sold Glühwein and food but also gifts that expect from a market, gingerbread, wooden houses, beer mugs, etc.
Scotsman abroad discovers German xmas market..come on Scott..you can surely do better than this..😬
That so-called Christmas market looked exactly like the one in Edinburgh! Full of overpriced tat, full-to-bursting rubbish bins, food and drink stalls and fairground rides. I visited the market in Nuremberg a number of years ago – 18 months after the Berlin Wall came down – and it really was a genuine Christmas market, with stalls selling handmade wooden gifts and decorations, without any fairground rides. You’ll have to go elsewhere for the real thing, I think!
Great video Scott looks fantastic
Hi Scott a good video. We have just got home from the Winter Wonderland Christmas market in Hyde Park London. It was German themed and the sausages were fantastic. Hope all is well
You sure like them Wursts, don't you?
Did you remortgage your house before you went?
What a pitty. Just 5-10min from your first S-Bahn Station at Hackescher Markt are at least 3 christmas markets that are in a more traditional style. Happy Christmas Scott, Tom from Berlin ❤
You can't beat a German Christmas market! I often go to Braunschweig for the holidays and love going to all the vibrant stalls and markets.
Looks very trashy, like a dismantlable Blackpool. Not a Christmas market that should be.
Oh, Scott! I'm disappointed in you with this one. There are so many much nicer markets in the center of Berlin. And nearby there are good markets in Spandau and Potsdam, too. I took in 6 or 7 markets this past weekend, and they all looked better than this one.
And I can't imagine any place in Berlin that you can't get closer to by public transport!
Another cosy little adventure! Thanks, mate! Never ceases to amaze me how when travelling you trawl through abandoned streets searching for this or that attraction, when you suddenly turn a corner and everyone's there and it's absolutely packed! Then you leave following the slipstream of other guest and in two minutes you're once again alone in an empty semi-dodgy side street. 😂
This isn’t really my idea of a European Christmas market…more like a commercial state fair!
Lived in Berlin for a couple of years as a struggling musician in the 80's and what an amazing experience it was.
Hearing Mariah Carey for the first time is reason enough to leave.
Hope the comments get more positive and hope you enjoyed your market experience! It looked great 😊
Could of you not gone to a better Christmas market? That market reminded me of a rip off Christmas market in Edinburgh Scotland. What an absolute disgrace.
Try Frankfurt next year buddy, u won’t be disappointed
Great video the drone footage was just wonderful .Must admit I never know when I'm watching a time lapse … 😊 But them I'm really only enjoying the views in this case of Glen Etive ..Thanks Murray your videos never fail to lift my spirits …😊
Brilliant video Scott. Apparently though, my wife (Polish) said that Dresden has the best traditional German Christmas market or maybe the biggest. If your still in Germany, maybe worth travelling to?
Love your video's.
Use Google Maps on the mobi?
7.5 minute video of which it took 4 minutes to get there…time filler Scott.?
It makes me wonder how long your bucket list actually is?!
There is an awful lot of walking in your videos which makes me feel that walking should somehow feature in the channel name 😉
Must have been Berlin at the same time as you, done most the markets in the centre, this once looked fantastic, much better than George square 😂
Also noticed the pavements. Went against my thoughts on German sensibilities… the place was like an ice rink everywhere.
Well, it was probably worth it for that delicious-looking Bratwurst!
I went to the one in George Square Glasgow. I lasted all of 15 minutes. Not for me I'm afraid. Too bright too busy too noisy. And I got completely ripped off. £7 for a currywurst which had hardly any sausage. Admittedly it did taste nice though.
Anyway, this one in the video looked the same only multiplied by 10. Total nightmare for me. I think I'll leave it to those who enjoy such things in the future.
You did better for food than I did. When visiting the Christmas Market at Manchester on Saturday I was hoping to find a place that sold Currywurst (blame Steve Marsh for making me crave that). Plenty of food stalls selling different foods (not all German) and a lot of places selling alcohol, but no sign of any sausages. It was raining, time was short, and a pro Palestine demonstration getting ever closer as I walked around; I decided to give up 😂
If you wanted other Scottish links, Augsburg in Bavaria is twinned with Inverness- a city about one tenth of Augsburg's size by population – and it has a Christmas Market – usually around the Rahthaus Platz. Glasgow is twinned with Nurnburg – perhaps similar sizes by population, and there is a scottish stall at Nurnburg's Christmas or Weinachts Markt.
Not sure if it was worth you walking through some of those super dodgy areas just to eat two sausages. Also I'm not sure how good your German is but the stalls were offering all sorts not just the food items you mentioned, the mushrooms you missed looked interesting. At least you didn't have to 'get up to cruising altitude ' in this video for a change! Stay safe!
You have done it so we dont have to – but I do like a German sausage
Whilst in Germany. May I recommend Heidelberg and its fantastic castle and funicular that takes you to the top. It’s really worth it. Beautiful city too.
Does the guy ever like or reply to any comments on his vlogs as i cant ever remember seeing anything from him on his vids.
I am in stitches here from your "short" walk to the market in pitch darkness. When you hit the apartments, I thought "oh no"..Red light district next. Glad you got there in one piece. Thanks for the giggles and your great video's. Merry Xmas
I am sorry , but you visited the worst Christmas market in Berlin . You visited a Fair ground . Next time , go to Gendarmenmarkt . Nice buildings around and a real Christmas market Atmosphere.
This was one of the dullest videos you have ever done, sorry to say it but this subscriber has gone.
Hey Scott, a brilliant video! I was a little uneasy at the outset, with your feelings of uncertainty as you left some of those modern Berlin railway
stations. With not quite knowing where you were after leaving the station. Never feel concern about getting lost, as all of us loyal Planes, Trains,
Everything subscribers are willing to get lost with you. And when it comes to maps, just check the spelling, they are just spam backwards. Big
thumbs up to that sausage on a roll. (Krakow Sausage) Cooee, it blew me away! Well done, great German Winter Market outing!
If you wanted some traditional German Christmas markets you should have gone to Cologne or Nuremburg
It's just a fun fair, like Hyde Park in London, next time try Cologne 🎄🎄🎄
The word Christmas is probably not even mentioned because the immiigrants don't want the hear it 🙄
Hey Scott, where was that market? As a regular visitor of Berlin my experience of the public transport is that you come to almost every place without kilometers of walking. The combination of bus, tram, u-bahn and s-bahn is really excellent.
Santa needs to get you a fill light for your GoPro or cel phone camera – for shooting video as you walk in the dark.😮