Frankfurt Christmas Market (Birmingham) 2013

[redman41]

Venue: Victoria Square, New Street, Centenary Square & Chamberlain Square
Date: 14th November – 22 December
Time: 10am – 9pm
Well worth a visit even if it's just to have a few Lowenbrau's and sample the atmosphere.
Wrap up warm !!

[ummmm]

I'll be going :-)

I hear they have an ice rink this year...

[sachinseo21]

happy cristmas

[redman41]

Hi ummmm !
Rowan and I were there briefly yesterday as we were having a few Beers in Town.
Did not spot the Ice Rink although it may be in a different place

[VHG]

I think the ice rink is in Centenary Square, near the Hyatt hotel.

I have not been up there yet (it only opened last night) so I cant be certain.

[RATTER15]

I dare say my dear Carakeel will want to go, she was brought up around Frankfurt and misses the German Xmas markets.

[piggynose]

yes, i think its the 11th year running now

[RATTER15]

As it happens we are at a dog show in Brum on the 14th December :-)

[redman41]

VHG is correct, the location is Centenary Sq, where the Old Library used to be.
The outdoor ice rink , 'Winter Skate' will be open daily from 10am to 10pm from Sunday 17 November until 5 January (except Christmas Day) with last entries at 9pm.

[mccfluff]

ice skating will be funny, won't it ummmmmmmmmm

[redman41]

Hi Fluff, hope you are well ??!!

[mccfluff]

i am indeed, and you? how is Rowan?

[ummmm]

Hilarious Fluff. Can't wait to see you fall on your arse...

[carrust]

I might get the train & make a day of it. I've only driven through Brum & I gather it has some great architecture.

[redman41]

Both of us are OK at present, thanks.
London beckons at the end of the Month to visit Rowan's Family before Xmas.

[mccfluff]

if i go down, you are coming with me

[bookbinder]

Is it a genuine German market? I went to a so-called German Christmas market in Leeds a few years ago, and spoke to some stallholders in German, and they didn't speak German! I'm not a fluent German speaker, but my German wasn't exactly difficult to understand!

[redman41]

Birmingham is twinned with Frankfurt and although it's a genuine German Market, there are many other Nationalities here as well.
The largest authentic German market in the world, outside Germany and Austria, it attracted over four million visitors last year from across the UK and Europe

[bookbinder]

Danke, redman! Das klingt gut!

[redman41]

Frohe Weihnachten !