I hope you got everything you wished for and that your holidays were very happy and fun.

I worked Christmas and the day after, but that didn’t stop me from going out to have a nice dinner and get some great photographs. It’s been a fun month, and I hope you enjoy seeing a bit of the seasonal celebrations from here in and around Berlin.

I have a complete set of my Christmas photographs up on My Flickr Christmas 2008 Photoset, so be sure to check them out. Otherwise, here’s a few highlights to wet your appetite:

Christmas market near Potsdam.
Click the picture to find out more history about this location.

Nutcracker Profile

Santa and his Sleigh

On to Potsdamer Platz’s Christmas Market, where the reflections were amazing, and I’m going to have to go take more pictures with the tripod:

The Entry with the Umbrella Roof

Trumpeting Angel

Reflections on High

Worlds within Worlds…

We’re not done yet… (Please excuse me as I’m now running away from the demented Santa and heading toward the Gendarmenmarket Handworker’s market….)

Where Stilted Angels scare away Santa and sing to the crowds, and I get to try some

Baumkuchen

Literally, baumkuchen is “tree cake”. Basically, they put on layers of the batter on a spit and roast it over an open flame. As each layer cooks, it leaves “rings” in different colored layers. When it’s taken off, it’s then dipped in chocolate. Eventually, it’s cut and put out for us to eat. It tastes a bit like lemon sponge cake.
Otherwise, I guess that’s it from me – Other than wishing you all