{"id":3172,"date":"2018-12-09T18:43:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T17:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journeys.saltoftheearth.de\/?p=3172"},"modified":"2021-01-02T23:42:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T22:42:34","slug":"christmas-market-in-the-ravenna-gorge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journeys.saltoftheearth.de\/?p=3172","title":{"rendered":"Christmas market in the Ravenna gorge"},"content":{"rendered":"

‚Tis the season for Christmas markets, which is why we, together with friends from our church, decided to go on a quick trip to the Ravenna gorge in the Black Forest. It’s a one and a half hour trip from Stuttgart, perfect for a Saturday afternoon. The area is also very well suited for hikes, but we only went there for the Christmas market. Those who know me know that I (Diana) love Christmas and all the songs, decorations and lights that go along with it. Therefore this market was basically made for me \ud83d\ude42 For all those who want to follow in our steps and want to pay this special market a visit, here are a couple of tips:<\/p>\n

The Christmas market takes place every year on every advent weekend. I would recommend to buy a parking ticket (there are two time slots available, early afternoon and later afternoon\/night. Be warned, they sell out quickly). If you do not get a parking ticket you have to park further away and catch a shuttle bus – something to avoid if you have small kids with you and\/or if the weather is anything like we experienced yesterday: rain, rain, and some more rain. If you have small kids and bring a stroller (like we did for Noam), be prepared to spend some effort wheeling the little one about. There is no asphalt, just a gravel road for which most strollers are not really made for. Plus the crowds also sometimes make it hard to get through. But all that did not dampen our mood – the atmosphere there was still very christmassy and we enjoyed every minute.<\/p>\n

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The bridge was illuminated from below, sometimes a train could be seen (much to the enjoyment of our sons :))<\/p>\n

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Even the river running through the gorge was decorated with lots of big and small lights, quite a sight!<\/p>\n

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Like every decent Christmas market, food and and crafts (some of them local) were everywhere. They even had a few camp fires where you could make campfire bread (or s’mores, if we had brought the necessary materials along – something to remember for our next visit). On our way back to the car we stopped by one of the world’s largest cuckoo clocks:<\/p>\n

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After all of that we were thoroughly drenched and really glad that we didn’t have to wait for the shuttle – we just hopped in our car and drove right back home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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