SIMPLY...WOW! My first genuine German Christmas market (Berlin)- and what a market to start with.

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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.
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@timschtimsch4043 10 месяцев назад

oh no, this is not a Christmas Market 🙈 this is a fun fair. If you want to experience some lovely Weihnachtsmarkt, then you'd better go to smaller, medieval cities with lovely town squares 😉

@steve-marsh 10 месяцев назад

Mate I'm so hungry watching this! But you deserved it after that treacherous walk from the station :D

@hanshartfiel6394 10 месяцев назад

When Germany was still divided I spend a Christmas with relatives in Berlin, it must have been 1982 or 83, and I visited two Christmas Markets, the one in West Berlin and the one in the East. The one in the West was similar to the one you've been to, very commercialised, but the one in the East was completely different and brought back memories of my childhood. The Market was near the Alexander Platz and yes, there were a few rides but nothing like you've experienced. The smells were just amazing. They had one area with nothing but food stalls selling foods from all corners of the Warsaw Pact states. I reckon I gained a few pounds that day.

@Beechhill 10 месяцев назад

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. 😂

@christiann5903 10 месяцев назад

Seems to be more like a fun fair than a real traditional Christmas market. You should probably visit a smaller town with less tourists to get the real feeling of Christmas markets here in Germany.

@RobinHullBuilds 10 месяцев назад

Agreed! The big markets are tatty…

@ag4444 10 месяцев назад

no tourist is going to the christmas market he went to. those are all people living in the area. tourists go to christmas markets downtown and those markets are actually more traditional.

@rosemarymee 10 месяцев назад

Aachen was my first German Christmas Market and it was terrific - back in the nineties.

@mcallisterk 10 месяцев назад

Thanks

@PlanesTrainsEverything 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for your support! It is greatly appreciated.

@Martincars56 9 месяцев назад

Another great travel blog. I very much like following your adventures. Here's to the next adventure.

@simonboulton4490 10 месяцев назад

Scott just ordered your book and it arrives on Friday and look forward to get my head into it.

@brentford2 10 месяцев назад

I love German Christmas markets

@TheROLLER1953 10 месяцев назад

Good to see you in Europe, scott , hopefully your team will be in Europe at the end of the season also , Top shelf video , well done.

@lenaweerailfan8162 10 месяцев назад

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!

@richardbutler4488 10 месяцев назад

Scott how could you end up so off track from the market 😊 surely their was at least a sleigh 🛷 closer 😂 you need Christmas 🎅 Line 🌲

@christinehodge3608 Месяц назад

Good and interesting video 😊

@LWR1 10 месяцев назад

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.

@susanschroeder3006 10 месяцев назад

Xmas markets are great, wherever they are. You have a good point of reference, now, with Berlin. I collect gluhwein mugs as momentos.

@robingahan1234 10 месяцев назад

Big fan of your outakes Scot

@johnledingham852 10 месяцев назад

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!

@Scot-land 10 месяцев назад

What a incredible looking place I need to get out more I'm 40 years old and I've never left Scotland

@RobinHullBuilds 10 месяцев назад

Hey Scott Having been to a number of Christmas markets across northern Germany, since my daughter moved to Hannover 15 years ago, I have found that many have deteriorated over the years. Gone have the handmade wooden toys and they seem saturated with imported garbage - like the ones in London. My favourite is the market in Celle (Lower Saxony). It still retains that traditional feel and is a bit more cozy than the larger markets. Of course, the big attraction is the food. I’m now teetotal and don’t eat pork, but there’s still plenty to scoff and drink!

@paulj676 10 месяцев назад

As you noted maybe not a typical Christmas market but great video and audio quality brought it to life on screen and probably worth a visit if in town. Thanks for sharing Scott and keep up the great work on PTE. Enjoying your book too :)

@sueelphick9060 10 месяцев назад

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 ...😊

@robbiephillipstravelsofple4790 10 месяцев назад

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

@stephen500 13 дней назад

Try Hamburg Christmas market. Father Christmas comes over above you at the Rathaus and speaks to the kids in German. There is a Christmas parade twice a day at the weekend at the lake right next to the Rathaus (town hall). You can also go on a day trip to Lubeck.

@philipgay4878 10 месяцев назад

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.

@ghuntman77773 10 месяцев назад

Take care, I winced just watching your usual brilliant videos

@ag4444 10 месяцев назад

There are at least 20 Christmas Markets in Berlin and it seems like you have chosen one of the worst.

@Bayerwaldler 10 месяцев назад

Please promise us to visit a proper German Christmas market. This was more like a „Rummel“ or fun fair. There are several traditional Weihnachtmarkt in central Berlin. My personal favorite is the one on Gendarmenmarkt. Smaller is better!

@GenialHarryGrout 10 месяцев назад

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.

@michaelbruchas6663 10 месяцев назад

Santa needs to get you a fill light for your GoPro or cel phone camera - for shooting video as you walk in the dark.😮

@Nlogax 10 месяцев назад

Another great adventure as always! That looked like less of a market and more of a funfair though. Alexanderplatz and Charlottenburg are better bets, though the former is usually completely rammed! Charlottenburg is a little further out but easy enough to get to and the palace makes a really nicely illuminated backdrop.

@ronpritchard6720 10 месяцев назад

Well, it was probably worth it for that delicious-looking Bratwurst!

@valuetraveler2026 10 месяцев назад

looks very chilled. in days gone by they would be rammed and therefore not all that pleasant!

@GableEnder9 10 месяцев назад

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!

@mikestravelshow 10 месяцев назад

Exactly 💯

@g-r-a-e-m-e- 10 месяцев назад

It makes me wonder how long your bucket list actually is?!

@dsracoon 10 месяцев назад

The one in Alexanderplatz seemed easier to get to :D Great video regardless!

@paulhoughton5266 10 месяцев назад

Not fully convinced you could call that a Christmas Market, more a fair. A more traditional Christmas Market can be found in Luebeck not to far from Hamburg.

@morbvsclz 10 месяцев назад

That seems like a fun fair with Glühwein, not really a christmas market. So the atmosphere is more about entertainment and less about christmas and "gemütlichkeit". The best ones you'll find in smaller towns anyways, I believe. With the one in Goslar still being my favorite. The local horse meat bratwurst, being a must try.

@CFAbove 10 месяцев назад

When I was there last month I got out 1 stop further north on the ring at Greifswalder Straße. That was to see the Ernst Thälmann monument in the park, thought I better see some soviet stuff and I felt that area was pretty sketchy at 2 in the afternoon, who knows what it's like at night so was worried about your walk.

@rodneyboulton6410 10 месяцев назад

Very tempted to come to Germany in December, and I think you've convinced me

@davidwebb4904 10 месяцев назад

Strasburg and Colmar France, are the top places.

@alexmcwhirter6611 10 месяцев назад

@@davidwebb4904Many dozens of Christmas markets across Europe with each one trying to be the "best.". New one for me was Wroclaw which one vlogger said was the best...even better than Nuremberg.

@wilburbonzo 10 месяцев назад

looks more like an amusement park than a christmas market, try the one in krakow, poland

@silvialittlewolf 10 месяцев назад

I'm from the south of Germany, and I have to say, our Christmas markets are way different. The one you went to is more like a funfair, with the normal funfair food booths made up in a Christmas-y style. That's not how I know Christmas markets. Ours have some rides for the kids but very few and very simple ones. There are food booths too, but most booths are selling something related to Christmas, be they decorations or Lebkuchen or jumpers or knick-knacks. It might be something worth experiencing as well - maybe next year? ;)

@peterskegness3204 10 месяцев назад

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 😂

@john07973 10 месяцев назад

That sounds dreadful

@peterskegness3204 10 месяцев назад

@@john07973 The Christmas Market was a bit of a disappointment, but to be fair, I didn't have a lot of time to explore it in depth. Did the things I needed to do, and it was a good day overall, but did turn into one of Scott's Transport Challenges at times 😂

@brianbell4937 10 месяцев назад

Can't believe there was not any public transport nearer than the station. The organisers of the event are hardly likely to have a massive event like that so remote from public transport ???

@Erknersalex 6 месяцев назад

There are some Tram-stations directly to it.

@squatchthumper7537 10 месяцев назад

My experience suggests the best German Christmas Market is in Nuremberg

@rbrouns9569 10 месяцев назад

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.

@lefuedebout 10 месяцев назад

Wondering why, if the cycle paths were gritted and the pavement not, why didn't you use the cycle path?

@janettesinclair6279 5 месяцев назад

Not happy with that lonely rather poorly lit road that you had to walk along, but you got there in the end for some welcome food! I have visited the Christmas market in Freiburg, but it was much smaller, no fairground rides. However they did have stalls with Christmas ornaments etc and those big heart-shaped iced gingerbread biscuits. "Beware of Pickpockets" signs too.....

@colin.d 10 месяцев назад

If that was a genuine German Christmas market then I think I'll give them a miss!

@Bayerwaldler 10 месяцев назад

No, that wasn‘t genuine. But there are still plenty, mostly in smaller towns with timber framing. But still, I’m larger cities look out for the ones in city center.

@callumkent7155 10 месяцев назад

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.

@borisj.8371 10 месяцев назад

Hi there, that didn't really look like a Christmas market to me... isn't the main one in the city centre?

@InteriorDesignAnderson 10 месяцев назад

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.

@angelaaz6282 10 месяцев назад

This isn’t really my idea of a European Christmas market…more like a commercial state fair!

@SimonsVids222 10 месяцев назад

Try Frankfurt next year buddy, u won’t be disappointed

@kdato774 10 месяцев назад

Sorry Scott, this is a Christmas fun fare. If you are looking for a traditional Christmas market, you could go to the towns in the Southern part of East Germany. :)

@james-qw1mi 10 месяцев назад

you not scared scott

@mikestravelshow 10 месяцев назад

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.

@paulhollis8879 10 месяцев назад

Did you see Father Christmas and ask for a European Cup for St.Mirren? You never know…

@richardbutler4488 10 месяцев назад

I’m sure a bookie would offer a fortune 🔮 in odds for that to happen 😅

@janicehopwood9528 10 месяцев назад

If you wanted some traditional German Christmas markets you should have gone to Cologne or Nuremburg

@WestonMike 10 месяцев назад

That really was a rubbish "market". It was a fun fair. 😂 A real Christmas market can be found in Birmingham. With store holders coming especially from all over Europe there is a huge array of proper stalls , some selling food but most selling stuff that can be given as presents or used as Christmas decorations. Right outside Birmingham New Street station and the massive Bullring shopping complex with indoor and yet more outdoor, all year round outdoor market stalls. Maybe give that a video early next December? 😀

@DaleSteel 10 месяцев назад

Did you remortgage your house before you went?

@jamespir 10 месяцев назад

Some of the names of those stands like knoblach brot. Sounds like something you would need to go to the doctors for I love a market but. They all seem to be over expensive food stalls selling the same thing

@Marie-ly3kj 10 месяцев назад

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

@g-r-a-e-m-e- 10 месяцев назад

There is an awful lot of walking in your videos which makes me feel that walking should somehow feature in the channel name 😉

@john07973 10 месяцев назад

6:30 Halal Bratwurst 😮

@davidwebb4904 10 месяцев назад

Its no different an Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park.

@mickbaker7573 10 месяцев назад

Did one in Hamburg last dec , know that’s a proper German market , no rides plenty of food , wine beer etc plus a flying Santa on his sleigh,

@arndbaggen3011 10 месяцев назад

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.

@desertfox486 10 месяцев назад

Agree. This looked awful.

@birdsbodger 10 месяцев назад

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!

@tangcancook597 10 месяцев назад

How much are the hotdogs?

@robinjones6999 10 месяцев назад

You have done it so we dont have to - but I do like a German sausage

@ChrisPipinghot 10 месяцев назад

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.

@amcluesent 10 месяцев назад

Use Google Maps on the mobi?

@diedampfbrasse98 9 месяцев назад

that certainly isnt a genuine german christmas market, its just a fun fair at christmas time ... for genuine german christmas markets visit the classic ones which existed for hundreds of years in cities like Dresden, Nürnberg, etc.. There you find your Christmas stalls selling the overprized christmas decorations, silly presents like ugly socks/pullovers and the traditional regional diabetes bombs/booze, next to massive advent calenders, chorus singing christmas songs and crafts for kids.

@alangordon3283 10 месяцев назад

Try a currywurst . a British culinary invention that’s now a Deutsche Staple.

@praisane 10 месяцев назад

You sure like them Wursts, don't you?

@kudzumoose3861 8 месяцев назад

I see no seats to sit down at. After your long walk, a bench might have been nice, especially after walking around the place…or maybe it’s just me…

@mw... 10 месяцев назад

i plan to visit Berlin and indulge in vegan food. And beer, of course

@ag4444 10 месяцев назад

sorry to break it to you but you have not been able to cross a genuine German Christmas market off your list. that was not one. even in Berlin there are several traditional Christmas markets with handmade stuff and without any rides.

@TheROLLER1953 10 месяцев назад

What constitutes a " Genuine " German Christmas Market then ? I would be interested to know . . . .

@Patrick-on2ty 10 месяцев назад

Weihnachtsrummel passt eher

@Paul_Greenwood_ 10 месяцев назад

@@TheROLLER1953he’s just splitting hairs and being a troll, a Christmas market is a Christmas market end of 😂

@briangasser973 10 месяцев назад

He got a listing of Christmas markets from the Berlin Tourist Authority. That seems to be an official market.

@ranifraser7140 10 месяцев назад

Bah humbug!

@NGAF. 10 месяцев назад

7.5 minute video of which it took 4 minutes to get there...time filler Scott.?

@DeadbeatDecember 6 месяцев назад

Heard you love a German sausage

@tomkenyon3721 10 месяцев назад

Lived in Berlin for a couple of years as a struggling musician in the 80's and what an amazing experience it was.

@grahamlive 10 месяцев назад

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.

@robertoceferino1456 10 месяцев назад

The one in George Square is horrific.

@grahamlive 10 месяцев назад

Agreed. A hellish experience.

@Bruce-1956 10 месяцев назад

Hearing Mariah Carey for the first time is reason enough to leave.

@danlouislucy 10 месяцев назад

Great video Scott looks fantastic

@Vierwiel-Knyntsje 10 месяцев назад

Oh no, this wasn't a German Christmas market, poor you, this was a classic tourist trap...

@marcel3x 10 месяцев назад

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 🙄

@juliawalker1697 10 месяцев назад

Will I b going back to rusty nails we all miss that been waiting ages let me know please Neil

@Neilhms 10 месяцев назад

we visited the market in Aachen a few years ago. it was great fun...

@ns6789 10 месяцев назад

Need a better camera

@harveyfleming9572 10 месяцев назад

steve marsh went to europe

@hanshartfiel6394 10 месяцев назад

Steve Marsh actually lives in Europe

@simonwhitlock9189 10 месяцев назад

@@hanshartfiel6394he lives in Montrose in Scotland.

@hanshartfiel6394 10 месяцев назад

@@simonwhitlock9189 Scotland is in Europe

@scooterspringsteen3544 10 месяцев назад

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.

@simonwhitlock9189 9 месяцев назад

I agree, I subscribe to over twenty vlogers and he is the only one who never replies not that it matters as I have unsubscribed now.

@scooterspringsteen3544 9 месяцев назад

@@simonwhitlock9189 I totally agree I even bought his book and told him I did when he pushed it on one of his vlogs and not even a thanks like other vloggers do. Takes the money from RU-vid and runs with it.

@Why-D 10 месяцев назад

looks "lecker"

@Christinebythesea 10 месяцев назад

Hope the comments get more positive and hope you enjoyed your market experience! It looked great 😊

@sirjosephwhitworth9415 10 месяцев назад

Potsdam ist besser…..

@spiders-tours 10 месяцев назад

Looks very trashy, like a dismantlable Blackpool. Not a Christmas market that should be.

@philroberts5367 10 месяцев назад

Scotsman abroad discovers German xmas market..come on Scott..you can surely do better than this..😬

@HampsteadOwl 10 месяцев назад

One of your most deluded videos Scott - who do you keep trying to convince yourself and us that it was a "genuine" Christmas market when it was obviously just a funfair? And couldn't you have found one that was less than 2.5 miles the other side of a dodgy housing estate from the nearest station? Highlight though was the soundtrack with the tinkly tune so desperate to turn into "Let it Snow" only to veer away at the last moment for copyright reasons.