The next day, Sunday, we got tons of phone calls saying how everyone enjoyed the evening. I was so happy that my host family cared enough to have a special holiday for me!
That evening, my host family met Trevor and his family at the Weihnachtsmarkt in front of Charlottenburg Schloss (Christmas market in front of Charlottenburg castle). The Christmas market was gorgeous! They even had the castle lit up. There were rows and rows and rows of stands. It was crazy bitter cold; something like 10 degrees Fahrenheit, and even colder with the windchill. Never had I been so happy to have a cup of glühwein. This one actually tasted better, but still not anything I would request. It kept my hands warm for a few minutes, so I was happy. They served it in these nice mugs that had a hand painted picture of the castle and listed the year of the Weihnachtsmarkt. Obviously they knew people would want to keep them, so they charged a 3€ deposit. I still decided to keep mine. My host Mom insisted that I tried the champignons. The mushrooms were served in a garlic sauce. They were quite delicious.
We walked around through the aisles. There was everything from handmade candles, to Christmas items, to handmade scarves, to chocolate covered peppers. They truly had anything you could imagine. It was a very nice setup. I was suckered into buying a scarf made of raw silk. Thinking back, I definitely did not need it or need to pay that much for it, but isn’t that how it always goes haha. They had these amazing roasted nuts. Corry bought some and I just couldn’t stop eating them! They were warm and coated in a sugar glaze. A very nice atmosphere seeing the castle at night. By the time we left there, I couldn’t feel my toes anymore. It was incredible how cold it was. Just made me realize how much I’m dreading moving to Chicago.
The rest of the evening was filled with hot chocolate and paper writing. By the way, they don’t really have hot chocolate like we do in the US. They have something sort of like it, but definitely not the same. Thank goodness Trevor’s Mom brought some American hot chocolate for all of us.
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