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Krampus is the "bad" sidekick of Nicolo, who visits children on December 5, leaving them good or bad gifts (Krampus delivers the bad news). He is normally pictured as a devilish figure with long upright ears (use your imagination). |
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It's black truffle season in Vienna; fresh carpaccio with lots of truffles on arrugola. |
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Dec 5
First snow. Freyung Christmas market. |
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Mushrooms in the Freyung BioMarket; extra large ones underfoot. |
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Das Kameel feirt Weihnachts. |
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Dec 8, MariaZell Advent Market
First sledding! A lot of fun with the Baqai family in the mountains. |
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Look carefully; it's at least 20 feet across... |
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MariaZell is a pilgrimage site; Mary was seen here ages ago and a large church and grotto exist, visited extensively by Europeans. |
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Translation : WinterClosure - use at your own risk. |
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Lisa Baqai and Sara, MariaZell |
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14. Dec
Two rotbuchen (red beech) trees arrived today. 20F outside - bitter cold. |
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This tree is 20 years old! The rootball is so small because it has been transplanted every three years. |
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14. Dec
Christmas cookie time @ Haus Kozel |
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Anna, Olga, Emilie Hem |
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16. Dec 2001
A version of the Children's Christmas photo in the park behind our house. |
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Our neighborhood Heurigen (sort of a mixed winery, restaurant, and hang out). |
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Gerstofer AdventMarkt
This is just a small but local Advent Market, quite close by and very relaxed on a snowy night. Lots of Glühwein! |
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21. Dec
Spittelberg AdventMarket |
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