Beautiful lights, Authentic food, Nice people
Carmel Christkindlmarkt的点评
点评:This market is as authentic as you can get in the US! I had just returned from Germany and couldn't believe such a market exists in the US, even with a Christmas pyramid and photo ops! It's absolutely beautiful, and the food is authentic and unique to Germany. Even the mugs are almost identical. Make sure you get raclette (cheese) on bread. They also had schnitzel and sauteed mushrooms, just like the markets in Germany. They had several beers, but it's too cold to drink them. The gleuwein and apple wine are the best choice in the cold (or hot chocolate)! When you buy a hot drink, you can pay extra to get it in a mug, but you cannot return the mug to get your deposit back like you can in Europe. If you buy wine in the mug, then you have to keep the mug for $6. It was organized and clean, and there were heat lamps scattered around. There were also carolers and an ice skating rink with skates to rent. We parked on the street for free and walked 5 minutes to the market.
I thought the shopping was too expensive and way overpriced. I would normally shop at a Christmas market for souviniers and memorabilia, not expensive artistic items.
The biggest problem is that there is not enough space for the amount of people that attend. The food lines were very long. They need more food booths and more space. The ice skating rink had a limit and sold out, which was good because there weren't too many people bumping into each other on the ice. But ONE BIG DIFFERENCE from Germany, was how nice everyone was to each other. No one was pushing or rude. One lady tried to let me in front of her in line because she thought I was there first! And then we had a wonderful conversation while we waited in line. I've NEVER had that happen in Germany.
翻译:这个市场和在美国一样正宗!我刚从德国回来,简直不敢相信美国有这样的市场,甚至还有圣诞金字塔和拍照机会!它绝对美丽,食物是正宗的,是德国独有的。甚至杯子也几乎一模一样。一定要买面包上的拉克莱特奶酪。他们还有炸肉排和炒蘑菇,就像德国的市场一样。他们有几种啤酒,但天气太冷了,不能喝。热红酒和苹果酒是冷饮(或热巧克力)的最佳选择!当你买热饮时,你可以额外付费将其装在杯子里,但你不能像在欧洲那样退还杯子以取回押金。如果你用杯子买酒,那么你必须以 6 美元的价格保留杯子。它井然有序、干净,周围散落着加热灯。还有颂歌者和一个可以出租溜冰鞋的溜冰场。我们免费把车停在街上,步行 5 分钟到达市场。
我觉得购物太贵了,价格过高。我通常会在圣诞市场购买纪念品和纪念品,而不是昂贵的艺术品。
最大的问题是没有足够的空间容纳这么多人。食品排队很长。他们需要更多的食品摊位和更多的空间。溜冰场有限制,卖光了,这很好,因为冰上没有太多人撞到彼此。但与德国相比,一个很大的不同是,每个人都对彼此很友好。没有人推搡或粗鲁。一位女士试图让我排在她前面,因为她以为我先到!然后我们在排队时进行了一次愉快的交谈。我在德国从来没有遇到过这种事。