I went to Birmingham Christmas Markets and it makes me so sad for Manchester says diannebourne
It's become a sort of annual obsession for everyone to have a good old moan about Manchester Christmas Markets. "What a rip off" and "I'm not paying that for a sausage" being the two most common complaints swiftly followed this year by "It's just not very Christmassy is it?"
In Manchester I suppose we've got used to the rows of wooden huts with maybe a sprig of fir tree and baubles here and there each year. But in Birmingham, I mean, oh my word it's another festive level. I mean, they've even got a singing MOOSE for Christmas' sake. He swings his head around above a gluhwein stall and starts singing Santa Claus is Coming To Town at you if you're lucky.
And as for Victoria Square itself, well, it just made me cry a little bit into my Bavarian beer as I remembered how good our very own Albert Square used to look when it was like this, pre-refurbishment works. We'll have to wait until 2024 for the historic square to be back in use for the Manchester Christmas Markets.
Victoria Square plays host to the traditional Frankfurt Market in Birmingham with a huge range of food and drink treats - but with an added splash of something so much more festive than the shipping containers and tipis of Piccadilly. You can fill your boots with half-metre bratwursts, but you can also tease your tastebuds with Berliner doughnuts, mammoth pretzels, and freshly-fried poffertjes. Or how about joining the queue for a knoblauchbrot for your merriment?
I thought Manchester's markets mugs were pretty special this year - with high-fiving reindeers and santas. But that's until I saw Birmingham's mugs, shaped like an adorable santa for your £3's worth.
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