Thuringer Wald

Hey everybody! I just wanted to share with you guys something I just found out. The first weekend in December, I am going to go on a little weekend retreat in the Thuringer Wald! I included the exact description I received about the weekend festivities so the English is not perfect, but you can get the idea. I´m really excited to see a real German Weihnachtsmarkt after having gone so many times to the Kristkindlmarkt in Chicago. I hear that to really see the best one you have to go to Nürmberg, but Dresden is also supposed to have a pretty cool one, too. Heck, I´ll be happy just with the one in Jena.

Here is the information I received about the weekend:
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And what will we do? Good question, because it depends a lot on the weather. Hopefully we got snow and go snowtubing or just walk through a winter-wonderland. Playing, talking, eating, drinking and just having fun. The cottage is situated in Neuhaus am Rennweg, my hometown and it is around 1 km away from other houses and perhaps 10m away from the forrest. Each Saturday, some cover-bands are playing famous rock songs in the Kulturhaus and maybe we can spent some hours there, too. The last day, Sunday, we got to leave the cottage at least around noon. We will visit the famous christmas ball market in Lauscha. I believe you haven’t heard much about Lauscha but it is wellknown for its glass-artcraft: beautiful christmasballs and figures. I arranged that we can visit the museum and other buildings for free. Also, there will be a beautiful glass-princess (I know her and perhaps we can make a picture with her) and the christmas market.
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And here are a couple of pictures I received-

of the cabins:



and the town of Lauscha:



(Hopefully it will look as snow-covered as this when we go)