An easy 100 mile drive to the east, through the northern edge of the Ardennes Forest (where the Battle of the Bulge was fought exactly 65 years ago), brings us to the cute little German village of Monschau, just over the border. This is a very typical small-town Christmas market, complete with chestnuts roasting on an open fire (they really do this), Gluehwein (what the Brits call "mulled" wine), traditional tree ornaments (our primary reason for the visit) and, of course, fantastic German food and beer. If this isn't the European holiday feel, I don't know what is.
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