Tollwood

We had some very snowy days here in Munich, which was a nice surprise due to the fact that the heavy snowfall last year seemed to come after the New Year began.  So, snow in early December, blanketing the Christmas Markets made everything magical and frosted...and cold. 

The perfect market to visit in these conditions is the one at the Theresienweisen where the Oktoberfest is held: Tollwood.  This is more than just an outside market, as it has tents!  One of the tents is for performances...and this market stays open until 1 am to accommodate the patrons of the shows.  It also has 2 tents for vendors...one is focused solely on world goods-free trade-Unicef sorts of products, the other is your basic market vendors, but just inside away from the elements. 

For some reason, last year, I never made it down to this market.  I can't really say why.  I know that there is a summer Tollwood that is up at the Olympic stadium center, but had heard that it is cheesy and sort of on the cheap side.  Not the winter one, no sirree,  this one is worth a visit...or three!

My friends and I went down to explore Tollwood on this very snowy day, so we decided that a Gluehwein stop was necessary...this stand had a humongous chandelier hanging in the center. Some nice ambiance, no?

And they offered up my favorite variety of Gluehwein~Cherry!

A few pictures of the many things that tempted me inside the tents:

So, after a few presents scouted out and a few purchases (for myself!) made, we were off out into the snowy night again.  We were greeted by lights and beauty that was amplified by the crisp evening air and the snow falling.  Light installations and tents ablaze, we were on our way home.  But, with promises to be back again and to bring the Hubs along next time.

In German, the word "toll" means "cool".  Yes, I think that Tollwood is absolutely toll.