December 2008
Christkindlmarkts are a German Christmas tradition. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is known as Christmas City so it's only logical that they'd put on a huge market every year. This is the first time I've been to it. It was a lot of fun.
You'd never know that the entire Bethlehem Chriskindlmarkt is a temporary thing built on a parking lot.
Craftspeople fill booth after booth at the Bethlehem Chriskindlmarkt
Real Christmas trees sit along side one carved from ice
An icy nativity scene
The Christmas tree barely fits under the bridge
Carolers add a festive air to the streets of downtown Bethlehem
The Woolworth building in downtown Bethlehem
Main Street Commons in downtown Bethlehem is wrapped up for Christmas
Bethlehem's Historic Industrial Quarter
The bridge to Bethlehem's southside is adorned with Christmas trees
Bethlehem's Historic Industrial Quarter
The Hotel Bethlehem
Festive decorations are everywhere