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