Striezelmarkt
Mike said that I should make an update on Penny, in case you were afraid that she died. She is recovering from her cold very well and growing a lot. She has become a lot more playful and a little bit annoying at times because she likes to attack the computer screen or type on the keyboard when we are playing Lord of the Rings Online.
On Saturday Mike and I went to the Striezelmarkt, which is a famous Christmas market in Dresden. Striezel is some kind of popular Christmas pastry that looks like bread. Saturday was a bad day for this, because everyone else in Dresden was there and it was a little too crowded to stop and enjoy anything. We plan on going back during the week.
At Striezelmarkt they have several stalls set up where they sell food or crafts. Lots of wooden figurines, sweets, and meat. The popular Christmas drink is called Gluhwein. It is hot wine with spices in it, and it is gross. But everyone seems to love it. They also had wurst made out of horse meat, which I thought was pretty disgusting.
I hope to go back soon and maybe buy a Christmas souvenier or some more sweets.