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Oh, what a day!

We went to IKEA in Erfurt, followe by the Erfurt Christmas market. Fun times!

Let me say, I am not really a fan of IKEA. Yes, it is nice. Yes, they have useful stuff. No, it is not fun to be herded along like cattle. No, it is not fun having to walk through the whole store to see what you want, then walking through the whole warehouse to get the stuff you want.

With that said, I started a step stool search a few weeks ago. I went to just about every store I could think of, and still could not find one. I needed a two step, and one that was preferrably not industrial looking. Oh yeah, and there is not the abundance of stores here in Germany, like there is in the States. So IKEA was my last stand. And we figured we could grab some type of toy organizer while we were there. Thanks grandparents that sent money for P and K! You got them step stools and shelves/buckets. You rock.

Then, yay, we went to the 'weihnachtsmarkt' - that would be one way a christmas market is referred to here in Deutschland. Erfurt came highly reccommended by friends. We have been to the Nurnberg, Rothenburg, Schweinfurt, and Wurzburg markets in previous years. So, we took the 1.5 hr drive and checked out Erfurt.

It was pretty cool!

And freezing!

Highlight - we rode the ferris wheel! Yes, my baby girls' first ride on a ferris wheel! it was pretty. Oh, and another highlight, J didn't get irritated on the drive up/looking for parking. I swear that is a first... :)