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“At least we could warm up inside for a while,” says Opa Karl, smiling. “In Germany, Christkindl markets are only outside. So people drink a lot of hot drinks to make sure they don’t get cold.”
Melanie perks her ears: she hears a choir singing. She looks around and sees a stage at one end of the market. Lots of men and women are standing on it and singing German Christmas songs. People are gathered in front of the stage and listening. Robert wants to go closer and so they make their way through all the people towards the stage, find a spot where they can see, and listen to the music while they snack on some gingerbread.