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Better Than Coal

I finally finished up the blogs about our summer… just in time for winter.  The first snow is on the mountains and the air is cold, but there are other signs that Christmas is coming.  The markets are open selling roasted chestnuts and gluhwein.  There’s also one more that goes into the “only in Austria” file…  Bauhaus is the local version of Home Depot, but in addition to tools, building supplies, and paint they also sell this:

In case you don’t recognize them, they are the giant bells worn by Krampus, St. Nicholas’ devilish counterpart who scares kids into being good.  So, if you are still working on your Krampus costume, you know where to get ’em.

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