点评:Christkindlemarket is a big annual cultural event on Daley Plaza in Chicago Loop. The market attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, and not only from Chicago, but from many other cities in the US, as well as guests from all over the world.
Last Saturday, it was even difficult to enter the market place: people had to move in long lines along Washington, Dearborn, Randolph and Clark Streets, to get to Daley Plaza and the market. Undoubtedly, Christkindlemarket is an unique place for holiday shopping. This year it is open from November 28 through December 24, 2024. There you can buy all kinds of holiday decorations, souvenirs, a variety of authentic German food, hot and cold drinks -- you buy the food in the kiosks, you can listen to music, take photos -- so, you are expected to have a good time!
I've visited Christkindlemarket several times in the past, but this year the crowds were overwhelming to fully enjoy shopping. Daley Plaza is quite a small plaza, enclosed between four streets and surrounded by government buildings. That is also to say, one doesn't have to worry too much about security: it is always there.
The market is open every day, the hours, schedule of events and the list of vendors from different countries is given in multiple online sources. It could be probably better and more enjoyable to visit Christkindlemarket during the weekdays.
翻译:Christkindlemarket 是芝加哥环路戴利广场一年一度的大型文化活动。市场每年吸引数十万游客,不仅来自芝加哥,还来自美国许多其他城市,以及来自世界各地的客人。
上周六,甚至很难进入市场:人们不得不沿着华盛顿、迪尔伯恩、伦道夫和克拉克街排长队,才能到达戴利广场和市场。毫无疑问,Christkindlemarket 是节日购物的独特场所。今年的开放时间为 2024 年 11 月 28 日至 12 月 24 日。在那里,您可以购买各种节日装饰品、纪念品、各种正宗的德国美食、冷热饮品——您可以在售货亭购买食物,可以听音乐、拍照——所以,您一定会玩得很开心!
过去我去过 Christkindlemarket 几次,但今年人群拥挤,无法充分享受购物的乐趣。戴利广场是一个相当小的广场,被四条街道包围,周围是政府大楼。也就是说,人们不必太担心安全问题:它一直在那里。
市场每天都开放,营业时间、活动时间表和来自不同国家的供应商名单在多个在线来源中都有提供。在工作日参观圣诞市场可能会更好、更有趣。