Bon lundi!

Everyone has a favorite Christmas season tradition. Growing up, my favorites were baking cookies and decorating the tree, while my husband's was putting the lights on the house. As much as I love to deck the halls, I must admit that I only started decorating my Parisian apartment yesterday, so it's finally beginning to feel like Christmas is ten days away.

This week I can't wait to share my new favorite holiday tradition with you: going to European Christmas markets! Get ready for my round-up of the markets I've been to, and how they all stack up. Stay tuned this week.

Christmas in Cologne, Germany - this market had a giant Santa!

Do you have a Christmas tradition that you learned from another culture?