Forget Brexit - UK tourists turn up at traditional Christmas markets ++REPLAY++
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(27 Nov 2018) GERMANY CHRISTMAS MARKETS SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS RESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLY LENGTH: 6.29 Berlin - 26 November 2018 1. Wide of Christmas market at Gendarmenmarkt in central Berlin 2. Pull focus to Christmas tree 3. Tilt to concert house of Berlin at one end of the market 4. Close of concert house 5. Various of food stalls 6. People eating 7. Wide of mulled wine stall 8. Woman drinking mulled wine 9. Close of sign for mulled wine 10. People ordering drinks 11. SOUNDBITE: (English), Robert Shaw, tourist from Warwick, United Kingdom "Yeah, loving it. It's great. We planned actually, didn't we, to come to the opening day. So, its been really good so far. A little cold but that's exactly what we expected so it's great". 12. SOUNDBITE: (English), Emma Shaw, tourist from Warwick, United Kingdom (married to Robert) "Yeah, it is amazing. We came especially. Thought we would get in the Christmas spirit. We got here yesterday and it is the first day today.We are going to do some more tomorrow. So it's been really good so far." 13. SOUNDBITE: (English), Jack Parsons, tourist from Bristol, United Kingdom "Yeah, having a great time. My first time in Germany, first time in Berlin so having a great time." 14. SOUNDBITE: (English), Rachel Miller, tourist from Bristol, United Kingdom "Yeah loving it. It is really great. We have had a bratwurst. Have had a mulled wine haven't we? A gluehwein." 15. Man on stage singing (O Tannenbaum) 16. Close of man singing (O Tannenbaum) 17. People listening to music 18. People at stall 19. Various of wooden figurines sold at stall 20. Pan of stall 21. Pull focus of Christmas decorations sold at stall 22. SOUNDBITE: (German), Ralph Diele, visting from Bad Salzuflen in Germany "My birthday is on the 26th of November. So it is my birthday today. My daughter lives in Berlin and wanted to celebrate my birthday with her boyfriend and my wife here in Berlin. And specifically here at the Christmas market because it is so cool." 23. SOUNDBITE: (German), Torsten Herzberg, Berlin native "It is very important. You spend time together with the people you love. You can drink and eat. It is simply nice." 24. Various of market 25. Various of woman selling roasted chestnuts 26. Wide of stall 27. Various of small wooden houses sold at stall 28. Wooden Santa Claus in airplane Berlin - 19 November 2018 29. Set-up of Christian Taenzler, spokesperson for Visit Berlin 30. SOUNDBITE: (German), Christian Taenzler, spokesperson for Visit Berlin "Berlin is the capital of Christmas markets. We have more than 60 Christmas markets here. And people come here specifically at the end of November until the start of January - because it lasts quite long here - to enjoy the Christmas markets." Berlin - 26 November 2018 31. Various of memorial at the Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin where 12 people died at an attack in 2016 32. Tilt down of Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz 33. Various of Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz Berlin - 19 November 2018 34. SOUNDBITE: (German), Christian Taenzler, spokesperson for Visit Berlin "A lot of people come from Germany. But there are also a lot of people that come from around the world. Especially from countries that don't have much of a Christmas market tradition themselves. Or from places where they only have classical Christmas markets and people want to try something new." Berlin - 26 November 2018 35. Various of Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz at night LEADIN The Christmas markets in Berlin are drawing tourists from around the globe. STORYLINE ==== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/532800d784e219160ff35df65682504e
