Today saw the opening of the annual German market over in Victoria square! This is the 39th year the event has been put on as a collaborative effort with Brum’s German sister-city, Frankfurt. This year it’s bigger than ever, with over 80 stalls and attractions, the most noticable of which is a new helter-skelter down near the statue of old Queen Vic.

My favourite part of the market is the red-meat hotdogs they sell, washed down with a nice cup of hot chocolate topped with whipped cream. Yum Yum! There’s also a great stall which sells little waffley items stuff with the softest marshmallow i’ve ever tasted! (10 pieces for only