Ah, you mean the Christkindl-markets? Yes, some cities have really nice ones! And Glühwein, yes! Personally I don't like it, but I don't like alcohol anyway, especially not when it's hot, but many people here love Glühwein.

Try to describe that potatoe-meal to me, maybe I can find out what it was.

I agree, the Autobahn can be crazy sometimes. Had to drive there to get to work for a couple of years, and almost every day there was some scary incident!

Kirsten