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Going on a Ferris wheel ride

In the last Taking a Break column for 2013, Dan Franch takes a ride on the Christmas market's Ferris wheel which, he finds, "is a lot like life; people getting on, people getting off, the big wheel spinning all the while."

27.12.2013

We were at the Christmas Market last weekend, the fourth time for me this year, which is a record. I usually try to make it there twice; once with a friend of mine for a little drink and something to eat and once with my family for something similar. This season, though I went a couple extra times.

This year I also ate Gromperekichelcher, that traditional Luxembourgish potato pancake. After a few too many bites my stomach felt like grandma must have felt when she “got run over by a reindeer”. On the upside, that first bite made me think of my mom. She used to make potato pancakes while I was growing up. I hated them then; I don’t love them now. Sorry, mom. Sorry, Luxembourg.