Christmas Shopping

Christmas Shopping

celebrating the most commercialized holiday
Christmas Shopping - celebrating the most commercialized holiday

Location: 

Freie Str., Basel, Switzerland

Duration: 

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Journey: 

Living in Basel

personal highlights

  1. christmas gifts: why are we making these presents anyway?
  2. christmas shopping: no last minute rush for me this year
  3. christmas decoration: competition of all the store windows
  4. Johann Wanner: selling christmas decoration all year long
  5. Franz Carl Weber: contemplating in childhood memories

image sources

  1. christmas decoration @ Johann Wanner
  2. christmas decoration @ Spielkiste Basel
  3. christmas decoration @ Random store
  4. christmas decoration @ Random store
  5. christmas decoration @ Franz Carl Weber

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