christmas cake dresner strawman is one of germany's most popular adventure specialty. the passion of french photographer and his dreamy images of abandoned keyboard instruments. every hours german sign there are those that christophe lame school came sweeping out of caracas. we kick off today show with a visit to one of the oldest and most traditional christmas markets in germany this treason in dresden now you may know it for its world famous christmas cake or stolen made with lots of butter raisins and rum well dressings christmas market dates back to fourteen thirty four over the last five hundred years or so it's grown and it's transformed somewhat but it's back to larry has remained the same and that has a lot to do with its trademark ache which is always a part of the markets opening ceremony we take a closer look and now in the next installment of our series the christmas treat. the mood is very christmassy interest to town center germany's oldest christmas market the streets of monks is held on the main market square more than two hundred fifty thousand us offe