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ChristmasShopping
Fly toParisBeauvais
For imaginativewindowdisplays ingrand
departmentstores,ashoppingweekend inParis
isunbeatable.The landmarkretailpalacesof
BoulevardHaussmannsuchasPrintemps,newly
renovatedGaleriesLafayette, thenewEspaceLuxe,
andBordeauxthèquewinecellargo intooverdrive
asNoëlapproaches.Festivemarketstaketheir lead
fromAlsace, lendingaFranco-Germanictouch
withsmellsofmulledwineand
paind’épices
(spicy
cinnamonbread).Toys,decorationsandtasteful
stocking-fillerscanbefoundonstallsalongthe
Champs-Élysées.
paris.fr/english
DECEMBER
CatchaFCStPauliMatch
Fly toHamburgLübeck
As the league tablebegins tosettle,andbefore
theweather turns,November isan ideal time to
catchagameatcult footballclubFCStPauli.Set
in thenightlifedistrictof thesamenameanda
shortwalk from thecity’snotoriousReeperbahn,
StPauli’s intimateMillerntorstadiumstands
beside the funfairsetup three timesayear.
“Itallbegan in theearly tomid-1990s,when the
NOVEMBER
liberalattitudesof fansbroughtus together,”says
StefanSchatz,whorunsStPauliFanladen, the
independent fanshopand infocentre. “StPauli
attractedananti-fascist followingand fans from
the left.”Since then,StPaulihasgone froma
few followers toseveralmillion fansworldwide.
While it’salsomorphed intoaglobalclothes
brand, it’sstillknown forbeinga footieclubwith
hugecharm.
fcstpauli.com; stpauli-fanladen.de
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2015
ILLUSTRATION BY SAMUEL ZUDER
