There are Christmas markets, and then there's Strasbourg. I had booked a last-minute trip to this city in eastern France for my Christmas-obsessed 11-year-old daughter, Jane.

Strasbourg, France. ... These European Christmas markets open on November 24th and close on December 30th. ... Smørrebrød (open-faced sandwiches), and so much more. ...

There are Christmas markets, and then there's Strasbourg. I had booked a last-minute trip to this city in eastern France for my Christmas-obsessed 11-year-old daughter, Jane.

STRASBOURG, France — The noon church bell had just chimed on Strasbourg’s vast Christmas market, briefly drowning out the sound of carols from speakers, and Franck Bodein was enveloped in ...