But at the Christmas fairs, the trade dollars and the merchandise feel real.
With Christmas fairs drawing close, De Souza had some steps for building an impression.
TOURISTS visiting Berlin have been treated to some strange sights recently: students raking up leaves, running naked through Christmas fairs, or holding seminars under the Brandenburg Gate.
Local councils are organising all kinds of exciting things for the occasion, such as Christmas fairs, free parking, and even a small business conga in Derby.
It was there in the strong clear message that there would always be soft targets that could not be protected, and in the refusal to panic and shut down the hundreds of other Christmas fairs across the country.
Ten minutes later, we pull up outside the most successfully re-generated park in the city, Bryant Park, a space now host to ice rinks and Christmas fairs in the winter, free wifi, and heaving numbers of office workers relaxing on the manicured lawn.
