How deserted lies the city,
once so full of people!
This combination image shows the Roemerberg square in Frankfurt, Germany, with the traditional Christmas market on Nov. 25, 2019 (top photo), and on Nov. 27, 2020 (second photo). (Michael Probst/Associated Press)
This combination image shows the traditional Christmas Market at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on Dec. 5, 2019 (top photo), and on Nov. 28, 2020 (second photo). (Petr David Josek/Associated Press)
This combination image shows the traditional Market in Strasbourg, France, on Dec. 20, 2016 (top photo), and on Nov. 27, 2020 (second photo). (Jean-Francois Badias/Associated Press)
This combination image shows the square in front of the Church of Our Lady with the traditional Christmas Market in Nuremberg, Germany, on Dec. 1, 2017 (top photo), and on Nov. 23, 2020 (second photo). (Matthias Schrader/Associated Press)
This combination image shows the square with the traditional Christmas Market in Dortmund, Germany, on Dec. 17, 2018 (top photo), and on Nov. 23, 2020. (Martin Meissner/Associated Press)
