California Travel Tips
Gingerbread Houses, Castles, Woodies
Published on: December 08, 2014
The 2014 crop of gingerbread castles and creations are on public display in hotels and museums throughout California. Pictured: Fairmont Hotel San Francisco’s famous annual two-story high Victorian house decorated with more than 1 ton of royal icing; Newport Beach’s Island Hotel annual Gingerbread Lobby Display this year is a beachin’ woody car surrounded by gift boxes, all made of gingerbread. Blame the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel” for what’s now the gingerbread holiday craze. Early German settlers brought lebkuchenhaeusle – gingerbread house – traditions to the Americas. Here are some gingerbread houses to see in 2014!
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