This time last year, we were packing our bags to board a plane to Germany. Oh, what a grand luxury that was! The idea was to kick off our Christmas in Europe yearly tour, but alas, 2020 had other plans.
As soon as we landed in Cologne, we took the train to the city centre. Here’s a list of things we did…
1. Chinese Festival of Lights
This was held at the Zoo at night. It was an unforgettable experience and unlike anything we’d ever seen before!
2. Drachenburg Castle
Luckily, it occurred to us to check opening hours becase if we hadn’t, we would have missed out on a great day out! The interior was beautifully decorated and there was a Christmas market within the castle grounds, too. We had a bowl of warm soup as the weather started to get chilly in the evening.
3. Christmas Market in Bonn
We climbed the Ferris Wheel and we bought a Christmas Star as a gift for a friend back home.
4. Christmas Markets in Cologne
The best way to get into the Christmas spirit! The lights and the stalls make you feel as though you’ve walked into Christmas Town. We bought crepes and hot chocolate and scarves and various other keepsakes.
5. Cologne Cathedral
We climbed hundreds of steps (which left us breathless!) to see the spectacular view from the top – totally worth the effort!
6. A Walk along the River
Relaxing and refreshing; just what we recommend after a big breakfast.
7. Lindt Chocolate Factory
This is where we took a tour and learned about the history and process of making chocolate. The best part was eating the divine chocolate and buying loads of it to take back home with us, of course.
8. Shopping
We were pleasantly surprised to find a street full of shops where we got some much-needed retail therapy.
9. Food, Glorious Food! (And Drink!)
You could say we lived on Currywurst and Mulled Wine. Cheers!
We hope you’ve enjoyed reading this post as much as we enjoyed being there and writing about such a wonderful trip. Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Merry Christmas!
Passport and Pathways x
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This looks like such a dreamy and beautiful place to spend Christmas! I haven’t ever heard of it before.
We hope you get a chance to spend a few days there. It really is quite dreamy!
This looks like a perfect place to spend Christmas. And YUM mulled wine!
Corinne x
Yes, it was absolutely wonderful! The mulled wine tasted extra delightful. Thanks for stopping by, Corinne 🙂 x
Wonderful post! Thank you for sharing the lovely photos! The food looks delicious too!
Thank you! It was! 😀