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Düsseldorfer Doofen
... whole afternoon drinking away, but there are Christmas markets to visit. And gingerbread to get.
The Düsseldorf Weihnachtsmarkt are spread over six sites, all within reasonable walking distance of one another. It feels very festive when it turns dark and the nights get colder. All manner of wares and wonders can be found; from glittering tree decorations to filigree glass creations. From mulled wine and punch to potato cakes and ...
No more cakes for Del
... and rolls.
As anyone who has been to Europe wouldl know, the bakeries here are absolutely magnificant. They are also out of the question for Del, so lots of willpower is essential. One of the positives is that chocolate is generally okay - yeah! So is the old European staple- Nutella - but not on a crepe or a waffle!
Seriously, the upside is that Del will feel heaps better and there is ...
Dusseldorf to Hamburg.
... cosy pub!
We head to Hamburg today, where we will spend the next three days. Having bought a rail pass to get us through the first two months of our travels, we will again experience the comfort of the European train system. Our rail pass covers us for ten days travel within that time period throughout the bordering countries of Germany, Austria and Italy. We have planned for this to get us well into southern Italy by the end of January.
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Jetzt.gibt es kein zurück mehr!
... Stopp ist dann London Heathrow, wo ich schließlich in den Flieger nach Hongkong umsteige. Nach insgesamt 15,5 Stunden komme ich dort dann an. Ortszeit wird das 17 Uhr sein (Deutsche Zeit 10.00 Uhr). Von dort kommt dann der nächste Eintrag! Euch allen noch einen schönen Abend!!! Liebe Grüße (zum vorerst letzten Mal von deutschem Boden) ...
Back to Germany. Again!
Left Krakow Monday morning to fly to Dusseldorf via Berlin. Had an hour stopover in Berlin, landed at 2.30pm and caught the train to Essen where Antonia came to pick me up. Tuesday I went for a bit of a walk around the neighbourhood. There is a park down the road with a lot of tracks through the bush for walking and a pond with ducks down one end. That night we went out for dinner at a new restaurant down the road. ...