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Smells like Cologne
... when we tried to ask for forks. She understood eventually, I think.
On our way back, we quickly walked through the Angels Market, the oldest in Cologne at Neumarkt. It was surrounded by large trees overhanging it, covered in white stars. I had one last look in the Fairytale Christmas Market at Rudolfplatz Square while Lisa went to the hotel across the street. I didn’t find the marzipan I was looking for, but I did see that McDonald sells bubble tea in ...
Snow , rain & 0 below
... the Rudolfplatz xmas markets.. every xmas market has it's own theme, in it's decor, foods etc.. all distinctively different so one never tires looking at more & more xmas , foods, sights etc.
Being "zero"!! degrees at 12 noon, and a light snow falling !!.. a visit into some of the surrounding department stores to warm up and thaw out is required. Good old Starbucks saves the day many times.. Brisk walking is the ...
Düsseldorfer Doofen
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One of the reasons for returning to Düsseldorf for the first time in seven years is because Fortuna Düsseldorf were promoted back into Bundesliga 1 and it just so happens they were playing Eintracht Frankfurt, my favourite German team, on Friday night. I purchased a ticket online and collected it at the tourist information office opposite the Hauptbahnhof (which took nearly two hours because of the queue and they required my passport ...
No more cakes for Del
... of information. One of the best things we have come across are some 'restaurant cards' which can be printed in lots of languages and given to waiters etc when dining out. We have these printed in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Maltese. So far, in Germany these are working for us - we have stayed at Holiday Inns and , when presented at breakfast they have gone out of their way to get gluton ...
Dusseldorf to Hamburg.
... of my year five students would be proud of. Welcome to Dusseldorf!
Regardless of my undignified entry to this city, Dusseldorf is a great place. In our limited time here, what we have seen of it, is impressive. We spent a very enjoyable Saturday afternoon in the old town, exploring yet another Christmas Market, and the views of the Rhine, amongst a whole throng of locals. Of course we had to intersperse this with eating and drinking and watching soccer ...