Cologne Christmas Market - Part 5

I went to Cologne with the IWCU and we went on a chartered bus. Lately I've not been taking the bus since my bicycle gets me pretty much everywhere in town. It was quite relaxing sitting on the bus, especially on the way home since I was exhausted. Walking around outside all day certainly took its toll.

I couldn't resist taking out my camera and shooting a few photographs of the cars passing by. And it was a good opportunity to play with my shutter speed!

Here are my final photos after a busy day at the Christmas Market. I'm already looking forward to going again next year :-)

Here's wishing you a great weekend ahead!

Cologne Christmas Market - Part 4

I must admit that I am most enamoured with the Christmas Market when night falls. All those pretty lights... Here are a few photos before I had to head home:

Cologne Christmas Market - Part 3

Although I managed to consume quite a bit at the Cologne Christmas market I did not manage to take any photos of the food. It's just one of those things. Sometimes you want to eat the food while it is hot and not bother to get the camera out of the bag to get a few shots.

I also went into the Dom cathedral to sit down and rest for a bit. It was very busy and very cold inside so I did not stay long but it really is beautiful:

Cologne Christmas Market - Part 2

Let's take a look at what the stalls had to offer... and I must admit that I did not actually buy anything except food stuff. Mostly cookies. I enjoy browsing but somehow I never actually buy things from the stalls. Probably because I have enough trinkets at home!

Here are a few photos of the stalls and their 'goods':

Cologne Christmas Market - Part 1

I went to a Christmas Market! It was more than two weeks ago but the memory remains very fresh. I still smell the bratwurst in the air... well you know what I mean!
The Christmas market in Cologne was packed. You could barely walk and that my friends is not ideal. It did not stop me from shamelessly indulging in delicious treats with quite a few hot chocolates along the way. If you can't beat them, join them.

This week I'm dedicating all blog posts to the Christmas Market - I'll share a few photos every day. Let's start the week with a few day time photos:

Dusseldorf Christmas Market

At the spur of the moment we decided to drive to Dusseldorf for lunch.
We were going to skip the Christmas Markets this year, but we just couldn't resist a quick outing. It is only a two hour drive to Germany after all...

Bratwurst, bock worst, mushrooms, hot chocolate with cream, eggnog, gluhwein and even poffertjes.

Yummy yummy yummy.