Sunday 27 December 2020

Visit to Colmar, France with Christmas Market Experience 29 and 31 December 2019

Christmas Markt at
Place des Dominicains
 Colmar, France


Petite Venise
Colmar, France

Colmar is a city in the northeastern France, situated on the Alsatian Wine Route.  The picturesque  narrow cobblestone streets of the city have remained unchanged and are lined with well preserved  half-timbered houses in traditional architectural style.  Christmas Markets in Colmar  has always been one of the best not only in Europe but worldwide.

Friday 25 December 2020

Places Visited in Düsseldorf, Germany 29 December 2019

For the night goers who love beer and music, Düsseldorf is known as the city with the longest bar in the world.  There are more than 300 bars and disco house next to each other at the city's Old town (Altstadt).  

Tuesday 22 December 2020

Holiday Season in Cologne, Germany and Christmas Market Experience with family 28 December 2019

 

We thought we only had to visit the Cologne Cathedral.  We knew Christmas Markets in Germany are opened only till Christmas Eve.  We were in Cologne on 28 December.  There were two Christmas Markets still opened and one was just marvelous!

Sunday 13 December 2020

A quick stop in the Altstadt (Old Town) Frankfurt Am Main, Germany with family 28 December 2019


Römerberg
(Rome Mountain)

Samstagberg
(Saturday Mountain)




Most of the buildings in the Altstadt (Old Town),  Frankfurt were just restored and was fully opened for visitors in 2019.  Around 2,000 half-timbered houses and the Römerberg were wiped out on the night of bombing by the allied forces during World War II.  Only the Haus Wertheim along the Fahrtor had

Friday 11 December 2020

Holiday Season in Zagreb, Croatia and Christmas Markets Experience with Family 26~27 December 2019

 


We have heard much of Christmas Markets in Zagreb, the very best of the best, ranked #1 for the last three years.  We could not miss it even Croatia is not yet a member of the Shengen.  Nevertheless, special visa was not required as long as we have a valid Shengen Visa.  The Christmas booths are all over the city centre from  the Ban Jelačić Square to the King Tomislav Square.  There could be more though, we just covered those places after our visit at the Upper Town. 

Saturday 5 December 2020

Christmas in Vienna, Austria with family 25 December 2019


2019 Christmas in Vienna with the Pabustan family

Spent the 2019 Christmas in the city where you could still feel that we are still in the 17th century with the Baroque buildings and the Imperial Palaces.  It was our third visit to this amazing city,  the second

Saturday 28 November 2020

Christmas Eve in Prague, Czech Republic / Christmas Market Experience with Family 24 December 2019

Christmas Markets and the Giant Christmas Tree at the Old Town Square in Prague

 Christmas Eve!  In Prague! With my family!!!

My second visit to this beautiful city.  I was with my husband in May 2018.  You may want to check the post here.  This time, with our two girls.  The famous Astronomical Clock was under maintenance the

Saturday 21 November 2020

Places Visited in Germany

                MUNICH                  BERCHTESGADEN

BERLIN           NUREMBERG     Düsseldorf

           FRANKFURT           COLOGNE

 

Holiday Season in Nuremberg, Germany / Christmas Market Experience with Family 22~23 December 2019

Christmas is coming, covid go away!  We cannot go to places as most do during this season.  I am happy though to blog our last year's trip to  Europe, visited the best Christmas Markets and Cathedrals in Germany, Czech Republic,

Saturday 7 November 2020

Berlin, Germany Day 2 East Side Gallery and Museum Island 22 December 2019


The second day of our tour, second and last day in Berlin.  We were off to Nuremberg at 3pm by ICE train.  I and our eldest woke up early to avoid the crowd at the East Side Gallery to have a good capture (with me of course!)  of the famous and controversial graffiti painting on the Berlin Wall , the Socialist Fraternal Kiss by Dmitri Vrubel’s.