A trip to Cologne to visit the renowned Christmas markets, reputed to be the best/largest in Europe. The weather let us down a little on Saturday but Sunday was lovely. I bought Christmas decorations, ate many crepes and bratwurst and had a lovely Christmas dinner at "Osman 30" on the 30th floor of Mediapark 8. A Lovely European Christmas weekend.
The Dom (Cathedral)
The Dom
Christmas markets and the Dom
Breakfast! Crepes with apple puree, cinnamon and sugar
Glen with the Dom on the background
The Rhine and river markets
The Rhine
Glen with the Dom again
The Rhine and the Dom
The banks of the Rhine
Medieval Christmas Markets
Mulled wine at the Medieval Christmas Markets
Christmas markets
Muppets for sale
Christmas markets
Brass band carolers
Markets at the Dom
Nativity
Cologne at night
The Dom lit up at night
Markets at night
Cologne at night
The Dom
The Dom
509 steps later - View from the Dom tower
View from the Dom tower
View of the markets from the Dom tower
View from the Dom tower
The Dom tower
The bells of the Dom
Inside the Dom
Inside the Dom
Inside the Dom
The Dom in the sunshine
Market fare
More markets