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- Day 4
- Friday, December 18, 2015 at 2:25 PM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 66 m
GermanyCologne Central Station50°56’36” N 6°57’30” E
Reached Cologne!
December 18, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
And out of the station, the biggest cathedral we have ever seen!
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- Day 4
- Friday, December 18, 2015 at 2:49 PM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 53 m
- GermanyAltstadt Sud50°56’8” N 6°57’24” E
Stay in cologne, a hostel!
December 18, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We opted for a hostel stay, which turns out to be quite good actually, although i got to sleep on top bunk. Feels like reservist lol
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- Day 4
- Friday, December 18, 2015 at 4:17 PM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 42 m
- GermanyOld Market50°56’18” N 6°57’36” E
Cologne christmas market part 1
December 18, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Its almost dinner time, so whats better than to head down to the christmas market and find yummy food? The market here is definitely of different atmosphere than frankfurt. More of a smaller townRead more
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- Day 4
- Friday, December 18, 2015 at 5:01 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 42 m
- GermanyRomano-Germanic Museum50°56’24” N 6°57’30” E
Cologne christmas market part 2
December 18, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
As we roam around, we discovered a even bigger christmas market! And it got a live band under the christmas tree!
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- Day 4
- Friday, December 18, 2015 at 5:13 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 52 m
- GermanyCologne University of Applied Sciences50°56’25” N 6°57’23” E
Gelato parlour
December 18, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
A pistachio ice cream but tasted like almond to round up the day. And nope, its not a 4D shop.
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- Day 5
- Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 11:33 AM
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
- GermanyKöln St.-Apern-Kloster50°56’18” N 6°56’42” E
Fromme
December 19, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We ended up here, by chance, after wandering ard hahaha. nice quiche and pastry!
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- Day 5
- Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 12:58 PM
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 48 m
- GermanyCologne Cathedral50°56’30” N 6°57’30” E
Cologne cathedral
December 19, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
A UNESCO heritage site and the biggest Cathedral i have seen so far (shir wants me to emphasize that its only me who have seen such big Cathedral) Like in a Lord of the ring movie set. It supposedlyRead more
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- Day 5
- Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 1:55 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 43 m
- GermanyChocolate Museum50°55’54” N 6°57’48” E
On board the chu chu train!
December 19, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The deputy boss (my wife, but the big boss is God. Sorry wifey, you cant fight with God) been looking forward to take the train that goes around the 4 christmas markets in cologne!
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- Day 5
- Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 2:25 PM
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 36 m
- GermanyRheinauhafen50°55’60” N 6°57’54” E
The chocolate museum
December 19, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
One of the christmas market is near to the chocolate museum, thus we disembark the train and head inside. Think the only exciting part was the free chocolate wafer. But nicr scenery along the river.
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- Day 5
- Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 3:07 PM
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 43 m
- GermanyChocolate Museum50°55’54” N 6°57’48” E
Cologne christmas market part 3
December 19, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Of course, our main objective, the christmas market lol. This one is infront of the chocolate museum, its small but its crowded! Must be because of the weekend.
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- Day 5
- Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 4:22 PM
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 54 m
- GermanyCologne50°56’12” N 6°56’54” E
Cologne christmas market part 4
December 19, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We passed by this market while wondering around cologne on foot, but its closed. So here we are in the afternoon to check out the place. And had currywurst (i know, currywurst again, but its yummy)Read more
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- Day 5
- Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 5:08 PM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 58 m
- GermanyCologne Central Station50°56’30” N 6°57’24” E
Final visit back to the DOM
December 19, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Took the train to go back to the christmas market here for one last visit, wanted to find the woodcrafts shop but its soooo crowded!! But we had the chance to try the heiberpunsch, a non alcoholicRead more
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- Day 5
- Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 6:06 PM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 53 m
- GermanyAltstadt Sud50°56’8” N 6°57’24” E
Our budget dinner
December 19, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Want to have something different from the hotdogs or fries for dinner.. But still all meat in the end lol. Bought from REWE to go, its like a instant food to go place.
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- Day 6
- Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 10:48 AM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 57 m
- GermanyAltstadt Nord50°56’12” N 6°57’24” E
Off to heidelberg we go!
December 20, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The day starts off pretty early, as our train is at 11:18am, but need to walk ard 15 mins to reach the station. So on the way, we grabbed some pastry and coffee to go! As a reminder, always booka seatRead more
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- Day 6
- Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 2:50 PM
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 85 m
- GermanyBaden Wurttemberg, Neuostheim49°27’24” N 8°31’18” E
Stuck in the middle of nowhere
December 20, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
First, we are suddenly being asked to alight our train IC2013 to heidelberg at mannheim station. Everyone on board heading to heidelberg was caught off guard. Luckily we managed to hop off the trainRead more
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- Day 6
- Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 4:09 PM
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 113 m
- GermanyMuseum Haus Cajeth49°24’47” N 8°42’33” E
Our stay in heidelberg, hollandor hof
December 20, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Its a pretty town! And i love the rüstic old houses along the river. So romantic. Its a university town, envy those students studying here! And our hotel gave us a bubbly wine for our honeymoon lol.Read more
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- Day 6
- Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 4:40 PM
- 🌙 9 °C
- Altitude: 122 m
- GermanyHeiliggeistkirche49°24’42” N 8°42’36” E
Heidelberg christmas market part 1
December 20, 2015 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Its definitely different in heidelberg. Its smaller than cologne or frankfurt, and has its own little town charm to it.
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- Day 6
- Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 5:01 PM
- 🌙 9 °C
- Altitude: 124 m
- GermanyKornmarkt-Madonna49°24’42” N 8°42’42” E
Heidelberg christmas market part 2
December 20, 2015 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Byy now we had started to crave for singapore food, but since we couldnt find any, we went ahead and tried 2 new food today! One was a doughnut like ball with sugar coating, another was sort of aRead more
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- Day 6
- Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 5:55 PM
- 🌙 9 °C
- Altitude: 123 m
- GermanyUniversitätsmuseum49°24’42” N 8°42’24” E
Longest pedestrian shopping street
December 20, 2015 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
We roamed down the longest pesdestrian shopping street in germany, and the scenery is just pretty. Old houses, cobblestone streets, pretty decorations everywhere. I love this place more than frankfurtRead more
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- Day 6
- Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 9:00 PM
- 🌙 8 °C
- Altitude: 108 m
- GermanyMuseum Haus Cajeth49°24’48” N 8°42’34” E
Night view out of our window
December 20, 2015 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Ah, nice view at night from our room. Nights all!
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- Day 7
- Monday, December 21, 2015 at 9:16 AM
- 🌧 8 °C
- Altitude: 159 m
- GermanyAlter Synagogenplatz49°24’60” N 8°42’32” E
Up the windy path
December 21, 2015 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Wifey is still very tired from the night, so i headed out and took the windy path up the mountain to the philosopher's walk, across the old Bridge. Its pretty slippery and steep! The morning rain andRead more
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- Day 7
- Monday, December 21, 2015 at 10:19 AM
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 249 m
- GermanyUniversität Heidelberg - Kunsthistorisches Institut49°24’30” N 8°42’48” E
Lower railway station up the Mountain
December 21, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
What's our plan today? Its time to visit heidelberg castle! But first, we took the rail that brings us up the steep mountain. But we didnt plan to stop there... We are going all the way to the top....
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- Day 7
- Monday, December 21, 2015 at 10:39 AM
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 531 m
- GermanyKönigstuhl49°24’12” N 8°43’36” E
The highest point
December 21, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
We transferred to the older and scenic upper rail to head to the top, and its all in the Clouds! We reached a place 5000m above sea level, and its freezing! Besides the foreign couple whom came upRead more
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- Day 7
- Monday, December 21, 2015 at 12:10 PM
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitude: 269 m
- GermanyHeidelberg49°24’30” N 8°43’0” E
Down the hill we go
December 21, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
After we had arrived back at the lower rail station, we decided to just take the alternative route and walk down the trekking path to head to the castle instead of using the lower rail to down downRead more
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- Day 7
- Monday, December 21, 2015 at 1:24 PM
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 186 m
- GermanyHeidelberg Castle49°24’38” N 8°42’55” E
Heidelberg castle
December 21, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Its the first castle that we are visiting in germany, and it didnt dissappoint us in any way. The audio guide provided us with interesting info about the sights and scenes, and some funny trivia too!Read more