Reached Cologne!
18. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
And out of the station, the biggest cathedral we have ever seen!
Stay in cologne, a hostel!
18. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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
Cologne christmas market part 1
18. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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 townLes mer
Cologne christmas market part 2
18. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
As we roam around, we discovered a even bigger christmas market! And it got a live band under the christmas tree!
Gelato parlour
18. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
A pistachio ice cream but tasted like almond to round up the day. And nope, its not a 4D shop.
Fromme
19. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We ended up here, by chance, after wandering ard hahaha. nice quiche and pastry!
Cologne cathedral
19. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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 supposedlyLes mer
On board the chu chu train!
19. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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!
The chocolate museum
19. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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.
Cologne christmas market part 3
19. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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.
Cologne christmas market part 4
19. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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)Les mer
Final visit back to the DOM
19. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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 alcoholicLes mer
Our budget dinner
19. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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.
Off to heidelberg we go!
20. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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 seatLes mer
Stuck in the middle of nowhere
20. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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 trainLes mer
Our stay in heidelberg, hollandor hof
20. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 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.Les mer
Heidelberg christmas market part 1
20. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Its definitely different in heidelberg. Its smaller than cologne or frankfurt, and has its own little town charm to it.
Heidelberg christmas market part 2
20. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ 🌙 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 aLes mer
Longest pedestrian shopping street
20. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ 🌙 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 frankfurtLes mer
Night view out of our window
20. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Ah, nice view at night from our room. Nights all!
Up the windy path
21. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ 🌧 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 andLes mer
Lower railway station up the Mountain
21. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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....
The highest point
21. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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 upLes mer
Down the hill we go
21. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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 downLes mer
Heidelberg castle
21. desember 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 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!Les mer