Category: Christmas
In Dortmund
Dortmund’s Christmas Market features the largest tree in Europe and perhaps the world. Read moreIn Munich
The Bavarian land of Beer serves the traditional gluwhein as well on these cold winter nights. Several markets fill the city squares: the most picturesque at Marienplatz, a ten minute walk from the main train station. Read moreIn Hamburg
Hamburg has several Christmas markets, but two are particularly interesting. The market in front of the Rathaus public building is managed by a circus company. It’s a beautiful market that features a Viennese-style café and an antique merry-go-round. But what makes this market truly special is what takes flight each day at [...] Read moreIn Berlin
Berlin features Germany’s big city Christmas markets, and as such offers some big city features, such as ferris wheels. The city is an explosion of lights at Christmas, with many markets filling streets and squares. Read moreIn Dresden
You may have heard of this German Christmas cake before: Stollen. It’s a heavy cake with fruits and spices and powdered in sugar. It’s not unlike a fruitcake, but I find Stollen more appealing: more hearty and dense. It dates back from the Middle Ages and originates from Dresden. http://www.stollenfest.com/stollen.php Read morePrague to Dresden
I am taking a morning train from Prague’s Holesovice station to Dresden, Germany. I am taking an EC (Euro City) train, which is a good quality train. Because it is so early in the morning, and because I had been out so late the night before, I make friends with the couple behind [...] Read moreIn Prague
I had heard of St. Nicholas Day, the night of December 5th when St. Nicholas arrives in Europe to give gifts to all good boys and girls. But the Czech experience is something different: Traveling with Mikulas, the Czech St. Nicholas, is the angel and devil, an entourage like no other. On [...] Read moreNurnberg to Prague
I am not sure who started to hear the perfect English first: me or them. But we quickly became train friends. They are an older couple from Iowa, traveling with a Eurail Pass for their 6th Christmas visiting the markets. This year they are focusing for two weeks on Germany and [...] Read moreThis blog is recommended by Eurail.com.
