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Cologne won't cover my gluwein breath!

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:11:00 -0800

Christmas Market 2011 in Cologne

6 out of 7 Christmas markets down, countless number of Gluwen cups, a billion homemade cookies and ...I am TKO! (total knock out) or zzzzzz

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I had such a lovely weekend thanks to an awesome school friend and of course the little dumpling that accompanied me :) Cologne is a town about 2.5 hrs by train from Amsterdam and is widely known for their Christmas markets. We're talking serious Xmas market here. Not so much of a hidden gem as you will find buses of tourists from The Netherlands, France and Belgium chatting it up all throughout the city. [...More than 160 stalls offer a large scale of traditional goods and handcrafted gifts. Each one has its own flair. Their sparkling lights and peaceful atmosphere attract millions of visitors from all over the world every year...] Source and Further Reading: Cologne Tourism Christmas Market Walking around the city for two days and 14 hours, we got a great look of the city. Pretty impressive shopping stores with lots of selection and things I've never seen before. By far, I saw the most pimpest camera ever.

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[/caption] I definitely had my satisfying intake of meat. The Christmas market was filled with so much meat: meat on a stick, meat on a bun, meat inside a blob of sauce...I had a ton of meat! and it was so good. Beef, chicken, fish, pork....all tickling my stomach as I'm sitting on the train back to Amsterdam. Something about over eating and washing it down with Gluwein, hot wine, makes these markets so much fun. I also had my first Glubier (glow beer), which is basically hot beer. After trying, I'm still sticking to the idea that beer should be only served ice cold.

The Cologne Cathedral, Kölner Dom, is one of the most impressive building that I've seen. Especially after watching the series Pillars of the Earth and learning about how these churches took generations to build, I really find these structures quite remarkable.

Great Thai restaurant! Ok so here comes the little business part of me who likes to comment on processes that I like. We ate at a Thai restuarant that was really tasty :) but what really stuck out was the way they were able to serve people with minimal amounts of staff. There was one person responsible for keeping all the tables clean, one person who took orders, and the rest was self-serve. You take your own forks,chopsticks and even serve your own drinks. But for less than 7 euros, you can eat like a champ with some authentic Thai...some more meat!

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Christmas Market 2011 in Cologne

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