European Christmas Markets

I’ve been visiting Christmas markets in Europe for decades. However, my Christmas Market wishlist grows longer each year. In large cities, there…

I’ve been to a lot of European Christmas markets.  In summary, some are dazzling, some are ho-hum and some are disappointing. I’m…

Nuremberg is a beautiful medieval city in Bavaria I have visited several times. This was my first trip there in December and…

For almost 20 years, during holiday times, I have roamed the Christmas markets of  Germany and many in France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland,…

This lovely city was the last one to explore on the itinerary of my recent Thanksgiving week trip to Switzerland. I took…

My visit to Montreux, an easy day trip away from Geneva, was a fun and fantastic day of extremes. In addition to…

On a recent on week long whirlwind trip to Switzerland, I visited several cities and Christmas markets. Dr, B had a conference…

Maastricht is a beautiful Dutch city, not as famous as Amsterdam or The Hague. However, it offers much Beauty, history, and charm…

Last December, we returned to our home in Germany to spend the holidays with our family. Like every magical Christmas spent in…

This is the last post in my series. This week we have already visited markets in  Cologne, Germany and Colmar France.  Stay…

Over the many years I lived in Europe, I have visited countless Christmas markets in many different countries. Last December I posted a…

Here’s the last (for this year) in the series of my three country Christmas Market Visits from a few years ago. From…

As promised I am back with another past Christmas market stop on my big three country tour from a few years ago.…

A few years ago Bernhard could not come home  from Iraq for Christmas. I decided to distract myself with taking a Christmas…