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, but still it contains much Beauty, history and …

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 …