If this trip was a sample of what this year will be like, I’m happy. It was easy, we got more than we bargained for and had great weather and beautiful scenery.
We had been worried about driving there, since we don’t have winter tires, but the weather couldn’t have been nicer (for winter, anyway). The drive was smooth and we made a stop in Cologne.
I’m glad I can finally say I’ve been to Cologne. The cathedral is impressive and the Christmas market was super cosy. However, I don’t think it lived up to its popularity.
We had been worried about driving there, since we don’t have winter tires, but the weather couldn’t have been nicer (for winter, anyway). The drive was smooth and we made a stop in Cologne.
I’m glad I can finally say I’ve been to Cologne. The cathedral is impressive and the Christmas market was super cosy. However, I don’t think it lived up to its popularity.
Cellphone selfie, sorry ;)
We arrived in Bonn in the late afternoon. The hotel gave us an apartment instead of a standard room (yay!), we found a grocery store around the corner and settled ourselves. There were even proper glasses to drink the sparkling wine we had brought along – and I was almost conformed to drinking it from hotel plastic cups, yikes!
On the next day we took nice walks around the city, with a coffee break and lunch to warm up. The stores closed at around 3pm and the streets emptied out, so we walked back to the apartment. Our plan was to stay in, cook dinner and drink champagne, but we still needed to shop. Everything was closed on our way, except for the grocery store around the corner. How lucky!
This NYE we watched the fireworks from our window.
On the next day we took nice walks around the city, with a coffee break and lunch to warm up. The stores closed at around 3pm and the streets emptied out, so we walked back to the apartment. Our plan was to stay in, cook dinner and drink champagne, but we still needed to shop. Everything was closed on our way, except for the grocery store around the corner. How lucky!
This NYE we watched the fireworks from our window.
The Rhine River in Bonn, Germany.
On the first day of the year we walked all the way up Drachenfels. It was freezing cold, the sun was shining and the sky was blue. There was a gorgeous castle on the way and a fantastic panoramic view on the top. That ought to set the tone for 2017!
Drachenburg castle on the background.
