Using Freiburg as our base, we explored Germany’s Black Forest region by train. We sped by beautiful forests and gingerbread houses too fast for me…
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Adventures in Freiburg
The original plan was to spend a week or so around Christmas driving around the Black Forest region of Germany, but the snow we encountered…
Adventures in Stuttgart
I have to admit, Stuttgart is a bit of a blur for me – I managed to hurt my back on the train ride there,…
Adventures in Bavaria
Whilst in Munich we discovered the Bayern Ticket, which allows all-day unlimited rides on regional trains around Bavaria. What better excuse to explore the region?…
Adventures in Munich
If when you think of Germany you think of beer, Oktoberfest, pork knuckles and lederhosen, what you are picturing is Bavaria. Bavaria’s capital, Munich is…
Adventures in Nuremburg
Nuremberg was a short stopover, our first in Bavaria. How could we miss one of Germany’s most famous Christmas markets? The market stalls weren’t as…
Adventures in Dresden
Dresden will always have a special place in my heart. It was our first proper German Christmas market (and one of the oldest!), and probably…
Adventures in Berlin
We began our trip around Germany with Berlin, which has somehow wound up being one of our favourite cities despite it snowing heavily most of…
Adventures in Christmas Markets
I hope everyone is having a good Christmas season! I’m going to skip ahead a little and write a bit about the Christmas markets which…