🧑‍🤝‍🧑 / 🏡 European Christmas Markets

[Bamabww]

We’re taking a river cruise to see the Christmas Markets in Switzerland, France, Germany and Holland this December.

Any pictures / stories you want to share?

 

[rick4bama]

I went to Nuremberg Chirstmas Market while I was station at Hanau, Germany. I do have photos but the thing is those are put way up! I mean it was 46 years ago. Very first time I saw a skinned Santa Claus. I can tell you this @OldPlayer and Mrs OldPlayer have some fun at any of those places. Holland is another good place too!

 

[OldPlayer]

Any pictures / stories you want to share?

It was fun, but exhausting. Breakfast everyday at 7 (while body clock set on 1am). Morning excursion begins ~9:15am until around noon. Afternoon excursions begin ~2pm. Walked 9,000 - 12,000 steps per day on cobblestones. Went from Basel (Switzerland) to Breisach (Germany) to Strasbourg (France) to Freiburg (Germany) to Mannheim (Germany) to Rudesheim (Germany) to Koblenz (Germany) to Cologne (Germany) to Cologne (Germany) to Dordrecht (the Netherlands) to Amsterdam (the Netherlands).

In Amsterdam we went to the Anne Frank house. There wasn’t a block that we didn’t get a strong whiff of pot. They have coffee houses (for pot) and cafes (for coffee). Took a canal cruise and learned about how the city was built (it’s below sea level and much of the land has been reclaimed).

I’ll post some pictures soon.

 

[rick4bama]

It was fun, but exhausting. Breakfast everyday at 7 (while body clock set on 1am). Morning excursion begins ~9:15am until around noon. Afternoon excursions begin ~2pm. Walked 9,000 - 12,000 steps per day on cobblestones. Went from Basel (Switzerland) to Breisach (Germany) to Strasbourg (France) to Freiburg (Germany) to Mannheim (Germany) to Rudesheim (Germany) to Koblenz (Germany) to Cologne (Germany) to Cologne (Germany) to Dordrecht (the Netherlands) to Amsterdam (the Netherlands).

In Amsterdam we went to the Anne Frank house. There wasn’t a block that we didn’t get a strong whiff of pot. They have coffee houses (for pot) and cafes (for coffee). Took a canal cruise and learned about how the city was built (it’s below sea level and much of the land has been reclaimed).

I’ll post some pictures soon.

You mean you didn't go down the street where the prostitute hung out of their window? It's legal as long as the ladies had paperwork showing their health. We were told that pot is legal, I bet April and I didn't take two step off the bus and two American guys try selling us some. We also took that canal cruise, you didn't see Van Gogh house? What about the jail being at water level? When you were at Mannheim did you see the military prison? To bad you didn't go to Hanua, Germany, then you could have seen the Grimm's Brother status. One more thing we left two soldier be hide because we were on a time to get back.

 

[OldPlayer]

You mean you didn't go down the street where the prostitute hung out of their window? It's legal as long as the ladies had paperwork showing their health. We were told that pot is legal, I bet April and I didn't take two step off the bus and two American guys try selling us some. We also took that canal cruise, you didn't see Van Gogh house? What about the jail being at water level? When you were at Mannheim did you see the military prison? To bad you didn't go to Hanua, Germany, then you could have seen the Grimm's Brother status. One more thing we left two soldier be hide because we were on a time to get back.

It was pretty structured. Not much free time to see everything. Possibly the best part was that I got 4-5 “Roll Tides!” from strangers when they saw my script A hat.

 

[TerryP]

Walked 9,000 - 12,000 steps per day on cobblestones.

That is NO JOKE! My first instinct is to ask a football question, "how did the calf muscles look? How did they feel?" I love the way they look, any cobblestone pathway or road way. I hate the way they "ride," especially hate the way they "walk."

IE: A few weeks ago a friend asked if I would go with her to drop some papers off at "The Four Corners of Law" in Charleston. (interesting history story there.)

We parked about a block away to the north, she suggested we avoid some traffic by having a bite/drink and then headed back home after rush hour. She suggested two places and both were within six blocks from the courts. Six blocks (12 with return trip) walking on cobblestone side walks and streets. We waited a few minutes and took one of the downtown shuttles (free, constantly moving through the peninsula) all because I would not walk on cobblestone if it could be avoided.

ON a related note: I'll watch every step I make when I'm hiking out on the back woods trails. When I'm walking in downtown Charleston? I don't want to be watching each step I make when I need to be watching what's going on around me.

 

[rick4bama]

While station in Germany we did a lot of day trip and some three/four trips. We did a lot of walking until I got a V.W. Van. Talking about walking we with on a trip to one of our three day trip was to go to Austria/Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle you have two way to get to the top of the mountain. You can walk to the castle from the parking lot, which is a 1.5 kilometer about 0.9 miles) uphill hike that takes about 40 minutes. The road is steep, and some say it's a long, hard climb. There's a cafe about halfway up the road. Now put a child on your back, that isn't your child but a lady that went with us. We walked. Also, this castle was Walt Disney's Cinderella Castle as you see at both parks.

Side note here: I had to get the V.W. van, because as we walk from our apartment to the kaserne/post. We walk beside bar and a sex shop. Our daughter then 4 would see photos of naked women at the lever of her sign. You walk over to the other side now you have a sex shop with open window with what they're selling. It had at the time a man part that was 5 feet tall. In it display window.

 

[OldPlayer]

That is NO JOKE! My first instinct is to ask a football question, "how did the calf muscles look? How did they feel?" I love the way they look, any cobblestone pathway or road way. I hate the way they "ride," especially hate the way they "walk."

IE: A few weeks ago a friend asked if I would go with her to drop some papers off at "The Four Corners of Law" in Charleston. (interesting history story there.)

We parked about a block away to the north, she suggested we avoid some traffic by having a bite/drink and then headed back home after rush hour. She suggested two places and both were within six blocks from the courts. Six blocks (12 with return trip) walking on cobblestone side walks and streets. We waited a few minutes and took one of the downtown shuttles (free, constantly moving through the peninsula) all because I would not walk on cobblestone if it could be avoided.

ON a related note: I'll watch every step I make when I'm hiking out on the back woods trails. When I'm walking in downtown Charleston? I don't want to be watching each step I make when I need to be watching what's going on around me.

Calves were fine. My feet were killing me.

 

[TerryP]

Calves were fine. My feet were killing me.

Did you ever consider buying new shoes? And yes, I'm anal enough to check my shoes when I'm headed downtown.

 

[OldPlayer]

Did you ever consider buying new shoes? And yes, I'm anal enough to check my shoes when I'm headed downtown.

I had several pairs of comfortable shoes. Age had a lot to do with it.

 

[OldPlayer]

Any pictures / stories you want to share?

 

[OldPlayer]

 

[Bamabww]

Life is old there …..

Thanks for sharing.

 

[TerryP]

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