2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 9) – Dresden Christmas Markets

We had an evening to explore Dresden’s Christmas Markets.  The hotel was perfect to minimize travel time as immediately exiting our hotel, we were at one end of the Frauenkirche Market, and the main Christmas market in Dresden was a short walk away.

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2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 7) – Five Markets in Berlin

Berlin is a large city, much more spread out than you’d imagine.  It’s home to many Christmas markets, so which markets to visit?  After using the city of Berlin’s tourism website, I narrowed down ours to visit to five.  Reasonable?  Sure, if we had a couple days, but instead we went to all of them in a single day.

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2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 5) – Hampton by Hilton Berlin City West

The only thing to make a six hour drive under grey and overcast skies enjoyable, is to be able to do while reaching speeds up to and over 200 km/h.  When presented with the opportunity on Germany’s Autobahns, a lead foot is a must-have.  After a full day of driving, we arrived at our hotel in the west-end of Berlin.  Located just west of Zoo Station, we were happy to return to this hotel.

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