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2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 5)

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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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2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 4)

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2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 4) – First Christmas Market visit

During our visit with relatives, they recommended visiting a larger countryside Christmas market, the Marbeck Christmas market.  This was of a size that definitely didn’t feel like it was a tiny market in the country!  Here’s a photo heavy post from our visit to this market.

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2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 3)

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2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 3) – Train to Dusseldorf & Haribo Factory Outlet

Driving in the Netherlands feels like there are more speed cameras then tulips grown in the country — they’re everywhere!  Driving just isn’t the same as the joy of being on a free and clear section of Germany’s highways.  So, instead of fighting traffic at 100km/h we opted to take a comfortable train ride to Dusseldorf to pick up our rental car.

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2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 2)

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2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 2) – Doubletree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station

We are accustomed to the landmarks on our short walk from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Sea Palace from our many visits over the years.  Each time, Little Miss would jokingly ask “Why don’t we stay at the Doubletree?”, as it’s the hotel that closest to the Sea Palace.  For this trip I was able to make her request reality.

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2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 1)

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2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 1) – Plan & Flight to Amsterdam

Why return to Germany to do the same thing?  To start, our adventure in 2021 was impacted by pandemic restrictions, so we didn’t have the full experience, and we had a return flight to Amsterdam that had to be used.  So let’s combine the two, and go.

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