4/5 Michael N. 2 years ago on Google
This
review
is
way
overdue,
but
someone
said
it's
"better
than
never."
Since
Christmas
season
has
come
and
gone
for
2021-22,
I'm
finally
picking
up
a
pen
(though
a
virtual
one
it
might
be)
and
writing
this
down.
All
the
Cologne
Christmas
markets
(perhaps
with
one
exception--City
Park
Markt
was
not
that
great
with
disorganized
area
and
just
a
minimal
vendors)
were
very
nice
indeed.
Though
this
one
was
not
my
favorite
per
se,
it
was
still
a
very
nice
one
and
worthy
of
a
review
for
sure.
Christmas
market
is
a
great
German
Advent/Christmas
tradition.
It
really
heightens
the
Christmas
spirit
in
the
land.
Even
though
the
atmosphere
was
a
bit
dampened
by
the
COVID
pandemic
for
the
last
couple
of
years,
I'm
so
glad
this
one
was
open.
After
the
announcement
of
total
closure
for
Bavaria
and
Saxony
in
2021,
we
were
so
disappointed
for
the
second
year.
We
searched
for
any
open
ones
and
decided
to
make
a
trip
to
the
west
Germany/Luxembourg
to
visit
as
many
markets
as
we
could.
We
weren't
disappointed.
We
traveled
to
seven
cities/towns
and
saw
at
least
fourteen
separate
Christmas
markets.
Needless
to
say,
it
was
a
very
successful
weekend
trip
for
us.
Just
a
little
down
the
street
from
the
very
impressive
Cologne
Cathedral
Christmas
Market,
the
biggest
attraction
here
in
Heinzelmannchen
"Helpful
Elves"
Christmas
Market
is
the
ice
skating
rink.
Folks
playing
curling
is
very
fun
to
watch,
by
the
way.
As
the
name
suggests
there
are
elves
all
over
this
market.
By
comparison
there
aren't
too
many
vendor
booths
here
besides
a
very
large
mulled
wine
hut
(photo).
If
you
are
in
Germany
during
Advent/Christmas
season,
you
must
visit
as
many
Christmas
markets
as
you
can
to
really
enjoy
German
holidays
for
sure.
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