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Visit the Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) in Aachen, Germany

November 1, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Aachen, Cologne / Köln, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia NRW

Christmas Market in Aachen, Germany

Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) has a lovely historic old town that provides the perfect backdrop to the German Christmas market (Weihnachtsmarkt) closest to Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) in Germany has a lively Christmas market (Aachener Weihnachtsmarkt) that is popular with German and foreign visitors. Aachen is the westernmost city in Germany … [Read more...]

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Christmas and New Year’s Day-Cruises on the Rhine from Cologne in Germany

October 6, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Cologne / Köln, Germany, Rhine / Rhein River, Rhine River

Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) offers many day-trip sightseeing pleasure cruises on the Rhine during the advent and Christmas market period. Special New Year’s Eve party boats also sail from Cologne (Köln). In 2020, Christmas market period cruises as well as as some New Year's Eve dinner cruises are likely to operate. Book early as numbers will be more limited than … [Read more...]

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Winter Day-Trip Pleasure Boat Cruises on the Rhine River in Germany

October 6, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Cologne / Köln, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Germany, Rhine / Rhein River, Rhine River

KD Winter and Christmas Market Rhine Cruises

During winter, pleasure boat cruises and sightseeing excursions on the Rhine River are limited but still possible. The best options are during the Christmas market period or all winter from Rüdesheim, St Goar, and Cologne. Pleasure boat day-trip cruises on the Rhine River in Germany are very popular year-round. During winter, the Rhine Valley can be hauntingly beautiful … [Read more...]

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Travel to Christmas Markets in Cologne, Germany

October 6, 2019 by Henk Bekker in Cologne / Köln, Germany, Rhine River

Christmas market at Cologne Cathedral

The Kölner Weihnachtsmarkt, Cathedral, Churches, and Top Museums Fast trains from London and cheap flights help to make the Kölner Weihnachtsmarkt (Cologne Christmas Market), Dom (Cathedral), and museums popular travel destinations in Germany. Cologne’s Christmas market has long been popular with travelers on ferry and bus trips from London, the UK, and even Ireland. … [Read more...]

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Cheap Transportation to Cologne-Bonn Airport CGN

August 24, 2019 by Henk Bekker in Cologne / Köln, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia NRW

ICE Train in Cologne Bonn Airport Station

Getting to Cologne-Bonn Airport (CGN) is easy and cheap on S-Bahn and ICE trains from Köln Hauptbahnhof or the Airport Express Bus SB60 from Bonn. Public transportation makes it easy getting to Cologne-Bonn Airport (CGN) near Köln in the Rhinelands of Germany. S-Bahn trains from Köln Hauptbahnhof (central main train station) provide fast and cheap transportation to … [Read more...]

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See Top Sights in Limburg an der Lahn, Germany

June 23, 2019 by Henk Bekker in Cologne / Köln, Frankfurt, Germany

Limburg an der Lahn Cathedral at Night

Cathedral and Medieval, Half-Timbered Town Center in the Lahn Valley The top sights in Limburg an der Lahn in Germany are its Romanesque-Gothic cathedral and magnificent medieval town center with half-timbered buildings. Limburg is an ideal day trip when on a Frankfurt Airport stopover. The old town of Limburg an der Lahn with narrow alleys and half-timbered houses is … [Read more...]

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Transportation to Limburg in Germany

June 23, 2019 by Henk Bekker in Cologne / Köln, Frankfurt, Germany

Half-Timbered Buildings in Old Town Limburg

By Train or Car to Great Hotels and Restaurants in the Lahn Cathedral Town Fast trains and autobahns make Limburg an der Lahn with its Romanesque cathedral, magnificent medieval old town, and cheap hotels an interesting day trip or overnight stop from Cologne or Frankfurt Airport. Fast transportation links (autobahns and ICE trains) make Limburg an der Lahn an easy day … [Read more...]

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Day-Trips on Long Frankfurt Airport Stopovers

June 20, 2019 by Henk Bekker in Cheap Flights, Cologne / Köln, Frankfurt, Germany, Heidelberg, Rhine River

Half-Timbered Building in Limburg an der Lahn

ICE Train Excursions from FRA to Limburg, Cologne (Köln), and Heidelberg Inter-City-Express (ICE) trains allow transit passengers with long stopovers at Frankfurt International Airport (FRA), Germany, to visit Limburg, Cologne (Köln), and Heidelberg on day trips. Transit passengers on short stop-overs at Frankfurt International Airport (FRA), usually head for Frankfurt … [Read more...]

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By Train from London to Cologne (Köln) and Aachen

September 24, 2018 by Henk Bekker in Cologne / Köln, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia NRW, Trains

TGV Thalys and ICE train in Köln

Eurostar, Thalys TGV and ICE trains make rail travel from London in England to Cologne (Köln) and Aachen in Germany time competitive with flying. High-speed trains make railways a good option when traveling between London in the UK and Cologne (Köln) and Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) in the western parts of Germany. The basic routing is the Eurostar from London to Brussels … [Read more...]

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Top Day Cruises from Cologne on the Rhine River

January 14, 2018 by Henk Bekker in Cologne / Köln, Düsseldorf, Germany, Rhine / Rhein River, Rhine River, River Cruises

KD Rhine Boat

Best Rhein Riverboat Trips from Köln, Bonn, and Düsseldorf Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) offer cheap day trip cruises on riverboats on Rhine River (Rhein) from Cologne, Bonn, and Düsseldorf, to Remagen, Linz, and Koblenz. Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD), the largest operator of day cruises on the Rhine River (Rhein), offer many roundtrip cruises in both Cologne (Köln) and Düsseldorf. … [Read more...]

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Loreley Valley Rhine River Day Cruises, Germany

March 23, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Cologne / Köln, Frankfurt, Germany, Rhine / Rhein River, Rhine River, River Cruises

View of the RHine, Loreley Rock & Burg Katz

Short Riverboat Pleasure Trips from Frankfurt on the Mittel Rhein Cruising on riverboat on the Rhine, especially the Mittelrhein with the famous Lorelei Rock, is a popular day-trip excursion from Frankfurt am Main, Airport or Cologne (Köln). photo credit: Daxis A day-trip excursion including a pleasure cruise on a riverboat on the Rhine River is for many travelers a … [Read more...]

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Cheap Flights from London and UK to Cologne (Köln)

January 24, 2014 by Henk Bekker in Cologne / Köln, Germany

Cologne Bonn Airport with Köln Skyline

Flying between London and Köln-Bonn CGN Airport is the fastest and often cheapest way to travel to Cologne. Cheap flights also arrive from Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh. Low-cost airlines Easyjet and Germanwings are the only carriers flying between airports in London or the UK and Flughafen Köln-Bonn (CGN) in Germany. Germanwings also flies to Cologne from Manchester … [Read more...]

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