Our first stop on this day was Heidelberg, Germany.
The fog makes it difficult to see all the houses going up the hillside.
High above the city is Heidelberg Castle (Heidelberger Schloss in German).
There's a tram that will take you to the top so we decided to try it.
The views were really nice.
The castle was in good condition too.
Construction began some time before 1214.
I think this picture looks kinda like a postcard.
That's the River Neckar running through Heidelberg.
Our next stop was Cologne, Germany. I've never seen the cathedral at night - just beautiful.
The Cologne Christmas Markets had opened that very day. There are about 75 cities in Germany that host Christmas markets like this one.
More decorations I loved.
There was plenty to eat and drink like gluhwein (hot wine - not so good) and bratwürst. This fish was chopped up and made into a sandwich - lekker.
There are several markets throughout Cologne. You can see this one is set up right at the base of the cathedral.
We stopped at a pub for some German beer. I don't usually like German beer, but I must say this was pretty good.
Then it was home for our Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends.
[Jan, Annemie, Jim, Ross, Hannah, Bert, Daniele, Laurel, & Pieter]
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