Xmas in Belgium/N. Germany trip day 5 - On to Germany for the marathon of xmas markets - First stop, Bremen (12/5/19)

Wake up and walk to the train station where we find out that the train that was to take commuters to Brussels was late and so our train was packed with standing room only. Get into brussels (midi station) and run to try and catch our connection, which we barely get. Find some seats in the quiet car and some guy shushed us for barely talking. I do some work and Steph was looking at our potential routes based on real time delays from the app. 

In Bremen getting xmas market experience started right

Beautiful park as we get into Bremen

Church overlooking the main xmas market

mmmm raclette :) and xmas markets!!

Center of town

Steph posing in front of a stall in the market.

Bells up there were playing a xmas song and had tons of people gathered around watching

Going to do more market stuff

Cool lil mugs for drinking xmas fun

happy man happy life

All the options for festive enjoyment

By the time we get into Koln, we are actually able to get on an earlier train which will take us straight to Bremen instead of having to change trains again. Get into Bremen and as we are walking towards our place we stop and have some gluhwine at the market right next to the Ratskeller. The market here has a very different vibe than those we were seeing in Belgium, which is cool that each place has their respective feels. The old town area is incredibly beautiful so we walked around a little bit then walk down to the place to check in. The owner is incredibly interesting and chats with us for a little bit before we have to leave to meet up at some friends of stephs place for dinner. After meeting and hanging out with them we walk back into town through the alternative xmas market before returning to check out more of the normal market in the old town area. Have a few  drinks (feuerzangenbowle which is an egg nog that doesnt taste like the egg nog I am used to from the states, among others). Then we notice there is a pirate xmas market along the river that we go to check out but realize it is closed so we just keep on walking back to the place.