Aachen Christmas Market

On a dark and rainy day we drove through Belgium to the Christmas Market in Aachen, Germany. Yet the historic city charm and the beauty of Christmas warmed us.

Many booths are set up in the Market Square by the town Hall. People can Christmas shop for teddy bears, ornaments, cookies, and presents.

Our son enjoyed the food

The lights brighten even the most dismal drizzle.

The first part of the Aachen Cathedral was built around 800 AD. Charlemagne used it as his chapel. From this building, between 936-1531, 30 kings and 12 queens were annointed, crowned and enthroned on Charlemagne's throne here.


This is the chapel square.

http://www.aachen.de/EN/ts/Current_information/index.html

Where we live

We live near a quiet small town in the Eifel region of Germany. Cows dot the landscape. We have a forest right behind our house where we go for walks.

Our home is two stories and basic white.
But German windows get dressed up with window boxes! The flowers grow prolifically here.

The sunsets are spectacular. This one reminded me of something Michelangelo might have painted.

Our upstairs back window view is stunning. Rainy days make the grass very green! Even with foggy days and rainy days...we find our backyard view to be soothing.