Tag: Christmas markets
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Christmas in Munich: Markets, Lights, & Holiday Magic {Germany}
Our next morning in Munich, we found ourselves debating how we wanted to spend the day. Should we visit one of the city’s many museums? Take a deeper historical tour? Go back to one of the places we had only glimpsed from the bus window the day before? But in the end, the Christmas markets…
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A Cold Winter Day Exploring Munich {Germany}
Our journey from Salzburg to Munich did not exactly go according to plan. What was supposed to be a simple two-hour train ride slowly turned into a long winter travel day full of unexpected transfers, freezing rain, and a great deal of standing around wondering what would happen next. Not long after boarding the train,…
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Salzburg at Christmas: Markets, Castles & Sound of Music {Austria}
There are some places that already feel magical before the Christmas lights are ever switched on, and Salzburg is one of them. Surrounded by mountains and crowned by its great fortress overlooking the valley, Salzburg already feels like something from a storybook. Add Christmas markets glowing in the old squares, music drifting through the streets,…
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Fortress Views, Mozart & Holiday Charm- A Day in Salzburg{Austria}
Two years ago, we had a trip planned to Austria and Germany when everything was suddenly canceled just before we were set to leave due to renewed Covid lockdowns. It was one of those disappointments that lingered—not just because of the travel itself, but because of how long we had been looking forward to it.…