An early starts and we left the |Hotel around 0900 and took the road back to Calais. In Holland there had been a car breakdown in a tunnel which meant they stopped the traffic for about 20 minutes which put behind schedule a bit.
We arrived close to Calais at around 1 pm and then went to a restaurant which was known to our friends and had a really excellent lunch and a small glass of wine. After that we made a trip down to the Auchan Hypermarket where we did some shopping for wine and other stuff before heading back to the ferry and again we caught an earlier one than planned.
This earlier ferry was one of P & O new large car ferries and quite frankly we don't like it. There is nowhere where you can find a quiet and comfortable place to sit, even the Club lounge and some noisy kids in it.
If we go on the ferry again we will most certainly avoid this ship like the plague.. It was so packed with coach passengers that many people could not find a seat?
We were expecting a huge delay at Dover but thank god that did not happen and although we drove in some rain we got back to Weybridge around 7.30 pm.
This was a really great trip and I think we shall do again
Monday, December 12, 2011
Sat 10th December- A day around town
We spent and excellent day around town looking at the various stalls in the Christmas Market and testing the local beer, yet again and of course the hot red wine.
The market was extremely crowded most of the day and for a change we found a tram which took us to the outskirts of Düsseldorf by the River Rheine where we walked along the river and had a breath of fresh air.
The back on the tram to the town, yet another glass of hot wine was to be had at a large shopping mall which outside had the usual bars and stands selling sausages whiulst Jennifer had a pancake.
Then after a few more beers we returned to the Hotel before dinner that night which we had arranged in a old well known restaurant for its food and beer and where we all enjoyed the pigs knuckle (Schweinhaxa) and of course the odd beer.
The male waiter who served us was married to a girl from Huddersfield which he knew quite well and then he went on about the Germans bailing out Greece and that he and many others were against this stupid policy
After dinner we wandered around the market again and it was jam packed with visitors, young and old, enjoying the food and booze that was available and no signs of a depression here..
When returning by train to the Hotel we saw a couple of paramedics treating either a very drunk young lady or someone who was suffering from a drug overdose but she was really out.
Walking up the road to the Hotel we found some huge cranes which were beginning to assemble the largest crane in Germany or something like that to change an air conditioning system on a tall building and unfortunately you could hear this all night which meant that non of us really slept well.
Oh well that's life
The market was extremely crowded most of the day and for a change we found a tram which took us to the outskirts of Düsseldorf by the River Rheine where we walked along the river and had a breath of fresh air.The back on the tram to the town, yet another glass of hot wine was to be had at a large shopping mall which outside had the usual bars and stands selling sausages whiulst Jennifer had a pancake.
Then after a few more beers we returned to the Hotel before dinner that night which we had arranged in a old well known restaurant for its food and beer and where we all enjoyed the pigs knuckle (Schweinhaxa) and of course the odd beer.
The male waiter who served us was married to a girl from Huddersfield which he knew quite well and then he went on about the Germans bailing out Greece and that he and many others were against this stupid policy
After dinner we wandered around the market again and it was jam packed with visitors, young and old, enjoying the food and booze that was available and no signs of a depression here..
When returning by train to the Hotel we saw a couple of paramedics treating either a very drunk young lady or someone who was suffering from a drug overdose but she was really out.Walking up the road to the Hotel we found some huge cranes which were beginning to assemble the largest crane in Germany or something like that to change an air conditioning system on a tall building and unfortunately you could hear this all night which meant that non of us really slept well.
Oh well that's life
9th December 2011 Düsseldorf Christmas Market
We enjoyed two nights at the Düsseldorf Christmas market with our good friends Roger and Sue.
It was an early departure at around 0630 on Friday morning when we left Weybridge and headed off in the dark to Dover Harbour where were able to catch an earlier ferry than planned.. The drive from Calais to our Hotel was completed successfully and we arrived just after 3 pm and in time to go for a walk and test some Gluewine and a nice German Sausage whilst continuing our tour of the market although it did include a number of stops for necessary beers.
We had dinner in an Italian restaurant where the food was very good and then planned for the next days activities and after a brief nightcap, or two, at the Ibis Hotel we headed up to bed and slept well. The bathroom in this Hotel is smaller than the one in our caravan and is therefore not one we would stay at again.
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It was an early departure at around 0630 on Friday morning when we left Weybridge and headed off in the dark to Dover Harbour where were able to catch an earlier ferry than planned.. The drive from Calais to our Hotel was completed successfully and we arrived just after 3 pm and in time to go for a walk and test some Gluewine and a nice German Sausage whilst continuing our tour of the market although it did include a number of stops for necessary beers.
We had dinner in an Italian restaurant where the food was very good and then planned for the next days activities and after a brief nightcap, or two, at the Ibis Hotel we headed up to bed and slept well. The bathroom in this Hotel is smaller than the one in our caravan and is therefore not one we would stay at again.
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