I can't bear the thought of another Christmas stuck in front of the telly in dreary old England! Easyjet flys from Liverpool or East Midlands to Cologne/Bonn. Or L'pool to Berlin.
Is anything open in Cologne on Christmas Day & Boxing Day?
The christmas market? Beer halls and pubs in the AltMarkt? Shops?
Do DeutscheBahn trains run on Boxing day?
Bruce
Boxing Day certainly, some places on Christmas Day too, probably. In common with most of the rest of Europe, the Germans celebrate Christmas on the evening of the 24th. Expect most places to be closed then.
No - that usually finishes before Christmas.
Possibly
Unlikely on Christmas Day, not sure about Boxing Day.
Yes, and on Christmas Day, too.
Oh well, I might be able to get a drink at the station, then... I'm sure there will be some dingy bars open on Xmas evening! (Or would I have to go over to Dusselforf?)
Bruce
Practically everywhere will close on Christmas Eve. I well remember being in the only open bar in Basel in Christams Eve 1988, with all the other ex-pats who would normally celebrate on the 25th. We were interviewed by Swiss national radio; they wanted to know why anyone would be out rather than at home celebrating Christmas!
There is a bar on Cologne Station which sells Koelsch on gravity dispense. It may be open, you never know.
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