Roaming in Rainy Berlin

Unfortunately it was raining at Berlin yesterday, which limited our time, space and energy to roam the city a bit more. But we joined the City Tour bus, which helped as it took us to main point of interests in Berlin while telling you the history.

On Our Way to Berlin

We continue our journey by taking ICE Train to Berlin. It was kinda long, a 4-hours plus journey, but the train offers free wifi which really helped! ☺

Early Morning Photo Hunting at Cologne

This morning, woke up really early due to jet lag, I used the time to roam the neighborhood and went photo hunting. Walked across to the east end of Hohenzollern Bridge, which is the popular spot to take picture of the bridge and the majestic cathedral. Happy with the captures. Time well spent 😉

Cologne’s Sparkling Christmas Market

Cologne with its famous Christmas Market became our first stop in our Schengen Countries holiday. And it didn’t disappoint. Located around Cologne Cathedral, its bright lights, stalls full with interesting crafts & traditions, and the vibe created by thousands of locals and tourists spark the chill winter night. 

Arrived at Amsterdam, Meeting Old Friend

Alhamdulillah, our family holiday to Schengen Countries has already started! Flew with Garuda Indonesia, we arrived at  Schipol Airport, Amsterdam. And we were greeted by Usman, my long time friend in UGM, who is currently serving as Diplomat in Den Haag. It’s lovely time to meet and catch up with him while sipping coffee and…