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Christmas Adventures: Dusseldorf

We have never been to Dusseldorf even though we have been to a lot of the smaller towns in the area for Pokemon. When I was planning this trip this was one of the top Christmas Markets to go to and was open after Christmas so I was excited to explore. 

Our first night we had a small wander by some of the markets and they were so pretty!






It was so nice and the city seemed fun so I was excited to explore more!

There was also another vegan patisserie, Isabella Glutenfreie Patisserie, so we had to get some treats! We tried the pistachio raspberry cake

And some macarons - delicious!

The next day was perfect for wandering

The bridges over Staftgraben were so much fun!




Each one had different animals so we had to spy on all of them






We found some cinnamon rolls from Cinnamood. They looked like they were going to be overly sweet, and we planned to just have a taste when we took a break by the water...but they were so good we ate them all! And not too sweet surprisingly (and I looked it up and there is a location here in Berlin!)

Having a sit by the water. This waterfront was so nice to walk along!







The market in Marktplatz






This area by the Hofgarten was so nice! The buildings were fun 

And the park was fun too!

There were lots of Rose-Ringed Parakeets around and they were so chatty

And lots of other birds! New to us were the Egyptian Geese (seen in the middle here)





We got some vegan currywurst and fries for lunch from the Christmas market and sat by the water watching all the birds! It was so much fun!



A hot beverage in our fun mugs!

There was this steep green area to walk on top of some shops

From the top

Performing Arts Theatre



Back to the waterfront







We went back to Isabella Glutenfreie Patisserie to get some more treats and this time we had the mixed berry cake (my favorite! I loved this so much! It was light and a bit tart and sweet and perfect!)

A cherry cake

And a chocolate cake. All of it was good, but the berry one I would have happily eaten more of!

After dinner it was time for another quick wander 




Dusseldorf was a lot of fun. The Christmas markets were great, the city itself was pretty nice, I would definitely put this on the list to come back to

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