Germans have a unique way of celebrating Christmas - Christmas Markets!

Its an amazing collection of stalls that really give a Christmas celebration flavour - decorations, Christmas trees, candles, and... food! The highlight must be Glühwine! Was at the Köln Altermakt with colleagues (yes - I sneaked out at 712pm!) and really soaked in the festival feeling while eating bratwurst and having a mug of warm Glühwine :)

Somehow, I must have been too drunk and set my alarm clock for 739PM- rather than "AM". And so I was... LATE for work this morning! Woke up at 836AM and stared in disbelief at my handy...

In a superhuman effort, I brushed my teeth, changed, toasted my breakfast and rushed to Bad Godesburg Ubahn station by 849am, in time for the 850am train! Phew! Except that... the train didn't come!! It was delayed by 10min. Now, IF only I knew that in advance... *#!?*