Köln (Cologne), Germany
japra | Nov 30, 2009 | Comments 17
We’re back and exhausted! Three full days of walking and shopping will do that to you, I suppose. ;-)
I have a bunch of photos to share, but first things first: Our Thanksgiving Dinner!
It was a Herr, not a Fräulein, who brought us our beer. And it was in a glass, not a stein. Still, we did remember to raise our glasses in celebration of our Thanksgiving feast. Roxi was highly amused that the waiter plunked down that glass of beer in front of her. The waiters breeze by with a tray full of beer and drop a glass in front of you faster than you can say “danke schön“. Anyway, Roxi had a sip, pronounced it “okay”, gave the rest to her dad, and then ordered a Coke.
Mr. DJ and I ordered the Schnitzel. It was served with a winter berry sauce… reminiscent of cranberry sauce!
Roxi had a humongous salad with chicken strips. We all agreed that the Germans do salads extremely well.
More photos to come…
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About the Author: JaPRA is an expat Texan living in Holland with her husband (Mr. DJ), their 15-year old daughter (Roxi), and their dog Trudy.
I love Koln and I love schnitzel but Ive never had both together. What a great time I’ll bet you had! Ive never been to Germany this time of year but Ive always heard its lovely.
Michelloui, this was our first visit to the Christmas Markets and we had a wonderful time! I highly recommend it. If you can swing it, it is less crowded during the week, which makes it a lot more pleasant… at least in my book.
:) Your thanksgiving meal reminds me of our Christmas meals in SA – everything but the traditional Turkey! I love schnitzel and am very hungry now!
Hee hee! And what did you like to eat for Christmas in SA, Emm?
Cold meats, salads, potato salad. Or we’d have a braai and eat boerewors and tjops.
Yummy! Will you be enjoying these delicacies this year now that your mum is with you?
Gosh, I’m hungry now. Breakfast first before blogging!!
Naaah. Ste and I are off to Oxford for three night for a cosy, country Christmas!
I love the pictures – it must really feel like Christmas time there. Roxi’s salad looks yummy!
I CAN’T WAIT FOR MORE PICTURES!
It really did, Julia. And it was obvious where our Christmas decorating traditions came from, too. Lovely.
What a great idea to have a nontraditional Thanksgiving dinner AND to dine out. No dishes to prepare and wash up, no leftovers in the fridge, no mess!
Heh heh, yes, I could get used to the no work Thanksgiving tradition, Jane! I do like leftover turkey though. I know most people don’t :-)
when I saw the 3 glasses of beer, I wondered…(-: That hearty German food is so me, the schnitzel looks delicious. Looking forward to the rest of the pics.
Christine, the restaurants on the Continent are very generous with their liquor! Roxi has been served complimentary ouzo and limoncello at restaurants here in The Hague. Her dad usually ends up with the extra glass! I guess she must look 16…
I’d take schnitzel over turkey anyday! Your pictures really made my stomach growl!
Kathy, I was hungry looking at this post this morning as well! Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving :-)
What an original way to celebrate Thanksgiving! Although I do remember hearing the average American is a woman of German extraction. I love your Christmas tree against the night sky – lovely image.
Sarah, since we don’t have family here, a trip over the border really made sense. Plus it got me out of cooking for hours for just the three of us!
That is an interesting observation about the average American woman… My husband has German blood (a couple of generations back… and English, and Irish, and Polish too).