Our First German Christmas Market Ever! – Düsseldorf, Germany

Our First German Christmas Market Ever! – Düsseldorf, Germany

Hey it’s Wes and Shonda and welcome to D life we have made it to Germany yeah a long way this time we we are in Germany um for Christmas and you will have to Pardon us if we look a little rough around the edges um we left Cleveland

Yesterday at 5:45 p.m. and it is about that same time the next day here in Germany obviously minus 6 hours you know because there’s a 6 hour time difference but um you know we got very little sleep on the plane we’ve been in the same clothes for like 24 hours um and we

Haven’t showered we uh left Frankfurt airport and we came straight to dorf so that we could check out a few Christmas markets before heading to our next destination so this is our first ever Christmas Market first ever christas Market first ever goog wine um which we got immediately as soon

As we got here on an empty stomach so that might not be smart but we’ll see how that works out um after this we’re trying to get some food yeah we’re going to try and get some food but we wanted to bring you along with us so that you

Could see our first experience at a German Christmas Market um so come along with us and see what it’s doing I want a nice hot mold wine when we get in here look it’s Boogerman pretty sure it said Booker man it was certainly didn’t first look at some Christmas booth here

Sweets four bucks four for a put on which one you get how is it pretty delish mine has Grand marer in it just like an orange flavored lur mine has scum in it it’s very tasty and it’s red wine yeah and hot mhm this like a whole roasted chestnuts wow that’s cool

This is like Gatlinburg right here wonder what European moonshine’s like I don’t know but we haven’t eaten for like seven or eight hours so I should have thrown him a buff got lots of snow globes like German food Five Guys toy shop oh that’s cool all comes the warm

Stuff yeah it’s really cool I like all these little booth I know they’re adorable lots of jewelry and stuff too this I like them stars are beautiful oh man you can smell the licorice coming right off of there smells good it’s all kinds of laser cut stuff it’s really cool very well hand

Pained o all kinds of sweets I got fruit cake too I do need to try some fruit cake while here smells so good you can you can smell the cinnamon just standing here mhm it smells really good it’s delici there’s a lot of nuts look at all these flavors

Bab I don’t even know what that flavor is or that flavor is butter matter or zint got some Nutella in there yeah good this one is super fancy this bar that’s awesome it’s like ice cream and stuff huh it’s really cool inside hansome gret super pretty yeah yeah that’s really

Cool see it’s a huge tree I can see down there it’s crazy all these outdoor eating areas and people are at them mean and it’s like what is it out right now it’s it’s 45 45° warm people are kicking it outside blue grind that might be like my new favorite

Thing so we’re right now just wandering through the streets of Dorf apparently there are three or four different markets here and you know you got to wander to get from one to the next Market yeah um so right now we’re just wandering down a corridor with a lot of

Um restaurants and stuff um one thing I will say as we as we start our Germany tour while Germany and France um it is not lost on me how lucky we are honestly to be here um and to do these kinds of things and to share them with you so um

You know I am very appreciative of everything that we are able to do it’s amazing it amazes me even um sometimes like I’m a little overwhelmed that we’re even here at Christmas time our parents never did these types of things right but we wanted to be sure to bring you

Along with us um and also too I mean you know it’s just cool it’s something cool to do at Christmas time and um something I didn’t never think I would be able to do so um super happy to be here and very grateful here we come up on another

Market this one’s look at this this one’s very dense yeah yeah all these buildings on the sun it’s really pretty beautiful this one’s more congested you get funneled through there little bit but we’re going toy we’re going to go in and see what’s happening lots of Nuts smells so good oh man look at all that that’s amazing so good fancy Toppers are Really some cool wood stuff too look at those little things that spin with the heat of the candle yeah yeah this place is packed must make the best wine here oh yeah there he goes looks good okay so we just got this worst I don’t know which one it is they

Had like three different kinds and we just pointed to the one that looked best and got it um this was5 so I mean being from America that seems pretty reasonable to me um we’ve watched a couple of other videos that say this food’s kind of expensive but honestly it

Doesn’t seem that bad it’s cheap compared to American stuff so we’re going to give it a try and see what’s happening America’s expensive I’m not a huge fan of yellow mustard so we’ll see oh it’s hot it’s hot oh my God good I’m also starving about looks tasty

Tell me what you think I think you’ll find it’s delicious M right that is really good I know it’s not like sausages at home perfect mustard it’s way better and the Mustard’s not bad I will say that delish first food at the Christmas Market a hit good oh tasty applesauce that’s really

Good what you need more I mean we’ve got three so Wes just taped her making these and what you saw is what we got it is fresh off the fryer I mean it is steaming I don’t know if you can see the steam coming off of

It but it is hot as a mofo um and then you come out here and you put your own applesauce on it that’s the traditional way to eat it they have all kinds of other toppings mayo and how much was it $5 for or5 I’m sorry for three of these

They’re huge huge so um we’re going to be sharing these yeah they’re super crunchy on the outside good oh my God it’s just the right amount of like salt it doesn’t need any seasoning you know at home like you’d have to Salt the hell out of these

Yeah I don’t know what they did to them but they’re pretty amazing all right so you just came with us on our uh dorf Christmas Market yeah we weren’t here for very long um we are heading to the Netherlands actually tonight yeah we still got another hour and 40 minute

Drive yeah so we didn’t stay very long um just to get some to eat and have a drink right and just see just get a feel for what the Christmas markets are like but we are going to two more so we will take you along uh with us on those ones

Andet we’ll be there um slightly longer this was kind of just a breeze FR a feel for it um but man the food was fantastic at least what we’ve had so far yeah really good the dream is make this some of the best food yeah I mean it’s my

Comfort food really potatoes noodles yep breading carbs carbs carbs delicious and beer so can’t really go wrong with that but um we will be taking you a along with us everywhere that we go while we are here so um here’s to the first day of our road trip and remember whatever

You decide to do just get out there and do it little Hill I don’t know he’s creepy

Our First German Christmas Market Ever! – Düsseldorf, Germany

During the festive season in Düsseldorf, the city radiates with holiday charm, featuring the dazzling Dome of Lights, the enticing aroma of roasted almonds, and the bustling Christmas market with its arts and crafts, Old Town market, and delightful treats. The Königsallee hosts an annual ice skating rink, turning the entire city centre into a Christmas paradise adorned with hundreds of Christmas trees. Visitors can explore, shop for presents, and immerse themselves in the Christmas spirit, just a sip of mulled wine away. For a change of scenery, a ride on the Ferris wheel at Burgplatz offers an unforgettable panoramic view of the city.

Website:
https://www.visitduesseldorf.de/en/experience/events/christmas-in-duesseldorf

Video Chapters
00:00 – Start
01:18 – Our First German Christmas Market
01:25 – Our First Gluhwein
04:55 – Thanksful for the Trip
06:54 – Sausage Time!
08:00 – Potato Pancake Time!
09:08 – Final Thoughts

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