Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt - tiny speciality Queen of bratwursts to King sized ones

Going through my pictures , I will probably have to recompile some of them together later . 

But for now , I'm still trying to get my bearings straight and am gathering them one by one .

( I already have a dedicated post for Schwensteak , my favourite , most fantastic German dish I ever ate in the whole wide world , so go look that up )

We tried soooo many delicious , strange and new items at all the 10 Christmas markets we went to and I ate everything as long as my tummy could fit it in , yet German food is so good for your metabolism , and organic too , I lost such a lot of weight during the time I was there , if you ever come here and don't eat , want to stick to a diet , aisey ....what is the point hah ?

German food is really good for you !

Kartoffelpuffer are German potato pancakes

Everywhere I turned , there was at least one of these stalls swamped with people , just waiting to get their fill . In the end , I succumbed .

We're not gonna leave Frankfurt without trying a Kartoffelpuffer today .

We Are All Berliners

Those who perished were not forgotten . And those who showed up to show their support were not afraid .

There were just so many ways for you to leave a message of condolence or support .

 I chose to leave my signature on this board outside the fringes of the Breitscheidplatz .

One LOST in Germany

The train attack on that very unfortunate family from Hong Kong has managed to do one thing .

Keep most of us oriental looking people away . From Germany .

 Japs , Koreans , Hongkies , Thais , ABC's , Chinese ....these asshats can't tell the difference between us  ...we all look the same to them . They can't tell the difference

But many of my kind , have developed an incurable affliction towards travel and it is only a matter of time before you spot us trickling back in . 

However , to do so requires big balls . Especially when you have relatives back home who constantly barrage you on the dangers of that one particular place based on what they've seen in the news . 

While it was indeed a rare thing to spot another oriental in Germany ,

if I ever did meet another , especially if she were a LOST ( Lone Oriental Single Traveller ) the signs were all there . Constantly on guard , nervous , struggling with that inner demon to take or not take THAT picture at the heightened risk of having your device snatched away .

So happened that I stumbled upon this young lady the first night I arrived in Frankfurt .   

10 German Christmas markets visited by me

Before I lose track of the main objective of my winter sojourn into Germany , it was specifically to go visit the famous Christmas markets .

I can now proudly claim that " I've done it " and knock the following off my bucket list .

This is a " me " post . So don't say I didn't warn you . Will cover each in depth later ( when I feel like it , if ever hah )

1. Frankfurt - first night I fell in love with schwenk steak . Can't believe I said that . 

Had a go on the 2 tier merry go round and slowly meandered through 4 connecting markets .

Try to spot spooky ole me .

An insta diary of my winter journey

Can't imagine what I'd do without this app  .

Posting up the photo diary first folks .

Since I was taking Qatar Airways , KLIA was my point of departure . 

Obsessed with schwenk steak

Before I begin , I'd like you to know that I'm not exactly fond of pork back home . Because of poor quality feeds and very unsanitary conditions , it not only affects the smell of the meat , it can be a major turn off !

However , I decided to brave it and the very first schwenk steak we tried in Frankfurt was so darned good that we decided to sink our fangs into one whenever there was space left in our tummies and in whichever city or small town we found ourselves in next .

Starting with this grill we found near the Galleria 

Amazing scenes direct from Frankfurt's 2016 Christmas Market

Yes ! I've finally made it here !

First via the super fabulous Qatar which treats economy fliers with gold standard hospitality .

Then through the German rail system which was a bit of a trouble to decipher and crack at first but thanks to the many friendly and helpful people I found , ( along with internet posts you see alongside the wall of my blog page ) , we made it out of the airport to our hotel outside Frankfurt and then all the way to the famous Christmas Market in Frankfurt !