I promised more pics – so here are some of the stalls and scenes in the Velvet Caves (Fluhweelengrot). Floral type lights Share this… Facebook Twitter Pinterest

I’ve borrowed this photo as I do not have any external shots of the cave entrance. It was snowing quite hard, I had no umbrella or head gear and couldn’t wait to get inside for some shelter. It certainly wasn’t sunny like this, it’s a shot over the top of the entrance to the caves. […]

We were left to our own devices for one whole day. After a late breakfast, our Tour Manager briefly gave us a familiarisation talk on Liege so that we could explore at our own pace. The picture above shows the more historic part of Liege – we bought a cast iron tea pot from here. […]

More pics to share….The market itself. It was so cold outside, we nipped into Henry Lambert’s for a comfort stop and respite from the cold. Our camcorder actually stopped working because of the cold. We ordered some gluhwein, as you do, whilst in Germany, and they gave you a couple of biscuits to wash it […]

External shots of Aachen Cathedral. It was built by Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, in 805 AD and is one of the oldest churches in Germany containing a wealth of treasures from the early medieval period. This is a view from the Gallery looking down into the heart of the Palatine Chapel in Aachen […]

I am late with Christmas preparations this year as we took a mini break in the first week of December just as the snow descended on us! That we managed to get away at all was a miracle because of the snow, but we managed to get to St Pancras to hop on Eurostar to […]