The funniest thing about getting to this little town was how many countries surrounded us when we landed in Basel, Switzerland. When we got off the plane, there were two labeled doors: Germany or France. We spent a whole 30 minutes in Switzerland until we passed through the magical gate into France at the train station.

BONUS INFO: there was a special ticket price for travelling to the Christmas markets! It was an open return ticket from Basel train station to Colmar or Strasborg good for 3 days. We saved several euros and it was open for multiple rides, though we didn't take more than the one to and from.

Sooo cold....

We took a long walk around town to get all the sights.

Did I mention it was cold? Because it was reeeeally cold.

The Sunflower

Charming stores all dressed up for Christmas. Of course I was drawn to the purple shutters :)

We made a beeline direct to our favourite ride from last year. WILDE MAUS

Tokens are steep but worth it.

The smell of German bratwurst is everywhere. We grabbed some sweet potato fries and watched a long line of men try their hands at one of those impossible carnival games: 'Hang on a bar for 2 minutes to win £20.' It was so entertaining to watch the big, burly men try to hang on and the crowd groaning with them when they fell short of the 2 minute mark.

Every kind of Haribo! Extremely fitting in a German market and sure made Taylor a happy guy.

Bratwurst served with soooo much sauerkraut. But smells oh so good.

Creepy, creepy man in Bavaria Town.

Walking away from the park toward the Knightsbridge underground station. London is such a gloriously beautiful place.

Harrods Christmas Lights.

London Black Cabs.

Tourists clogging up the sidewalk. 

(I added to the chaos by taking some photos myself and I don't feel that badly about it)