Chateau de Vianden

I found this adorable castle to visit (and was open during the winter season) to visit. Chateau de Vianden is a well preserved castle from Medieval era and has a very useful and fully informative audio guide. Parking is just down the hill, about a 3 min walk to the entrance. Great english booklet available for €3 at the cash office. Bathrooms are nice and just after the entrance, there are also some in the castle as well. A new cafe has opened up on site as well! Also make sure to drive up to the overlook area to get a great view photo view of the castle! For little kids bring a carrier, not stroller friendly.

Address: Montée du Château, 9408 Vianden, Luxembourg

Weihnachtsmarkt ~ Trier & Luxembourg

My ancestors came from from Germany so I think that is where my love of Christmas is from. Germans go all out for this holiday and I love seeing all the different kind of decorations and traditions they do here. My favorite is the Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Markets). This year we got to go to the one in Prague, Trier and Luxembourg.

Trier is a beautiful city an hour northwest of the KMC area. Trier is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC. Here are some pictures of our day in Trier. 

 St. Peter's Cathedral (Dom) is an 11th- century cathedral that holds the tombs of several archbishops and has an impressive collection od religious relics, including a robe of Jesus'.

 The Black Gate (Porta Nigra)

Enjoying some gluehwein and kinderwein

The next day we went out to Luxembourg for the day. We heard they had a small Christmas Market so we had to go check it out. My camera died shortly after we arrived so I wasn't able to get a lot of pictures.