🎄 Cologne Christmas Market Escape ✨
Details
Date: Sunday, 30 November 2025
Departure: Brussels-Midi Station
Train: ~70€ (each participant books their own ticket)
Organising contribution: €5 → UJAMAA ASBL
💳 IBAN: BE35 7380 4663 9137
📎 Reference: Cologne
As winter settles in, Cologne comes alive in a thousand lights. The air fills with the scent of cinnamon, roasted almonds, and mulled wine. Beneath the cathedral’s Gothic towers, friends and strangers mingle between wooden chalets, laughter echoing over the cobblestones.
Join Sunday Vacations for a heart-warming day that blends history, friendship, and festive magic - the perfect escape before the holiday season begins.
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🕕 Train to book (book early - prices rise fast!):
🚆 Outbound
➡️ Bruxelles-Midi → Köln Hbf
🕙 Departure: 10:25 – Arrival: 12:15
🚆 Return
➡️ Köln Hbf → Bruxelles-Midi
🕘 Departure: 21:42 – Arrival: 23:35
💡 Buy your ticket on SNCB International, DB, or Thalys.
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🗓️ Program (indicative)
- 10:00 - Meet at Brussels-Midi (near platform entrance)
- 10:25 - Departure to Cologne
- 12:15 - Arrival & short orientation walk
- 12:30 - Explore the Christmas markets at your own pace - from the Cathedral Square to Heumarkt’s ice rink
- 19:30 - Optional group dinner (details soon)
- 21:42 - Return train to Brussels
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🚖 Late-night return tip:
Arriving in Brussels at 23:35?
Use Collecto, the safe shared night-taxi that takes you home to your door anywhere in Brussels for a flat rate of €6.
👉 Book it via the Collecto app or at the Midi taxi stand.
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💶 To confirm your spot:
Please transfer a €5 organising contribution to UJAMAA ASBL (IBAN BE35 7380 4663 9137, ref: Cologne).
This small contribution helps us coordinate and keep Sunday Vacations growing as a community of curious, kind-spirited travelers.
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🎁 Why join:
✨ Experience the warmth and beauty of Cologne at Christmas
💬 Meet inspiring women and friendly internationals from Brussels
🍷 Share laughter, lights, and Glühwein in good company
📸 Bring your camera and your best smile - the magic of Christmas starts here.
