La Fogata Corona Del Mar

Had a great lunch at this restaurant. I had the combination plate with the chili and a Carnitas taco.

My wife had the Kobi bowl which was very good. We also had the triple combo with the three tacos.

Total bill was $80 including tip.

Kind of expensive, but the food was tasty and the portions were reasonable. 

Belgium, Switzerland, and France during Christmas – Christmas markets galore!

Bruxelles

Typical city street in Brussels

Europe is well known for its Christmas markets and in this post we will show you all the markets we visited in three different countries: Belgium, Switzerland and France. We will also show what other highlights we saw along the way.

Each one has its own flavor.

The famous Atom attraction

Our stay at the N-how Hotel in Brussels was good. It had an artsy vibe and had all the basic requirements so we gave it 3 stars.

the personalized card is a nice touch
Amazing merry go round

Our first Christmas markets in Belgium:

No visit to Belgium is complete without visiting Bruges. Bruges is picturesque so with so many original buildings. It also has a great Christmas market.

City Entrance – no cars allowed
Take a carriage ride!

Lausanne, Switzerland

A giant Christmas twirly thing

Colmar, France

Colmar is world renown for having been the inspiration for the village in the animated Disney classic Beauty and the Beast.

All the streets are narrow and the buildings unaffected by modern updates or damage from past wars.

Typical store front all decorated

Beautiful interior to the churches

The Night Time Christmas Markets are a special

Treat, but be sure to bundle up!

Unterlinton Museum is a must see. So many interesting works of art

Zollikon – an interesting suburb of Zurich

On the way to Zurich we stopped off at Zollikon outside of the Zurich city limits and visited some sites.

Zurich Christmas Markets

Traditional Swiss clothes on sale
The famous singing tree. On all the levels there are singers, but they were all gone when we took the picture