Today I want to share my guide to a trip to the Dusseldorf and Bochum Christmas markets in Germany. These are some of the best and brightest festive markets in the country, and seeing them is a great way to get into the seasonal spirit.
Dusseldorf and Bochum Christmas Markets
My boyfriend’s 77-year-old grandmother is quite the jet setter. With half her year spent in South Carolina and the other half spent near Dusseldorf, she thinks nothing of road tripping across America or traveling in Europe when she’s in Germany. Impressive.
It had been eight years since my boyfriend last saw his grandmother, so we figured it was time to make a trip from London to Dusseldorf to see her.
On Sunday we hopped on a plane to spend a day in Germany visiting grandma and exploring the famous Dusseldorf and Bochum Christmas markets.
The first part of our day was spent catching up with my boyfriend’s grandmother and her cousin.
She told us about her childhood in East Prussia (now Poland) and how her mother tricked her into entering a convent in Berlin in the aftermath of World War II.
Bochum Christmas Market
After lunch at a local restaurant, grandma took us out to the Bochum Christmas market, which was near Dusseldorf.
On the way, she pointed out old World War II bunkers and cracked jokes about how the Germans were “asking for it” whenever she showed us a bombed-out building.
The Bochum Christmas market was full of stalls selling everything from Czech sausages to mulled wine with rum. There was a huge mobile in the middle complete with revolving statues of snowmen and nutcrackers.
Dusseldorf Christmas Markets
After a mug of mulled wine, my boyfriend’s grandmother and cousin took us back to Dusseldorf. We arrived as the sky was getting dark, which was perfect timing to see the twinkling lights at the Christmas market in the Altstadt.
Our flight home was at 7pm, so we had no time to linger in Dusseldorf. We did a quick walk-through of the market, then hopped on our flight to London to travel back to Hampstead in time for dinner.
German Christmas Markets
It had been a great day visiting the Dusseldorf and Bochum Christmas markets, and fun to see a mix of styles.
The market in Dusseldorf was big and bright, while the one in Bochum was more local and intimate. I enjoyed both equally and hope to travel back again someday to see the Cologne Christmas markets and other places to visit in Germany in winter.
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