{"id":3327,"date":"2019-12-08T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/?p=3327"},"modified":"2019-12-13T12:11:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T11:11:19","slug":"winter-season-is-upon-us-christmas-markets-winter-activities-to-warm-our-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/2019\/12\/08\/winter-season-is-upon-us-christmas-markets-winter-activities-to-warm-our-hearts\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter season is upon us! Christmas Markets &amp; winter activities to warm our hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cell__Cell-g0fptp-0 jWrvEb\" data-min-enable=\"HP The best of culture trip\" data-min-method=\"true\">\n<p>December month is cold and dark, but it&#8217;s Christmas time! House decorations, lights, ice rinks, incandescent bulbs, Christmas trees everywhere&#8230; Every detail\u00a0makes you\u00a0feel both festive and spirited. Some families get carried away though and transform their home into a winter wonderland, but it&#8217;s still nice! You can really feel the enthusiasm of holidays and the warmth of Christmas spirit covers of love and happiness the darkness month of the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3343 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-4-300x136.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"777\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-4-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-4-768x347.png 768w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-4.png 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Pictures: Mary Jo; Location: Germany)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Amsterdam city is full of Christmas markets during this time of the year, also in nearby places like Haarlem and Leiden. If you stay in Wageningen and you do not want to go that far, markets are not only spread around Amsterdam, but also nearby. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/ofeZaMFgEZJydrkN6\">Arnhem<\/a>\u00a0city (20km away from Wageningen) every Sunday there is a market (SonsbeekMarkt), in winter, of course, it becomes a Christmas market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cell__Cell-g0fptp-0 jWrvEb\" data-min-enable=\"HP The best of culture trip\" data-min-method=\"true\">\n<p class=\"paragraph-wraperstyled__ParagraphWrapper-sc-1xg03x1-0 gnTgqd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-17.13.08.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3333 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-17.13.08-300x234.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-17.13.08-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-17.13.08-1024x799.png 1024w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-17.13.08-768x599.png 768w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-17.13.08.png 1172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-wraperstyled__ParagraphWrapper-sc-1xg03x1-0 gnTgqd\">So if you feel like visiting Arnhem you can either take the bus (direct bus from Wageningen ), train (from Ede-Wageningen) or bike (1 hour cycling). Anywhere you go, you will for sure have the chance to experience how the Dutch enjoy spending those days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The biggest market! With over 200 stalls, food and music, the <strong>Dordrecht Christmas market<\/strong> is one of the largest in the Netherlands. You can visit this market from 14 till 16 December.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cell__Cell-g0fptp-0 jWrvEb\" data-min-enable=\"HP The best of culture trip\" data-min-method=\"true\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"paragraph-wraperstyled__ParagraphWrapper-sc-1xg03x1-0 gnTgqd\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/place\/Rembrandtplein,+1017+Amsterdam,+%CE%9F%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1\/@52.3658278,4.8945425,17z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x47c60995659d426b:0x397e117a44ba0983\">Rembrandtplein Centrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"paragraph-wraperstyled__ParagraphWrapper-sc-1xg03x1-0 gnTgqd\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/place\/Leidseplein,+Amsterdam,+%CE%9F%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1\/@52.3637114,4.8798347,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47c609e89112e5b7:0x504e9377f49590ec\">Leidseplein Centrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"paragraph-wraperstyled__ParagraphWrapper-sc-1xg03x1-0 gnTgqd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kerstmarktdordrecht.nl\/home\/praktische-informatie\/english\/\"><em>Kerstmarkt Dordrecht, Galvanistraat, Dordrecht, Netherlands<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>German\u00a0Christmas\u00a0Markets<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Traveling to our neighbours to visit the most ambient and festive Christmas market in Europe,\u00a0<strong>M\u00fcnster, Germany<\/strong>. It\u2019s only 3 hours away from Amsterdam by train. \u00a0A one-way <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsinternational.nl\/traintracker\/?tt=943_12_228871_christmas-muenste&amp;r=%2Fen%2Fchristmas-market%2Fchristmas-market-in-munster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ticket costs from \u20ac 20<\/a>. SAVE THE DATES! The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsinternational.nl\/traintracker\/?tt=943_12_228871_christmas-munster&amp;r=%2Fen%2Fchristmas-market%2Fchristmas-market-in-munster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christmas market in M\u00fcnster<\/a> is open from <strong>25 November until 23 December 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find trains to M\u00fcnsen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsinternational.nl\/en\/christmas-market\/christmas-market-in-munster?utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=tradetracker&amp;utm_source=affiliateid-228871&amp;utm_content=Holland+Explorer.+Travel+%26+Lifestyle\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.55.50.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3331 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.55.50-300x129.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.55.50-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.55.50-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.55.50-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.55.50-1536x662.png 1536w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.55.50.png 1912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GERMANY, BUT WHERE TO? Every city in Germany has a Christmas market, but the best places to visit are the ones that we pointed out on the map below and km far from Wageningen. Rent a car and have a road trip with friends, why not?<a href=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.15.25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3330 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.15.25-265x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.15.25-265x300.png 265w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.15.25-905x1024.png 905w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.15.25-768x869.png 768w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-06-at-16.15.25.png 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Christkindlesmarkt, Nuremberg (601 km )<\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Engelchen market, D\u00fcsseldorf <strong>(150 km)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Lucia Christmas market, Berlin (624 km)<\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Marienplatz Christmas market, Munich (749 km)<\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Striezelmarkt, Dresden (690 km)<\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Cathedral Christmas market, Cologne <strong>(180 km)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Markets in Rothenburg ob der Tauber (557 km)<\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Marktplatz, Stuttgart (540 km)<\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">R\u00f6merberg market, Frankfurt (378 km)<\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Leipzig Christmas market (587 km)<\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Heidelberg Christmas markets(427 km)<\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Town hall Christmas market, Aachen (179 km)<\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Hamburg Christmas markets (418 km)<\/li>\n<li class=\"item-card-title__ItemTitleWrapper-a1kgd2-0 xrcvF\">Bremen Christmas markets (308 km)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cell__Cell-g0fptp-0 jWrvEb\" data-min-enable=\"HP The best of culture trip\" data-min-method=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Ice Skating<a href=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3334 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-300x191.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2.png 984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>As ice-skating is so popular in the Netherlands, it\u2019s easy to find a rinks. If you enjoy ice-skating,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wur.nl\/en\/sports-centre-de-bongerd\/SWU-Thymos.htm\">SWU Thymos<\/a> is organising the Ice Skating Experience around January every year, pay attention and check their activities and dates, you will enjoy a nice outdoor ice skating! Below you will find some ice-skating rink locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/triavium.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triavium<\/a> (Nijmegen)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wssvijzersterk.nl\">W.S.S.V. IJzersterk<\/a> (Wageningen)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eijv.nl\">Edese IJsvereniging<\/a> (Ede)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deuithof.nl\/en\/activity\/ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">De Uithof Schaatsbaan<\/a> (The Hague)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ijsbaanhaarlem.nl\/english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ice Rink Haarlem<\/a> (Haarlem)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flevonice.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flevonice<\/a> (Biddinghuizen)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iamexpat.nl\/lifestyle\/expat-events-festivals\/coolest-rink-netherlands-ice-skating-olympic-stadium-amsterdam\">Coolest Rink in the Netherlands<\/a> (Amsterdam)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u26f8\u2744\ufe0f\u26c4\ufe0f Event by Thymos <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You can go to the gym throughout the seasons, but how often can you go ice skating? Want to recall how cool your ice skating experience was? Or just want to learn how to ice skate? Don&#8217;t worry and be happy because SWU Thymos and ESN Wageningen are organizing an ice skating activity on Friday the 17th of January at Flevonice, the longest open-air ice skating track in the world!<a href=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-13-at-12.00.27.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3372 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-13-at-12.00.27-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-13-at-12.00.27-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-13-at-12.00.27-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-13-at-12.00.27-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a>Date: Friday 17 January 2020<br \/>\nTime: 16:00h gathering at Sports Centre De Bongerd.<br \/>\nEstimated return time: 22:00<br \/>\nLocation: Flevonice (Biddinghuizen)<\/p>\n<p>\u20ac12 if you have sports rights AND an ESN membership card.<br \/>\n\u20ac14,50 if you have sports rights OR an ESN membership card.<br \/>\n\u20ac16 if you have NO sports rights and NO ESN membership card.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/QB3WnACaeCS5CVdk8?fbclid=IwAR3iMh0qzXRcYOz8OrRMpdTIrgG49TvypOTTSI8h2Qzhkbc6gSvGRxSJ0XA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-lynx-mode=\"hover\" data-lynx-uri=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FQB3WnACaeCS5CVdk8%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3iMh0qzXRcYOz8OrRMpdTIrgG49TvypOTTSI8h2Qzhkbc6gSvGRxSJ0XA&amp;h=AT2iFxCNKRuV_3C3v-qYFCE6rRLS5FIU_DFWZTdS-8EMks8fK0Z1tmyIr5bkC81WxTR_zPaYZ14IL89Cy9mL9wB9BD1Gp6-VDceU5KTr6n0vYe8O2DhQ-Gdul7IQ-7fdcqPNPCc\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/QB3WnACaeCS5CVdk8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Anywhere in The Netherlands..<\/h2>\n<p>To warm our hearts and bodies when it&#8217;s freezing cold outside is having a good tea or hot chocolate with biscuits!(Dutch classic biscuits: Speculaas &amp; Stroopwafels). You can do that anywhere around Wageningen, you don&#8217;t need to take the train or bus to enjoy a charming chrsitmas feeling and a cozy hot drink. I am not really a hot chocolate person, If you are not fan either, \u00a0I do recommend trying the chai latte spice tea, it&#8217;s really tasty and cozy, it has the perfect spice balance to enjoy as a lovely winter drink.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3328 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-300x218.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/weblog.wur.eu\/international-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage.png 963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Picture: Hot chocolate with Stroopwafel on top and biscuits)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December month is cold and dark, but it&#8217;s Christmas time! 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