Overnight in Aachen

Aachen is right by the German's border with Belgium and The Netherlands. There's not much to see here except that we are heading the next day across the border to visit a couple of factory outlets!

Even with the European economies merging into a single and more uniform economy, prices across borders still differ quite a lot. Everythings seems to be more expensive once you step outside Germany, especially in Holland. That is why we stayed at another Holiday Inn Express hotel in Germany instead of hoping across the border. A similar one in Holland would be twice more expensive.

The same with petrol. It's about 10% cheaper here in Germany compare to Holland, so it's wise to fill up before heading back to Holland. The fuel price is definitely less of a burden now, hovering around 1.05 Euros per litre compared to 1.66 Euros at its height during September.

In the evening we headed to the centre of town to have dinner at this kebab retaurant. Obviously the name 'Sultan' already suggested a Turkish connection. Unlike most kebab shop that you find in Europe, this one is a proper restaurant with modern and nice set-up inside.