One of the biggest beer festivals in Germany is the Bergkirchweih in the Bavarian town of Erlangen. The Bergkirchweih is an open-air festival that takes place for 12 days every year and attracts about a million visitors a year. It started way back in 1755. We spent two nights in […]
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A Hidden Gem Did you know that the Oxo company, of bouillon cube fame, was founded by a man who was an apprentice in Heppenheim, Germany? That of course was not the main reason for our visit to that town. It was just a fun fact that we learned while […]
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There is a famous epic German poem called The Nibelungenlied (say that three times quickly!) or The Song of the Nibelungs. I’ve actually read most of the poem – as an English translation – but for some reason have yet to finish it. Anyway, one of the main characters in […]
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Albania & Macedonia, Part Two When last we left our intrepid travelers they were stuck in the mud in the middle of Albanian farmland. I know you’ve all been biting your nails and wringing your hands and wondering whether we ever got out. Oddly enough, I didn’t get upset at […]
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I absolutely loved our 4-night stay in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. We also made a day trip to Glasgow while we there. Although Scotland has a capital, it is not an independent country, even though you may see it referred to as such. It is part of the United […]
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Braubach, DE The weekend after we returned from Florence, we stayed somewhat local and visited Marksburg Castle. It’s located in the town of Braubach, which is just over an hour away from us. The first glimpse we got of the castle was just as we were approaching the town. We […]
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Sean I and visited Cyprus for a week in November. This is the first time in I don’t know how long that we’ve spent 7 nights in one location on vacation. Normally we do extended weekends or, if we go away for a week, we visit at least 2 locations. […]
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Columbus Day weekend was a 4-day weekend for me and we spent it exploring Bastogne, Belgium and the surrounding area. This was the first photo I took on the trip and I had to include it because I’d never seen anything like this before, but maybe I’m living a sheltered […]
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The weekend of September 27th, we spent 2 nights in Colmar, France. We had been hearing great things about it for a couple of years and finally decided to go. It’s just under a 3-hour drive from where we live in Germany. We left home just before noon on Friday […]
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