Category: Northern Europe
How We Spent a Weekend in Paris – with a full moon surprise
Okay, so I have another blog post on a trip to Paris here from a weekend trip we took in January, but there is just something about Paris that keeps bringing us back to this beautiful city. That, and the fact that is is a 3 hour ICE train ride from Mannheim, Germany! In June ...
Picking the Perfect Day Trip from Frankfurt, Stuttgart or Munich – Rothenburg ob der Tauber to see the best medieval village in Germany
Day 1 of our week-long driving trip through southern Germany on our way to Venice, Italy was a stop in the picturesque, German village of Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Red Fortress above the Tauber River). Rothenburg is a medieval town that has kept its architecture the same for hundreds of years. No commercial signs, television ...
Picking the Perfect Day Trip from Stuttgart or Munich – Ulm, Germany to see both the tallest church & the most crooked hotel in the world
In our 6 Day driving adventure to Venice and back, the second stop during Day 1, as well as where we spent our first night, was in the city of Ulm, Germany. A city, settled 7,000 years ago, but officially founded in 850AD on the Danube River at the border of the German States of ...
How to Drive the German, Austrian, & Italian Alps
Being an American, we are use to driving long distances as compared to most Europeans. When you realize that the entire continent of Europe can fit into the lower 48 states of the US, you can start to understand why. Also, in Europe, the train (rail) service is fantastic, and most towns and cities are ...
How to See 6 Countries, 3 Continents, and 1 Boat for 16 Nights in April
For Amanda's birthday this year in April, we chose to do a back-to-back cruise with Holland America. The first half of the cruise was through the Greek Islands starting from Rome. And, then once back to Rome, we started the 2nd half of the cruise through the Italian & French Riviera and to Tunisia and ...
See Why the Country of Monaco & the French Riviera Is the Land of Luxury
Our next stop was to the 2nd smallest country in the world, Monaco (size of central park in NYC -- The Vatican City being the smallest country). Four things come to mind when I think of Monaco and the French Riviera: James Bond, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, Princess Grace, and Luxury. The French Riviera has ...
Do You Know What the Longest German Word Is? Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz — Yes, German Is Easy!
YES!!! This is an actual, real German word!!! So, you can imagine where the topic of this post is going to go -- LOL!! BLOG POST PREFACE: While I complain here about how hard it is to learn the German language, I can understand how hard it is to learn English also. I mean you ...
How We Spent a Weekend in Paris in January
Oh, ho hum just a little weekend in Paris. Living in Germany, sometimes I pinch myself when I look at a map and see that living in central Europe has its perks. Like the ability to get to so many cities and places in a short time. For Americans living in Europe, distance is nothing ...
See the German Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) in Ludwigshafen, Germany
The month of December is a wonderful time in Germany. Most Christmas traditions we have in the States originate from Germany. The Christmas Tree, most Christmas Carols, the types of Christmas decorations....even the tradition of Santa Claus has been influenced by German tradition. Almost every village in Germany has a Christmas Market (called Weihnachtsmarkt in ...
See the German Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) in Neuleingen, Germany
Thanks to our friend Gesine, we visited a very unique Weihnachtsmarkt today. Almost every village, town, and city has their own Wiehnachtsmarkt (or Christmas Market). Some cities have several, and they are open through the day and into the evening from the end of November until Christmas. Most have vendors selling crafts, foods, candy, etc ...
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