Category: Destinations
Picking the Perfect Day Trip from Frankfurt or Stuttgart – the Town of Speyer – One of the oldest cities in Germany
Speyer is located about 20 minutes south of where we live in Ludwigshafen, and was settled about 5000 years ago by early nomadic tribes. In about 10 BC, Speyer became a settlement as part of the Roman Empire. As with this part of Germany, the Rhineland-Palatinate area has been settled numerous times between the Romans, ...
How to Properly Watch Germany win the 2014 World Cup
I will honestly admit that I did not grow up a soccer fan. In the US, soccer is a very popular sport played by kids, as proven by the popularity of the "Soccer Mom". But, as kids grow up, they seem to stop playing soccer and move on to other interests. And, the best teams ...
Picking the Perfect Day Trip from Frankfurt or Stuttgart – the wine villages of Edenkoben & St. Martin, Germany
Our group of internal consultants are located here in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, Sweden, Russia, Hungary, Dubai, Kenya, and France. So, twice a year, we get together for a couple of days to share knowledge and for team building events. This summer's meeting was held during the last week of June in the ...
See Why the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria Is the Most Popular Tourist Destination in Germany
Germany has literally hundreds of castles, but the Hohenschwangau and especially the Neuschwanstein Castles are completely "fariytale" type castles. So much so, that the Neuschwanstein Castle was used as the model for Sleeping Beauty's castle in Disneyland (the iconic image of Disney)....but, this isn't a theme park...it is the real thing....my parents and sister really ...
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 ...
Picking the Perfect Way to Spend Two Nights in Venice (Venezia), Italy
My parents and sister visited us in Germany during the month of June. This was my parents' first time traveling outside of the US, and when learning that Venice was one of my Mom's bucket list cities...well, I knew I had to surprise them with a trip there. Amanda & I had been to Venice ...
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 ...
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