A Perfect Day

Tuesday blessed us with beautiful weather and we made the most of it. We started with a trip to the Breitachklamm, one of several ravines in the area. As we headed up along the beautiful stream, the temperature dropped at least ten degrees (F). The water is COLD! It’s also crystal clear and a lovely […]

The Alps – Just The Way You Imagined Them

We started to get excited as the mountains rose before us as we drove south from Regensburg. The corn fields and hops gave way to hay fields and pasture. It only got better when we reached Oberstdorf, a town surrounded by mountains. Every where you look – more mountains. And flowers! On the houses, on […]

Regensburg

We enjoyed two days in Regensburg, an old city on the Danube. Perhaps the most famous sight in Regensburg is the 336-meter-long stone bridge, built in just 11 years (1135 to 1146). Considering that many cathedrals took centuries to build, that seems incredibly fast. Perhaps commerce was more urgent than housing the archbishop? Or perhaps […]

An Engineer’s Dream

Munich’s Deutsches Museum is a fantastic science and technology museum. We spent a few hours there and only saw a fraction of their excellent exhibits. We could easily devote several days to it. Detailed explanations were given in both German and English. The detailed dioramas about bridge building were even more impressive. If you just […]

Munich

We spent a week in Munich, mostly visiting family. We did manage to see a few of the sights…and take a pile of pictures. We hope to come back and see more! Oktoberfest starts on September 16th. They’re busy building what looks like a whole small town in Theresienwiese: We were surprised to learn that […]

More Countries, More Cities, More Fun?

This year we’re returning to Europe, but not just France. We’re traveling in Germany and France, plus a couple of nights in Austria and Switzerland. This trip will be quite different than our 2019 and 2022 adventures. In 2019 we stayed two months in each rental. In 2022, around a month. In 2023 we’ll only […]