Trip: The World (Part II)
There are [389] stories from my trip: The World (Part II)
GERMANY | Wednesday, 4 Dec 2013 | Views [1439]
We scored a cozy apartment on the Hopfensee just outside of Fussen. It was the most affordable option in the area with free WiFi and parking and it came with the bonus of a kitchenette and fantastic views.
A room with a view ... Read more >
GERMANY | Monday, 2 Dec 2013 | Views [567]
Before we are overcome with gemütlichkeit we should remember that the Germans also gave the world the concentration camp at Dachau.
Compared to Auschwitz the Dachau of today is sanitized. There isn’t really much to see. Only ... Read more >
GERMANY | Sunday, 1 Dec 2013 | Views [1526]
Die Romantische Straße lives up to its billing even for old farts like yours truly. It isn’t necessarily the “I can’t wait to get you to our hotel” carnal meaning of romantic but something more ethereal. The ... Read more >
GERMANY | Saturday, 30 Nov 2013 | Views [772]
We could scarcely hear anyone speaking German among the crowd at Nuremburg’s Christmas fair. Of course this was the day after Thanksgiving, just another day at work for the locals but a holiday for US servicemen and their families taking ... Read more >
GERMANY | Friday, 29 Nov 2013 | Views [446]
Connie first noticed an irregular heartbeat, palpitations, while we were in Tunis. Rather than take a chance with the Tunisian hospital she decided to wait a few days until we were in Europe, hence our visit to Ramstein Air Force Base and the US ... Read more >
GERMANY | Thursday, 28 Nov 2013 | Photo Gallery
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SWITZERLAND | Friday, 22 Nov 2013 | Views [807]
It snowed again, part of the early season storm that is ravaging the Alps. Because of the bad weather we skipped going to Zermat for views of the Matterhorn, and headed south towards Lugano. The Simplon pass was closed due to snow so we had ... Read more >
SWITZERLAND | Wednesday, 20 Nov 2013 | Views [660]
I would like to live in Switzerland. A place like Bern, Baden Baden, Gstaad, Zermat or St. Moritz. Even more, I would like to be able to afford to live in Switzerland. One hotel owner said he pays his employees – regular ... Read more >
SWITZERLAND | Tuesday, 19 Nov 2013 | Views [630]
We haven't seen much of the sun lately and the 400 km drive to Bern was wet and dreary. Bern, however, was wonderful; cold and wet for sure, but charming just the same. On a sunny day it would be truly spectacular with the trees dressed in ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Sunday, 17 Nov 2013 | Views [517]
I fell in love with Germany while in the Army in the late 60s. It was the most fascinating place I had ever seen. Until I visited Austria, that is. And Switzerland surpassed even that. This must be what heaven looks like. ... Read more >
GERMANY | Friday, 15 Nov 2013 | Views [598]
Neither of us speak more than a few words of German yet we feel almost at home here in Deutschland. Everything is neat, clean and orderly. There is a perfect mix of new and classical, contemporary and quaint, urban and rural, good food ... Read more >
LUXEMBOURG | Sunday, 10 Nov 2013 | Views [503]
The transition from Tunisa to Switzerland seemed unreal, something akin to intergalactic travel. The culture, the languages, the dress, the wealth, the weather, and most of all, the scenery. And after 4 months in Africa we are more than ready for ... Read more >
SWITZERLAND | Friday, 8 Nov 2013 | Photo Gallery
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TUNISIA | Tuesday, 5 Nov 2013 | Views [669]
We were feeling pretty smug as we boarded the train for Sidi Bou Said, a picturesque suburb of Tunis. We knew where the station was and which train to take. We even thught we knew where to get off. But when the train stopped a couple ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Sunday, 3 Nov 2013 | Views [2211]
Today, among the olive groves and freshly plowed wheat fields far from the city, away from the railroads, we saw a different side of Tunisia. The trees were heavy with fruit and the fields were just waiting to produce golden wheat. Bread ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Saturday, 2 Nov 2013 | Views [3230]
If you are lucky, a louage to your destination will be nearly full, waiting just for you to hop on and be on your way. More likely, you will have to wait from ten to twenty minutes for six or seven others going the same way. A louage is ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Friday, 1 Nov 2013 | Views [619]
“We who are about to die salute you.” So shouted the gladiators before they squared off in mortal combat. “I’ll bet you V to X that they’ve got lions waiting for us,” mumbled the Christians. ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Wednesday, 30 Oct 2013 | Views [649]
All eyes looked expectantly down the tracks as if this act would make the train miraculously appear. Well, it worked. Eventually. “Premiere classe” from Tunis to Sousse is clean but just basic and we wonder what second ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Tuesday, 29 Oct 2013 | Views [675]
For a sense of what life was like for the wealthy in the Roman years in Tunisia, you can't beat the Bardo Museum. For less than half a buck on the #4 metro leger you will be treated to a tour of Tunis and be dropped off at the best museum ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Monday, 28 Oct 2013 | Views [567]
Phoenician Carthage was the economic hub of the western Mediterranean in the 1st Millennium, BC. Carthage was also a perpetual tweak of the empirical Roman nose. When Rome had had enough, it exercised its military might and the Punic Wars ... Read more >
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