Germany
Travel Blogs from Germany
Vietnam in Germany!
For our first day in Nonnenhorn the rain didn`t go away (we all kind of joked that James and I had brought it with us from Ireland since the rain came the night before right after we got down to the lake). Sylvia was in the greenhouse preparing flower ...
The Rhine & Mosel Rivers
... - hand-written notes in the windows listing some date in March. Every few miles along the Rhine is a new castle. Germany as a country is the unification of numerous city-states ruled by nobles. Feudalism thrived here. One of the most ...
Getting shafted in the salt mine
So today, on the recommendation of my father, I took a tour of the salt mines for which Salzburg is named. Before I go on, I would like to compliment the tour operators at Panorama Tours. They are excellent, well organized, informative and ...
Last Day in Dublin & Getting to Germany!!
The 16th wasn't any more interesting than the 15th, we mostly just tried to work on the blog and watched tv in the common room at the hostel. We did go out for lunch though at a mongolian restaurant which is just like the Mongolian Express in ...
The mad king's lair. Castle Neuswanstein
So early this morning I awoke so excited!! I had booked a tour of the most famous castle in the world. Castle Neuswanstein!! This castle was used by Walt Disney as the model for the "Sleeping beauty castle" which is the centerpiece of the ...
A morbid compulsion
Concentration camps. Even the words create images of death and torture. As a young child I remember learning about the holocaust during ww2. But I never in my wildest imagination could fathom the depth of human suffering that could ...
Bavaria's Romantic Road
... of the cities destroyed by WWII. However, Prince Bishop’s Residenz survived. One of the best palaces found in Germany. Rococo interior with Baroque, sculpted gardens. Is it as grand as Vienna? No. But still ...
The Kindness of Strangers
... there was no train at the platform that had been indicated on our itinerary. The train was late? This just wasn't possible in Germany where everything runs on time! So Martin went to the conductor of the train on the adjoining platform and asked him if ...
Back Home to Nonnenhorn
We left Tom and Louise's appartment around 10am and just barely got on our 1st train before it left to the main station, oops. We got back to Nonnenhorn around 1:30pm and dropped our stuff off and then went up to Sylvia and Dieter's place to say ...
Berlin Mayhem
We wake up and enjoy a leisurely breakfast at an outdoor café overlooking the same river we sat by yesterday. It quickly feels as though we have seen each other plenty since college and I'm enjoying my time outside yet again. We ...
Sailing the Bodensee!
James woke up in the morning feeling just as bad and so he layed around and rested for the first half of the day but I (Jackie) did manage to convince him to do some of that laying around down by the lake for a bit as the sun had come out. In the ...
Nobody's Right If Everybody's Wrong
... in the city's main square there were masses of German and England fans all happily co-existing and having a good time. And, of course, Germany winning makes things great for us, as now we're set to meet Ecuador in the fourth round and we won't see ...
...the most exotic thing out there.
... I mean... I have been many times to Munich over the last ten years or so, and it is a city I actually quite enjoy. Germany is maybe not the most exotic thing out there, but this part of Germany, being so close to the Bavarian Alps and the ...
The adventure begins
Well, after an 11 hour train ride, I finally arrived in Munich at about 7:00 this morning. The police were randomly checking passports and I got stopped and questioned for about 3 minutes while the nice cop lady looked in vain for the entry stamp in my ...
Arriving in Berlin
We got up early in the morning to make the long walk once more with our heavy bags to the train station. Of course once again it was a very unexciting train ride, but we did eat some more of the cheese we bought at the cheese markte, and it was ...
For than just a cake...
... the history of Australia, Strasbourg, in my opinion, has fallen short in every respect. Firstly, 10km over the border from Germany, everything is significantly more expensive. Killing me. I don't know about you, but after paying 1.50 euro for ...
Looking for Freedom
... from all different times in Berlin’s history. We were shown statues and buildings from during the communist times in East Germany like a large sculpture of Marx and Engels and the huge TV Tower which was built during this time and remains the ...
Kaka...
... 's Vanny Van Van Van is also home to such a person. Anyway, that stuff certainly doesn't seem to happen anywhere else in germany except munich. In fact, the lederhosen count at the moment reads: munich 24 - rest of germany 2. The rest of germany has a ...
Fairytales and Madmen
... station who was a young American girl (all our tour guides seem to be American) who had studied German history before coming to Germany. The castle is about two hours outside of Munich in the Bavarian countryside so we had to catch a few trains and ...
You're killing me...
... be remembered. The finest of the Rheingau's Jagerschnitzel and Rose was enjoyed as we overlooked the sweeping vineyards of Germany's Riesling Trail. Reuly the finest meal we have enjoyed in Germany, complete with must needed salad. Many thanks again ...
Home Alone!!
This day Hans and Diane left for Canada to visit family and so we got up to say goodbye and Dieter took them to Frankfurt for their flight. The day was pretty crappy again and so James and I (Jackie) just went up to Sylvia and Dieter's to hang out ...
Australia - last 16 of the world
... And so to the Top 5. Well, while we're on food, we may as well stick with it. Reflecting on the food so far in germany, one thing dominates my mind - meat. Just a whole heap of meat. Sure = there's sometimes bread and cheese, but it seems it's all ...
Just let me sleep...
... the raucous displays of the previous night - a night borne from 2 german goals and 0 swedish goals. Towns go silly when germany plays. Unfortunately, we normally get taken for the ride. Today is an alone day, no doubt. A much needed alone day. ...
The Calm Before The Storm
Quote of the Moment "I'm not saying I was directly responsible for the fall of the Berlin Wall, just that I made a contribution through the gift of music" - David Hasslehoff. We've just spent a quality two days in Berlin with Karim and Polly, who ...
München mag Dich.
I am back in Munich for the third time in about 3 months. It is work this time as well, so unfortunately no time to visit the Bavarian Alps (as kind of promised back in July). Next time maybe??? Heck, what a boring blog entry, not even a photo of ...
The Jewel of Germany
... focus of the holiday weekend, I asked Karina her thoughts on the Berlin Wall coming down/the reunification of East and West Germany. She does remember the events (though she was only 9/10 at the time). She recalls that her mother was particularly happy ...
Wunderbar
Daniel here again, Well we have been in Berlin for a few days now and not really done much except relax. The last two days everything has been shut because it is a long weekend here so we haven’t had the opportunity to do much. We ...
Across the Border to Germany
... "again, please!" Ulrike has lived in Rotenburg all her life. Heiko came to Rotenburg from the northeast (located in the former East Germany). His grandfather came from Poland and was in the Polish army. During WWI he was sent to a German POW camp, ...
The World Cup dream of the Devil of the Death
... , but there is always google. This name is, without a doubt, the finest name of all the campervans containing Australians in all of Germany. And let me tell you, there are a bloody heap. And not only campervans, but everywhere. That's right. Well, at ...
King Ludwig 2's castle Neuschwanstein
19.7.06 King Ludwig 11 von Bayern's castle Schloss Neuschwanstein Lynn and I took the new bikes to the tourist office to get information and maps to the local attractions. We photographed many of the beautifully decorated housed and businesses on ...

