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On the romantic road to Rothenburg ob der tauber
The Romantic road is the old highway that connected the walled cities in the heart of Germany. I do have to confess, I took the autobahn most of the way instead. I thought the German beer would be the highlight of the trip for me. No complaints on the beer but it is quite an experience to …
From exquisite to ancient
... bus with a very knowledgable local guide Karl Heinz. First stop was the Prince Bishop's Residence. No photos as we weren't allowed to take any, but exquisite is the only adjective I can find to describe this building. The most memorable 2 of the 340 rooms (not that we saw all of the rooms) was the stairwell. 70 stairs with very shallow risers so you just glided up the red carpet to the surrounding balcony to look up to a domed ceiling fresco 20 x 30 ...
Wurzburg, a beautiful city and my favorite so far
After docking this morning, took a short bus ride to the Wurzburg Residenz, home of the prince-bishops in the 18th century--lots of ornate detail and compared to the Palace of Versailles in France. The Residenz is known for having The largest staircase enclosed in a room with gorgeous paintings on the ceiling depicting the continents except Australia since it had not been discovered at this time. One room had walls of painted mirrors ...
Expedition Europe Engaged
... With no strict plan it is easy to travel where the wind blows and find the unexpected or last minute treasure. A casual conversation over dinner involves what country we want to go to tomorrow, should we take an afternoon stop in Brussels? Maybe buy a flight to Italy?
It is a different scene from Africa, with different avenues to pursue meaning, but one thing is for sure: there are plenty of fun memories on the horizon in this Europe expedition.
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Megahealthy times
... to Wien. It's complicated to enjoy completely an stay in a place when you are sick and your concern is to rest and recover, but like always, my friend Katrin made me feel so chilled and confortable in her presence, at ease. Reached already the most northern point of probably my whole trip, although curiously, or cassually, one of the warmers and sunniest so far, I start the way down to the south, and of course to the raising sun. Always to the raising sun. ...