Hotel Hyatt Regency Mainz

... Well here's the story:<br> <br>After having met a bunch of design students "by chance" (still don't believe in chance though ;) at a party,<br><br> [to be continued]<br><br> I reckon this trip will help me to make some awesome pictures.<br>

It was sooooo cold in Frankfurt, we didn't want to spend much time here since we had no winter clothing. WE got in late, went to our hotel, then back to the airport to get our flight to Bangkok moved up. We though it would be at 8 that night, but they managed to get us on the next flight out, which was pretty much within the hour. Woohooo! I also kept speaking Italian in Germany... so confused with all the languages.

... a Haut Medoc from France? {what the heck is a Haut Medoc?}I have no idea what I selected or how much it cost in USD. I was told to stick to about $30/bottle but who can translate at 8 am after an 11 hour flight? I think it was about 57 Euro's total, so either way, I am 50% off budget - still not sure if I went too cheap or too expensive. Hopefully my colleague, Wally, the one who requested the purchase will be happy either way. <br><br>In ...

... Now we can&#8217;t wait to go back and spend more time in Sulzbach so we can tour the orchard!<br><br>We had a great dinner with great company, we reminisced about their trips to Florida and the Gators-Vols game, we learned more about the 2009 Oktoberfest songs and found out the Nadine was to perform one of them at the local festival later in the month, and then we drove back to their apartment to see all of the American sports paraphernalia hanging ...

We're starting to get a little anxious now as we only have 3 days before we fly home. During our trip we've experienced train strikes, fuel strikes, overbooked seats etc. and decided it was best to get closer to Frankfurt where I flight departs from. From Amsterdam we took the train to Mainz, Germany which is only 20 minutes from Frankfurt - to ...

... fun for me to know what I am looking at though. Rather than "wow, that looks old" I know how it was built in the middle ages, the wars that it went through and who the king or prince was that lived there. Wade arrives to take us to the airport, and off we go. We arrive in Atlanta and stop by one of our favorite stores then head for the international crown room. We make last minute phone calls and call the credit card companies to alert them to international travel ...

... we went to were just to roam around for a few hours marveling at the old architecture. The rest of the time we were on the train heading toward the next city. And the train routes took us through some breath-taking countryside, along winding rivers, sheep dotted pastures, and the towering snowcapped Bavarian Alps. Ulm: Climbed up into the tallest tower of any cathedral in the world. Fussen: Saw the Nueschwanstein Castle. Munich: Sampled the local brew at the ...

... with a band and had a seat outside. It was very touristy but one of our best meals yet! There was a pre-blue hair tour group there taking shots off of a long board and doing the Congo line while playing some of the bands instruments. It was hilarious! We had to jog to make sure we caught the last ferry and then the last train, but we got home no problem after one of our best nights out.

... in Germany. Just think, a couple of years ago I didn't even really know what romanesque was, now I know the difference between this and Roccoco. I am so proud. Anyway, this cathedral was very impressive. Absolutely enormous. Built in the 1000's, and some was rebuilt after the war. There was a crypt in the basement that I actually went into. I wanted to see things older than me. The town was cute - once again that adjective. Great town square, shops and ...