Hotel Weisses Haus Bad Kissingen

... for cuckoo clocks and Christmas shops. Everywhere there were beautiful shops and quaint cafes. I would return to this town in a minute.

We had local german beer on the return bus trip, you wouldn't see that in the US.

After dinner we went to the lounge to participate in a trivia game. We lost. No surprises there. The big surprise was a woman who is 77 said she would pole dance and she DID! Hysterical. Who knew this crowd could get so rowdy.

At Bamberg we left the Danube-Main Canal. The canal was completed in 1992 and allows ships to travel from the North Sea to the Black Sea. This connection had been dreamed of since Charlemagne tried digging one in the 8th century. Another attempt was made in the 1800s but the advent of the railroad doomed it. It took 20th century technology to make it possible. The canal itself has 34 locks out of the total of ...

The fourth biggest city in Germany, with over one million inhabitants, Cologne (Köln in German) began life as a Roman colony or colonia (hence its name). Its location on the Rhine, at the heart of Germania, was key to its status as capital of the province. The city became a centre for worship, famous for the legend and cult of Santa Ursula, and built several splendid Romanesque churches, which survive today.

By the Middle Ages, Cologne was one of ...

... removed from the castle was removed and hidden to preserve it. Most items were returned to the castle and the things not returned have been bought over the years at private sales.

It was very impressive with beautiful tapestries, furniture, fire place screens and woodwork on the doors and floors. Everything has been redone using original techniques as the residence was completely destroyed inside in 1945. Quite an ...

... wasn't going to satisfy all of us, so we went in search of something else.

I got us lost because I was stubborn and swore I knew where I was going, while apparently I did not. Katie found the way again and we ended up at KFC. Strange, I know, and not authentic, but it was the only place so far that we've gotten cokes with free refills and all the ice we want. So worth the feeling of eating fast food. Ice is something severely missed by the five of us on this ...

... we certainly had a lot of fun.  I took the video camera and filmed the staff introducing them however once again I started of with the cap on but we figured that one out pretty quickly as I couldn’t see anything much to the amusement of the people around.  Still had lunch at 12.30 but must admit didn’t eat as much because we weren’t that hungry.  We docked at about 1.30 and left the ...

Our visit in Regensburg ends today and it's much to my dismay. I'm really going to miss the Beiber/Kliegel family and already look forward to our return here. We start our final road trip to Amsterdam and plan a few stops along the way. One of those stops being in Wurzberg for lunch. Arriving in Wurzburg we find a very quaint cafe to eat lunch that overlooks the Main and the Wurzburg Castle. Once again, we determined that we should ...

... notes for our band ( Look out pud pud no wiz the woz just trumpets!) Linda plucked up the courage to visit a hairdresser we me in tow as an interpreter, no they did not pick up on my german for a number1 all over! Thats all for now we are going to follow the Romantic road south before we turn for Austria via Heinz & Irene's and in the words of Basil Fawlty don't mention the war! Great place great food lovely people!

... ever gets these locks open on the first try and though I used them last year, I wasted 15 minutes fiddling with it. I actually went to the receptionist twice, asking if it was the right key and right room, but she kept telling me "Just try it again." Turns out that the key card wasn't programmed properly - not a very helpful girl ... My mattress was slightly better this year - last year's was so thin that the bed frame was digging into my back all night ...

Drove to Lohr am Main.The town lies on the Main in the Spessart (range) about halfway between Würzburg and Aschaffenburgin Lower Franconia. Lohr lies on the eastern slope of the Spessart at abend in the river Main, which swings here towards the south, formingthe beginning of the Mainviereck ("Main Square" - the southernpart of the ...