Kurvilla Am Park 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.

... between Budapest and Amsterdam.
We’re now traveling on the Main River. We’ve seen many swans and ducks on the river and the hills have many vineyards. After lunch we docked at Wurzburg , another picturesque town with many church spires and a fortress on the hill. The river is crossed by another old stone bridge with large statues of Bishop Princes and saints lining the sides of the bridge.

... most important cities in the Holy Roman Empire and in 1248 work began on its mighty cathedral, designed to house the relics of the Three Wise Men. Known as the Dom (pronounced dome), it was once the world’s tallest building and is arguably still the world’s greatest Gothic edifice, attracting pilgrims from all over Europe, even though it was not to be completed for another six centuries. It is still Germany’s most visited attraction.

... We are told to go upstairs and the audio guides are available at the entrance.

As we go up the stairs we do see the incredible painting on the ceiling here. It is a huge staircase going up in the centre and then divides and goes up again on either side. The painting is astounding. Then we go in to a side room with chairs in it and look at the ceiling in there, another great master piece. There are some tours ...

... 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 ...

From Alices Diary
" The day started of nice and relaxed.  We didn't have breakfast until 8.30am, caught up on some washing and sat up on the deck to watch the world go by.  The weather is starting to pick up and we are leaving the rain behind.  At 10.30am happy hour was announced and we went down to the lounge to enjoy smoked sausages with beer and wine and so an hour later everyone was very happy ...

... off the heavy lunch so we attempt to find the trail to the castle. After about 30 min of walking in the general direction, we are now wondering why we haven't arrived at the gates. Hmm...We've hiked up the side of a VERY large hill dotted with newly blooming vineyards, stop to check our heart rate and continue on to see if we can storm the castle. Wow..a cool hour later we rounded the last turn and realized we had arrived on the ...

... on a bike same idea as us different direction but almost the same route, they were all smiles after 3 weeks. Woke up this morning to the sound of a big church bell at 7am I know were we wanted to shove his clanger! the town streets were being closed off and stalls being set up everywhere for the annual street festival lots of food, beer stalls and people dancing everwhere great atmosphere even some ompah bands so we ...

We then headed for Wurzburg and the start of the Romantic Road. We had Mothers day looking around Wurzburg and walking up to the Fortress above the town. Then off to Rothenburg Ob De Tauber where we had a great Mothers Day meal out. The town was having its annual 3 day festival, when as legend has it, during the thirty year war in 1631 a bloody catholic General Tilly and his troops stormed the town. He was going to burn the whole place down and kill everyone but someone begged ...

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 ...