Monthly Archives: October 2013

Lahr, Freiburg, Triberg, Germany October 21 2013

First stop on today’s schedule was west of us in the little village of Lahr. For three weeks in October, the town holds a chrysanthemum festival. In and around the town square, merchants and businesses decorate their street front facades … Continue reading

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Zell am Harmrmersbach, a day of rest! October 20, 2013

cheap cytotec We arrived yesterday and did two days worth of grocery shopping because in Germany all stores, with the exception of the Bakery are closed on Sunday.  After 3-weeks we were ready to do nothing, but alas laundry and meal preparation … Continue reading

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Zell-Am-Harmersbach-October 19, 2013

After a sumptuous breakfast at Villa Aborea and chatting with Michael and Viktoria Dey, we headed out to our rental in the Black Forest. The stitching in Mike’s good walking shoes had failed and Michael Dey suggested we check a … Continue reading

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The Castles of Hohenschwangau, Germany October 18, 2013

The Hotel Muller had arranged tickets for us at the Castle Neuschwanstein in mid morning and then in early afternoon a tour at Castle Hohenschwangau. It was a beautiful bright blue sky day when checked out of the hotel and … Continue reading

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On the road back to Germany, Fussen, Austria, Honenschwangau

We left Vaduz, slipped into Austria, our 7th. country, for a bit, and headed for the town of Fussen in Germany on the banks of the River Lech. The Via Claudia Augusta went right through the middle of town. In … Continue reading

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On the road back to Germany, Füssen, Austria, Honenschwangue

We left Vaduz, slipped into Austria our 7th. country for a bit, and headed for the town of Fussen in Germany on the banks of the River Lech. The Via Claudia Augusta went right through the middle of town. In … Continue reading

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Vaduz Liechtenstein October 16 2013

We were on the road from Lucerne, Switzerland, by 9:30 AM. We tried to avoid the motor ways and expressways to reach our intended destination: Vaduz Liechtenstein, the capitol of that tiny country of only 61 square miles. High on … Continue reading

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The Rhine and Mosel River – Photos courtesy of Julian Griffin

The following Slide show is courtesy of Julian Griffin. There are about 1,034 photos and to watch the whole show will take about an hour and a half (1.31.38 to be exact) so sit back and enjoy the Rhine and … Continue reading

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Rhine River cruise comes to the end but adventures continue to Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne Switzerland October 15 2013 We arrived in Basel and docked around midnight. The disembarkation procedure was very well organized, except folks on early flights had to leave the ship at 4am. So, there were lots of doors slamming and … Continue reading

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Breisach, Germany and Alsatian Wine Villages in France: Kayserberg and Riquewihr

We docked at 5:45AM, at Breisach, Germany. When dawn broke, it was another grey, overcast morning with periods of light rain. Undeterred we headed off on our tour of Alsatian villages. Kayserberg is on the eastern edge of the French wine … Continue reading

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