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Schloss Favorite

Schloss Favorite

Posted on September 27, 2020October 18, 2020 by jim

One of the famous landmarks in Ludwigsburg, just north of our place in Stuttgart. The beautiful lush park grounds don’t compensate for the…

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Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival

Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival

Posted on September 27, 2020October 22, 2020 by jim

We just missed this when we arrived in country last year, so it was on our must-do-list this year. There are some seriously…

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Koblenz Germany

Koblenz Germany

Posted on September 20, 2020October 16, 2020 by jim

Koblenz – the final stop on our Rhine River Cruise. Koblenz gets its name from the Latin word confluentes – the confluence of…

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Rhine River Cruise

Rhine River Cruise

Posted on September 19, 2020October 14, 2020 by jim

A German must-do is a Rhine River cruise! We chose to go northbound from Rudesheim to Koblenz, or at least we thought we…

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Rudesheim Germany

Rudesheim Germany

Posted on September 19, 2020October 14, 2020 by jim

Rudesheim is the launching place for our Rhine River cruise. A charming little (very little) village, worth a quick morning walk-around while waiting…

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Mainz Germany

Mainz Germany

Posted on September 18, 2020October 11, 2020 by jim

We had to drop the car off outside Frankfurt, so we figured we would make a weekend of it. We had seen plenty…

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Hitlers Eagles Nest

Hitlers Eagles Nest

Posted on September 6, 2020October 9, 2020 by jim

There is so much darkness around the Nazis and the Third Reich, that Hitler’s Eagles Nest resort ranked very high on our must-do…

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Nationalpark Berchetsgaden

Nationalpark Berchetsgaden

Posted on September 5, 2020October 7, 2020 by jim

Long on our list, but not easily accessible – Nationalpark Berchetsgaden. Surrounded by towering mountains on three sides, Lake Konigssee (The King’s Lake)…

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Around The Corner

Around The Corner

Posted on September 5, 2020November 11, 2020 by jim

With 10 days of holiday seeing such amazing places, it’s understandable that I’m a little behind on managing photos! Here’s a teaser photo…

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Ljubljana Slovenia

Ljubljana Slovenia

Posted on September 3, 2020October 4, 2020 by jim

A fitting end to our time in Slovenia, Ljubljana fits our idea of a classic European city. From the river running through the…

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Piran Slovenia

Piran Slovenia

Posted on September 2, 2020September 27, 2020 by jim

We had originally planned on spending time along Croatia’s coast, but with COVID closures that was not to be. That ended up being…

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Koper Slovenia

Koper Slovenia

Posted on September 1, 2020September 27, 2020 by jim

A quick stop on our trip from Lake Bled to Piran. We knew it would be a short stop, but since it was…

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Smartno Slovenia

Smartno Slovenia

Posted on September 1, 2020September 26, 2020 by jim

A beautiful little wine village in the hills between Lake Bled and Piran on the coast. We had read about this area of…

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Slovenian Car Train

Slovenian Car Train

Posted on September 1, 2020September 16, 2020 by jim

Sometimes the quickest way to get from Point A to Point B is to drive your car onto a flatbed train and get…

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Lake Bohinj Slovenia

Lake Bohinj Slovenia

Posted on September 1, 2020September 17, 2020 by jim

We knew that Lake Bohinj in Triglav National Park was on our hot list, as we had read that it was a much…

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Hiking Vintgar Gorge

Hiking Vintgar Gorge

Posted on August 31, 2020September 15, 2020 by jim

Filled with small waterfalls, rapids, and erosion potholes, the Vintgar Gorge is a 1600m long spectacle of nature. With gloomy skies, we loaded…

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Lake Bled Slovenia

Lake Bled Slovenia

Posted on August 30, 2020September 14, 2020 by jim

Lake Bled is the Tahoe of Europe. Slovenia, and Lake Bled in particular were never on our Go-See-Do list until I heard people…

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Break in the Clouds

Break in the Clouds

Posted on August 29, 2020 by jim

Rain, rain, rain all day – but a quick break in the weather gave me a chance to get up and do a…

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Salzburg Austria

Salzburg Austria

Posted on August 28, 2020September 9, 2020 by jim

Salzburg is the first stop on our extended Austria-Slovenia holiday. Best known as where Mozart was born, you can visit his geburtshaus (birthplace)…

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Prague by Night

Prague by Night

Posted on August 16, 2020August 24, 2020 by jim

As with most of Europe’s Great Cities, Prague is simply amazing at night! Multicolor lighting and grandiose architecture create an eye-pleasing display that…

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Litomysl Czech Republic

Litomysl Czech Republic

Posted on August 15, 2020August 23, 2020 by jim

There’s Litomysl Czechia, and Litomysl Minnesota. You can probably guess where the residents of the second one came from… Having been to Litomysl…

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