Lansperk Castle Ruins
On the map, but not much to see. But when there are clearly marked castle ruins then I think it’s worthwhile to make…
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Usti nad Orlici Lookout Tower
A quick drive up a nearby mountain on our way back from Litomysl to Usti nad Orlici provides beautiful views out over the…
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Dolni Dubrouc Family Visit
Taking a trip to the old country to visit Colette’s Bohemian roots. It’s great to have an interpreter in the family to break…
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Three Cheers
When you’re in Czechia, you must drink the Czech beer!
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Mount Snezka Czech High Point
While we technically could have taken the cable car to the top and checked the Czechia high point off the list, why not…
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Prague Czech Republic
It’s a big album because well – there’s a lot to see in Prague! One of Europe’s Great Cities, there is grand architecture,…
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The Beer Spa
If I had known that there were Beer Spas, we would have moved to Prague years ago!
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Sigmaringen Castle
Wow wow wow! Now this is a German castle! Not quite as impressive as the famous Neuschwanstein castle that the Disney castle was…
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Hohenzollern Castle
Yet another of Germany’s must-do castles. Since this was on our drive down to Konstanz with several other castles along the route, we…
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Why We’re Here
I know that some of you are feeling all grumbledumps because I suck at calling and keeping in touch *cough* J *cough* –…
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Lake Sunset
Watching the ball drop over Lake Constance from our hotel on the Switzerland side. Mother Nature continues to amaze…
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Bodensee North Shore
For the final day of our Lake Constance/Bodensee trip, we hopped on the ferry from Konstanz to Meersburg. Meersburg is a cool little…
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Konstanz Germany
For the first spot on our Lake Constance (Bodensee in German) trip, we stayed on the south side of the lake in Berlingen…
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Castle Honberg Ruins
Yet another castle ruin! We have had these in our Germany map since we got here, and the drive down to Bodensee seemed…
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Hohentwiel Castle
Hohentwiel Castle is the largest castle ruins in Germany, built on top of the Hohentwiel volcano in 914. With many uses over the…
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Retro Berlin
A fun part of our trip was looking at old photos and trying to stand in the same spots. Mostly success, the only…
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The Sun Must Rise
Since I know it will take me a few days to sort through our Berlin photos, here’s one from early this morning for…
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Supersize Me
If I had one word to describe Berlin, it would be OVERSIZED. Building? Make it bigger! Green space? Make it larger! Boulevard? Make…
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East Side Gallery
Photos from the amazing East Side Gallery. All of these paintings are on a 1.3 kilometer long section of the Berlin Wall that…
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Allied Museum Berlin
A few memory photos to help us remember our side trip to the Allied Museum. Since Don was stationed across the road at…
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Ulm Germany
Yet another reason to spend Saturday night in tourist towns. There’s nothing like waking up early on Sunday morning and having the entire…
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