Schloss Favorite
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
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 – 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
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 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
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
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
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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Ljubljana Slovenia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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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Salzburg Austria
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
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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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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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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Litomysl Czech Republic
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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