Bis Spater Stuttgart
Das ist nicht auf wiedersehen, das ist bis spater! Counting down the last days here in Stuttgart with Colette already gone and nothing…
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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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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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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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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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Besigheim Germany
We stumbled across Besigheim on our drive back from Heidelberg to Stuttgart. We like to stay off the autobahn and meander through back…
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Bad Wimpfen
Bad Wimpfen was highly recomended by my friend Bruce as a charming little village, and he was spot on. We thoroughly enjoyed wandering…
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Heilbronn Germany
We detoured through Heilbronn to check out their astronomical clock. Unfortunately it wsa pretty meh, but sometimes you just have to explore to…
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Heidelberg Weekend
An amazing weekend visiting (revisiting for Colette) Heidelberg. A must-do for anyone visiting Germany, and even a must-do for Germans judging by the…
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Lake Titisee
When the hotels are all closed because of coronavirus, an RV will get you where you want to go! We had our sights…
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Bad Liebenzell
What started as a random hike pulled from Wikiloc turned out to be a beautiful late spring day. 67 degrees and sunny is…
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Schorndorf Germany
A quick stop in a typical German town after a day hike. Nothing special, but it’s always cool to see the old downtowns…
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Ottenbach Hike
Another excellent crowd-sourced hike from Wikiloc! Websites like Alltrails, Komoot, and Wikiloc are amazing resources for those of us who want to get…
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Schonbuch Hike
If you’re going to do a 25.2 mile hike, why not make it a full marathon? A huge part of training for my…
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Reussenstein Loop Hike
A hike I dug up on Wikiloc, it looked interesting due to the old castle ruins and some elevation. 12.4 miles and 2,300…
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