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Bis Spater Stuttgart

Bis Spater Stuttgart

Posted on October 22, 2020October 24, 2020 by jim

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

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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Sigmaringen Castle

Sigmaringen Castle

Posted on August 8, 2020October 19, 2020 by jim

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

Hohenzollern Castle

Posted on August 8, 2020August 31, 2020 by jim

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

Why We’re Here

Posted on August 8, 2020November 11, 2020 by jim

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

Bodensee North Shore

Posted on August 7, 2020October 19, 2020 by jim

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

Konstanz Germany

Posted on August 6, 2020October 19, 2020 by jim

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

Castle Honberg Ruins

Posted on August 5, 2020August 30, 2020 by jim

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

Posted on August 5, 2020August 30, 2020 by jim

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

Ulm Germany

Posted on July 18, 2020July 21, 2020 by jim

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

Besigheim Germany

Posted on May 31, 2020June 9, 2020 by jim

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

Posted on May 31, 2020June 12, 2020 by jim

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

Heilbronn Germany

Posted on May 31, 2020June 12, 2020 by jim

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

Heidelberg Weekend

Posted on May 30, 2020June 12, 2020 by jim

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

Lake Titisee

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 by jim

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

Bad Liebenzell

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 by jim

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

Schorndorf Germany

Posted on May 16, 2020July 24, 2020 by jim

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

Ottenbach Hike

Posted on May 9, 2020May 10, 2020 by jim

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

Schonbuch Hike

Posted on May 2, 2020May 5, 2020 by jim

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

Reussenstein Loop Hike

Posted on April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 by jim

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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