Oberstaufen Cows
When you’re in Bavaria, you simply must take cow photos! Why? Because they’re there! And they’re very photogenic. And they’re curious. And the…
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Einodsbach Bavaria
Einodsbach is listed as "the charming little village at the end of the road", so of course we had to go there! A…
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Breitachklamm Gorge
Another Oberstdorf must-do is hiking up the Breitachklamm. A deep gorge that starts flat enough, and quickly becomes tall and narrow. With the…
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Herrsching and Andechs Germany
We picked Herrsching to round out our Ammersee weekend for one big reason – the Andechs Monastery biergarten! There are few attractions in…
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Landsberg am Lech Germany
We put Landsberg am Lech on our map strictly because it was a small town between Augsburg and Fussen. And we’re so glad…
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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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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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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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Break in the Clouds
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 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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Three Cheers
When you’re in Czechia, you must drink the Czech beer!
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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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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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