Blogs from Lindau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Geo: 47.5544, 9.69024We were down for the typical breakfast around 8:00. Typical seemed to be: cold cuts, cheeses, boiled eggs, pastries, cereal and fruit. After checking out, we walked the same route Grandpa and Brennan had done last night. St. George's was much prettier in daylight with light streaming through the stained glass. The men were still busy setting up the Christmas village. The soon to open Christkindle Markt was also busily setting up and businesses were all hanging evergreen garland and lights.We made every effort to avoid the autobahn on the drive to Ulm, which would be about the halfway point on our drive for the day. Ulm brags of the tallest steeple of any church in Germany. It was a visual G&G had from 40 years earlier. Our desire to avoid the autobahn, had ... read more

Well I’m sitting in seat 4A, yep all the analysis paid off. The flight was full but I was at the head of the list using my new buddy passes. We pulled away from our gate and started taxiing toward the runway, the plane promptly stopped. After about 10 minutes the pilot came on the intercom and announce we’re waiting because an Air Bus A380 broke down on the runway and we have to wait because it’s so large and it’s being towed back to the terminal. LOL We’re finally airborne, the flight attendant Iris and her team were very nice and it was a smooth flight. About 1 hour in to the flight the pilot came on the intercom and was explaining all the flight stuff where we’re going, how high, bla, bla. But then ... read more

STILL in Bavaria We are enjoying Germany so much we just can't seem to leave! After staying three nights in the campingplatz in Dinkelsbuhl, seeing yet more walled medieval towns, including Rothenburg ob der Tauber which was pretty amazing. While we were there, we managed, by loitering on the town hall steps while they screened of the town square, to watch a Bavarian folk dancing group do their thing on Easter Sunday. Needless to say we didn't have to pay the euros you were supposed to to get in! The procession into the square, along with the dancers, the bavarian band and a few dignitaries, also included a large sheep draped in greenery. We didn't manage to stay around long enough to see what the significance of that was! Easter is a pretty big celebration and ... read more

The first brochure I picked up at the tourist office said ~"The Happy End of Germany!" and oh my, what a happy place it is! i think i took over 100 pictures in the two short days I was here! This was on a recommendation of Jess, her sister lives near here and they like to vacation in Lindau, so i thought, why not!?! I was absolutely enamored the minute the train pulled into town. Lindau is an island on the Bodensee (lake constance) which borders austria, switzerland, and germany. The train passed over an isthmus to get to the island and I immediately started grinning! PARADISE!! I arrived in the middle of a conference on a weekend, so there were no rooms available except the 5 star hotel on the lake on the edge of ... read more

Back on the 10:02 boat again today, but this time going for a total of 2.5 hours (passing yesterday's ports) to the island of Lindau. This is as far south as one can go in Germany so I guess I'll now have been to the 4 corners. For some strange reason, I've wanted to go to Lindau for about 35 years, so it was finally happening. This very old island city did not disappoint me with its seaside promenade (even better than Meersburg), narrow lanes, restored 14th and 15th century buildings, market squares and greenery all over the place. It could have been a bit sunnier, but it was fine. Of course the boat ride back was again 2.5 hours so it was 6:30 PM by the time the boat docked in Meersburg. Now I'm thinking ... read more