Blogs from Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, Europe - page 2

Today we are back on the road on day three of our European tour. Let’s see now… how about we head away from Amsterdam, Holland, the Netherlands and into Germany. Let’s take a river cruise down the Rhine and spend the night at Wiesbaden…I guess we can do that J We started the day with our complimentary wake up call and buffet breakfast. These early mornings are starting to catch up with us! We then jumped in the bus and headed to our first stop - Koln - pronounced ‘Cologne‘. It was also our first day doing seat rotation for the bus - it sounds pretty dodgy but it stops some people hogging the good seats and forces you to sit opposite different people every day, which is good. I must admit the front seats are ... read more

The last three days have been very nice, slow days. In fact the days have been so slow it isn't worth writing up each day individually so I will lump them together here. I have had a chance to simply hang out with Kris, Thom and family, and see a little bit of daily life in Germany. Well, ok. To be completely fair, I am not sure that Kris and Thom represent "native" Germany since they live in Army housing and spend much of their day interacting with English speakers rather than German speakers, but it has still be a nice experience. Sunday we drove about 45 minutes from Weisbaden to the town of Schollkrippen where we visited the Brauhaus Barbarossa. This restaurant/brewery was recommended by one of Thom's German employees and it was a nice ... read more

This week: Wiesbaden! This city is the capital of the state Hessen and is located southwest from Frankfurt Am Main. It takes about 50 minutes by train from Darmstadt or Frankfurt Am Main to Wiesbaden. The city is charming! As "Historical Highlights of Germany" website states: "A poet's dream of a region..." is how Heinrich von Kleist once described Wiesbaden and its charming environs along the Rhine River. We were a group of four travelling to Wiesbaden on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. We were travelling without a specific plan or pre-set high expectations. We just wanted to spend a day in the capital of Hessen and see what it had to offer us. The city looked peaceful, quiet and relaxed. It was Sunday so all shops were closed and there were only a few tourists on ... read more

We arrived in Germany exhausted, and headed for the hotel where we waited for my cousin, Michael. Once he arrived, we went to the hotel restaurant for dinner, where I cheated a little and had steak and french fries. It was great to see Mike and listen to his stories about his recent travels and future plans. I was almost too tired to stay awake for the meal, but I managed to remain conscious through dinner, the ride to Mike's apartment, and talking until 11. Finally, I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer, and I crashed for thirteen hours straight. The plan for Monday was for Mike to return home at lunch and spend the afternoon with me. After I showered and turned back into a human being, we walked outside into Biebrich so that ... read more

This past weekend Lauren, Melanie, Kat (Melanie's sister), and I took a very fun and nostalgic trip to Germany. To Mainz, Wiesbaden, and Rudesheim in particular. It was so much fun, because I loved Germany on my first visit and it was great to visit it again. We flew in early Friday morning and once we got into Frankfurt Hahn airport, we had to take a bus to Mainz in order to get the train to Wiesbaden. To my confoundment, when the bus got to Mainz I realized that it was one of the stops in my previous German adventure, and I felt really embarrased that I didn't recognize the name. It just goes to show my bad memory. Anyways, we got to Wiesbaden, and that afternoon went walking along the Fussganger, whic was super fun, ... read more