Blogs from Sankt Goar, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe - page 3

Gootentag! Give me a break if I’m spelling this wrong…we got into Germany late last night (3 am?) and have been exhausted all day! So Germany is something different versus the other countries we’ve been too…Yesterday’s driving route, with some in-between: Paris,FR to Metx,FR (we found a cool mid-evil castle, a haunted church (I swear!), & a toilet that sanitizes itself for 5 min b4 the next can use it…I really had to pee…. along the way within the country side as well as passed through Champagne, France) up to Luxembourg City, LX (in which we spent a whole 2 hours in the country (1.5 hr was at a stuffy restaurant with unwelcoming people and getting lost..that was my fault:( And finally Westum, Germany where we only had directions to the general town & not ... read more

Day 23 Thursday 8th February 2007 Rode the gondola’s down Mt Pilatus for the last time. We heard later that after lunch that day, they had to close the mountain as it was too windy for the gondolas to operate. Thank goodness we got down otherwise we would have been stuck up the top of the Swiss Alps. We entered back into Germany and travelled down the Rhine Valley along the Rhine River to St Goar. The Rhine Valley is famous for its wine. The vineyards are small and grow on the sides of very steep mountains so looking after the vineyards is mostly completed by hand. A very hard job to complete. Located along the river are many castles, built beside the river as this was once and still is a major trading area. The ... read more

So from the Swiss alps onto germany where we stopped overnight in the Rhine Valley and went to the largest Stein store in the world.......excitement plus........ next day we started our trip to Amsterdam.... stopping in at Edam..... for a thrilling demo in clog and cheese making...AWESOME stuff........ and then a little bike ride around the town......... that was pretty cool I, however, did get to stick my finger in a dijk (dyke) which is something i've wanted to do for a long time...... From there we went into Amsterdam....now forgive me here if details are a little sketchy......... had a meal and went out that night to The Grasshopper, (i'm sure there are some kids playing at home who know where that is)....... was a little hungry afterwards so had a few slices of a ... read more

Hi Guys, Day 3 on my tour & I need sleep!!! Spent 2 amazing days in Amsterdam! That city is gorgeous & a little rauncy. Went on a beautiful canal cruise & dinner for our 1st night & it was really really pretty. Walked around after, found a groovy pub & had a couple of beers. Next day took a bike ride tour around the city, those people are crazy, everyone rides bikes, trying to cross the road is a nightmare. In the evening we went to a floating Chinese restaurant for dinner & then a sex show in the Red Light District.....mmmm, is all I have to say about that. Set off at a nice time 8:30am for Germany, have seen clogs & cheese made, beer steins & cockoo clocks. We have a free hour ... read more

6:36pm Breakfast this morning was at 7:00 am… I think I woke up a little after 5:30 am this morning. Breakfast was the same, so I had 2 Melba toast and Dramamine. Packed my overnight bag and boarded the bus at 7:30. Adios, Amsterdam! The bus ride to Germany wasn’t so bad. Our first stop was in Cologne. We had a chance to go through the Cathedral, which was gorgeous. I got some really cool shots from the inside. We had about a half hour to kill before we had to meet, so we wandered around the train station. We stopped at a stand and had a delicious wurst croissant (€1.75) which tasted just like a corndog. Mmmm.. I also bought a smoothie later, but it was not so great (€2.75). The train station is right ... read more