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Au centre de l'Allemagne - près du triangle autoroutier de Kirchheim après 390 km de la maison, mais 194 faits aujourd'hui, nous voici au camping qui n'ouvrira sa réception que dans plus d'une heure... alors que nous sommes passés devant ce qui semblerait être un temple... nous allons donc curioser ce qu'il s'y passe. Une dame toute habillée de jaune, qui nous dira par après s'appeler Sarita, nous propose de visiter l'endroit. Nous ne connaissons rien de ce qu'est un ashram... en voici une définition : dans l'Inde ancienne, l'ashram était considéré comme un lieu isolé, en général en retrait dans la montagne ou la forêt, dans lequel se retirait un sage pour s'unir à Dieu dans une démarche solitaire. Cela existe donc aussi en Allemagne... et nous sommes tout à côté. Sarita nous propose de ... read more
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Europe » Germany » Brandenburg » Frankfurt May 28th 2023

08:30 hrs : Shelley and I have landed in Germany! We’re now waiting for Kristine to arrive from Vancouver. She should be here with us in about an hour. We loved our flight with Lufthansa! I’ve never flown ‘Premium Economy’ and I have to say that we enjoyed it very much. The seats are roomier, lots of leg room, the seats go back further and even have a footstool and pedestal so that you can have your feet up off the floor. We had a pillow and blanket waiting for us on our seats and a bottle of water too! Not only that, oh no….there was a neat little bag of goodies too! A black drawstring bag with a toothbrush/toothpaste, eye mask, black socks, a towelette, and ear plugs…. We have about two hours to wait ... read more
Baking
Flight monitor
Flight monitor

Europe » Germany » Baden-Württemberg » Heidelberg May 25th 2023

Thursday, May 25, was our last full day in Germany before flying home early on the 26th. The hotel we stayed at in the Black Forest had a house sized cuckoo clock that we made sure we saw in action before we left. Our adventure today took us to the university town of Heidelberg. This was our second visit to Heidelberg so we had seen much of the city in the past. We did not get to the university section this visit. We took the funicular to the castle and spent some time there as much of it was behind scaffolding on our last visit. We took time to walk out on the terrace to overlook the city and take in the thought that Fred's paternal family lived just up the Neckar River in Binau am ... read more
 Old Train Station
 Old Train Station
Heidelberg Castle

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Fussen May 24th 2023

We awoke to another gray and dreary morning in Fuessen. Today was our scheduled trip to Neuschwanstein, Mad King Ludwig's famed castle. I was hoping to get "the picture" from the Maria Bridge which was one of the reasons for our trip. Unfortunately the bridge was completely enveloped in fog and the castle could not be seen. The walk traveling from the bridge to the castle in the rain was not enjoyable. As we made our way to the castle the mist became a heavy rain with no place to stand under cover. A kind worker at the castle allowed us in a covered courtyard area to await our entry time. We did complete the tour inside seeing the mostly empty rooms and climbing dozens of steps to do so. I knew that there was very ... read more
 Little lizards ?
Neuschwanstein
Castle Side

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Fussen May 23rd 2023

We woke up on Tuesday morning, the 23rd, to rain and fog. Our excursion for today was to travel to the top of Germany's highest mountain, The Zugspitze. Needless to say the trip was cancelled as there was no visibility on the mountain top thus the transportation to the top was not operating. This now gave us the whole day free in Fuessen. Our first adventure was to search for two geocaches a short distance away in a little park. It looked innocent enoughuntil we found we were climbing almost straight uphill. The rain had brought out both snails and slugs on the path. From the path we got a look at the Forggensee off in the distance. After a successful climb up and back down we returned to our room for a bit before venturing ... read more
German Snail
 German Slug
Looking Toward the High Palace

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich May 22nd 2023

After leaving Rothenburg, we drove to Munich for the night. This morning we started out with a bus tour of the city. This was quite a disappointment as it was very difficult to see the landmarks that were pointed out and construction and traffic the drive was not a pleasant one. The one nice stop on the drive was at Nymphenburg Palace, the summer home of Max Emanuel. It was he, who in the late 1600's, increased the size to what it is today.From there we made our way to Marienplatz to enjoy the rest of the morning and have lunch. In this area is the New City Hall, home of a Glockenspiel, that we were lucky enough to enjoy as it only activates three times a day. To watch this easily, we snagged a table ... read more
Wittelsbacherbrunnen
Siegestor - Stands as a reminder to peace
 Olympic Tower in Olympic Park

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Rothenburg ob der Tauber May 21st 2023

On a beautiful Sunday morning we headed along the Romantic Road to the walled city of Rothenburg. This is perhaps my favorite German city having visited here in the past. When we arrived early enough that many streets were still deserted. We walked as a group to the market square before heading off on our own. We headed off to some favorite spots including the Plönlein where you can view two gates into the city. We walked the streets, ducked down an alley for a different view of the area and spent some time viewing the art in St. Jacob's Church including paintings from the 1600's and the Blood Altar. We were in Rothenburg for lunch and since we were not partaking of the dinner in Munich this evening, we decided to get a nice lunch. ... read more
 Wall Around Rothenburg
 Rothenburg City Wall
 Wisteria

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Nuremberg (aka Nürnberg) May 20th 2023

Our tour continued on this morning into Bavaria to the city of Bayreuth. The city is know for its connection to Richard Wagner and his operas. The city holds a festival for Richard Wagner and he had a strong influence on the opera house. We started there with a tour walking thought the streets to the New Palace. Once there we were on our own to explore the city and grab some lunch. We took in some of the gardens and statuary of the palace and from there looked for lunch. Most eateries served sweets so we ended up with crapes filled with Nutella served with vanilla ice cream. It was quite good. After lunch we walked the pedestrian streets for a bit passing the Old Palace and oddly enough a large dinosaur. Leaving Bayreuth we ... read more
Sculpture by the Opera House
 Lutheran Church in Bayreuth
Margravial Opera House

Europe » Germany » Saxony » Dresden May 19th 2023

After leaving Berlin we spent a day in Dresden. After arriving at the hotel we walked as a group around the old city taking in the Zwinger Palace Courtyard, the Palace, Cathedral, and the Frauenkirche. The Zwinger Courtyard is under construction so we could only look at it from a distance. We continued to walk by the palace and Cathedral which are connected with a bridge for easy access from palace to church. We passed the FürstenZug. A mural depicting the "Procession of Princes" over periods of time. After completing the group tour, we had the rest of the day free as we did not take the option tour for the afternoon. We first attempted to complete two geocaches Fred had wanted to try. We failed initially on both attempts misreading the first, which we eventually ... read more
 Julius Otto Monument
Kreuzkirche
 Church Tower is open

Europe » Germany » Saxony » Zittau May 19th 2023

Zittau sits very close to the border with Poland and Czechia. It's a lovely rural German city but what great timing for us. We took the train from Gorlitz which was simple, cheap and quick. Then we walked the 20 minutes down to the main square where we were staying. On arrival they were setting up for what looked like a German Christmas market in May. All was soon to be revealed, but first we checked into the Hotel Sonnewhich was a wonderful birthday treat for Russ and a class above our normal travel digs! It's a beautifully restored building full of quirky works of art and we absolutely loved it there. Art themes continue all around the city. Near the hotel is Grüne Strasse where the old communist housing blocks have been painted eclectic colours ... read more
Party in the Square!
Fireworks in front of the town hall
The train to Zittau




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