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November 27th 2008
Published: December 4th 2008
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Our Thanksgiving holidays were spent in Germany, totally immersed in the advent of Christmas! The three of us, Kate, (colleague, not daughter) Keith and myself, headed out of Poland to see what the Christkindlsmarkt was all about. Kate and I have been looking forward to shopping the traditional markets, tasting the "gluhwein", and eating hearty German food! And I think Keith was ready to get on... Read Full Entry



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Keith and Pete
Keith and Pete
Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely... We couldn't be described as adventurous, but we did travel around Europe while living in Poland, from late 2007 until 2009. As serendipitous travelers, we kept this blog so you, back home can see some of the sights from places we have been. We wish you all could have traveled with us. We would still love to hear from you. To leave us a comment, see the buttons below. Go see what we saw in Krakow at our blog [url=http://www.peteand... full info
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Our hotel signOur hotel sign
Our hotel sign
Rothenburg storeRothenburg store
Rothenburg store
Rothenburg Town HallRothenburg Town Hall
Rothenburg Town Hall
pulley used to hoist grains and furniture up into houses pulley used to hoist grains and furniture up into houses
pulley used to hoist grains and furniture up into houses
citizens were required to store enough grain for one year, in the event of drought or siege.
night lighting the Town Hall night lighting the Town Hall
night lighting the Town Hall
roof adornmentroof adornment
roof adornment
main castle gatemain castle gate
main castle gate
my thanksgiving suppermy thanksgiving supper
my thanksgiving supper
Kate had soup and Keith ate sausages. We were very thankful
Christmas candles Christmas candles
Christmas candles
window in Rothenburgwindow in Rothenburg
window in Rothenburg
little lit trees were mounted on the buildings all over townlittle lit trees were mounted on the buildings all over town
little lit trees were mounted on the buildings all over town
antler decor antler decor
antler decor
it was freezing outside, but nice and warm in this restaurant
castle entrancecastle entrance
castle entrance
invadors saw boiling liquid and tar pouring down on their heads, from this mask!invadors saw boiling liquid and tar pouring down on their heads, from this mask!
invadors saw boiling liquid and tar pouring down on their heads, from this mask!
"go to Hell" "go to Hell"
"go to Hell"
is actually a good recommendation



12th December 2008

liliram
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i like your writing style!
been enjoying your blogs, and your 'take' on some of the places i have been to. I missed Rothenburg in previous travels, but after reading this blog, I promise to save up for another trip to Europe and visit Rothenburg. However, I can't promise to do it in winter!

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