Blogs from Bavaria, Germany, Europe - page 11

Am Samstag fuhren meine Mutter und ich nach Fürth. Dort war gerade Weinfest und wir hatten einen Tisch in der Gustavstraße reserviert. Vorher spazierten wir nicht an der Pegnitz vorbei und durch den Stadtpark. Danach erkundeten wir die Fußgängerzone in der es noch eine Reihe schöner alter Gebäude gibt. Am Ende gingen wir zu unserem Restaurant, welches in der genannten Straße Speiß und Trank servierte. Aber kein Bier, das war zu diesem Anlass verboten. Abends sah ich dann noch den erfolgreichen Supercup der Bayern im Fernsehen.... read more

Departure I'd like to think of myself as a seasoned traveler-- ten minutes before I leave for the airport I toss a clean shirt, a bottle of whiskey, and a bullwhip into a well-worn valise and I'm off. The reality is different. I over-plan to the point that I drive myself crazy. There's plan A, backup plan B, and backup to the backup, plan C. I print out my plane tickets and compulsively check them every day in case the words miraculously rearranged themselves during the night. The uncertainty of travel caused by COVID and flight cancellations has made me even crazier. And this time I have to multiply everything by five because I'm also worrying about my four students. I calculate the odds of all of us making it there and back again without a ... read more

Another beautiful restful night, perhaps becaue we are exhausted, perhaps the very gentle movement rocks you like a baby. Either way I seem to get up earlier than an alarm, ready for another day. We are at the halfway point in our journey. One disappointment came before dinner yesterday. Our Caberet Night with Dinner in Paris was cancelled. They did not tell us why, only that it was cancelled. So I booked us on an all day trip to Versaille to to see the setting of one of my favorite Netflix series, Mary, Queen of Scotts..........so that should be fun. Dan, one of our fellow travelers, gave us some excellent travel advice that I wanted to share with all. Travel today is more hectic than ever. Even with all the modern technology we have, baggage handling ... read more

Today we visited the historic town of Bamberg. This ancient city is a peaceful, quiet example of a quaint German city. We did not sail overnight but remained in our berth in Bamberg. This gave us a chance for a morning tour of the city. Our first order of business was breakfast. We rose early after a very restful sleep and headed to the lounge deck for some fresh fruit and a cup of coffee while we waited for the main breakfast to open at 7. Cathy and I sat on the open deck, enjoying the cool morning air, sipping an excellent brew. We knew this would not last long as the temperature was expecterd to hit 90 sometime today. After breakfast we boarded our bus for the 15 minute trip to the historic center city. ... read more

Am 6. Juni fuhr ich wieder von München nach Stuttgart. Ich wählte abermals die Strecke über Donauwörth und Nördlingen und machte einen Halt in Harburg. Dort besichtige ich die gut erhaltene Festung. Kurz nach meiner Ankunft startete eine Führung und damit machte ich einen Rundgang an der Mauer entlang und zu den einzelnen Gebäuden. Fast überall durfte ich Fotos machen. Die beiden Parkplätze für die Anlage waren gut gefüllt und das Wetter sonnig. Nach dem Besuch setzte ich meine Fahrt fort und aß abends noch in Stuttgart eine Pizza in der Nähe meines Hotels.... read more