Gates at the Entrance at Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Preface by Jonathan: During our visit to Munich we decided to visit the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial. We feel that one of the most important purposes to travel is to educate yourself and bear witness to...
Munich’s Old Town Ernest Hemingway, one of Jonathan’s favourite writers, once said that once you have seen Munich, “everything else in Germany is a waste of time”. Dare I say this, but we kind of agree. Having visited other major German cities...
Graffiti Art on the Berlin Wall at East Side Gallery The East Side Gallery is the best place to see the remnants of the Berlin Wall and the compelling Berlin Wall Graffiti Art. It is a must-see for any visitor to Berlin. At 1.3 km long, or just under a mile long, it’s...
If you go to Berlin and a spend any time at all wandering the streets, you are going to be confronted with signs for what is apparently a favorite street food of Berliners, currywurst. Germans are obsessed with currywurst; estimates are that they consume more than 850...
Neither of us had been on a river cruise before, and although we were very excited that Viking River Cruises had invited us on their “Grand European Tour,” to be honest, we had a few reservations. Spending two weeks, together, on a boat, in a cramped...
< Our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour: Day 12 – Braubach, Germany You Can’t Get More Central Than This We woke up to a fantastic view of Cologne city, with views across the Rhine River to the city’s famous gothic cathedral. What a fabulous start...
< Our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour: Day 11 – Wertheim, Germany Sight Seeing Has Never Been So Easy This morning we entered the Rhine River and spent time up on the sun deck, taking in the views – hillside castles, steeply terraced vineyards,...
< Our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour: Day 10 – Würzburg, Germany Very cold start to the day this morning, down to 1 degree (Celsius). Now, that may not sound cold to some but don’t forget Jon and I lived in Laos and Thailand for a long time, so our blood...
