Exploring the best of the Swiss Riviera Wow – what a day! We went up, down and around the Swiss Riviera today, exploring 3 of this region’s best known sites and loving every minute of it. First we climbed to the top of Rochers de Naye by cog […]
We just love a good schloss (translation = castle or palace)! Germany certainly has satisfied our hunger for good schlosses – between the fairy tale castles on Bavaria (i.e. Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles), Meissen’s hill-top marvel, the stunning palace in Dresden and the many, many fortresses and castles of […]
A marvellous day in Meissen… After spending the last couple of days in Dresden, learning about the history of this region, we have heard so much about Meissen, the little town that used to be the capital of Saxony. So we decided to take ourselves to Meissen for the […]
Welcome to Aomori – Honshu’s most northernly province. Evening fans! Hope all is well in your part of the world. We’re currently chilling out in our hotel room after a busy day of train-catching and castle-spotting. We caught a shinkansen from Sendai to Aomori City this morning, passing […]
A day of mountain passes, hot springs, black castles and raw horse meat. Evening folks! Welcome to Day 15 of our adventures. We started our day with coffee and breakfast in the morning at Takayama’s “Coffee Don”; this tiny cafe is run by a Japanese gentleman in his […]