Welcome to Switzerland! We left Germany behind and crossed over in to Switzerland today, which may not be that different to Germany in terms of language and basic cultural norms, but is vastly different is terms of scenery. We’re in Switzerland for 2 weeks exploring its epic peaks, […]
A walk on the wild side in the Black Forest… We went exploring through the Black Forest today (the place, not the cake) and it was AWESOME! Check it out… The Schwarzwald (translation = Black Forest) is indubitably Germany’s best known wilderness area. Birthplace of so many […]
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 […]
Heidelberg – an academic marvel and one of Germany’s cutest historical towns We left Mainz and the Rhineland behind us today, continuing our journey and moving on to Heidelberg, Germany’s best preserved Baroque town. Heidelberg is by far one of the most beautiful towns we’ve seen in Germany […]
Awakened by the sounds of ringing bells in Mainz, city of churches After arriving by boat last night around 8:00pm and lugging our bags the 1.5km from the river-pier to our hotel (being a Saturday, all the taxis in Mainz were apparently too busy last night to pick […]
Wandering Soles 