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 […]
Happy birthday to me! Today is my 37th birthday and what better way to celebrate a birthday in Germany than with beer and schnitzel, right? It’s a terrible cliche, I know, but I can’t believe I’m 37! I certainly don’t feel any older than I did […]
Welcome to one of Europe’s premier cities! We’re in Berlin! We’re so excited to be here in Germany’s cosmopolitan, multicultural capital city – home to 3.5 million permanent residents and, in 2012, 9 million visitors. Divided for most of the 20th century, this city has had to reinvent […]
Welcome to Dresden, capital of Saxony! We left the lederhosen and “oompah” bands of Bavaria behind today and made our way by train to Dresden, some 470kms North-East of Munich. Dresden is the capital of Saxony and is only 70kms from the Germany/Czech border. The city is situated […]
A trip into the Bavarian country-side We wanted to get out of Munich today and see some of the Bavarian country-side; in particular we thought a day trip to Nuremberg might be nice. Nuremberg is just 170kms North of Munich, easily reachable by train, and has lots of […]
Wandering Soles 