High above the city of Heidelberg stands the breath-taking Heidelberg Schloss (castle). The castle is a haphazard combination of several buildings from different periods of German architecture, some as old as 800 years. The view from the city is breath-taking, and so is the city from the castle. The city is renowned for its University. For German students, the cost… View Post
Spending the day in Strasbourg – it’s the best of both France and Germany. We spent an afternoon walking in the charming town with its half-timber buildings decorated with window boxes full of flowers. Storks are all over Alsace and are fun to see perched on the rooftops of Strasbourg. They are faithful creatures and will return to the same… View Post
Colmar is a fairytale town with canals bordered by flowers and charming little shops. It’s easy to see why it’s listed as the most romantic city in France. It’s full of wonderful timber-framed medieval houses and feels like walking through a theme park. I can only imagine what it would look like at Christmas. It has charming shops and quaint… View Post
Our first stop on our Viking Rhine Getaway was Breisach. We hopped on a bus and drove through the beautiful country-side of Schwarzwald, the mountainous region in south-eastern Germany with dense forests, rolling green hills dotted with cows. It easy to see why this is the setting for many of the Grimms’ fairy tales. One of the interesting things our… View Post
We left Como after breakfast and drove north to Basel. On the way, we caught a glimpse of Lake Lugano and traveled through the stunning Alps with their classic Swiss scenery of high peaks, green valleys, and crystal clear lakes. We made a pit stop at the Gotthard Pass and climbed up to see the equestrian statue of General Suvorov…. View Post
