Adventures in Europe and Beyond
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During several recent local road trips, we found ourselves driving along the same autobahn where we kept seeing a sign for the town of Sayn, Germany. The sign is noticeable because it has a painting of a very colorful butterfly […]
Among the seemingly endless amazing sights in Germany is the Geyser Andernach, the highest cold-water geyser in the world. I didn’t even realize that there are both hot-water and cold-water geysers until I found out […]
On the last full day of our four-night trip to Leiden, the Netherlands over the Memorial Day weekend, we actually explored the city of Leiden instead of doing a side trip as we had the […]
As I mentioned in the Alkmaar post, we spent 4 nights in the Dutch city of Leiden over the Memorial Day weekend. Our second full day there was spent making another side trip, this time to three UNESCO […]
Have I mentioned that the Netherlands is one of my favorite countries in Europe? I like it more and more every time we go there. After visiting 36 European countries, I think I’d still choose […]
Did you know that the Oxo company, of bouillon cube fame, was founded by a man who was an apprentice in Heppenheim, Germany? That, of course, was not the main reason for our visit to […]
Between 2002 and 2007, I made three trips to Antarctica on the Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Sea. In an upcoming blog, I’ll write about those adventures. For details on visiting, click here.
There is a famous epic German poem called The Nibelungenlied (say that three times quickly!) or The Song of the Nibelungs. I’ve actually read most of the poem – as an English translation – but […]
It always amazes me how clever the Romans were. We’ve been to numerous Roman ruins and I’m always impressed by their aqueducts, buildings, bridges, baths, heating systems and so on. What never fails to impress […]
The first German building placed on the UNESCO World Heritage site was the Aachen Cathedral in, of course, the city of Aachen. Aachen is about a 2.5 hour drive from us, so rather than get […]
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