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Europe 2016

Our most recent trip was to Europe

Milan

Milan  August 18, 2016 If ever there was a blog about numbers, this is it. A 15-minute ferry ride to Varenna, then a ten-minute walk up the street, which brings us to the railroad station. We board a 20-minute late train and are off to Milan. A 10-minute cab ride …

Vienna

Vienna  August 8, 2016  What can I say, Vienna, one of the most beautiful cities one can visit? Even though it suffered during WWII the architecture and that that was rebuilt was done brilliantly. It is of course two cities, one being the city of the Hapsburgs with 18th century …

Melk/Krems

Melk & Krems August 7, 2016 Both Melk and Krems are located in Austria’s beautiful Wachau Valley. A stretch of 18 miles where the river winds through rolling green hills, quaint wine-producing villages, monasteries and the occasional castle ruins. I know, I know, I’ve subjected you to a huge amount …

Rhine, Wine and Castles

Rhine, Wine and Castles  August 2, 2016  Rhine is the river, wine is what we consumed and castles are part of the landscape that embody the country’s scenic beauty and storybook charm. We sailed by quaint riverside villages, undulating farm country and sylvan forests of the Spessart woodlands. Along the …

Nuremberg

Nuremberg  August 4, 2016 On the many tours we have taken these past eight days we have been fortunate to have some wonderful guides. Many of them college students who are either working for their Bachelors or Masters degree. One, like our tour guide in Nuremberg, has his Masters degree …