“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” – Roy L. Smith It’s that time of year again! When the glühwein (“glowing wine”, warm spiced wine) is flowing, the küsse (“kisses”, these delicious chocolate covered marshmallows) are fresh, and St Nikolaus & Santa can be seen walking the…
Bayern
Der Rauhe Kulm
Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge. Remedies from chemicals will never stand in favor compared with the products of nature, the living cell of the plant, the final result of the rays of the sun, the mother of all life. T. A. Edison Der Rauhe Kulm…
A Goat Parade!
“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” – Lauren DeStefano No matter how old you get, there are always “first experiences” to be had. One of ours happened this weekend, at Naustadt Am…
Searching Through the Ruins! German Castle Ruins
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” – Anne Frank It will never cease to amaze the history around us here! Being from the Midwest, we had history and beautiful sites to see, but most were never preserved. I’m sure at one point it was destroyed on purpose, so it…
Fairy Tale Castles
“Even on the worst days, there’s a possibility for joy.” – Kate Beckett A couple weekends ago we traveled to Garmisch and, on our way home, visited Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. Neuschwanstein is the castle that, it’s said, Walt Disney saw and based the Disney Castle off of. King Ludwig II is so interesting. He is…
The Little Details – Eremitage
“If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.” – Calvin, from the Calvin and Hobbes comics A couple weekends ago we wanted to do a little day trip, so we drove to Bayreuth to see the Hermitage Old Place, Hermitage Court Garden (an 18th Century…