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Day 7 – Part 1: A “Mad?” King’s Lala-land of Swan Shire & New Swan Stone
Good morning, good morning from one of the southern most points of Germany. So close to the border that if I get out of one side of the bed I am in Germany and the other in Austria. 😀 Today … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Travel blog
Tagged alpsee, Bavaria, füssen, gay king, hohenshwangau, Ludwig II, marienbrucke, murder, neuschwanstein, queen marys bridge, schwangau, wagner
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Day 6 – Part 2: The Many Shires of Bavaria
This post will be somewhat shorter than the last and much lighter in temperament. It was our pick-me-up after the burden of the negative, dark and overwhelming impressions of Dachau. And just like that our brief visit to Munich was … Continue reading
Posted in Germany
Tagged Bavaria, füssen, oberammergau, schwangau, wies church, wieskirche, wolfrathausen
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Day 6 – Part 1: The Death Camps
WARNING: There maybe disturbing text & pictures in this post. This was not an easy post to write. Many thoughts and experiences are still swimming around in my head after having visited this place almost 9 months ago. ————————————————————————————————————————— The … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Travel blog
Tagged Arbeit macht frei, concentration camp, crematorium, Dachau, death camps, final solution, gas chamber, German SS, himmler, Hitler, homosexuals, jews, memorial, Munich, pink triangle, torture
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Day 5 – Salt, Steins & Schweinshaxe
Today we leave the lovely environs of Salzburg and head to the beer drinking capital of the world, Munich. I promised myself I will be back to Salzburg. I have to fulfill my dream of attending a Mozart concert or … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Germany, Travel blog
Tagged Bavaria, Beer halls, Chiemsee Lake, Hallein, Hofbrauhaus, Mariaplatz, Munich, salt mines, Schweinshaxe, Steins
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Day 4 – The Infamous Berghof & Kehlsteinhaus
O ho lay dee odl lee o, o ho lay dee odl ay O ho lay dee odl lee o, lay dee odl lee o lay (click) Good morning! Another brilliant day! Dave & Steph must have had … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Travel blog
Tagged Berghof, Brechtesgaden, Eagles Nest, Hitler, Königsee, Kehlsteinhaus, mountain fortress, Nazi, Obersalzburg
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Day 2 – Kassel-Nuremberg-Passau-Salzburg
Goals for today: A 670 km trip to Salzburg Lunch and a wander round in Nuremberg A drive along the Danube to Passau Finally arriving in the home of Mozart The first 3 hours were just the monotony of the … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Travel blog
Tagged Danube, Donau, Nazi, Nuremburg, Passau, rallies, WWII
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Day 1 – Malmö to Kassel
“…On the road again Goin’ places that I’ve never been Seein’ things that I may never see again And I can’t wait to get on the road again…” (Willy Nelson) And we are off, 670 km, 6.5 hrs driving and … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Travel blog
Tagged Bergpark, Hercules, Karlsaue, Kassel, Löwenburg, monument, Niederswehren, Wilhemshöhe
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Road Trip 2018 – Germany, Austria & Switzerland
I have decided I have seen too little of Europe by road. More often than not, it is just easier to get on a plane and fly there and back, and miss everything in between. In the autumn of 2017, … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Tagged Austria, Germany, road trip, Switzerland
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Day 7 – The Run for Home & Final Reflections.
It has been awhile since I last updated my blog but I wanted to get the trip to Belgium and Passchendaele concluded as I have a new trip to share with you from the summer of 2018 so here goes. … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Uncategorized
Tagged Burg, hamburg, lest we forget, reflections, taxfree, traffic jams, WWI
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