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Category Archives: Germany
Reflections – Summer in Austria & Bavaria
To finish the posts of the summer of 2018, I thought I would leave you with some of the impressions & thoughts from the trip. There was certainly a lot of driving done in those 10 days. Nearly 3,200 km … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Bavaria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
Tagged acceptance, distance, friendship, history, horror, music, persecution, reflections, thoughts
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Day 10 – Homeward bound as fast as I can.
Awoke in this morning and feeling not much better. Had been a rough night. Thankfully next to the hotel was a Shell Petrol station so while I was filling up with petrol I was able to buy some more paracetamol … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Sweden
Tagged Burg, calles, cross timeber houses, denmark, flu, Gänseliesel, göttingen, Goose girl, malmö, summer 2018, summer house, University, ystad
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Day 9 – On the trail of the Grand Tour
Awoke to a lovely sunny morning and over breakfast faced the fact that in an hour I would have to say bye to my friends from NZ and head north (first sad thing of the day). The start of a … Continue reading
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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