The plan today was simple.  Get up – pack and clean up our AirBnb, and then head on the Train to Amsterdam. Things did not go quite as planned.  First, we woke up and our watches did not match our phones!  Ah ha!  Daylight Savings Time in Europe has ended.  That was kind of a… Read More “I Don’t Think We’re Going To Make Our Train”

We spent 5 nights in Munich – so four full days to explore the city.  We took one day to visit Neuschanstein castle. So, what did we see?  The first day was our ramble – we saw the famous Glockenspiel do its show at 12 PM (the subway steps were RIGHT in front of the… Read More Catching up: Munich

We are now coming into a routine.  On the first day in a new city, we wander a bit.  Yesterday, we had a plan for the afternoon to find a park and play, but we wandered all day – starting at a local flea market in Karlsplatz – hitting the inside market enxt door, and… Read More Stuttgart

So, we packed up our apartment, hopped in a cab, and made our was to be he Salzburg Hauptbahnhauf (central station) Walk in, and don’t see our train on the list. Go stand in line. “The border is closed. Your train is cancelled.” Huh. I’m signed up for alerts. Wouldn’t this qualify as alertable? It… Read More Salzburg to Munich: Border trouble

Our favorite cities so far have been the smaller ones.  Those that you can walk and really get to know in a day or so. Salzburg proves to be no different. We started the day with a quick walk to get groceries.  There appears to be a parking shortage in town. To make up for it… Read More 2 Days in Salzburg

We arrived in Salzburg.  Our host suggested a 15 minute walk to to take a Taxi to the apartment.  We were all exhausted from Vienna, so the idea of walking (with our stuff) for 15 minutes – probably really 25 with our stuff – we grabbed a taxi. The cabbie was distraught – “I cannot… Read More Salzburg: a beautiful first night

Before we made it to Schoenbrunn Palace for the rest of our adventure, we went to the House der Musik in downtown Vienna. It was a neat – hands on music museum.. Katherine and I were hoping for more, but the kids really enjoyed it – which is the point, I guess. There were neat… Read More Schoenbrunn Castle: Day 2 (plus a visit to House der Musik)

Our next day in Vienna was to be a big one – to visit Schoenbrunn castle – see the rooms, visit the children’s museum, walk the labyrinth and then visit the Vienna Zoo (on the grounds of the castle).  We didn’t get all of that in. AFter a quick subway ride, we arrived at Schoenbrunn… Read More Busy, falling behind on Blog Posts. Schoenbrunn Palace 1

On Monday, we took a cruise down the Danube river.  Despite the smokers surrounding us on the boat (really? while you eat?) it was a nice trip. Unlike our journey down the Vltava in Prague, I did not have Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz going through my head.  Highlights – the water is a really distinct… Read More Vienna: Danube and War Museum