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A Room With A View–Rothenburg, Germany

Vignettes March 5, 2024 0 Comments

There are hotels, and then there “are” hotels.  The Burg Hotel in Rothenburg ob der Tauber (there are two Rothenburg’s in Germany) was our favorite place in our month-long journey through Bavaria. Without a doubt, Rothenburg quickly became one of our favorite Medieval cities. Hopefully, you will have a chance to meet 84-year-old “Otto,” the manager of The Burg.  His…

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Kugelmugel and other Micronations

Vignettes February 26, 2024 0 Comments

  Vienna is famous for having the oldest Ferris Wheel in the world. Close by Vienna’s famous amusement park, Prater, is one of the smallest micronations in the world: The Republic of Kugelmugel. We came upon it by accident.  The Republic began over the dispute where or not Edwin Lipburger could build a 1000 square foot spherical home. Enough people…

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The Most Unusual Apartments Like No Other–Vienna, June of 2023

Austria Vignettes February 23, 2024 0 Comments

2023 Hundertwasser, Vienna We were extremely delighted to have seen the Hundertwasser  apartment complex like no other.  There are 53 apartments, 4 offices, shops, a cafe and museum.  Although, going into one of the apartments is nearly impossible as they are residences.  We used Tram Line 1 and stopped at “Hetzgasse” to begin our journey.  You can also take the…

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Tips and Death at Neuschwanstein–June 14th, 2023

Germany Vignettes February 20, 2024 0 Comments

Even in Paradise, one has to be Careful Hopefully, your day of visiting this famous castle will have good weather.  Walt Disney visited the castle known as Neuschwanstein with his wife back in 1955.  Disney fell in love with the castle and thus he modeled all his future Cinderella castles after Neuschwanstein—as the story goes.  If you stay in Fussen…

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Surfing in Munich?

Germany Vignettes February 18, 2024 0 Comments

This free fun event is definitely worth seeing, particularly if you enjoy the sport of surfing, or not.  We got lost walking through the beautiful and enjoyable park.  A young German woman took her phone out and showed us exactly where this place is located.  One can watch the river along a Munich Street called “Prinzegentenstrasse.” The area is known…

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Airport we have Visited

Vignettes April 27, 2023 0 Comments

AIRPORTS THAT WE HAVE VISITED   Kathie and I have been to 113 airports in our 37 years of marriage. We have visited several of these airports listed several times like West Palm Beach, Atlanta and Oahu.  Visiting airports is a sojourn it itself. Some are quite elaborate.  Some are quite complicated like Heathrow.  The following is our list. Acapulco(ACA)…

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Amelia Island the Land of Florida Charm

Amelia Island Florida Vignettes September 18, 2022 0 Comments

About thirty miles north of Jacksonville, close to the Georgia-Florida border, is the 13 mile Amelia Island.  We have stayed in the historic district several times.  This short travelogue will focus on our journeys to this charming community. Amelia Island is the southernmost part of the Sea Islands chain that stretches above Charleston, SC.  Fernandina Beach is the main community…

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TAOS The Land of Enchantment

Vignettes June 20, 2021 0 Comments

On our second sojourn out to see the famous Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque we visited in 2018 the interesting New Mexico town of Taos.   It is over a two-hour car-ride, or 130 miles away from Albuquerque.  The area is well worth exploring for at least two nights if not more. The area was settled in 1610 with Spanish settlers. …

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Kailua-Kona the Home of the Ironman Triathlon

Big Island of Hawaii Hawaii Kona Vignettes March 21, 2021 0 Comments

On the western side of the Big Island of Hawaii lies Kailua-Kona region (I will call the area “Kona” for brevity).   It is the “drier-side” of the Big Island getting an average of less than 20 inches of rain compared to the 130 inches in Hilo, located on windward or eastern side. In 1978, the first Ironman Triathlon took place.  It…

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