A trip to Füssen to see Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein, arguably Germany’s most famous castle, was never really on my must-see list. But since this year everything is different, I thought it would be the perfect time to visit. No battling tourists to get the good view or standing in a long line for tickets. Due […]
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Autumn Morning
They say the early bird catches the worm. This morning when I opened the shutters, the early morning sun hitting the colored leaves and fog hugging the ground made me want to reach for my camera. I quickly dressed and headed out. It took a while for me to realize why something felt faintly off: […]
A Walk Around Hopfensee
Savor precious moments and commit them to memory. I recently spent a week in Germany. It was both wonderful and stressful as I kept an eye on the list of designated risk areas, first not knowing if I would be able to enter the country and then not knowing if I’d be able to go […]
A Day Under the Larches
I love the time of the year when the leaves turn from green to yellow, orange and red. In order to make sure I didn’t miss fall foliage this year, I booked a weekend in Pontresina. One of my favorite times to visit Engadin is in Autumn. This year I was about a week or […]
ViaRhenana: Days 4-6
Right after I finished the first three days of my hike along the Rhine River, I started making plans for the next leg of the trip. This time a dear friend joined me. We packed our backpacks and took the train to Schaffhausen where Day 4 of the ViaRhenana begins. Day 4: Unlike the last […]
Postcard from Unterhuldingen
14 years ago, I visited the open-air museum which features reconstructions of stilt houses from the Stone and Bronze Ages on Lake Constance. Since 2001, these have been a Unesco World Heritage site. I don’t remember much of this visit except that we were herded through and that it was a hot day. I had […]