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Saturday morning, we’re up bright and early, and off to the Köln Bonn Airport. After managing to convince Continental’s computer systems that Liz isn’t a security threat, we enjoy a long but uneventful flight back to Newark, where we part ways with Anne, […]

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Friday continues as we hop a train from the airport and arrive in downtown Köln, in the shadow of the Dom. After picking our jaws up off the ground, we hike down to the Chocolate Museum, wherein we witness much chocolatey goodness. […]

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Friday begins in Beilstein; after a tasty breakfast at Hotel-Haus Lippmann, we narrowly avoid a confrontation with a gang of rowdy swans, and then we’re off for a drive along the Mosel toward historic Burg Eltz. We spend an hour or so visiting […]

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Thursday continues with a stop in Zell (home of the famous Zeller Schwartze Katz), a scenic drive along the windy Mosel, and our arrival in romantic Beilstein, a place out of time, instantly charming. We check into historic Hotel-Haus Lippmann, home of the […]

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This is another half-day post as about a quarter of the photos we shot for the week were taken on this fifth day (Thursday) in Germany.
Our day begins in Worms, with a visit to the Martin Luther monument (the largest in Germany), a return […]

Bloody hell, it’s been almost twelve days since I’ve posted any new photos from the Germany trip. Harrumph. I guess that’s what happens when I let myself get distracted by other things: houseguests, complete disassembly of the office/computer space to prep for painting, work, catching up with Tivo (I can’t believe I’ve […]

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Day four concludes in Worms, the oldest city in Germany, where we rejoice at a local gelato bar, visit Dom Worms (and the interior too), and after a tour of Valckenberg, are treated to a fascinating history lesson, dinner, and wine tasting by our […]

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Leaving Rüdesheim behind, the fourth day begins at Johannishof-Eser, just down the road in Johannisberg, and continues with a mid-day visit to Schloss Johannisberg (dating back to the time of Charlemagne, it is the origin of the “Cabinet”–later “Kabinett”–quality designation), where we visit the […]

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Our third day (or fourth, depending on how you count the air travel) begins in the sleepy village of Mehring and takes us to the touristy avenues of Rüdesheim on the Rhein, with wine tasting appointments along the way at Schäfer-Frölich in Bockenau and […]

The second chunk of photos (56!) from our trip to Germany starts here. This batch begins on Monday at midday on the Autobahn; after having rendezvoused with Karla and our luggage (and converted to lighter clothing, hooray for shorts!), we set out south toward the Mosel for a series of wine tastings: Dr. […]