Compared to Deidesheim this place is a zoo. We were up and out of the hotel about 10am and the streets were filling quickly. So far so good! Today was our first full day in Florence, Italy. In our exploration of the city, we learned a few things: Compared to small town Germany, Florence is […]
Today has been a most uneventful day. We woke up to the most rain we’d seen since arriving in Germany, and “enjoyed” the walk in the rain to the train station; we were on trains the entire day. We caught the first train in Deidesheim at 8:30am, then Neustadt, to Karlsruhe. Then a long train […]
Our plans for today involved getting up, starting the laundry (we packed for only 7 days knowing we’d have a washer here at the time share), and get on a train as soon as possible to go see the castle in Mannheim. However, it turns out that the washer is smarter than the American’s!!! Without […]
Today we managed to ignore the rain and catch the train to Heidelberg to see the castle there. We decided to pay for the guided tour, which turned out to be a VERY good investment. We missed the first tour by minutes, and the second tour consisted of the tour guide, and the two […]
We had grand plans today to get up and catch the train to Heidelberg to see the next castle. When we woke up, we decided to change it to Neustadt (which is much closer via train), and go shopping and check out the town. But as it turned out, today was an overcast and rainy […]
Happy April Fool’s Day!! No jokes here, we had a very busy, and very tiring day today. For Jamie, the day started out REALLY early. Her body seems to think that it’s not really here, or in Seattle, since she was up and out of bed at 3am (6pm in Seattle). The upside, is that […]
Today was a very low key day. Jamie woke up at 5am and couldn’t go back to sleep, so Nashon got up to keep her company for a few hours before we went back to sleep. It appears we’re still a bit jet lagged, as we didn’t get up till 11am. We tried to check […]
Today we woke up (though still tired) to enjoy the nice shower at the big hotel again, and walked down to the breakfast that was included with the room. The trouble was that the menu was in German, and the buffet had yogurt, and cheese (things Jamie can’t eat). So Nashon had yogurt with some […]
We’re here! Or there or somewhere depending on your frame of reference, in Deidesheim, Germany. We stopped for dinner at the airport in Frankfurt. We ordered ‘meatloaf’ because it was something on the menu we recognized. What they call meatloaf is pressed and sliced Spam. Large, thick sliced of Spam. Ewww. Two planes, three trains […]
Looks like Jamie and I are going to Germany and Italy in late March for 2 weeks. In case it matters, we’re staying in Deidesheim in Germany for 6 days, then 4 days in Florence and 4 in Rome. I’ve given Jamie ‘Learn German’ CDs, so she should speak full conversational German in like 12 […]
