Accordion Music

July 25, 2008

This post is for Dipsy…because she used to be a mean accordion player. Everywhere we go we hear accordian music being played on the streets…sometimes even on the train. We were at the Flea Market in Frankfurt and the man in this video was testing out an accordion that was being offered for sale. Wahnsinn! […]

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Dom of St Stephan’s in Passau

July 24, 2008

Before I send you off to the slides of the cathedral in Passau…here are a couple more shots of the Donau side of the town.  It was the end of the day and we were beginning the 10km ride back to the campingplatz… The view across the river to the other side…they look like Gingerbread […]

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Where the Donau, the Ilz and the Inn Meet.

July 23, 2008

We thought about living in Passau once.  A couple of years ago Slice saw on the internet a 300-year old monastery up for sale.  Dare I say…it needed renovations?  The architect’s dream.  Well…we forgot to look for that particular monastery but…Passau is a very old and scenic spot. We stayed at a campingplatz that was […]

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A Word About Schnaps

July 20, 2008

While I’m narrowing down my Passau offering, I thought I might distract you.  I’ve been meaning to write about Schnaps (the correct German spelling)…another delicious German cultural experience.     I recognise that the tradition of imbibing a Schnaps is not uniquely German.  It is widely practiced in many European countries and each country has a […]

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More Heidelberg

July 20, 2008

I didn’t get to do Heidelberg justice.  Access to the internet at the moment is sparse and rushed. I wanted to tell you about the many odd-looking barges that one sees going up and down the rivers.   They are incredibly long and who knows what is being carried.   This is on the Neckar River at […]

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Heidelberg

July 16, 2008

Heidelberg seems so long ago.  We stopped for a night and a day over four weeks ago on our way to Bad Homburg. It is an idyllic setting…beside the Neckar River…. Here is the first slide show . Tomorrow we depart Vienna for a foray into Hungary.  Just wait until you see what lies in […]

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Things German

July 9, 2008

Now look at this …  do you notice anything special about this construction site? Take another look….. It might look like there is little or no action but this is a very busy and in progress site.  We’ve cycled past this place many times on our way to the main shopping area in Bad Homburg. […]

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Kloster Eberbach in the Rheingau

July 6, 2008

Not far from Frankfurt, the Rheingau is an area along the Rhine River that is famous for both its wines (Rieslings) and historical significance to the development of German wine making. And the Monks of the Kloster Eberbach are credited with founding the Rheingau wine industry. This place is huge.  It was not a good […]

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Lost in the Forest

July 5, 2008

I promised something old and huge and beautiful from the Rheingau…but I feel like showing you something a bit more earthy today.   (The Rheingau feature will be worth the wait!) We took off on our bikes yesterday to run an errand.  We had 6 kilometers to ride (normally a 30 minute trip).  We wanted to […]

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Pfifferlinge and Wein

July 2, 2008

Off the topic of churches for today.  Let’s talk food and drink!   (Yes I promised a video of exquisite stained-glass windows and more of the Münster Cathedral.  You’ll find the links at the end of this post!) Tis the season of the Pfifferlinge.  Variously described as a fungus, a mushroom or as the French call […]

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