Back to Oktoberfest
After Dad and I completed our quick trip through Europe, and he flew home, I went back to Munich for Oktoberfest. When I told the woman at tourist information that I needed a hotel room for about a week, she simply looked at me as if I were stupid and said, “Have you […]
Dates Traveled: September 2001
(I’d also worked/traveled here in May-September 1992, but that trip is without details)
After catching the Eurostar train through the chunnel, the last stop with Dad on the whirlwind tour of Europe was London, and we really did that one quickly. Saw all the main sights - Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St. […]
Dates Traveled: September 2001
(I’d also traveled here in September 1992, but that trip is without details)
After consuming as much chocolate as is humanly possible in Switzerland, we made a one-night stop in the Black Forest region of Germany before heading on to Paris. Hit the main sites - Notre Dame and it’s stained glass Rose […]
Dates Traveled: September 2001
(I’d also traveled here in September 1992, but that trip is without details)
Glacier Express
From Italy we caught a few different trains and eventually ended up in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Final leg of journey from Tirano, Italy, to St. Moritz was beautiful as it wound through the mountains. St. Moritz is in a […]
Dates Traveled: September 2001
(I’d also traveled here in March 1998, but that trip is without details)
Venice
Venice must be one of the few cities in the world where buildings, which are in such a state as to be falling into the canals, can be termed charming, but there you have it. Venice does have a certain […]
