Year: 2012

Munich, Germany, Tuesday, August 7, 2012  We start our day with breakfast at our Pension. Carol said she smelled fresh bread baking at 6 AM and when we get to the breakfast room, there is an assortment of homemade rolls and pastries. Croissants with chocolate are delicious. There is also the usual German assortment of […]

Munich, Germany Monday, August 6, 2012 Today is another travel day. We are leaving Oberammergau for Munchen( or Munich as we call it in the states). We get down for breakfast right at 0800 as are train leaves at 0938. Another great start to our day and we are soon all packed and ready to […]

Oberammergau, Germany Sunday, August 5, 2012 There was one cow in the meadow this morning making a ruckus with his mooing echoing off the mountain walls. I closed the window and slept a little more. We are in no rush this morning as the bus to Linderhof Castle does not leave the station until 1035. […]

Oberammergau, Germany Saturday, August 4, 2012 We start our journey to Oberammergau with a trip to the Netto Market for breakfast and lunch. 2 pretzels for breakfast, ham, antipasto and two rolls for lunch. Then on to the bus station for the 8:05 bus with one change in Echelsbacher. The ride is beautiful and the […]

Füssen,  Germany Friday, August 3, 2012 Today, our plan is to visit two castles of Mad King Ludwig, the castle of Hohenschwangau and the castle Neuscwanstein. We have reservations at 1055 for Hohenswangau and 1255 for Neuschwanstein. You have to be there a minimum of 1 hour ahead to keep your time. We decide to […]

Füssen, Germany Thursday, August 2, 2012   We get up and head for breakfast about 10 minutes to eight to see if they are open early and they let us in with no problem. We are pleasantly surprised that there are hot scrambled eggs on today’s spread. German toast, scrambled eggs, cheese to mix into […]

My first month of retirement is over. I can’t begin to tell you how much I miss work. This is because there hasn’t been a day yet, that I have missed it! Everyday here has been a new and different experience. We are both relaxed and loving life. We started out with a similar breakfast […]

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany July 31, 2012 “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things”- Henry Miller Today, we got to start with breakfast. We had a choice of hard boiled egg, cereal, toast, and a selection of bologna(2 types), Swiss cheese, and rolls. Coffee and juice were also […]

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany July 30, 2012 We slept in today which felt good. Sleeping in consists of waking up at 6:30 or so and rolling over to try and catch some more shut eye. There is so much more daylight here than we were expecting. It gets dark after 10 and gets light […]

Wurzburg, Germany July 29, 2012 “Life is made of experiences and I intend to have as many as possible.” Yesterday evening and last night, it rained really hard. We ate inside, a meal of spaetzle, bread with bruschetta, salad, wine, and ice cream for dessert. This morning, we got up early, and we’re happy to […]