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Greenwich Trip

Posted on March 28, 2010 by sheila

Most people have heard of Greenwich and maybe even pronounce the ‘w’ in the word like we used to. Here, it’s pronounced ‘Gren-ich.’ We’ve wanted to visit all year since we have heard great things about the town and its … Continue reading →

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Welsh Cawl and Coastline…

Posted on March 23, 2010 by henry

Sheila took me on a surprise trip to Wales a few weekends back.  She didn’t actually take me, but she planned it all and then I did the driving.  I took a half day off work and we left in … Continue reading →

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Neuschwanstein Castle

Posted on March 7, 2010 by henry

Sorry for posting so late, but better late than never right? On another one of our off days in Garmisch Germany we took a short drive over to Nueschwanstein Castle.  This was only about an hour drive, so it was … Continue reading →

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Small Town Germany

Posted on February 28, 2010 by sheila

After surviving a nuclear disaster in Munich over New Year’s, we successfully rented a car and conquered semi-blizzard-like conditions (real Midwestern-like conditions, not “treacherous” British conditions of 2 inches) getting to Garmisch for our skiing adventure. Garmisch is actually a … Continue reading →

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New Years in Munich

Posted on January 18, 2010 by henry

We made the train journey on New Year’s Eve towards Munich, or “Munchkin” if you are Sheila and cannot pronounce Meunchen (German for Munich).  The countryside was beautiful with the Alps off to the south the whole way.  Being new … Continue reading →

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More Salzburg

Posted on December 30, 2009 by henry

Our 2nd day in Salzburg involved traveling to many of the same places we did the day before except seeing them during the daytime, dodging a few more tourists along the way, and touring places more in-depth.  Our first stop … Continue reading →

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Our luggage, and oh yeah, Vienna

Posted on December 26, 2009 by sheila

Amazingness…So after sitting in an airport for about 13 hours, living off a book bag and one bag for 3 days, a 5 hour train ride, and a 20 min walk, we were pleasantly surprised while checking into our hotel … Continue reading →

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Off to Vienna

Posted on December 26, 2009 by sheila

Good morning Prague, you have been great to us, but we must depart.  Today we are off to Vienna via train.  Prague, Sheila and I both agreed, is definitely one of the most beautiful cities we have both seen.  It … Continue reading →

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An Intro to Prague

Posted on December 24, 2009 by henry

Well after finally arriving at the hotel at 4:30AM, after nearly 24 hours of travel, we were exhausted.  We decided to get some shut eye for a few hours.  After this quick power nap we decided to get up and … Continue reading →

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Finally arrived

Posted on December 24, 2009 by henry

Yes, one day required 3 posts, it was that long!!!  And now the exciting conclusion of our longest travel day EVER. So here we are writing the morning after just to give a little update.  Truly when the day couldn’t … Continue reading →

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