When we travel to Europe we will need a travel adapter and converters for our electronic devices to plug them in. Voltage and outlet types vary in different countries. In the US electricity runs on 110-220 volts, while other countries, such as European ones, run on 220-440 volts. What is a travel adapter or plug adapter? The plug adapter allows you to plug your device…
Bremerhaven was the last German city my ancestor saw before heading to America. My mother explained to me that my great-grandmother’s last name was Wefenstette and that they came from Germany. So I went to our local library and did some research on my descendants. I found that my ancestor left for the U.S. in the 1860s from Bremerhaven, Germany. I then looked up information…
We are out of the house for three months while my husband is doing a sabbatical in Germany and thought it would be a good idea for someone to house sit. We decided to do this since we are gone for such a long time. You always have that fear that someone might break-in, or a pipe bursts or something else, and it would be…
The medieval old town area or The Alstadt in Munich is filled with must see sights including museums, historic churches, and palaces along with the famous Hofbräuhaus beer hall and the Viktualienmarkt, an old world vegetable and fruit market. Marienplatz It is the heart of Munich in the city center. You can see the Neue and Alte Rathaus (New and Old Town Halls), have a cup of…
My husband had his on take own setting up our living arrangements in Munich so I decided to interview him on our approach on finding our home away from home.
While we are traveling in Europe, our son will be staying in touch with his preschool friends. I will be regularly writing pen pal letters on the blog detailing our adventures that will be sent to his class. We’ll be sharing big adventures, like taking a cable car up to Germany’s highest point, the Zugspitze or smaller ones like taking a Traghetto across the Grand…
The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, will be our first stop in the Balkan countries. My son can’t wait to see the dragon bridge, it is the Slovenian symbol and can be seen throughout the old town. The beauty of the city’s architect is best seen on foot, so here we go walking in the streets of Ljubljana! (Links are for Google Map Designations) What To…
Strasbourg will surprise you with its beauty of its medieval buildings and grand churches straddling the Rhine River in France near the German border. It is a wonderful mix of these two cultural influences. Former President Barack Obama said it best in describing this unique city: Strasbourg has been known throughout history as a city at the crossroads. Over thousands of years, you straddled many…
Rothenburg ob der Tauber is the most attractive town on Germany’s Romantic Road. It looks much the same as it did in the Middle Ages and best to see outside of summer before its medieval walls fill with the crowds. Millions come to see the town every year. We should be visiting Rothenburg in the spring to avoid them. It is an easy place to…
Göttingen is the place of fables, the Brothers Grimm worked as professors at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, and you can even find Sleeping Beauty’s castle nearby. We’ll be in Göttingen while my husband is at a conference and we’ll explore this land of castles and long ago tales. Gänseliesel Fountain Found in front of the city’s medieval town hall in the Marktplatz. Constructed in 1901, the…
