Nestled in the Alps and below Neuschwanstein Castle, a real-life Disney castle is Füssen. It is about two hours by car or by train from Munich. Neuschwanstein Castle The castle in Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” is…
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Museums to Checkout Near Munich’s City Center
The Museum Quarter is filled with museums with amazing art pieces, natural history, and Egyptian relics just north of central Munich. I’ve listed some museums to check out while you’re here along with a few…
Bremerhaven: City of Last Goodbyes
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…
What to Do in City Center in Munich
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…
One Day in Storybook Strasbourg
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…
A Guide to Romantic Rothenburg
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…
Göttingen: Escape to Fairytales
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…
Hamburg Germany Top Ten Sights: A Fabulous Mystery Tour
Red Light Districts, canals and tunneling under a river, and if you’re a Fab Four fan– where the Beatles began, are a few sights to see in Hamburg, Germany. Fischmarkt (Fish Market) Altona Fischmarkt harkens…
