My dad’s took me off on another adventure this time to Liechtenstein, an actual kingdom, yet we first had to drive through Switzerland. We took a car ferry across Lake Constance on the way. You could see the Alps as you crossed the lake. Next stop was Bern where we were visiting my dad’s cousins who live in Europe. Here you can see a Glockenspiel…
We will be staying one night in Venice on our way to the Croatian coast to my husband’s conference in Dubrovnik. My husband and I spent a vacation just the two of us several years ago and this time we would like for our son to experience it. We will start our adventure here by taking a vaporetto, which is Venice’s public transportation system, from…
When we got back from Hamburg my dad had more adventures for us around Munich including making my own rope and going into the mountains. Our friends took us to farming museum in the Bavarian Alps. Here I learned about milling and saw how Bavarians lived in the past. Best of all I put together my own rope. I helped the rope maker spin the…
Munich parks are amazing with lots of playgrounds, which is good news for an active boy. I’m checking out quite a few with Andrew while we’re here. The largest is the Englischer Garten (English Garden), which even includes surfers! Englischer Garden It all started in 1789 when Elector Carl Theodor ordered that a public park be established along the Isar River. The park was given…
We visited Hamburg to see a close friend and tour a port city surrounded by water and see the sea. In Hamburg we got to go up this really tall church tower and look from the very top seeing the city lay out below us. We took a walk through the world’s first tunnel that went under a river. It was originally built for wagons…
Munich is well known for beer so I’ve decided that I would approach this subject on its own with insights on beer gardens and beer halls. I will discuss, Oktoberfest, which we will not make, but if you do please comment, let me know how it was and what you enjoyed. Until then have a beer on me, Prost! OKTOBERFEST It is a folk festival…
After my birthday we had more amazing adventures. I skipped rocks in a clear mountain lake where you could see the Alps in the distance. We also swung on swings with a lake view. There was even a tree that you could climb on the pebble beach. It was a lot of fun. Then we went to the BMW museum. I saw really small cars…
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 based on this castle in Germany. It is the vision of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Personal note — I used to have a poster of this castle hanging in…
This past week we celebrated my birthday in Germany. My dads had fun-filled adventures planned for me. Thursday we went to the aquarium. My favorite part was seeing the jellyfish. I loved seeing them float around. We also saw sharks, stingrays and puffer fish. On Friday we went to the zoo and I saw my favorite animal, which is the tiger. I wore my St….
Where can you see the Olympic grounds circa 1972, sea life in an underground aquarium and palace to marvel Versailles, these are places to see outside of city center Munich! Here is a list of sights to see: Nymphenburg palace The palace owes its foundation as a summer residence to the birth of the long-awaited heir to the throne, Max Emanuel, who was born in…
