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…
I made it to Germany. I miss all of you but I am also having fun with my dads. I’m sending you a picture of me with a giant pretzel. They eat lots of pretzels here in Germany, even for breakfast. They told me the pretzel was gross, but I said it tasted good. It turns out that the word gross in German means big….
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 further afield including the expansive Deutsches Museum, which has 100,000 items in the fields of science and technology. (My earlier post was just on museums and sights to see in…
What we considered first in packing.We are taking a lot of older clothes so we don’t have to bring back as much and that leaves room for souvenirs. For the kid we are taking three year old clothes that again we can leave behind since he is turning four while we’re in Europe. WHAT EACH OF US BROUGHT 3 long sleeve shirts 4 short sleeve…
So we arrived Monday night in Boston and headed for baggage claim and waited for our suitcases and our car seat to put in his sister’s car for our son. We were seeing my husband’s family before heading to Europe. After about 20 minutes the suitcases come but no car seat. We watch as the carousel keeps moving luggage around and around and fellow passengers…
Our son is writing letters to his class. This is his first letter. We’ll share these as we go from one adventure to another! Last week I got to see both sets of grandparents and my cousins before leaving home. The flight was long, but I had a TV in my seat and I watched Lego Batman. They also gave me yummy cookies. Then we…
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…
