Category: Germany
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Playing Tourist at Home: The Re-Discovery of Wiesbaden 🇩🇪
There is a unique kind of magic in hosting out-of-town guests. It forces you to shake off the autopilot of daily life, look up from your phone, and view your own backyard through fresh, curious eyes. This weekend, with friends in town, we had the perfect excuse to properly explore our home city of Wiesbaden.Too…
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Exploring the Romantic Rhine: A Day of Palaces, Panoramas, and Half-Timbered Charm 🇩🇪
Our first stop was a quick drive by the Biebrich Palace. Its stunning baroque facade and riverside gardens are always a highlight, even for a brief visit. From there, we headed up to the Niederwald Monument. Standing at the top, looking out over the sprawling vineyards and the river valley below, you really get a…
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Baltic Bound: A Winter Road Trip Through Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia & Finland 🇩🇪🇵🇱🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪🇫🇮
There’s something magical about heading north in late November—when the first Christmas lights start to twinkle, markets awaken, and the air carries both frost and anticipation. Our family’s journey from Wiesbaden to Helsinki was a true winter road adventure: five countries, four currencies, one loyal dog, and countless memories packed into ten days. We began…
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Day 1 – From Wiesbaden to Poznań: Christmas Lights, Late Arrivals & a Loyal Co-Pilot 🇩🇪🇵🇱
Every good road trip begins with a full tank, a good playlist, and a wagging tail. At 3:00 PM sharp, we pulled out of Wiesbaden—our family of four plus Marley, our ever-faithful travel dog—ready to begin our Baltic Road Trip 2025. The goal: reach Finland by way of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, tracing a…
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Koblenz, Germany 🇩🇪
I was fortunate enough to meet up with some lovely friends from Maryland on their cruise up the Rhine.
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Ingolstadt, Germany 🇩🇪
Ingolstadt is a historic city in Bavaria, Germany, located along the Danube River. Known for its well-preserved medieval architecture, it is home to landmarks like the New Castle (Neues Schloss) and the Gothic-style Liebfrauenmünster church. The city is also recognized for its role in literature as the birthplace of Frankenstein’s monster in Mary Shelley’s novel.
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