Category: Trips
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Brugge, Belgium 🇧🇪
The first stop on the Monument Men inspired tour was charming Brugge, home of Michelangelo’s sculpture Madonna and Child. Also home to Basilica of the Holy Blood – A revered 12th-century church in Bruges, known for housing a relic believed to contain the blood of Jesus Christ, brought back from the Crusades. The basilica features…
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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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Bavarian Whimsical Beer Garden 🇩🇪
Brauerei zum Kuchlbauer GmbH & Co KG
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Bavaria Nature 🇩🇪
Schwarzach-Durchbruch hiking area just to get off the beaten path.
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Phantasialand 🇩🇪
Just something for the boys.
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LEGO Center of Berlin 🇩🇪
Topping off our cultural sites of Berlin.
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Pergamon Museum 🇩🇪
The Pergamon Museum. Das Panorama in Berlin is a temporary exhibition showcasing a 360-degree panorama by artist Yadegar Asisi, depicting ancient Pergamon in vivid detail. The immersive experience combines large-scale digital projections with original artifacts from the Pergamon Museum, bringing the ancient city to life. It’s an alternative to the main Pergamon Museum, which is…
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Berlin Reflections 🇩🇪
Sobering images and stories coming from Berlin’s sites as a result of their dedication to keeping history alive to ensure we do not repeat it. It was chilling how much the rhetoric and sentiments are present today.
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Berlin Wall & DDR Museum 🇩🇪
Visiting the DDR Museum and the Berlin Wall Memorial offers a powerful look at Germany’s Cold War history and its lasting relevance today. The DDR Museum provides an immersive experience of life in East Germany, from surveillance and propaganda to everyday struggles and state-controlled living. Interactive exhibits allow visitors to sit in a Trabant car,…