“Augsburg’s Water Management System documents the 800-year development of the city’s water supply system, which is unparalleled worldwide.”
We also visited Augsburg with our local Bavarian friend Richard, who used…
“The only authentically preserved large medieval city in Germany”
We started our journey in Regensburg, a city in Germany known as “The only authentically preserved large medieval city in the…
Hala Mirowska:
In the marketplace next to Hala Mirowska, vendors sell plums, raspberries, massive bunches of dill, mushrooms fresh from the forests, dried fish and pastries. It’s so crowded that it…
Somewhere between Lodz and Warsaw I pass a farmer standing at his gate. Standing at a gate waiting for something to happen seems to be the national pastime of Polish…
If you ask for “a small breakfast” at the hotel in Wziąchowo Wielkie you will find the following waiting downstairs for you on the table:
Fried eggs with fresh dill,…
I cross the Elbe on a little wooden bridge so narrow that before I drive across I get out to see if the car will fit. For all it’s historical…
Lübeck
Day 1
Finally, it is time for the "Queen" and "Mother of the Hanseatic League": Lübeck. The founding of Lübeck in 1143 is closely interwoven with the emergence of…
The quiet of Enkhuizen is perfect to check the engine before leaving. We noticed that the engine transmission belt needed to be tightened. Therefore Gloria took her toolbox and…
The sun is up and the Dutch landscapes look gorgeous from the window of planes and trains on which Allegra is travelling to reach Gloria.
ready to sail
The journey…