• Germany

    Danube Cruise

    June 30, 2020 /

    The Danube Gorge has high limestone cliffs and caves rising up to 70m along the narrow section of the Danube valley. The trip goes to Weltenburg Abbey where you can find a Biergarten and the world’s oldest brewery.

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  • Germany

    Regensburg

    June 30, 2020 /

    Spent a few days in Regensburg, partly because it came up as a recommended city in our research but more importantly to catch up with some friends from Costa Rica

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  • Germany

    Dresden

    June 26, 2020 /

    Dresden, capital of the eastern German state of Saxony, is distinguished by the celebrated art museums and classic architecture of its reconstructed old town. Completed in 1743 and rebuilt after WWII, the baroque church Frauenkirche is famed for its grand dome. The Versailles-inspired Zwinger palace houses museums including Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister.

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  • Germany

    East Side Gallery

    June 25, 2020 /

    The East Side Gallery consists of a series of murals painted directly on a 1,316 m long remnant of the Berlin Wall, on Mühlenstraße in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (Central Berlin). The gallery has official status as a “Denkmal”, or heritage-protected landmark. Below are some pics of the artworks that appealed to us the most (see if you recognise anyone):

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  • Germany

    Berlin

    June 24, 2020 /

    I was expecting Berlin to be just "another city" - probably choked with traffic and pollution but it is actually quite pretty and sociable :)

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  • Germany

    Schwerin

    June 24, 2020 /

    Schwerin is the state capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northern Germany. It's known for Schwerin Castle, a neo-Renaissance palace with ornate rooms and elaborate gardens. The castle sits on an island in Lake Schwerin, one of several picturesque lakes.

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  • England,  United Kingdom

    York

    June 11, 2020 /

    York is a walled city in northeast England that was founded by the ancient Romans and then invaded by Vikings (Ivar The Boneless). The City Walls form a walkway on both sides of the River Ouse. The Monk Bar gate houses an exhibition tracing the life of 15th-century Plantagenet King Richard III, but far more importantly it is home to the Rowntrees factory, creators of the Kit-Kat back in the 1930s.

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