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Chocomania: German, Italian, and Slovenian goodies

Part of an occasional series about chocolates I have eaten. I have been asked if we tried any new chocolates on our recent travels, and I think anyone who knows me knows the answer to that question. The photo to … Continue reading

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Winter Break 2013: The finale

The final part of our travels involved a pilgrimage of sorts for Pete and me. A long, long time ago, when Pete was a teen, he read a book about Colditz Castle, which is in eastern Germany in Saxony. Tweet

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Winter Break 2013: Munich

When I last blogged, we had just arrived in Munich. You might not know this, but Munich is actually quite close to Füssen — they are about two hours apart, so Neuschwanstein is considered an easy day trip from this … Continue reading

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Winter Break 2013: 1 day, 4 countries

Guten Tag! We are back in Germany, after a long day in which we were in four countries in seven hours. We started off by leaving Venice around noon. Our destination was Munich. We had two ways to go: Back … Continue reading

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Winter Break 2013: Driving through the Alps and beyond

We got up this morning and said auf Wiedersehen to Germany. Well, only a for a few days — we’ll be back soon. I’m going to tell you about our drive and your job is to see if you can … Continue reading

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