We woke up early on Sunday morning excited about our plans to visit Erlangen. The Deutsche Bahn had other plans for us, however; plans that included taking a train to Bamberg, boarding a bus for an hour or so to another train stop, and then taking a train to Erlangen. This train-bus-train thing didn’t really float our boat so we decided to try again next week since the issue probably won’t last long (we think that the train tracks were […]
Until two months ago Mr. Meena and I had primarily only taken two types of trips: the day trip and the loooong trip (remember that time we traveled over 2000 miles in 10 days?). While day trips to nearby towns like Bamberg are easy (I only have to take my purse), the longer trips in Germany usually require us to load up two suitcases and the bird (and pray for enough space on the train). I was afraid of the […]
I shared one fact about Christmas in Germany on my Facebook page for each of the 12 Days of Christmas. Here you can see the compiled list. Day 1/12 In Germany, especially in the Bavarian region, St. Nicholas Day (the 6th of December) is celebrated with a visit from St Nick. Children will put their clean shoes out the night before so that old St. Nick can fill them with goodies like gingerbread (lebkuchen) and chocolate. According to the story, […]
I’ve had a hard time writing (and functioning) of late. My depression over the past month has been the worst to date. Usually I have a bad day, a couple of bad days, or a bad weekend. I’ve never had consecutive bad days that turn into weeks like this before. In the past, Mr. Meena being home and with me was usually enough to get me up and functioning, but not this time. I don’t know why today is better […]
I feel strongly that any reviews or posts about traveling to a city or country should be honest and give the reader some realistic ideas about what they’ll experience there. I don’t think that I can stand to read one more glowing review of a European city that is ‘absolutely perfect’. When I’m researching cities to visit I need to be prepared for both the elation and the challenges of visiting them. So you can understand why I had to […]
Our first German train ride adventure was to Bamberg and our second was to Würzberg. The cities are both about half an hour away but in different directions. I have concluded that Bamberg has more immediate charm but Würzberg is larger and has more to offer overall. It also became obvious that Bamberg is where you go for beer, especially smoked beer, and Würzberg is the destination for wine. I felt very smart after coming up with that alliterative connection. […]