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The Taunus, an old fortress, and home of the world's oldest protestant university
Feldberg im Taunus: Friday afternoon was an excursion to the tallest point in the Taunus range north of Frankfurt, the Feldberg, which...
jahnerdavid
Oct 12, 20222 min read
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Rabbits, peacocks, and donkeys: Paderborn and Unna; and one spectacular sunset
Paderborn Departed early for Paderborn and took the city train to the Frankfurt Central Station. I’m always impressed with the Frankfurt...
jahnerdavid
Oct 8, 20225 min read
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A huge stone wall, a tower with five fingers, and a sunny day in the big city...
Bad Münster am Stein Less than 10 miles away from Rockenhausen an the Nahe River lies the little town of Bad Münster am Stein, part of...
jahnerdavid
Oct 6, 20223 min read
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A fairy tale trip up north - and a place where many departed for America
Bremerhaven - A trip way up north Up early to catch the 6:24AM train in Rockenhausen. Changed trains in Bad Kreuznach and then in...
jahnerdavid
Sep 30, 20224 min read
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Carbonara, Lyoner, Halloween?!, and a view from above the trees
Sunday was a pretty relaxed day. Hans and Mary went to church and I stayed home and did some reading and took a shower. Hans had the...
jahnerdavid
Sep 28, 20223 min read
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Funny little characters, beautiful blue windows, destroyed buildings, and K-town
Mainz - Mainzelmännchen and Chagall Rudolf reserved a table at Hammon’s for breakfast at 8:30AM so we loaded the luggage and headed there...
jahnerdavid
Sep 25, 20225 min read
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A Tale of 2 BERGs: A favorite among favorites and reliving childhood memories
Nürnberg – a favorite among favorites Wednesday was the day to travel to Nürnberg. If I had to choose a favorite city, it would have to...
jahnerdavid
Sep 23, 20224 min read
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Here comes the sun - Schwäbisch Hall is Würth a visit!
This morning after breakfast came decision time: where to go for an excursion. Fortunately, we opted for Schwäbisch Hall, a delightful...
jahnerdavid
Sep 21, 20223 min read
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Comings and Goings - Ansbach and the very important altar
Sunday we had lunch at Keim, which is located near the train station. I had Rinderrouladen, a dish I enjoy but don’t make often because...
jahnerdavid
Sep 20, 20223 min read
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German-American Bake-Off and other culinary and cultural events
Much of the past two days have been spent in the kitchen and dining rooms at Kupsers. Friday we had a “German-American Bake-Off”: Ruth...
jahnerdavid
Sep 17, 20222 min read
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Getting reacquainted with the Vaterland
After 30 months, it was finally time to head back to the Atlanta airport and head across the pond to the Fatherland (Vaterland)....
jahnerdavid
Sep 15, 20223 min read
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