Category Archives: My travels

And now, a fairy-tale castle and some beautiful scenery… you know… to get the taste of Nazi concentration camps out of our skulls…

Posted on August 12, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Our very last day-trip in Germany, on our very last full day in Europe, was to visit Neuschwanstein castle… We drove out from Munich for a few hours and Mollie finally got to see the Alps… which you have to at … Continue reading →

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Dachau… part 2… I think my face pretty much says it all…

Posted on August 12, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Are there words to explain a place like this? Words don’t do it justice. The windows in the top of that little tower make it look harmless and commonplace… when there aren’t machineguns sticking out of them… The sky is … Continue reading →

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Dachau… part 1… (or); what an unfunny thing to put on a humor blog…

Posted on August 12, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The words translate to something like: ‘Work will set you free’… probably the most cynical use of language in history… and it was on the gates on most of the Nazi concentration camps, as far as I know. It was … Continue reading →

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Beer: yes… Nazis: no… and some funny German words and an elevator filled with mirrors…

Posted on August 11, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Our first night in Munich, we managed to find a place that served beer… what are the odds? Okay, these aren’t in order… we saw that sign the next morning after our walk to the Glockenspiel… but it is actually … Continue reading →

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Munich… part 2… sums and parts and fancy clocks and chicken-dragons…

Posted on August 11, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The thing… and this is a thing about a Glockenspiel, so how cool is that?… about the Glockenspiel… (see, I told you)… is that it is really just a big, fancy clock. But the thing… and this is a thing about … Continue reading →

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Munich… part 1…

Posted on August 11, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The last city we ended up in during our European adventure was Munich, Germany. I am not trying to be insulting, but I did try to warn Mollie that Munich is not really famous for being a fun tourist destination. … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Rothenburg… and a few last tips for the next time you find yourself there…

Posted on August 11, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Make some friends. It is always good to go out of your way to meet the locals. I met this guy right outside our hotel… which was right outside the city walls… And speaking of the city walls… be sure to … Continue reading →

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New and improved Europe trip photo post… with 75% more photos and 80% less words… and it’s still free!!!

Posted on August 10, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Rothenburg, Germany… arguably the best-preserved medieval town anywhere in all of Europe… Oh, and they have good meat there… a lot of good meat… Because… Germany!

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Adventure walking…

Posted on August 10, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Most of you probably know me well enough that you recall I have this thing I do… and I call it; ‘the adventure walk’. Whenever I am someplace besides home, I get up super early and just start walking. I … Continue reading →

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Taking the train to Germany… uh… wait… I changed my mind… I want to walk…

Posted on August 9, 2015 by pouringmyartout

There I am, sitting on a train bound for Germany. I like trains. This is me when I realized how fast we were going… We all know I suck at math… and Americans can’t do the metric system… but isn’t that … Continue reading →

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