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Dang it… I mentioned Nazis again… so here is a picture of me petting a horse and also a bunch of pretty flowers to take your minds off… you know… those guys…

That last post was supposed to clear your mind of… those two earlier posts… but I talked about them again… so to make up for it, here are a few of the pictures Mollie and I took in the lovely … Continue reading

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

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…

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

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…

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…

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!!!

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…

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…

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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Goodbye, Paris… (or); random pictures of me petting a dog, my mom, and Napoleon… no… wait… I don’t mean I was petting my mom or Napoleon… and some other stuff that I couldn’t fit into any of my other posts about this part of our trip…

Even on that last day in Paris when I was so exhausted, you know I still found the energy to pet cute dogs… because that is how I roll.. Awwwwwwww… that is a cute picture of me and my mommy! … Continue reading

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