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Monthly Archives: December 2013
2013 Wrap-up: 94 Nights on the Road, 15 Countries, Countless Memories
We are busy planning our adventures for 2014 and wanted to re-cap 2013. It was a busy year and our goal is to experience even more in the coming year. Here’s a summary of where we were throughout this past … Continue reading
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Cyprus
Aphrodite’s Rock: Where the goddess, Aphrodite, was born from the foam of the sea One of the places Tanya and Jay visited in October was the divided island of Cyprus. Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to visit the Turkish portion of … Continue reading
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Antalya, Turkey
Antalya is one of those beautiful Turkish Mediterranean cities that one must really spend some time in to savor and enjoy. Once a gem of the Byzantine Empire, the city now has over 1 million people but its old town … Continue reading
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Kusadasi, Turkey & Evening at Ephesus
One of the places we re-visited in October was Kusadasi, Turkey. We had been here once before, about 15 years ago, when we took our 4-week Turkey trip. As is usually the case, much of what we remembered had changed. … Continue reading
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Wedding Anniversary in Leipzig
We celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary on December 21st in Leipzig. We enjoyed a great German meal and wine in the historic Auerbach’s Keller in downtown Leipzig. This was our third visit to Leipzig at Christmas time and we enjoy … Continue reading
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Along the Fairy Tale Road: Hameln & Bremen
While on our late November trip along the Fairy Tale Road, we stopped in Hameln and Bremen to visit the Christmas markets and refresh the memories of our last trip here 15 years ago. Hameln, of course, is where the … Continue reading
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Along the Fairy Tale Road: Bodenwerder & Lauterbach
The Brothers Grimm hold a very strong place in German culture. While they didn’t actually write the fairy tales many of us grew up with, Hansel & Gretel, Snow White, Rapunzel and so on, they did compile these folk tales … Continue reading
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Würzburg in November
As we’re winding down the year and in the middle of the Christmas mayhem, we’re trying to include as many of the places we visited this year in our blog. Last month, one of the German cities we visited was … Continue reading
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