Category Archives: Europe

München has Oktoberfest, Wiesbaden has Weinwoche!

Posted on August 23, 2015 by jayandtanya

Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer party, is set to kick off in München in a few weeks. Thousands of drunken tourists will flock to the grounds to consume liters of the foamy stuff delivered six or eight at a time … Continue reading →

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Ampelmann and German Re-Unification

Posted on July 19, 2015 by jayandtanya

The other day, while walking around Wiesbaden, Jay noticed a new display outside the Hessen capitol building: Ampelmann The statue celebrates 25 years of German re-unification which officially takes place on October 3. This larger-than-life image of Ampelmann and the slogan “Grenzen … Continue reading →

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Chillin’ in Prien am Chiemsee

Posted on July 15, 2015 by jayandtanya

One of the wonderful things about living in Europe is how close towns, regions and countries are to each other. And the German rail system, despite its imperfections, is still a terrific way to get around with ease. Over the … Continue reading →

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The Hills Are Alive

Posted on July 12, 2015 by jayandtanya

Jay has never been a big fan of “The Sound of Music”. Not that he didn’t like the movie, which he only saw once on TV, years ago. It’s just that in 1965, when the movie came out, he had a lot of other … Continue reading →

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Bingen: Jazz and a Tale of Two Cities

Posted on July 7, 2015 by jayandtanya

A few weekends ago, we spent the day in nearby Bingen am Rhein, for the 20th annual “Bingen Swingt” jazz festival. We only caught the last two acts of the 3-day festival but it was a fun time. We enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Dubrovnik Without the Crowds

Posted on July 1, 2015 by jayandtanya

It’s just the nature of travel today that many of the drop-dead beautiful sights in the world, accessible by water, are inundated by cruise ship crowds. Dubrovnik is one of them. It’s certainly a far cry from the last time Tanya … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Border Crossings: Montenegro to Croatia

Posted on June 30, 2015 by jayandtanya

On our way to our next destination, Dubrovnik, our bus from Kotor left right on time at 0830. We sat in the front of the bus and as we pulled out of the station we had great confidence in our driver, knowing … Continue reading →

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Two Nights in Kotor

Posted on June 27, 2015 by jayandtanya

Today’s posting is mostly photos taken in Kotor, Montenegro. Kotor is one of those picture perfect walled Dalmatian coast towns that seems to just draw you in. The beautiful bay and surrounding steep mountains remind you in some ways of … Continue reading →

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Cross-cultural Encounters and Beer-Drinking Bus Drivers

Posted on June 26, 2015 by jayandtanya

We took a day-trip from Budva, 40 minutes up the winding mountain road to the old Montenegrin capital city of Cetinje, a town of 14,000 that time seems to have forgotten. The old British, Russian and French embassies are still … Continue reading →

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Budva: Hotspot on the Montenegrin Adriatic

Posted on June 25, 2015 by jayandtanya

The 1.5 hour bus ride from Podgorica to Budva, Montenegro took us over some beautiful mountains and gave us an appreciation of how rugged this country is. After driving through the old capital of Cetinje and down the mountain road … Continue reading →

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