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Yesterday we took it really easy.  Because we had been so active walk and walk all over the old part of the city in the past few days our legs and feet were pretty tired.  We treated ourselves to the … Continue reading →

Today was another beautiful sunny warm day perfect for more walking.  We had a later start this morning thanks to my needing to fight with our hotel internet connect to finish my posting from yesterday.   When we first arrived … Continue reading →

Today we spent the day wandering more places of significance from my mother’s early years.  We got up at 5.30 to go to the traditional St Pauli Fischmarkt which is held every Sunday at 5-9.30 around the old fish auction … Continue reading →

This morning we bid our goodbyes to Anja and her family in Frankfurt as we boarded the train to Hamburg.  We took the ICE (Intercity Express) direct to Hamburg which took about 3.5 hours.  Despite chaos at the beginning with … Continue reading →

This morning we headed off bright and early with the intent of driving the entire length of the Weinstrasse which is a local driving route which winds through the principle small villages of the wine growing region.  We started in … Continue reading →

Yesterday we went for  a lovely long walk in the forest.  We actually started just on this side of the German side of the German-French border in Nothweiler and walked across the green border.  Unfortunately there is no longer anyone … Continue reading →

We continue to visit with Henny here in Lemberg.  We have had fun exploring the area further and visiting with more family and acquaintances. Yesterday we went for coffee and cake (kaffe und kuche) at a friend’s house.  Annie (our … Continue reading →

Today was our first full day in Germany.  So our first stop was a group outing to the medieval town of Limburg which was a 45 minute drive.  The town has many lovely half timber houses and a beautiful cathedral. … Continue reading →

On Friday we flew from Halifax to Toronto and then onwards to Germany.  Our flights were uneventful save for all the travelling families.    It seems that our flight to Toronto was the children’s shuttle as there appeared to be … Continue reading →

Before flying off to Germany we enjoyed a few days visiting with my sister and her family.  It is always amazing how much my nephews grow and change each time I get to see them.  They were in Kingston in … Continue reading →