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Neuschwanstein Royal Castle – Bavaria, Germany – 2024.

On Thursday, May 30, 2024, I walked from my hotel to the Radius Tours Office and got on a large motor coach bus for a 75 mile, 1.5 hour bus ride for a Neuschwanstein Castle Tour, in Schwangau, Bavaria, Germany, within the foothills of the Alps. How to reach the Marienbrücke (Mary’s bridge). After ourContinue reading “Neuschwanstein Royal Castle – Bavaria, Germany – 2024.”

Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site – 2024.

On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 to pay respects to the innocent victims of Hitler’s Nazi regime I participated in a guided walking tour of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site. I walked to the München Hauptbahnhof train station and took the S-2 commuter train, 21 minutes to the city of Dachau and then the publicContinue reading “Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site – 2024.”

Bad Windsheim, Germany, 2024.

On Saturday, May 25, 2024 I drove 25 miles from, Röttingen to Bad Windsheim, Germany in about 40 minutes on the way to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany for a couple days. First, a German town with the name “Bad” indicates this is a town with a spa, usually from a natural mineral spring. IContinue reading “Bad Windsheim, Germany, 2024.”

Wurzburg, Germany, 2024.

On Wednesday morning, May 22, 2024, I drove 70 miles from Nürenberg, to Würzburg, Germany in a little over an hour. This was my first stop along The Romantic Road, (Romantische Straße). Romantic Road derivation is from the German Romanticism (Romantic Era). As a postscript; Wednesday evening I stopped at a cafe along the RiverContinue reading “Wurzburg, Germany, 2024.”

Colditz, Germany, 2024.

Colditz, Germany: This small town in the district of Leipzig, in the state of Saxony, Germany. It is best known for the Renaissance Castle Colditz (five minute uphill walk from my hotel) which held allied prisoners during World War II. I read a couple books written by Castle Colditz prisoners when in High School. MakingContinue reading “Colditz, Germany, 2024.”

MEDIEVAL CASTLES, PALACES & CITY WALLS with MOATS & GATES.

Uncle Jack arrived in Halle, Germany on May 16, 2024, and started taking photos of Castles and Palaces. With the last Palace photographed in Budapest, Hungry on June 12. I visited 50 cities, in ten European countries, taking almost 2,800 photos and videos. Don’t worry, I know how to use my PC delete button! IContinue reading “MEDIEVAL CASTLES, PALACES & CITY WALLS with MOATS & GATES.”