Germany

By the time we reached Munich, we were starting to get tired of being in move-move-move mode, and the number of pictures I took fell precipitously as a result! Our time in Munich was just a jumble of random activities Read More

The day we visited the Dachau Concentration Camp, it was fittingly dreary. The camp is not in some far-flung suburb of civilization; the city of Dachau is all around it.  There’s a Burger King one mile down the road. And Read More

St. Lawrence’s Church is a 15th century gothic cathedral in Nuremberg.  It was the only church we entered on the whole trip– Severin doesn’t like visiting churches (too bad because there are probably several thousand very old churches in Cyprus!) Read More

Of all our road trip destinations, we spent the least time in Nuremberg, which was a shame for two reasons:  (1) Though smaller than Munich, Nuremberg is totally awesome; and (2) We were there less than 24 hours and the Read More

Dresden is full of treasures– lots of small architectural details like gargoyles and deer heads over doorways and such. My camera is full of pictures of such random things. The “Furstenzug,” or March of the Nobles, is not one of Read More

Before leaving for a several-hour drive to Nuremberg, we spent a crisp, clear morning walking around Zwinger Palace. Zwinger was built in the 18th century, and like everything else in Dresden, thoroughly destroyed in 1945. Our walk also served to Read More

Our one and half days in Dresden were dreary and cold, but I am really glad we went. At each of the stops on our road trip, I tried to have one must-do activity to buttress the stop, otherwise we were Read More

Lots of people were surprised to hear we rented a car in Europe. While doing so cost us money parking-wise, it gave us a little extra flexibility to stop at sights en (or near) route. Our first of two such Read More