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Dresden day 3 – Museum with odd rules and odder clothing
Our final day in Dresden was again rainy and cold. We checked out of our room and stored our luggage in the lobby with the friendly Dresden lady behind the desk. We decided that a good activity would be the indoor tour of the Saxon Royal Palace. The museum had an odd rule. The first…
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Dresden day 2 – Cultural exchange and reconciliation for the future
Our second day in Dresden, we all slept in. We needed the rest! Nezzie had started with a cold, and the days before were quite active for all of us. I had planned Dresden as a more relaxing visit, and that was a good idea. After emerging from our building, we were walking in the…
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Dresden, Day One
Dresden made it on our itinerary for its Christmas markets, and we did greatly enjoy those. We also met one of the Dresden Sister City hosts for a visit to a Christmas market and dinner. We felt inspired by the history and current spirit of the Frauenkirche, Dresden’s landmark church. Entering the Dresden train station…
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Festive vibes, emotional exhibits – Amsterdam
After Paris, we made a short visit to Amsterdam just shy of two full days. We all really liked this city. The people are so welcoming, and the holiday vibe is so festive. Plus, two of our three museum visits were highly emotional experiences. As I write this, we are on a train to Dresden…
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Inspiration of artists – Montmartre
Our last day in Paris, we took a guided tour of Montmartre, ending at the Basilique du Sacré Coeur. More about the tour in a minute. First, we had to get our luggage to the train station to store it before the tour. Our AirBnB checkout was 11:00, tour started at 10:30, and our train…
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Versailles, Paris by night and delicious touristy food
Our plan for day three in Paris was for a visit to Versailles and a night time bus tour. I had trouble staying asleep last night so I was really dragging during Versailles. Had to nap before our Paris Christmas lights tour on an open air bus. Big takeaways from Versailles – the sheer narcissistic…
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Plan well, then ditch the plan
When planning to visit a place like Paris for the first time, everyone has their “must see” wish list. One of those was Le Musee de Louvre. We reserved our time well in advance for 9:30 a.m. on our preferred day, which was today. It was inspiring and a bit spine-tingling to see in person…
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First tastes of Paris
We arrived this morning and our very first thing after we dropped off our bags was to have a French breakfast of croissant, café and fresh pressed orange juice. Sooo good. Then we stopped at a patisserie for macarons. The best I’ve ever had. The melt in your mouth goodness, a perfect blend of sweet…
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Final thoughts on 2010 trip
Our last day was spent seeing old Munich one last time. We ate lunch at the biergarten with the chinese style pavillion. Lest you think we were eating Chinese food, we were not. It is Bavaria after all. The Chinese tower is only a decoration. The food was all wurst, sauerkraut, potatoes and beer. The…
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Art, parks, and a trip through the Alps
So no big news from Friday. It was a travel day on the train. Next time, I would like to stop and see Verona and Innsbruck, 2 cities we passed through on the train. Yesterday, Astrid and I went the the Neue Pinakotek, an art museum that includes modern and contemporary art. I’m a fan…
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