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Day 8: On the Move Again
Our lovely last morning in Rothenburg started with breakfast in the main dining room, all red furniture with a great view of the miniature dioramas of famous battles. There we discussed the day because this one had a lot of moving parts (no pun intended!) We would be off to Berlin, which seems like it…
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Day 7: Sunday in quiet Rothenburg.
Sunday is a day of rest in this very Lutheran town. And it is hot. We got up early for the hearty breakfast provided here. I haven’t said much about our accommodations yet. This place is wonderfully comfortable with another large bathroom. My goodness, the Germans know how to make a good bathroom. And our…
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Day 6: Brugmans, on a pilgrimage
We didn’t know until today that we are actually on a pilgrimage through Germany. Today was the Church of St. James in Rothenberg, a popular pilgrim stop. There is a relic in the cross in the altar behind the organ. It took us two trips to find it. Yesterday, we started our pilgrimage by touring…
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Day 5: Museums and a Big Mixup!
Today was our last day in Munich. We could have left early, but decided to make use of the time and visit one more museum. We chose the NS-Dokumentationszentrum München—The NS Documentation Center. This is in lieu of going to Dachau, and a great history of the rise of the Third Reich. It was truly…
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Day 4: The Brugmans go to Salzburg
Today’s tour started early. We had to take a taxi to a bus station in downtown Munich and ride like tourists! The idea is that we would not have to find a train schedule and figure out where to stop to go on organized trip. This one took us to see the highlights. On the…
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Day 3: Brugmans’ bike ride through Munich
Today started late because I let John sleep in a bit. Our scheduled bike tour didn’t begin until 10:40, so there was plenty of time. We usually just do our own thing, but this time, with the slight language barrier and completely unfamiliar terrain, we thought it would be fun to hear the stories from…










