Category: Germany-Czech 2026
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Day 13: Wittenberg followed by Torgau, East Germany
Today was very hot. It was over 100 degrees for most of the day. I tried carrying one of the huge Viking umbrellas like a little tree over me. It worked great but made picture taking awkward, so if some of the photos are sideways or cut off at the top, you know why. Bloody…
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Day 12: Off to Potsdam for a Treat or a Treaty?
As we began our day, we came up with a few more facts about Berlin. The entire city is built on sand and water, and so pipes are needed to pump out the groundwater before any building can take place. Since apartments are still being built in the DMZ between east and west, there are…
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Day 11: The Cold War tour on a very hot day! 6-25-26
The temperature is going up. We have hats and light colored clothes, but I also have 3 jackets, a sweater, and a sweatshirt, all of which I wish I could make disappear. Today was not the highlight of the trip, but it was something that we had purposely scheduled. I’m barely recovered from the amazing…
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Day 10: The Neues Museum, the coveted Nefertiti, and a dinner cruise!
After a delightful breakfast, John and I headed for city bus #200. This took us to the Brandenburg Gate and down the Unter den Linden. From there, we walked to the goal of the day, the new museum, Neues Museum, with the bust of Nefertiti. This is the third of the most coveted items taken…
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Day 9: Berlin on foot, both feet actually!
Today, we walked 15,500 steps…but every step led to something wonderful. We started off with a short walk around the hotel neighborhood with Kieran, the Viking guide who will be with us until we depart from Prague. On this short tour, we mostly learned about Kieran, who is a tall, middle-aged Brit who likes to…
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Day 8: On the Move Again, to Berlin!
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: Going to Salzburg from Munich
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…