Well Zürich is kinda sorta an alright town. Well, actually it’s pretty cool, especially now that I had time to do stuff that wasn’t churches. Went first to the Zürich Museum of Swiss History, documenting the city from it’s early days in the 1200’s and before, to famous people who lived and came to Switzerland … More Turicum

Oh man is it nice when the entire country doesn’t shut down at 6pm. Well, I left Freiburg today, and since I accomplished all I set out to do in Germany, *snickers* I moved on and left. For real though, the trains today were miserable. I was supposed to end up taking 1 single train … More The Stores! They’re Open!

It’s pretty awesome. Enough said. With my second day in Freiburg I had originally planned to take a trip to the town of Todtnau (toad-tuh-now, pronounced quickly) deep in the heart of the Black Forest, and that’s what I still planned to do today, and after a lengthy bus ride, (about 90 minutes) I made … More What Is A Rodelbahn Anyway?

Well,  I’ll keep it short. Today was a nice day. Alright picture time.       Naw I’m just kidding. But seriously though, it was a bunch of walking, with lots of simple things, no big major attractions, except the first thing I did, taking a tram to the top of the nearby hill, and … More Free Castle

Well today went a lot better than yesterday. The bus line was in full service and made it to the place is I more or less (mostly less) mentioned yesterday, and that is the Konzentrations Lager Neue Bremm, in South West Saarbrücken, right at the border with France. It’s a concentration camp, (Lager is camp/emplacement/installation … More The Lager And The Hütte

Well, today probably could have gone a lot better. I’ll make this a short one. I took a tram a ways east to a hilly foresty area to see an old WW2 bunker that was used by the German Army and civilians. Got there and found it closed off with a sign saying you have … More Well That Didn’t Go As Planned…

Well Saarbrücken is a pretty nice city. A nice suburban town, right on the border with France, and so it has some French influence, as the two countries have always been close allies. I started the day off walking by the “Historic Sundial” Which was right on the way to  Ludwigskirche which had a cheese/bread/meat … More The Castle Under The Palace

Well, today was the day I went to a new city, but there were a few things I discovered late in Trier, and wanted to do before I left Trier. First stop was more or less accidental, which was the Church of Our Lady, which is a church right next to the major Trier Cathedral, … More Mostly Religious Things

Seems an appropriate title for today. The other title I was considering was ‘I Took A Bath At The Baths’ Today started with a walk to the St. Paulinus Basilica on the far side of town. The church I went to yesterday, but was closed. I was debating whether or not to, but I am … More Are You Not Entertained?

I left Cochem this morning regretfully, and headed southwest on one of the most miserable trains rides I had ever been on – having to stand in in awkward position, in an area smaller than the size of a compact car, with 8 people, 3 bikes, and 6 large bags of luggage. Not fun. A … More Just Roman’ Around