Interesting and adventurous European Destinations. Numerous type of locations and activities will be involved, but the distinctions here is based only on geographic location.
Specifically, we intend to include several types of articles covering each country visited, and often specifying down to a particular region, or state.
Historical locations, which could be in honor of numerous time frames, such as Roman ruins, Celtic ruins, or more modern monuments associated with the world wars.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Europe will be a special feature.
City Guides- for specific significant cities in the Country. City guides will be a mix of great things to do, great places to eat, free activities, local favorites, sports teams, historical significance, major festivals, and places to stay.
Special Attractions- Locations that are trails that are significant enough to warrant stories or galleries in and of themselves, such as a concentration camp, a holy well, or a castle.
This post was most recently updated on July 20th, 2018. Is Kaiserswerth Dusseldorf’s best kept secret? Kaiserswerth, Germany, is the oldest part of the city of Dusseldorf, and one which has something significant in relationship to everything in the original title of this post, emperors, nurses, saints and Michelin stars. On top of that, it is such a beautiful section […]
This post was most recently updated on October 21st, 2018. We spent our first afternoon in Germany making a visit to the Kaiserpfalz Ruins, and the town of Kaiserwerth.  Kaiserwerth is more or less a suburb of Düsseldorf, and it is one of those places that locals love to go for a day trip, and often take their visitors. Kaiserwerth has […]
This post was most recently updated on July 21st, 2018. We arrived in Dusseldorf, Germany at about 1910, local time. Â Mind you, we had left our home in central Illinois at 4:30, or 1630, the prior afternoon. Â Between the drive to OHare, the check-in, the wait, the flight, the layover, and the second flight, we had been “enroute” for about 17 […]
This post was most recently updated on July 29th, 2018. Long trips, and in particular international travel, always elicit feelings of both exhilaration and apprehension, also known as ANXIETY. In particular, I get a bad case of pre-flight anxiety! There is so much to look forward to: seeing amazing and beautiful places, experiencing a new culture, tasting traditional foods, learning […]
