Wednesday morning started off with the typical German breakfast (bread, cheese, ham, butter and COFFEE) plus some unusual morning snacks (pickles?!). We had a tight morning to get to Regensburg which involved multiple train connections. Layered on top of that was an early morning shopping trip to pick up some Christmas brooches (the shopkeeper said …
Christmas market – Salzburg
By Merry Mary Fröliche Weihnachten! On my last trip to Europe, I splurged for Delta One for the overnight journey. It’s a splendid but expensive way to travel. I’m never sure how much I sleep, but just being able to lie flat during the night makes the next day more bearable. For this trip I was back to …
A tour of Christmas markets in Austria and Germany
By Merry Mary I haven’t posted in a bit because I was out of the country, on a delightful tour of Christmas markets in Austria and Germany. The idea for a trip started back in early February with an unexpected email from my choir friend Ruth. We’d talked before about taking a trip, but nothing had come to …
Choices
By Merry Mary Do you ever feel like God is sending you a message? There have been several moments this week when I sensed He was trying to tell me something. Often these thoughts are followed by cynical moments when I say ‘why would God take time out of his busy day to reach out to me, 1 …