And just like that <snap> the trip is almost over! We took a fast ICE train to Munich and turfed our bags at the hotel and…met up with Magi! Years ago Magi came to the US as an au pair and found her way to our church. I was absolutely overjoyed to see here! She’s …
Christmas Market (aka Christkindlesmarkt) – Nuremberg
By Merry Mary We arrived Sunday morning after a 1 hour taxi ride from Rothenburg (best money spent on the trip thus far – all to avoid dealing with the tight train connections and our ever-growing pile of luggage). Our very kind hotel let us dump our bags and we began touring the market. Nuremburg (aka Nürnberg) is …
Christmas market – Rothenburg ob der Tauber
By Merry Mary The days are starting to blur together, but I’m trying to keep them straight. Our longest stay (3 days) was at Pension Elka in Rothenburg, which was a nice sojourn. But first we have to get there, which was PAINFUL. To get there, we have to take a train to Nürnberg, change to a train …
Christmas market – Regensburg
By Merry Mary 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 …