We just got back from a full day trip to 2 Bavarian castles... King Ludwig the 2nd´s palace nestled in the Alpine forest in upper Bavaria, and his crown jewel, the Neuschwanstein castle high atop the mountains! We traveled through idyllic countryside right out of the pages of medieval times and fairytales. Ludwigs first palace was meant to be a mini Versailles, and was a celebration of French Absolutism in the classic Baroque and Rococo style of French nobilit...

Hello all, Well, Yesterday, we spent the morning and afternoon falling in love with this city! Such a rich, cultural and warm place to visit. The weatrher has been absolutely perfect, sunny and 25 all 3 days in vienna. But we dont just mean the waether wasw warm, we have really embraced the warmth of the viennese volks. First, the spectacular Schonbrunn palace... in stunning yellow against the Alpine backdrop. The gardens were so beautiful - fountains, roses, o...

Guten Tag, Hallo from Vienna! We left Paris this morning after one of the special highlights of our trip thus far - our tour of the D Day war beaches in Normandy. What a day, it was by far an eye opening and educational page from the history books... we saw juno beach, we visited the canadian cemetary, and made stops at omaha beach, gold beach, and point de hoc. saw some incredible french countryside and quaint farm villages along the way... mom was seriously lo...

Bonjour from Paris! Sorry for the cryptic previous post... we have been struggling to find internet access and time at this hotel. That is the reason for less posting and no pictures... also, the keyboards are not QWERTY so it is slow going... if you see spelling mistakes, blame the keyboard! so we are just posting in advance of an extremely busy day of Paris- hopping! first the louvre, D'Orsay, Napoleons tomb, eiffel tower and then the Arc de Triumph. Tomorro...

We are in Paris - beautiful city, xe spent the afternoon walking?shopping and trying to find a place to eat (not because there wasnt anywhere? au contraire? too many choices!) we dont have much internet time, so this will be brief. we will be posting more in a few days... not as much internet access available!