A Postcard from Europe

So far our trip had taken us from Amsterdam to Bremen, via overnight stays in Leeuwarden and Ostfriesland. A few days stay in Bremen had us ...

We started this day in Leeuwarden , the capital of Friesland , in the Netherlands . Clouds had accompanied us most of the way into Germany,...

The day started rainy and miserable. And stayed that way. Until my mood turned miserable (possible because the ladies insisted on shopping a...

On the 30th day of our most excellent European vacation, we were in Kleinenbroich with Tante Christel. That's when Biffy suggested we t...

It was day 38, our last day in Europe, and we'd arranged meet meet friends in  Amsterdam , for lunch. After a great lunch at what has be...

For visitors from the west coast of Canada , where it's almost impossible to find any buildings from pre-1860, Quedlinburg is complet...

This day started with a rising sun illuminating waterfront shops in Husum, Germany . By late afternoon, a low sun brightly lit up the waterf...

The advantage of visiting friends or relatives when traveling is local knowledge. In the case of our visit with Beate and Paul, in the Ahr V...

This postcard captures the quintessential Amsterdam . Bicycles! Oh yeah. More bicycles . This is a multi-level parking garage for thousands ...

I'll keep this post short and simple. Dogs can't read! But, in Bremen , apparently neither can dog owners. Generally, Europe, compar...

At the start of the day we rented a car in Amsterdam. By late afternoon - rush hour to be precise - the car had taken us to Leeuwarden . Thi...

Our first real stop in Germany, after crossing the Dutch border, was Greetsiel . Of course, we'd stopped briefly in Freepsum and Pewsum...

On Day 11 of our European vacation, we awoke in Husum . After an amazing breakfast at the Thomas Hotel , we pointed the car in the direction...

When we arrived in Eilenburg to visit Rosie and Ewald, we also had the good fortune to meet Roland, who volunteered to take us sightseeing i...

Normally, as tourists, we'd have never visited Eilenburg . However, as we were visiting Ewald and Rosie and they wanted to show us their...

Twenty days after arriving in Europe for our 2012 vacation, we found ourselves being shown around Idstein by Erich. Of course, no visit to ...

Our 32nd day of our European vacation took us to Cologne with Wolfgang and Brigitte. Without Wolfgang's local knowledge we would never ...

We're about to return to Canada, but we've got a least one more day to see the sights of Amsterdam. Man we love this city! The steep...

We picked up our rental car at Schiphol, Amsterdam's Airport and managed - thanks to our car's GPS - to get out of the bustle of the...

Since the first postcard was an iconic statue, why not stay with the "iconic" theme. How about a postcard from Cologne . Near ...

Let's start this blog with a really iconic postcard. How about the statue of Roland in Bremen ? "Der Roland" iconic statue...