Because We Can

Not many people out early on Sunday morning as this photo of us, or I should say, Linda on the escalator from the U-Bahn station up to the Train station shows. Hint: the only grocery stores open on Sunday are in the bigger city train stations. Be prepared for aisles jammed like you never experienced. Maybe the reason no one was on the escalator was because they were all in the grocery store? One of those things you need to experience to believe. The trams were few and far between, plus they had fewer cars. Our morning destination, The Palace of Justice where in courtroom 600 between 20 November 1945 and 1 October 1946 the Nazi war criminals and organizations were tried form crimes committed during WW II. We had been here during our previous trip and it was on our must visit list again. For anyone visiting, it is place that takes hours to see. It is not something to visit with a tour group. There is no way during that rushed visit the true horror and resulting comprehension and the begi...

One of the lessons we have learned over the years is that by traveling for extended periods of time, we do not have to cram every day with going or doing. Today was to be one of those not doing much days. On the other hand, Ms. Swipe the Soap had been busy at the hotels we stayed at during the Nat Geo Expedition. (I just can’t get used to typing “expedition” instead of “tour”.) Soap, shampoo and conditioner. No wonder my luggage is so heavy. Next I’ll be discovering she was picking up rocks everywhere we traveled, and that has also found its way into my luggage. Pack Man Bob. On the way to the Bakeri  (bakery) just up the street. Nothing wrong with going to see the Grand Canyon, just as there is nothing wrong with traveling overseas. Fresh baked this morning and a minute from the bakery. After breakfast it was off to the grocery store, a nine minute walk. Th map showed us crossing a bridge, this was the view we saw. Near the grocery store we see this banner, a fish festival is taki...

Time to leave Wurzburg and travel to Nuremberg. Direct RE trains every hour and the Bayern Ticket make it inexpensive and easy. Since we couldn’t get into our apartment until after 3 PM, we left our luggage at the train station and set off to get reacquainted with the town. The photo was really taken so Linda would remember what our locker number was. I had the key and the number was on the key, but double sure is double good. Deciding that a preemptive strike was better than scrambling at the last minute to locate a WC, we used the WC at the station. It was one Euro, but the receipt was good for 0.50 Euro off at many of the places in the station. Linda said she got more than a Euro’s worth of entertainment watching the automatic toilet seat cleaner. Friday afternoon all these folks are dressed up. The occasion, time to get married. The building is a Rathaus (city hall) and since official marriages are civil ceremonies, you can have a second religious ceremony if yo...

Trash goes in the trash can, but recyclables are set nearby. Contrast that to our country. High water marks on the base of the Alter Kranen, a crane built in 1772. The Main River can come way out of its banks. Early morning fog and haze over Wurzburg. After the sun burned through. Just another of the reasons why we enjoyed Wurzburg so much the first time, that we had to come back. And it wasn’t because of this boat because we didn’t take this trip the the first time. It is because it is such a beautiful place and the people are wonderful. Linda took flower photos while we waited to board the boat. I took photos of Linda taking flower photos. Cruising down the Main past the vineyards where our favorite wine grows. The harvest is over for the year, but the beauty of the vines is still there. Selfie of the day. Hoodie Linda was nice and warm, four layers worth of warm. Bird photo. Cormorant identification by Linda. The fall colors are out. After disembarking, we followed the crowd. Passi...