Category Archives: Germany

Frankfurt on a Sunday

Posted on September 25, 2011 by debbie

Arriving in Frankfurt on Sunday was the perfect accident. After checking into the Ibis Hotel near the airport, we walked to the nearest train station and took the train into downtown Frankfurt. Being a Sunday, everyone was out and about.  … Continue reading →

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Frankfurt Photos

Posted on November 26, 2011 by debbie

Thought I would post some teaser photos of our trip.  We didn’t take that many photos in Frankfurt.  These are our favorites.  Enjoy! Click on the “Photos” menu item, click on “Frankfurt 2011” and then click on the first photo … Continue reading →

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1,2,3 Munich

Posted on September 14, 2018 by murray

Copenhagen is not really busy at 4.30am. How do we know, you ask? Well, it is because we, on our very own, booked a flight from Copenhagen to Munich leaving at 7.30am so we needed to be at the train … Continue reading →

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Day 2 in Munchen

Posted on September 15, 2018 by murray

We found where all the tourists hang out. Yesterday we did encounter a few travelers moving in groups headed by tour guides as they wandered up to the cities sites or a few random folk at the galleries we stopped … Continue reading →

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King Ludwig

Posted on September 16, 2018 by murray

The general consensus is that King Ludwig was crazy. In the mid to late 19th century he set about to build three different opulent castles. The best know of the three is the one Walt Disney copied with the Fantasyland … Continue reading →

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Weird Art and a Beer Garden

Posted on September 16, 2018 by debbie

I, Murray and I drive downtown to go to the Haus der Kunst (House of Art) to see some modern artworks.  All I can say is WEIRD! I don’t understand modern art and it is not my definition of art. … Continue reading →

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The Bauhaus Trail

Posted on September 17, 2018 by murray

For a long time I have wanted to go on this pilgrimage to follow the trail of the early 20th century design school, the Bauhaus. After a ride on the ICE train from Munich we arrive in Weimar at about … Continue reading →

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Weimar and the Bauhaus

Posted on September 18, 2018 by debbie

Weimar is a very popular spot for school kids on field trips. We have run into numerous groups of, perhaps, high school age teenagers. There is much history (literature, politics, philosophy, art and design) in the town, so it is … Continue reading →

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Dessau

Posted on September 19, 2018 by debbie

Up until today we have been existing in old towns, old buildings, stone everything in both Denmark and Germany. Today, when we reach Dessau, there is a noticeable difference. There are no old stone houses or old buildings (and by … Continue reading →

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In Search of Modern

Posted on September 20, 2018 by murray

In my humble opinion the Bauhaus and it off shoots are the root of all things ‘modern’. In the years from 1919 to 1933 the school developed a language for design of the future. The language has ebbed and flowed, … Continue reading →

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