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An European Vacation / 13 – The St-Etienne Cathedral in Metz

Posted on October 21, 2010 by admin

The morning of the 5th day of our trip was dedicated to visiting Metz. After having listed the principal attractions of the city and the walks to be made on the streets we reached the conclusion that there was no … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 12 – Drivers in the Storm

Posted on October 17, 2010 by admin

The ambitious itinerary for the rest of the 4th day was going to take us from A – Gutach via the small and picturesque city of B – Freudenstadt, the famous casinos and spas resort of Baden-Baden (C) and then … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 11 – The Black Forest Open Air Museum

Posted on October 16, 2010 by admin

The 4th day of our European vacation started with grey skies and a light rain which was only to get strength for the first half of the day. We had ambitious plans for that day, which was planned to end … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 10 – Clocks, Cuckoos and Cakes

Posted on October 14, 2010 by admin

Any visitor approaching the Black Forest area hardly escapes the stereotype image of the cuckoo clocks. They are present in tourist shops, one or maybe more dedicated chains of shops sell them, and they even have their own museum. Brochures … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 9 – St Peter in the Black Forest

Posted on October 8, 2010 by admin

The village and abbey at St Peter (Sankt Peter in German) was one of the revelations of our trip. Hidden under just one star in the Michelin green guide it represents a real gem, a beautiful and well conserved testimony … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 8 – In the Mountains of the Black Forest

Posted on October 6, 2010 by admin

Weather seemed to get angry on us in the morning of the third day of our European trip. It was cloudy for most of the morning and early afternoon, but the worse was yet to come. Weather would play as … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 7 – Entering the Black Forest

Posted on October 5, 2010 by admin

We had a good part of the afternoon ahead of us when we finished our visit at the Danube springs. We decided to head to Freiburg, which was out night stop and where we had booked the hotel, but the … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 6 – At the Springs of the Danube

Posted on September 22, 2010 by admin

After the afternoon visit in the Schaffhausen museum it was time for us to head to Germany. I decided to ignore the recommendations of the Michelin Green Guide (which I seldom do) and visit one objective that the guide was … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 5 – Meeting an Old Friend in the Schaffhausen Museum zu Allerheiligen

Posted on September 19, 2010 by admin

As we finished the morning schedule and we almost skipped lunch, we realized that we have time for a visit – even shorter than we would have wished – to the most important museum in Schaffhausen  – Museum zu Allerheiligen … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 4 – On the Streets of Schaffhausen

Posted on September 13, 2010 by admin

After the visit in the Munster zu Allerheiligen we spent the next few hours of the second day morning in the streets of Schaffhausen. The city of 35000 inhabitants was mentioned first as a city state in 1045, and joined … Continue reading →

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