SingaporeSungai Ayer Gemuruh1°21’8” N 103°59’13” E 21. februar 2023, Singapore ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We started with a daytime flight to Singapore, then 9 hours in transit before we head to Munich.
Fortunately Changi Airport has enough attractions and facilities to keep you amused for that long,Læs mere
TysklandMunich Central Station48°8’20” N 11°33’26” E 22. februar 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
After a smooth 13 hour flight, we arrived in Munich at 7am to a temperature of -2. We caught the train to the city and were lucky that our hotel room was ready, so we dropped the bags and headed for aLæs mere
TysklandNeuschwanstein Castle47°33’31” N 10°44’53” E 23. februar 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Today was a full day tour of two of the royal castles of Bavaria, located close to the Austrian border, about 90 minutes from Munich.
Linderhof Palace is the smaller castle, the only one of KingLæs mere
John Kalaitzis
I had it my head that the passion play was performed only every 10 years? I'd be useless at quizzes!
TysklandPolln48°16’10” N 11°28’13” E 24. februar 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
After a hearty breakfast we caught the local train and bus to Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, approximately 16km north of Munich.
Dachau was the longest operating concentration camp,Læs mere
TysklandAugustinerkloster Nürnberg49°27’16” N 11°4’32” E 25. februar 2023, Tyskland ⋅ 🌧 2 °C
We checked out of the hotel early today ready for our 9.18am fast train to Nuremberg. It's a popular route, with 50 trains a day making the 160km journey.
We arrived in Nuremberg at 10.25am, and wasLæs mere
John Kalaitzis
Is that one of your walking people symbols being followed by a goose, that I spy?
Darren and JanetWe thought that initially too! It's the logo for a burger chain, Hans Im Gluck (Hans in Luck), named after a Brothers Grimm fairytale. We can confirm they make very good burgers 😁
TysklandGroßer Dutzendteich49°25’52” N 11°7’5” E 26. februar 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
More snow and bitterly cold wind this morning, so we rugged up and caught the train to the former Nazi Party Rally Grounds, aka Zeppelin Field (named after the landing of one of Count Zeppelin'sLæs mere
TysklandNürnberg Imhoff’sche Grabkapelle St. Rochus49°26’51” N 11°3’37” E 27. februar 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
We began the day with a trip to the Faber Castell pencil factory, in the hope they had a tour running. Unfortunately they didn't, and their museum was also closed today, so we had to settle for aLæs mere
TysklandFrankfurt am Main50°6’49” N 8°41’12” E 28. februar 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
After breakfast we had a couple of hours up our sleeve before our train to Frankfurt, so we left the bags at the hotel and went for another walk along the city's historical mile.
We ended up in theLæs mere
TysklandRömerberg50°6’37” N 8°40’55” E 1. marts 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
We spent the day crisscrossing the Main River, first visiting the old Jewish Cemetery on the way to the Sachsenhausen district, famous for its apple wine bars and half timbered buildings.
We crossedLæs mere
Rejsende
I wonder what the meaning is for all the rocks placed on the nameplates ...
Darren and JanetThey use a stone as a symbol of lasting memory - flowers, though beautiful, will eventually die, but a stone will not die, so the memory goes on forever.
MarokkoMedina31°37’42” N 7°59’2” W 2. marts 2023, Marokko
After catching the underground to the airport, we flew out of Frankfurt at 11am for a 3.5 hour flight to Marrakech.
Our first sight of Morocco was a patchwork of brown and green fields from the planeLæs mere
John Kalaitzis
That is very cool