Northwestern Europe Nov. 2023

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November 10, 2023
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Day 1–12
November 10, 2023 at 1:09 PM - November 21, 2023
11 nights
☀️ 54 °F
Altitude: 4,902 ft
United States Farmers Ditch 40.40255, -104.99047740°24’9” N 104°59’26” W
Let the Adventure Begin
Nov 10–21, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
I'm on the shuttle bus heading to Denver International Airport.
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Day 2
Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 3:59 AM
🌙 37 °F
Altitude: 62 ft
England Heathrow Terminal 5 Station 51.473183, -0.48747251°28’23” N 0°29’15” W
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Looking for a Big Ben
November 11, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌙 37 °F
A 4-hour layover in London, just waiting to catch the flight to Frankfurt. A very beautiful moment of silence for Armistice Day.
Traveler Awe this looks quite tasty and healthy! Yum
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Day 2
Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 7:58 PM
⛅ 43 °F
Altitude: 604 ft
Germany Waldacker 49.994881, 8.81382749°59’42” N 8°48’50” E
Where is my B&B ? LOL
November 11, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
I made it to Frankfurt. My Air B&B is really nice. It was hard to find in the dark. Roads here are as small as Ireland. Lol. The car is so cute. It is a Fiat 500. I will take a picture tomorrow. I'm a little tired so I am off to bed.Read more
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Day 3
Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 11:35 PM
☁️ 39 °F
Altitude: 932 ft
Germany Jakobsberg 49.891066, 10.8748849°53’28” N 10°52’30” E
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Bamberg 💞
November 12, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
First meal in Germany. Schnitzel and spatzel. I'm in heaven. What a beautiful city. Ireland has nothing on these streets.

It was an excellent day. Drove on the Autobahn and killed no one.🤣 now eating a bite of leftovers for supper and then hit the sack. I will be headed to Amsterdam in the morning.Read more
Traveler Damn thats a nice table. Was thisnin your room?
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Traveler Awe the car is adorable to boot!
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Traveler Yes, it was in the kitchen. I had the house to myself.
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Day 4
Monday, November 13, 2023 at 11:52 AM
🌧 50 °F
Altitude: Sea level
Netherlands Nieuwe Heerengracht 52.364525, 4.9010552°21’52” N 4°54’4” E
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Ducks in Amsterdam
November 13, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Not really. It was just me. I walked to Anne Frank's house from the hotel, and it was all cold and rainy. 6.2 miles. But was worth the walk. And Frank's house is amazing. And then I stopped and had Dutch pancakes. When I got back my room wasn't ready yet. So they gave me a free drink to sit and worry about it. 😆 Now, off to my coffin. (Pod)Read more
Traveler OH SO COOL!!!
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Day 5
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 7:52 AM
☁️ 54 °F
Altitude: 43 ft
Netherlands Vierbannen 51.744, 4.91781751°44’38” N 4°55’4” E
Another cold rainy day.
November 14, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Kind of glad this day is over. I don't feel very well today. After yesterday's in the rain for so long. I have a pretty nice head cold with coughing. I'm sure they all think it is covid.

It was one of those days where everything went a little wrong. All day, cold pouring rain. Crazy driver, credit cards will not work.

And the France are warm and welcoming people. (Not) Thank God their country is beautiful. We 😉

I feel pretty good, 5 countries in 4 days.

The little snack is bitterballens. It is a really big thing in the Netherlands. It is like fried macaroni and cheese, but with mushroom soup.Read more
TravelerBitterballen, ill need to look that up sounds amazing! Sorry about your credit cards, and the French. 😜
11/14/23Reply
Hope you feel better and enjoy your trip. [Ann Strand]
11/16/23Reply
TravelerThank you. It is truly an amazing trip.
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Day 6
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 8:27 AM
🌧 48 °F
Altitude: 285 ft
Belgium Île d'Androssart 50.180275, 4.8273550°10’49” N 4°49’38” E
Bonjour, from a nicer side of France.
November 15, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ 🌧 48 °F
Bonne soirée. France has been much nicer to me today. I guess there are poop people everywhere, and last night, I found some.

Today started out rainy but cleared up by early afternoon. I went through quite a few countries today. At one point, I was in Lexumbourg, France, Germany, France, within 5 mins. Lol My poor international phone plan could not hardly keep up.

The first two pictures are of the castle I stayed in last night. The next two are of the convent in Oberbronn, France, where I will stay to.

My dinner reservations are at 6 p.m. so while I waited, I checked on Kitty, then drove to Bitche France to fill the car. Lmao. While I was there, I stopped at the Super Bitche and bought snacks for tomorrow.

Ended my day with a fine meal. Cordon bleu de volaille savoyard and spatzel. Bon apatite.Read more
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Day 7
Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 10:59 AM
☁️ 46 °F
Altitude: 1,368 ft
Germany Niederwasser 48.188719, 8.23052548°11’19” N 8°13’50” E
Back in Germany😃
November 16, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Well, that has been a crazy few days.
But I hit quite a few countries.

Today, I headed back to Germany for the rest of my trip. And as I did, I drove through the Black Forest to see the world's biggest cuckoo clock. It was a site to be held. Then to the shop with 1000 cuckoo clocks. I arrived there at noon, so it was very chaotic. The shopkeeper's mom was from South Pass Wyoming. So she knew exactly where I was from.

I found out what was the hardest part of being in a country where I didn't speak the language, and that is grocery shopping. I'm not sure what I bought, but I hope it is good. 😊

So I usually don't cook for myself at home but I go to Germany and I cook a homemade meal for myself. Vacation and dishes, too.Read more
TravelerLove the cuckoo clock shop!
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Fun [Emmanuel]
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Day 8
Friday, November 17, 2023 at 11:30 AM
☁️ 43 °F
Altitude: 515 ft
Germany Heilbronn Neckar-Turm/K.-S.-Pl 49.144458, 9.21475349°8’40” N 9°12’53” E
Mind your Brain
November 17, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Guten Abend.
It was a beautiful day today. It only rained a little bit this morning but not too bad.

I didn't have to hit the road early this morning, so I slept in a little bit. Which was very nice. I had a bite of breakfast, which consisted of pomegranate and blood orange Greek yogurt, and it was delicious.

I headed off to Heilbronn's science museum and spent most of the day there. Their special exhibit was Mind Your Brain. It was totally interactive and very interesting. One of the stations was Meditation with Chocolate, and I highly recommend us doing it every day in the coffee lounge.

I had lunch there and had to order a cheeseburger because that is the only thing I could understand on the kiosk menu. I am beginning to have deep empathy and appreciation for non-native speaking people. It is difficult to navigate when you do not understand the rules and instructions of the culture.

Now I am back safe in my airbnb, and ended with a light supper, which I prepared. I'm seriously going to have to treat myself this well when I get home.

I want to wish each of you a very nice evening. I am looking forward to tomorrow there's only 20% chance of rain. Perhaps I can do some Castle chasing.

PS. Kitty is doing well, too😼Read more
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Day 9
Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 8:41 AM
☁️ 41 °F
Altitude: 659 ft
Germany Willsbach 49.14265, 9.35833149°8’34” N 9°21’30” E
All Aboard for Serendipity
November 18, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
What a weird crazy wonderful day it was today.

I woke up this morning and wanted to go on a train adventure, so I was going to try Rothenburg ob der Tauber for the second time. But I arrived at the train station too close to departure to buy the tickets. So I decided to go to Strasbourg France instead. (No reason behind it)

Well, I was waiting for my connecting train in Karlsruhe, I realized it probably wasn't coming or I was at the wrong gate. I met a young woman named Prasanthi, who was also waiting for the train. She also was going to Strasbourg France and spoke English. Double bonus. We decided to go to information to find out what was going on.

We found out that the train had been canceled and that we were put on another train with no notification. After finding our new train, we quickly became friends and decided to hang out for the afternoon in France.

What a delightful time we had. Even though it was freezing cold, we walked to a beautiful cathedral, toured a museum of the palace of King Louie XIV, and was caught in a protest. Then we topped the afternoon with Starbucks.

We had to run back to the train station to catch our returning trains before we were caught in the protest again. We decided to keep in touch. That is the grand bonus of all travel is New Friends. Thank you, Serendipity.

The train trip back was full of delays and stops for right away, so I was 12 minutes late for my last train. It only sent me back 35 minutes. I am now back at the Airbnb ready for a good night's sleep.

PS. The only cool thing I ate today was a real German pretzel. 😆Read more
TravelerThats lovely to make a new friend! Beautiful cathedral. Curious what the protest was about?
11/18/23Reply
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Day 10
Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 1:39 PM
⛅ 57 °F
Altitude: 1,378 ft
Germany Löwenstein 49.09295, 9.38254249°5’35” N 9°22’57” E
And on the 7th day she rested
November 19, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Today was a pretty easy day. I have been here for only 8 days, but I've done about a month's worth of things. So today, I took a pretty easy.

I drove to an open air Museum, Hohenlohe Freilandmuseum Schwabisch Hall Wackershofen. I did not get any photographs since my phone was acting up a bit. It was very cool, though, much like Fort Bridger or South Pass Wyoming.

It had an amazing little restaurant that served a traditional German meal. It was a beautiful presentation and was delicious. Again, there are no photos😏 if you do not believe me regarding the beauty of this place and meal, you will need to look it up or come visit yourself. Lol

On the way back, I stopped at Burg Lowenstein. Which is 2 kilometers from my airbnb. Then, a quick little stop at the delicatessen to try to decide the debate if White Forest cake is as good as Black Forest cake. I do believe that Black Forest cake is a bit better.

After stuffing my face with cake, I laid down for a 5 hour nap. Then, I finished the leftover lunch.

So yes, I spent most of my day eating and sleeping like a big old fat bear getting ready for winter.Read more
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Day 11
Monday, November 20, 2023 at 5:27 PM
☁️ 52 °F
Altitude: 361 ft
Germany Worms 49.63103, 8.3502249°37’52” N 8°21’1” E
I'm not a Monster...
November 20, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
This morning, I had to leave my beautiful apartment in Lowenstein. I am driving to Worms, Germany.

On the way, I stopped by Frankenstein's Castle. The restaurant closed last week so I was unable to go in. However, I was able to see most of the outside walls.

The Watertower of Worms is amazing. Here is the link for some history:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserturm_(Worms)

I will be here for my last two days. I plan to walk around the city tomorrow. It has so much history.

I'm now enjoying a dark German beer and bratwurst at the Brauhaus Zwolf Apostel. Then off to bed.

PS a few wild mushrooms for my good friend, Torie🍄Read more
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Day 12
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 5:39 PM
☁️ 48 °F
Altitude: 407 ft
Germany Worms 49.63262, 8.34890649°37’57” N 8°20’56” E
My last day in Germany
November 21, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Well, here we are, my last day in Germany. I walked around Worms today and ended up at the zoo and toured a cathedral in Worms. It was rainy, but I was prepared this time. I want a little over seven miles and enjoyed every minute of it.

I came back to the apartment and went through my bags to make sure I'm prepared for tomorrow and Customs.

It was a magnificent trip. However, I am looking forward to being home now.Read more
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Day 13
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 6:13 PM
🌙 55 °F
Altitude: 604 ft
United States Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 32.902593, -97.043632°54’9” N 97°2’37” W
Last plane to Denver
November 22, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
Today was all done in travel. Return the Rent-A-Car in Frankford. Frankford to Dallas flight 11 hours. Now, I am waiting for a plane to Denver. I should be home around midnight.
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Day 13
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 10:50 PM
🌙 37 °F
Altitude: 4,964 ft
United States North Fork Michigan River 40.573225, -105.04999640°34’24” N 105°2’60” W
Home at last
November 22, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 37 °F
Everything went surprisingly well today. Kitty is very excited to see me. Good night everyone I am a little tired. LOL
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Trip end
November 22, 2023