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Last day of train travel from Leipzig to Frankfurt Flughaven (Airport).  We’ll be home tomorrow (Tuesday 10/30)!  It’s been a great great trip.  We traveled through three seasons: summer in Spain; fall in Italy and the start of winter in Switzerland and Germany.  Anxious to be home and share more of the adventure with allContinue reading “Final day of travel”

26 October 2012 Leipzig Here we sit. Late afternoon. Inside a warm church. On chairs of bare, uncushioned wood. Outside it is winter in October. Thirty degrees Fahrenheit. We are in a long row that runs the length of the church from the front door to the altar. That is how the seats are oriented,Continue reading “26 October 2012, Leipzig, Part One”

24-25 Oct 2012Dresden The name of our train from Berlin to Dresden is the “Johannes Brahms”. It seemed a cozier, more intimate train than usual.  It was Czech. We sat in the dining car and ate seasonal Czech specialties.  The day was overcast and chilly when we arrived in Dresden. Our hotel is the Bellevue.Continue reading “24-25 October 2012, Dresden”

18-23 October 2012 Berlin, Part Two I have gotten behind in writing. We have seen and heard and tasted and felt so much it has been a lot for my brain to process. Here is the rest of Berlin. Pedaling in the Tiergarten  Berlin is the first German city I have ever visited. I wasContinue reading “18-23 October 2012, Berlin, Part Two”

18-23 October 2012 Berlin Berlin is a wonderful city for music. The Komische Oper Berlin may be called the Comic Opera, but it is as serious as it is comic and it is passionate about illuminating the story and making the stage come alive for the audience. We saw Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi. Monteverdi livedContinue reading “18-23 October 2012, Berlin Music”

17 October 2012 Basel, Switzerland We were in Basel for twenty-four hours. Our purpose was to visit, Raul, from Maryland. He was there for a concert. We visited with him for a part of an evening which included his sound check in the theater.  He is an impressive musician. Great technique, charisma, an easy-on-the-ear voice,Continue reading “17 October 2012 Basel, Switzerland”

16 October 2012 Bernina Express, Switzerland I will add a final note on Milano. We had a kitchen. And where ever we have had a kitchen, Wesley shops and cooks. And when he does, it is the best restaurant in town. He has a knack for blending in quickly with the local ingredients and flavors.Continue reading “16 October 2012, Bernina Express, Switzerland”

11 October 2012 Milano Our wine country adventure has come to an end. Back to the big city, Milano. Last October, when we were here for six wonderful hours, we visited the fashionable Brera neighborhood and had dinner at La Latteria. We enjoyed it so much that we are back for a longer stay ofContinue reading “11 October 2012, Milano”

10 October 2012 Italy: Cookies, salami and cheese. I am running low on prose. I am getting repetitive. There is so much stimulation here. My senses are overloaded. My eyes, my ears, my nose, my mouth are all busy. My little brain is processing as fast as it can all the data. Noting as manyContinue reading “10 October 2012:Verduno, Barolo, Canale and Torino. Also Cookies, Wine and Cheese”