We spent the last few days of our trip in Prague. It’s only a few hours from Grafenwoehr, so we left mid-morning and ate leftovers for lunch in the car. We didn’t really research restaurants in Prague ahead of time, so we made decisions where to eat based on what was nearby at that moment….
Lisa
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Exploring Amberg, Germany
After several days of dreary and rainy weather, the sun finally popped out as we headed down to Amberg, Germany. Amberg is about a 45 minute drive away from Grafenwoehr and is a beautiful Bavarian town. My sister-in-law brought along a narrated tour, so we strolled through the town while she told us about the…
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MAJOR news
MAJOR news. Mac has been picked up for promotion to major! His promotion board met last fall, so he submitted his promotion file in August. The waiting game began and finally ended when the list was released a few weeks ago. In the Army, you attend a course called Command and General Staff College (CGSC)…
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Where we ate: restaurants in Bavaria
We spent our time in Germany in several different towns across Bavaria. After flying in to Munich, we met up with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, picked up a rental car, and headed down to the Garmisch area. We rented an Air-Bnb in the town of Eschenlohe and ate at a variety of restaurants in Bavaria….
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Munich and Nuremberg Christmas markets
After Neuschwanstein, my other request was to visit a Christkindlmarkt, a German Christmas market. Mac visited several on his many trips to Germany, and he was excited for us to go back. Because we went to Germany so close to Christmas, we wound up visiting markets in Munich (Marienplatz) and in Nuremberg (Hauptmarkt). Most of…
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Recent Reads – January 2019
Happy first month of the year! December was a good reading month for me, but January may not be as fast. I picked up an almost 600 page biography that I started several years ago, so I’ll be working through that for a while. Elizabeth of York: The Forgotten Tudor Queen – Amy Licence Amy…