Our Final Yuletide Stops

Keeping with our hectic (some may say “crazy”) schedule, the next morning we were back at the train station to begin the final three days of our trip with our first stop at the oldest town in Germany, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Rothenburg ob der Tauber Rothenburg isn’t really centrally located to much of anything,…

Dashing through the Snow…and Most of Southern Germany

Leipzig Today marked the second leg of our trip, one that will be much more intense than the first half. Over the course of the next four days we will hit seven cities all banking on the Germany efficient train system and good weather. We began our next day bright and early to head west…

Dresden and the Oldest German Christmas Market

We woke up before the sun to catch our 8:30 train to Dresden and much to our dismay, realized that the carriage we were assigned to didn’t exist. As the doors were closing, we threw caution to the wind and jumped aboard knowing, at least, that the train was heading in the right direction. As…

A Weihnachtsmarkt Holiday

Lauren and I had the realization on the London and Berlin flight that we’ve never traveled internationally in the winter to a country that experiences winter like we do back home. This realization was especially evident when we stepped off of the train in Berlin that got us to the city center. Local billboards had…