Bamberg, Germany is like a fairy tale. Gorgeous stone buildings are built flush against the Regnitz River. In the center of town is an old brewery that crafts smoked beer.
Read MoreKrakow, I found, is amazingly rich in the history, architecture and culture I crave. Main Market Square on a Saturday night is alive with activity and food to tempt, even on a full stomach. Unparalleled street food, less tourists and more people from the countryside, are what you will find on a Saturday night in the Main Market Square.
Read MoreDuring my visit to Krakow, Poland I wanted to tour Auschwitz and Birkenau. I felt compelled to visit Auschwitz and Birkenau, in order to remember and reinforce my awareness of the horror and inhumanity, the unfathomable capacity of humankind . . . lest we never forget. There are no words to describe the experience.
Read MoreFlossenbürg is a small town in eastern Bavaria near the Czech border. There is a small castle ruins here and the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp; where the remaining members of the Valkyrie plot to kill Hitler were executed just two weeks before the camp was liberated. One of these men was Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Read MoreThere is plenty to see at the Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas Markets) in Nuremberg, Germany. Handmade ornaments, all sorts of gifts and treats. Everything is intricately decorated. There are carolers and musicians playing classic hymns. It is a delight. Though I had never experienced anything like the Christkindlesmarkt, a warm nostalgia swept over me.
Read MoreOberammergau, Germany is famous for its production of a Passion Play, which was first performed in 1634, and its woodcarvers. The Oberammergau Passion Play is the result of a vow made by the inhabitants of the village when God spared them from the effects of the bubonic plague. The village is also known as the home of a long tradition of woodcarving; the Bavarian State Woodcarving School is located there. The streets of central Oberammergau are home to dozens of woodcarver shops, with pieces ranging from religious subjects, to toys, to humorous portraits.
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