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Schloss (Castle) Stolzenfels near Koblenz, Germany along the Rhein River

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolzenfels_Castle

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Switzerland: Brienzersee (Lake Brienz), Interlaken, Thunersee (Lake Thun), and Bern, the capital of Switzerland. As we drove from Innsbruck, Austria into Switzerland just south of the Bodensee (Lake Boden/Lake Constance) we went over a bridge and the only thing that let us know we’d entered Switzerland was a Swiss flag on a building and a police officers with the Swiss flag on his uniform. The Swiss are not a part of the European Union, so they still have the Swiss Franc as their currency instead of the Euro. We needed to use the restroom at a rest stop but it cost a franc to use the toilet...we had no Swiss Francs and when we tried to buy some, the cashier refused to accept/trade any Euros. He would also not sell us anything with Euros to get change. So...we had to hold it. LOL!!! We drove on and found a McDonalds and an ATM. We got francs. Bought a Big Mac, chicken nuggets, and one soda. IT COST US ALMOST $20 IN FRANCS!!! Yep...the minimum wage there is almost $20/hour...so...yep...Big Macs are almost $20!!!

On our two-day drive through Switzerland, we did a loop which went through Zürich, Lucerne to Interlaken where we spent the night. We then we continued on to Bern and back into Germany.

In Interlaken we had a Swiss fondue dinner that was to die for!!! Cost a lot...but worth every franc!!!

#Switzerland #Bern #Interlaken #cities #dave&corey #travel #Zürich #Lucerne #scenery

Burg (Castle/Ruins) Sterrenburg near Kamp-Bornhofen, Germany along the Rhein River. Burg Sterrenberg is the castle of one brother; just across a small draw is Burg Liebenstein, built by the other brother. Neither castle is a part of the normally visited castles along the Rhein. We highly recommend visiting these two castles...a real unique experience compared with the normal tourist sites. Here is story of the two brothers:

http://www.castle-liebenstein.com/germany/history-saga-hostile-brothers/index.html

Saga of The Hostile Brothers

The castles Liebenstein and Sterrneberg, situated on the long stretch of peaks above Bornhofen are among the most popular on the Rhine.

The best-known version of the legends tells of the two sons of a count, whose names were von Sterrenberg and von Liebenstein, who cheated their blind sister when they divided up their father’s inheritance.

When it came time to apportion the gold pieces with a scoop, they turned it upside down when it was the sister’s turn to measure her share. While it felt like the scoop was filled to the brim, in fact only the bottom was covered. The blind woman used her share to have the cloister built at the foot of the castles.

The wealth acquired through treachery brought the brothers nothing but trouble. They became such enemies that they had a wall built to separate their castles.

One day, when the rich inheritance had been wasted, they tried to put their differences behind them. On that occasion, they agreed to meet for a hunting expedition early in the morning. The one who woke first was to awaken the other by shooting an arrow at the other’s window shutters. And so it happened. At the very moment when the arrow was shot into the air, the targeted shutter opened and the bowman was horrified to see the arrow pierce his brother’s heart. The unintended killer of his own brother could find no peace; he travelled to the Holy Land and died there.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterrenberg_Castle_(Rhineland)

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Burg (Castle/Ruins) Rheinfels in St. Goar, Germany along the Rhein River

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheinfels_Castle

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Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral), Germany

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Cathedral

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List of Blog Posts: 05/28/2017

Germany

· Lindau am Bodensee (on Lake Constance/Lake Boden), Bavaria, Germany

· Freinsheim an der Weinstrasse (on the Wine Road), Germany

· Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (on the Wine Road), Germany

· Trier, Germany, along the Mosel River

· Mosel River Valley, Germany

· Boppard, Germany, on the Rhein River south of Koblenz

· Rhens, Germany, on the Rhein River south of Koblenz

· The Loreley (Lorelei) is a 132m (433 ft) high, steep slate rock on the Rhein River near Sankt Goarshausen, Germany

· Bernkastel-Keus and Cochem, Germany on the Mosel River

· Trier, Germany Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market)

· Garmisch, sister/adjacent city to Partenkirchen, often called Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a Bavarian Alps town

· Zugspitze, the highest point in Germany in the Alps

· München (Munich) Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market) on Marienplatz in Altstadt (Old Town)

· St. Michaelskirche (St. Michael’s Church) in München (Munich), Bavaria, Germany

· Schorndorf and Beutelsbach, in the Rems Valley, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

· Burgruine (Castle/Ruins) Röttleln near Lörrach just across the border from Switzerland in the Schwartzwald (Black Forest) of southwest Germany

· The Bavarian (German)/Tyrolian (Austrian) Alps

· Schloss (Castle) Neuschwanstein & Schloss Hohenschwangau near and in the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in Bavaria, Germany

· Schloss (Castle) Harburg along the Romantischesstrasse (Romantic Road) just outside Harburg, Bavaria, Germany

· Dinkelsbühl, along the Romantischessrasse (Romantic Road) in Bavaria, Germany

· Rothenburg ob der Tauber (on the Tauber River), along the Romantischesstrasse (Romantic Road), in Bavaria, Germany

· Köln (Cologne), Germany along the Rhein River

· Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral), Germany

· Schloss (Castle/Fortress) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

· Burg Rheinstein in Trechtingshausen, Germany along the Rhein River

· Burg (Castle/Ruins) Reichentstein in Niederheimsbach, Germany along the Rhein River

· Burg Pfalzgrafenstein in Kaub, Germany IN THE MIDDLE of the Rhein River

· Burg (Castle/Ruins) Gutenfels in Kaub, Germany along the Rhein River

· Burg (Castle/Ruins) Schönburg/Castle Hotel in Oberwesel, Germany along the Rhein River

· Burg (Castle/Ruins) Katz in St. Goarshausen, Germany along the Rhein River

· Burg (Castle/Ruins) Maus in Wellmich, Germany along the Rhein River

· Burg (Castle/Ruins) Sterrenburg near Kamp-Bornhofen, Germany along the Rhein River

· Burg (Castle/Ruins) Liebenstein near Kamp-Bornhofen, Germany along the Rhein River

· Burg (Castle) Marksburg in Braubach, Germany along the Rhein River

· Burg (Castle/Ruins) Rheinfels in St. Goar, Germany along the Rhein River

· Burg (Castle/Ruins) Lahneck in Lahnstein, Germany along the Rhein River

· Schloss (Castle) Stolzenfels near Koblenz, Germany along the Rhein River

· Schloss (Castle) Arenfels in Bad Hönnigen, Germany along the Rhein River

· Schloss (Castle) Drachenfels/Drachenburg in Königswinter, Germany along the Rhein River

· Festung (Fortress) Ehrenbreitstein in Koblenz, Germany

· Koblenz, Germany, at the confluence (intersection) of the Rhein and Mosel Rivers

Austria

· Käsestrasse (The Cheese Road) Bregenzerwald (Bregenz Forest), Austria

· Hohenbregenz Castle (Gebhardsberg) in Bregenz, Austria

· Bregenz, am Bodensee (Lake Constance), Austria

· Nordkette (mountain chain north of Innsbruck)

· Seefeld, Austria, in Tirol in the Alps just north of Innsbruck (fall)

· Seefeld, Austria, in Tirol in the Alps just north of Innsbruck (winter)

· Ambras Castle/Palace museum, Innsbruck, Austria

· The Bavarian (German)/Tyrolian (Austrian) Alps

· Hahntennjochstrasse (Hahntennjoch Road) is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps

· Farmland in the German and Austrian Alps

· Innsbruck, Austria Christmas Markets

· Innsbruck, Austria on the Inn River in the Tyrol region in the Austrian Alps

· Salzburger Dom (Cathedral), Salzburg, Austria

· Schloss (Castle/Fortress) Hohensalzburg which sits above the city of Salzburg, Austria

· Altstadt (Old Town), Salzburg, Austria

Netherlands

· Amsterdam, Netherlands

Switzerland

· Switzerland: Brienzersee (Lake Brienz), Interlaken, Thunersee (Lake Thun), and Bern

· The Italian/Swiss Alps from Milan to the Bodensee (Lake Constance)

Italy

· Duomo di San Cristofro (Cathedral of St. Christopher), Barga, Tuscany, Italy

· Chiesa Della Corba (Corba’s Church), Castiglione Di Garfagnana, Tuscany, Italy

· Castiglione Di Garfagnana, Tuscany, Italy

· Barga, Tuscany, Italy; ancestral home of Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer/songwriter

· Barga, Tuscany, Italy (Corey)

· Barga, Tuscany, Italy

· Tuscany, Italy

· Pisa, Tuscany, Italy; the Leaning Tower of Pisa

· The Italian/Swiss Alps from Milan to the Bodensee (Lake Constance)

Mexico

· [Coming soon!]

USA

· [Coming soon!]

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Duomo di San Cristofro (Cathedral of St. Christopher), Barga, Tuscany, Italy, is the main church at the top of the hill on which the walled old town Barga was constructed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collegiate_Church_of_San_Cristoforo,_Barga

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barga

#Duomo di San Cristofro #churches #Barga #Italy #dave&corey #travel #Cathedral of St. Christopher

Castiglione Di Garfagnana, Tuscany, Italy, a medieval walled town near Barga north of Florence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castiglione_di_Garfagnana

#Castiglione Di Garfagnana #Tuscany #Italy #dave&corey #cities #travel