True North Blog

Warning: If you plan to travel by airline anytime soon, be ready to flex. I heard stories of gross delays and unplanned hotel stays, but it always seemed to be “the other guy” . . . until I tried to leave the EU. My “Brexit” to London got complicated. Laura had an apparently smooth non-stop…

Things start to accelerate some during the last day. So, without a lot of time for writing I will instead just share some of the beautiful sights that we enjoyed today in the land of windmills. Enjoy!

Soooo, as the Alsatian wine begins to take hold, we are now cruising through “castle alley” of Germany. Something like 40-50 castles along the Rhine in a fairly short sequence of time. Of course, Sonny and I reached our quota fairly early . . . and took naps! It was also a little chilly on…

As we sail deeper into the Deutschland (Germany), we begin to encounter the finer things. Yes, and in addition to airplanes, wine and cheese as well. 😉 First, we strolled the streets of Strasbourg France (borders on Germany). In my effort to be more mindful on this trip, I slowed down and allowed myself some…

There is a legend that in the Alsace region, you can start your day having coffee in one country, and end your day (in the same chair) having wine in a different country. Either France or Germany, but don’t worry, it changes often (historically speaking). As an example, the Battle of the Colmar Pocket from…

So imagine traveling for 12 hours straight (no sleep) and showing up at noon in Switzerland. Then in rapid succession: lunch, nap, shower, TOUR! This first day was kind of like seeing Europe on drugs. Rather than writing a blog “on drugs” I’ll just get out of the way and share some cool scenes from…