COFFEE!!! We need coffee. It's up well before the chickens and off to the airport. Destination: Germany. One more trip (for me) to Köln (Cologne) to see that huge cathedral. We didn't sleep much last night. We are flying the ultra-budget carrier Ryanair over as I got a screaming deal on the flights and it was … Continue reading February 14th, 2020 – Day 6: Dublin to The European Continent
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Europe – Day 10 – February 3rd, 2018: Köln, Germany to Antwerp, Belgium
After a delicious bakery breakfast (gonna miss the bakeries!), it’s back on the train to our next stop. Our hotel is situated not only on the open plaza between two cathedrals, out the back door is a shopping center (with the previously mentioned bakeries) located in the train station. Of course we had to go … Continue reading Europe – Day 10 – February 3rd, 2018: Köln, Germany to Antwerp, Belgium
Europe – Day 9 – February 2nd, 2018: Luxembourg to Köln, Germany
Last night we decided that our next destination would be Köln (Cologne), Germany after some recommendations from the girl who helped us yesterday and my friend Kevin, who had been there before. We got up this morning and decided to skip going into central Luxembourg so we could get an earlier train to Germany. We … Continue reading Europe – Day 9 – February 2nd, 2018: Luxembourg to Köln, Germany
An Incredible Story
War sucks no matter what. I found this story, however, and it is quite incredible and interesting. Pretty amazing that stories like this can come from something so bad. http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/09/living/higher-call-military-chivalry/index.html?hpt=hp_c1