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Sans Souci or Cent Souci? Only Frederick the Great really knows.

As part of our Christmas Along the Elbe tour with Viking this past December, we found ourselves at the stunning “summer” palace of Frederic the Great located in Potsdam, Germany — Sanssouci. Saying it’s a lovely place or a stunning summer palace (which was really used year-round) is an understatement, for sure. Built during the […]

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Berlin Christmas Market: Sophisticated Shopping

Our final stop at Germany’s Christmas markets may have been our best. Berlin did not disappoint! With the kid-friendly rides and good country food at Dessau and Magdeburg and the fresh greens of lovely booths in Hannover behind us, we thought the markets couldn’t get any better. But then we shopped Berlin’s Gendarmenmarkt. Sophisticated booths […]

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Adding beauty: Christmas markets in Hannover, Germany

First, we apologize for posting photos of Christmas markets we saw in December 2021 in January 2022, but with the frenzy of the season upon us when we returned from this Viking cruise – Christmas Along the Elbe — and then with an unexpected New Year’s trip to our beloved beach destination, Pawleys Island, we’re […]

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Christmas markets in Dessau and Magdeburg: fun for all ages

As a Christmas gift to you, our readers, we’re sharing the joy of Christmas markets in Germany. And what a joy those markets were! Our Viking river cruise, “Christmas Along the Elbe,” altered its itinerary as cities closed markets unexpectedly due to an increase in the number of Covid cases. But even without the promised […]

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When Christmas markets close in Prague, Old World charm saves the day.

Covid can close Christmas markets in Prague, but not diminish the pleasure of seeing Old World beauty in the Czech Republic.

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Travel bliss destination: Prague & Germany

This week, Lindy LeCoq posed a challenge in Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #175: Follow Your Bliss: find and describe something that makes us blissfully happy. Without a doubt, the two of us agree: Travel in or out of the U.S. has become a passion for us. With an upcoming trip later this week (our first one […]