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German Vacation Recap – Munich and Oktoberfest – Part 5

Missed Part 1? Part 2? Part3? Part 4?   Here it is, six months later, the last recap! I remember when I signed up for the Berlin Marathon I asked Cliff if he was interested in joining me, "of course".  Then I told him that Oktoberfest would still be going on, "even better"...or something like that.  After all it is a beer lovers ultimate bucket list destination.  For those who are not familiar with Oktoberfest, it is the world's largest beer festival held annually…

German Vacation Recap – Dachau and Munich – Part 4

Missed Part 1? Part 2? Part3?  The last leg of our German road trip took us from Fussen to Munich.  We woke up Wednesday morning, packed, checked out of the hotel, and stopped by the bäckerei (bakery) for some breakfast goodies <-ALL the breads.  I wish there were more bakeries at home, I guess Panera or Au Bon Pain would be comparable, but they are not the same....I can't pinpoint it, perhaps the charm factor? Anyways, croissants and danishes in hand we…

German Vacation Recap – Neuschwanstein Castle – Part 3

Missed Part 1? Part 2? Visiting Neuschwanstein Castle (pronounced Noy-Schvan-Stein) was next on our itinerary.  While researching points of interests and routes from Berlin to Munich, this beautiful castle appeared on dozens of "must see" lists.  If you Google "Barvaria" there are hundreds of pictures of Neuschwanstein on the first page.   Neuschwanstein Castle was built on on a hill above the village of Hohenschwangau or Schwangau near Fussen.  The palace was commisionsed by "crazy" Ludwig II as a personal retreat.  The castle was…

German Vacation Recap – Rothenburg ob der Tauber – Part 2

Missed Part 1?  Berlin was an amazing city (and I look forward to returning in September 2017), but Cliff and I were super stoked to begin our trip to Rothenburg ob der Tauber along the Romantic Road <-- cue awww.  The Romantic Road is a 200 mile + highway between the cities of Wurzburg and Fussen, linking dozens of towns and castles. These small towns are quintessentially German - if you close your eyes and think medieval Europe or Barvaia, this is what…

German Vacation Recap – Berlin – Part 1

Cliff and I spent nine fun days exploring Germany despite my little fall.  I posted a recap of the 2016 Berlin Marathon + Spectating last month, but in order to share ALL the details and pictures (this post is picture heavy) I wanted to document the trip in a four part series (by city). I know several of my running buddies and readers are planning trips for next year's marathon, so I wanted to start off with our trip city itinerary:  September 22-26: Berlin  September 26-27: Rothenburg ob…

Visiting Charleston – Around Town

Part 1: 2015 Charleston Half Marathon Race Recap The best perk of a Saturday morning half is having the remainder of the weekend free of pre-race rituals.  Following the race, we had a 1.5 days to explore/tour Charleston.  Here is a snippet of our adventures.  Visiting the Charleston City Market, sometimes referred to as the Strawmarket. If you are from the DC area - the concept is similar to Eastern Market in Capitol Hill, except the vendors were inside.  Beautiful…

Montréal/Québec City Vacation Part 3

October 16, 2014 Missed Part 1 or Part 2? After 3 days in Montréal my mom and I headed to our final destination, Québec City.   The city is also known as Ville de Québec to differentiate itself from the province and sits northeast of Montreal.  We took VIA Rail Canada - it was both scenic and quick (the train ride was approximately 3 hours and there was free wifi).  We arrived at the Gare de train Québec (train station) and…

Montréal/Québec City Vacation Part 2

Missed Part 1? Bonjour mes amies! I will be taking a mini hiatus from Tasty Thursday to wrap up my Montréal and Québec City recaps.   The first few days in Montréal were spent exploring the historic city center.  Afterwards we traveled a bit outside of the city to explore the Jean-Talon Public Market, the Olympic Stadium (the city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics), the Botanical Gardens, the Biodome, and Mount Royal Park. Below is a cute sign that was in…

Montréal/Québec City Vacation Part 1

Bonjour… this time from Canada! I just wrapped up my Turkish/Georgian vacation, and now on to my Canadian adventures from last month. Image: Wikipedia You may recall March and May were very hectic for me due to work/project commitments.  Unfortunately I had to miss a family vacation to France.  Because my mom is pretty awesome, she booked a vacation for us to go to Montréal and Québec City (remember my food recap here?)  Because of their French history my mom thought it…

Turkish/Georgian Vacation Recap – Part 6

Missed Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5?  And Episode VI begins…yes I love Star Wars…and unlike the Star Wars franchise this will be the final episode. Before arriving in Georgia I had no idea what to expect in terms of culture, food, architecture and landscape (ok maybe a little bit… after all we live in a world of social media).  My last few days in Georgia were spent hiking in Tbilisi and Kazbegi, and it…