Destination: Germany
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Germany wears its riches well: elegant big-city charm, small picture-postcard towns, pagan-inspired harvest festivals, a wealth of art and culture and the perennial pleasures of huge tracts of forest, delightful castles and fine wine and beer are all there for the savouring.
Deep in the heart of Europe, Germany has had a seminal impact on Continental history. From Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire to Otto von Bismarck's German Reich, Nazism and the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, no other nation has moulded Europe the way Germany has - for better or worse.
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Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By katiekimberling | Views [6]
I woke up to the rocking back and forth of the ferry. We were headed to Kiel, Germany, and we were both feeling a little sea sick. Yuck. I grabbed a cup of hot tea and walked the decks of the boat, watching the sun rise before anyone else was up for ... Read more >
Tags: kiel, hamburg, berlin, germany, krakow, poland
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 | By devinashley | Views [9] | Comments [2]
My first post on Germany wasn't very extensive, I only had a few minutes and couldn't load pictures, due to no USB port. Last night while still in germany we met this cool Argentinian guys, Nano, Esteban and Ioni. They had some questions about the ... Read more >
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 | By devinashley | Views [16] | Comments [1]
Hey eveyone short entry today we have a lot of berlin to see! I just wanted to add that last night, katie and I went to see the Blue Man Group here in berlin. It was awesome! Afterwards, we went to the lobby and I had Katie take a picture of me playing ... Read more >
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 | By katieback | Views [24] | Comments [1]
So I should’ve known when I missed my train that the Berlin trip would be a bust. But after hearing that the train I missed had caught on fire, I thought maybe it was a just a reassurance that I should be going when I was going. Unfortunatley, when ... Read more >
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By dawnski | Views [30] | Comments [2]
All finished on the farm! As much as I enjoyed my time there, it was definitely time to move on and see more of the country. Natasha, Jenn and I have come to Puerto Lopez on the southern coast of Manabí kind of by accident. We were headed for an eco-... Read more >
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 | By romsterrom | Views [26]
14 June
After a lateish start (had to do some
laundry and the drier wouldn't play nice) i headed into town to see
some of Hamburg's sights. Spent the morning down by the docks
(landegsbruck) checking out all the ... Read more >
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 | By seal | Views [38]
Reached the last leg of the tour in Germany yesterday. Saturday evening I should have reached Austria where I'll be flying a Union Jack on my kayak seeing that the Germans ended their stint in the European championship. Deffo deserve a day of rest ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 | By seal | Views [34]
Easy progress again today. Almost run into several big liners and steamers. The Danube is not big enough for all of us. There are tourist boats etc. and they are all passing me on the wrong side of the river!!! Camping ground is very nice and new here ... Read more >
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 | By seal | Views [34]
After yesterday's painfully slow progress I was awarded with some speed today and got to the finish before 3:00pm. At lunch I was almost arrested for trespassing on private property but the Bavarian police showed heart and a sense of humour letting me ... Read more >
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 | By seal | Views [49] | Comments [1]
If you've read some of the other journal entries you've probably noticed that I've changed the way I count the kilometers. I now have 2327.5 kms left to the Black Sea. This also means that by the end of tomorrow I will have managed to paddle well over ... Read more >
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