A Day at the Museum in Bonn

Last Thursday was a gloomy day weather-wise but we felt like going somewhere and taking pictures, so we drove into Bonn to check out the Rheinisches Landesmuseum (Rhineland Regional Museum). It was FANTASTIC. The museum is in a very modern, brightly lit building (opened in 2003) and focuses exclusively on local exhibits from all time periods, which are divided into themes. And lucky for me, their

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by Jour ~ Tuesday, January 29, 2008 0 comments

Mainz

On Saturday we took a day trip to Mainz, a cathedral city about an hour and a half southeast of us. David really enjoyed the drive, as it was on the famous Autobahn the entire way. We drove along at about 85mph most of the time, with people whizzing by us in the fast lane at 120mph! It didn't feel very scary, though, since (knock on wood) people seem to be paying attention and do obey the speed

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by Jour ~ Monday, December 17, 2007 0 comments

Romanesque Churches of Bonn

It is great to have David back from London! His flight was smooth and 20 minutes early, his baggage showed up on the belt as soon as he arrived, his car rental went smoothly, and he was home after less than 15 minutes' drive on the freeway. He said it was so good to be back in Germany! He does have lots of fun pictures and videos of Led Zeppelin to share, but we'll have to leave that for next

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by Jour ~ Wednesday, December 12, 2007 0 comments

The week in pictures

Here are some brief highlights of our rather uneventful, but nice, week.WednesdayIn the late afternoon on Wednesday we went for a longish walk (about an hour) along the Rhine River. It was cold and windy but very enjoyable. We hope to walk all the way to Bonn sometime soon, which would be about 3 miles. Then we can take the tram back!Boats, ducks, and the village of Mondorf in the distanceWarning

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by Jour ~ Friday, December 7, 2007 0 comments

Bonn

Today we took the tram into Bonn from our village on the outskirts. The tram is nice and smooth and the station is only a couple blocks from our house. We just walk through our neighborhood, cross a road, and there it is. And from there it is only a 10 minute ride to the heart of Bonn. The tramBonn street sceneWe really enjoyed our afternoon in Bonn. The sun even showed itself! The train station

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by Jour ~ Monday, December 3, 2007 0 comments