Month: May 2013
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Baden-Baden, Germany, part 1
Baden-Baden is the city we stayed for 2 nights on this long weekend trip to the Black Forest. The city is well-known for its spa and casino. It is a fancy resort town, particularly popular among Russians, so much so that there is even a museum of Fabergé eggs here. The ambiance reminds me of…
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Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, part 2
Wars throughout the 16th, 17th and 18th century resulted in Freiburg being occupied by the Austrians, the French, the Swedish, the Spanish, and various German states. Much of the city, except the cathedral (the Muenster) was destroyed by bombing during World War II. After the war, the city was rebuilt according to its medieval plan. There were…
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Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, part 1
Over the four-days Easter weekend, we went on a road trip from Lausanne up to the Black Forest area (Schwarzwald) of Germany. We took the A12, A1, A2 then cross into Germany onto the A5. Our first stop was Freiburg where we stayed overnight. Freiburg is located in the southwest of the state of Baden-Württemberg…
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Porto Airport, Portugal (OPO)
We think all air travelers can agree on one thing and that is – Fly non-stop to your final destination whenever you can. Unfortunately for those who are travelling to Madeira, there are very few non-stop flights to Madeira from outside of Portugal. Last year, our trip to Madeira from Geneva required us to stop…