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Tour de Germany Day 5 – Nuremberg, Dresden

Tuesday, December 30 we started in Nuremberg and finished in Dresden. We spent the morning at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg. It is a wide ranging museum with the general theme of German history. I really liked it. They have English descriptions on all the exhibits and it’s not just paintings; they have statues, musical instruments, … Continue reading Tour de Germany Day 5 – Nuremberg, Dresden

Joyeux Noël

Merry Christmas and Joyeux Noel! With a mix of comfort and homesickness Phil and I attended Christmas Eve mass here. Instead of English, the service was in French, and instead of a small country Lutheran church, we were in a stone, centuries old, Basilica. Despite these differences, the small children still dressed as angels and … Continue reading Joyeux Noël

Montreux

Last Saturday we visited a town made famous by Deep Purple, Montreux, Switzerland (just listen to the first few lines of Smoke on the Water).  Montreux is located on the eastern edge of Lake Geneva, and is about a half hour train ride from Lausanne.  It is much closer to the alps than Lausanne, with … Continue reading Montreux

Subtle Differences

There are some huge differences in living in Switzerland versus Minnesota, such as the language, the mountain scenery, and the centuries old city, but there are also some subtle differences we didn’t think of such as…