February is supposed to be the coldest month here, but unfortunately, we have a bit warmer weather this time. Gothenburg (Göteborg) is on the west coast, so winter is a tad more generous than in the north. If we are in the northern part of the country, it will be a different story. But winter […]
Winter is Over When the Snow Melts
I don’t know if it’s right to complain about how short winter is this time. Knowing how little snow we had in the past winter years, this year has been quite generous with snow during the winter break. Then the snow started to melt after a couple of days. Now it seems spring is already […]
A Scary Drive Through Andorra
We had been talking about going to Andorra every time a conversation about places to visit would come up. But it was awful timing when we finally did. It’s not bad to go on a road trip in the winter. I actually like the view of the snow from a moving car. It was the […]
The Grandeur That Was Rome
I have known this phrase since I was young but I couldn’t remember anymore how I learned about it. I know it followed the phrase, “the glory that was Greece”. It must be when I had the English American Literature course in college that I came across the poem of Edgar Allan Poe. Somehow it […]
Drielandenpunt or The Three-Country Point
If we had not taken a road trip we would not have been to this place. The three-country point or Drielandenpunt in Dutch is a tri-border area between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. After our stay in Rotterdam, we drove to Aachen as planned but on our way there we decided to drive to Vaalserberg, […]
Everything Is Big In Miniatur Wunderland
According to theculturetrip.com the top tourist destination and attraction in Germany is the Miniatur Wunderland. I thought that most travelers would prefer to see the capital city of a country because it’s usually where the best attractions are. The Miniatur Wunderland is located in Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany. Although Berlin is the capital […]