Before you read any further, there is something very important you should know: ‘burg’ is the German word for ‘castle’. So anyway, when my parents were over here in Amsterdam, we thought it would be fun to go over to Germany for a couple days. We wanted to watch a river flow, look at some …
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Travelly Picture: Kölsch in Cologne
We were in Cologne for a couple nights, and while we were there, we made sure to go to one of the famous Kölsch beer halls. Kölsch is beer from Cologne, and it is light and yellow and tastes, well, good. It is served at every bar in the city, but the waiters that serve Kölsch in the …
You Could Always Go to Chur, Switzerland
There’s no question that Chur, Switzerland isn’t even half as well known as some other Swiss cities. Nope, Chur isn’t the home of saintly rock star organization Red Cross like Geneva is, it doesn’t have an affordable mid-size sedan from Buick named after it like Lucerne, and it isn’t home to nearly as many sketchy …