Tag: Germany

• Our Lady of the Train Station

  The train system in Europe is amazing, but for the uninitiated it can be a bit overwhelming at first.  So when the Old Lady with a shopping bag approached us at the S Bahn ticket kiosk in the Munich airport, we were grateful for her assistance.  “Vere are you going?” she asked, outing us as…

  Gonzo Girl

  May 17, 2026

  Bicycle Touring, European Cycling, Gonzo Girl

  Adventure Travel, Aging, Appreciating Life, Appreciating the moment, Authentic self, Bicycle Touring, Bike Packing, Bike Touring, Buddhism, compassion, Culture shock, cycling, Danube, European Cycle Tour, European trains, Eurovelo 6, Germany, gratitude, healer, kind strangers, kindness, life, life purpose, life reflection, Living in the moment, love, Middle-Age Adventure, old age reflection, Old Dog New Tricks, Over 60 Adventure, Peace, Personal Growth, personal reflection, purpose, reflection, relationships, Retirement, saints, shaman, Slow Travel, trains, travel, True self, US Culture, What really matters

• Germany: A Tightrope of Old and New

  “Hey! There’s a good place!” I hollered to Rick. I had noticed an opening in a long hedge and spotted a bench in a patch of green. We were getting hungry and this was a perfect spot for our picnic lunch. Pulling a quick U Turn, we headed back and walked through the opening. A…

  Gonzo Girl

  June 24, 2022

  Bicycle Touring

  Culture shock, European Cycle Tour, Germany, WWII History