• The Netherlands

    Amsterdam

    March 9, 2016 - By 

    Amsterdam turned out to be everything and even more than I expected.  When people speak of Amsterdam the only topics of conversation revolve around legal drugs, sex, the largest Red Light district in the world, and raging parties.  Less is spoken about the famous museums, the neighborhood canals comparable to Venice, the cozy brown cafes, and the quaint architecture and cobblestone alleys.  Together, the intoxicating combination of historic European with the wildest and most liberal beliefs makes Amsterdam perhaps one of the most unique and special cities in the world. Needless to say, we LOVED Amsterdam!! Accommodation with the RV also worked out; there…

  • Germany

    Hamburg

    March 7, 2016 - By 

    Despite being Germany’s 2nd largest city, Hamburg doesn’t offer a whole lot for tourists, but as Germany’s largest port, Hamburg houses a pretty spiffy financial district, and more famously the seedy red-light district.  We only dropped into Hamburg briefly for a couple hours on our way to Amsterdam from Copenhagen, primarily to fulfill a childhood dream of mine: to eat a hamburger in Hamburg.  Really. We found street parking near a subway and took the metro into the heart of Hamburg. First, the main square: Then we walked over to Buck’s Sports Bar in the financial district to try their well-reviewed…

  • Denmark

    Copenhagen

    March 6, 2016 - By 

    Originally, we hadn’t planned on visiting Denmark. In fact, there was only one reason that brought us there, and I will share that reason at the end of this post. As soon as we added Copenhagen to the map, I was thrilled. This meant that we were not only going to Scandinavia, but we were also going to perhaps the hippest Scandinavian city! (And we we’d be stuffing our faces with world-famous Danish pastries too!) Sure, Stockholm ranks high on the “cool city” meter, but even many Swedes settle near or in Copenhagen due to its vicinity to mainland Europe…

  • Denmark

    Kronborg Castle

    March 3, 2016 - By 

    It’s super easy to get castled-out in Europe, especially Denmark.  There are too many damn castles everywhere!  But Kronborg Castle caught my attention because of its location.  With its strategic location on the northeastern tip of Zealand in Elsinore (just an hour’s drive north of Copenhagen), sitting at the narrowest sound between Denmark and Sweden, it had to have a fascinating history.  And it definitely did.  For only kr 90 ($13) each, we were able to explore much of Kronborg at our own pace. Due to the number of rooms and galleries that were available to the public, Kronborg quickly became our favorite castle…