I love sidewalk cafes. I love the idea. I love the experience. This cafe which is offering potato soup as the soup of the day (or “potatoe” soup for a certainly former [...]

“Quaint” is one of those words that travel writers try and avoid. It has certainly become cliche. But Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany is one of those towns that begs to be [...]

They say that the three most important things in real estate are location, location and location. The same was true for castles in the Rhine River Gorge. A castle like this could [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks about his recent fam cruise on the Avalon Luminary down the Rhine River from Basel in Switzerland through France and Germany to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Along the [...]

This well in the town square of Meinz Germany begs the question when it comes to decoration, when is enough enough?

I love taking pictures on beautiful days with clear blue skies but sometimes having a little weather like this shot in the Rhine River Gorge, can make a shot more interesting. For [...]

One reason I like this picture is that it captures two different aspects of the Rhine River Gorge in Germany. The area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the many [...]

On a rainy day in Heidelberg, Germany there is no one hanging out at the sidewalk cafe in the foreground. But even on a rainy day Heidelberg is a beautiful city. You [...]

Heidelberg Castle was turned from a mighty fortress into a ruin because of the hubris of Frederick V, the “Winter King”, who became king of Bohemia over the advice of many (including [...]

This castle is one of several in the Rhine River Gorge in Germany. The gorge is the narrowest spot alone the waterway and an area filled with castles like this one that [...]