Since living in Luxembourg, I promised myself to visit as much of Germany as possible (as well as other neighbor countries!)
Sometimes it is totally worth spending time in your surrounding rather than crossing an ocean.
Our German Road Trips
Some of the best memories I have, are from a Birthday road trip (yes there is such a thing as Birthday road trip! because why not!!) which took us through the Black Forest, to the incredible Lichtenstein Castle, the Hozenzollern castle, the Neuschwanstein Castle of course 😉 but also to the Wies Church, Munich which I love so much and other places like the Maulbronn Monastery, Stuttgart, the Speyer Cathedral and so many charming villages I can’t count.
Another incredible road trip we did, is the one we took along the Moselle Valley. The visits of the The Eltz Castle and the The Coshem Imperial Castle were the cherry on the cake of this bucolic area.
Our big UNESCO World Heritage road trip to Denmark, Sweden and Norway, started in Germany and we stopped along the way to see the Cologne Cathedral as well as the Speicherstadt & Kontorhous District in Hamburg and the City of Lübeck.
The Kontorhous District in Hamburg, a UNESCO World Heritage site
The Speicherstadt, a UNESCO World Heritage site
The Holsten Gate in Lübeck, a UNESCO World Heritage city!
Trier
Trier, which is very close to Luxembourg, is a city we often go to just to spend a day shopping and strolling through the old town. It is particularly nice in summer but also when the Christmas markets are up. The Porta Nigra is the most famous monument of Trier but its cathedral and the Roman Amphitheater are totally worth a visit.
Trier is probably not on your radar, but if you are around Luxembourg and want a German feel, it is the place to go!
Actually, if you want a Roman experience outside of Rome, it is the place to go!
The most beautiful Rococo palace is in Trier!
Berlin
Our long Valentine’s day week-end in Berlin, was mostly cold and grey but we loved it anyway! We finally got to see Vegan avenue and did quite a bit shopping there! We toured the city and visited Museum Island, the Berliner Dom, the surprising Berlin City Palace, Check point Charlie, the Wall… and the best vegan restaurant in town!
The Brandenburg Gate
Munich
Munich is dear to my heart. I love this city, it is so relaxed, so green, so nice, so cool. Oktoberfest is usually the first reason to come to Munich, but chances you will want to come back for everything else it has to offer. Since I’m not about to show you pictures of me in my dirndl or drinking too much ;-), you can check out this series of pictures of the day after Oktoberfest!
Yes, you can surf in Munich!
In case I forget something and as I will add regularly, here is a list of some of my articles about Germany… it keeps growing so come back often!
