Category: germany

• Frankfurt am Main

  Dec 28

  My European life and sensibilities have always to some extent orbited around Frankfurt am Main. On my first trip to Europe in 1991, I had a layover at the airport… more ›

• Frankfurt am Main

  Dec 28

  My European life and sensibilities have always to some extent orbited around Frankfurt am Main. On my first trip to Europe in 1991, I had a layover at the airport… more ›

• Mainz

  Dec 24

  The first time I visited Mainz was early March 1996. My guidebook mentioned the Chagall windows at the St. Stephen’s Church–some of his last works–so I left my usual base… more ›

• Mainz

  Dec 24

  The first time I visited Mainz was early March 1996. My guidebook mentioned the Chagall windows at the St. Stephen’s Church–some of his last works–so I left my usual base… more ›

• Heidelberg

  Dec 22

  The first Sunday we drove about 90 minutes south to Heidelberg to walk through its old town market and climb the hill to the castle. Heidelberg is known for its… more ›

• Heidelberg

  Dec 22

  The first Sunday we drove about 90 minutes south to Heidelberg to walk through its old town market and climb the hill to the castle. Heidelberg is known for its… more ›

• Hildegard von Bingen

  Dec 21

  Visionary, herbalist, composer, adviser to popes and kings, scholar, theologian, artist, and saint–Hildegard was an early twelfth century nun who spent her life in the villages on both sides of… more ›

• Hildegard von Bingen

  Dec 21

  Visionary, herbalist, composer, adviser to popes and kings, scholar, theologian, artist, and saint–Hildegard was an early twelfth century nun who spent her life in the villages on both sides of… more ›