Buildings below, mountains to the right, river in the middle.

Exploring Heidelberg, Germany

Day five of our Rhine River Cruise was spent in Germany. The boat docked in Mannheim, and then we boarded buses headed to Heidelberg. Heidelberg is Germany’s oldest university town and home to Heidelberg Castle. Although we didn’t visit the university, our tour guide was a grad student at the university. We did visit the castle […]

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Bridge on the left with cathedral spires in the middle of the picture

A Great Day in Cologne, Germany

Day three of our Rhine River Cruise brought us to Cologne, Germany. This was a busy day in which we did three tours, and also my favorite day of the cruise. The boat docked in Zons, Germany, and we all disembarked and loaded into buses. It turns out buses move faster than the river boat, […]

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The Home of The Dalai Lama – Dharamshala

My journey to learn more about Buddhism, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Tibet began with a visit to The Tibet Museum. This free museum details the struggles of the Tibetan people and why many of them, including the Dalai Lama, now live in India. It is a small museum, only take about 45 minutes […]

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