Simple bus ride to Train Station Arriving in Cologne was so simple today. We left our hostel – and our new friend Wolfgang at about 7:00 am this morning. The bus ride was easy. I had forgotten that I could use Google Translate to write out questions and simply show them to people. So . […]

I know. It’s a funny word, right? But it is the name of the house in which we’re staying here in Monschau. According to our host, Wolfgang, this town was at one time a thriving locale for the production of textiles for the region. In the 1800’s and early 1900’s, his family worked and lived

It’s ok to ask questions The Rome 2 Rio app is wonderful. Usually. Today, not so much. When we set out from Bruges to go to Aachen, Germany, and then to Monschau, it looked so easy; get on the SB66 at the Aachen train station and get off at Monschau. Simple, right? No. There is