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

Yes, Sherry talked me into a run. I wasn’t very excited about it . . . but in an effort to be accommodating, I agreed to it. Oh my gosh, I’m so glad I did! We ended up running about 7.5 miles, along canals, through woods, around giant windmills and alongside giant cornfields. We had