For months I've been thinking that we are going to go to Spain this Winter or early Spring if money is available. It's a country that I heard some wonderful things about and I literally promised a dying man I would visit it some day. But finding a tour company with an itinerary we like has not worked out so well. I don't care about discos, or modern cities or shoe shopping. I know there is a lot to see there, it's just been hard to find a company that focuses on it. So today we're in Oberlin and on a whim we go into AAA to see if they can help. In short, nothing they showed us was super amazing. But as I was leafing through the Winter tour brochure of Europe my eye fell on a Danube River cruise. And unlike the Spain tours, this one promises to be dripping with Medieval castles, markets, monasteries and palaces.
Germany knows what appeals to it's visitors and is all too happy to oblige them. The travel is by boat so only one unpacking. More time to see and do.
Of course, doing Spain by ourselves is a real option. Get our own car. It's left hand drive (we've driven in the UK but it's always nice to be in ones comfort zone when driving public roads with crazy people). We could set our own itinerary, see some really obscure sites. On the other hand we're talking Germany and Austria here and that means pastries. And I like pastries.
Timing is the other concern. The German tour is in December, a time of the year when Rossana and I both get itchy. It's weird. We don't like Xmas here, but we're thinking about visiting Germany at the same time of year. Maybe their Xmas doesn't feel like an loud consumer buybuybuy whorefest.
It's time to go, man. Go go go.
The world is vast and beautiful and while it looks great on TV, you can't experience it that way.
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Too bad about Spain - I think you would love Barcelona. The river tours are something I have thought about doing, but never pulled the trigger on. I buy toys instead. Which cities would you think of going to? Budapest, Vienna?
Germany and Austria -- small medieval villages during xmastime will be totally different than commercialized US xmas. You'll love it!
I highly recommend visiting another country for the holidays. It is much more relaxing and fun than the high sales pressures you get in the States.
Spain is lovely too, and easy to get around in by car.
Yesss. Barcelona.
They've got dogs there with no noses.
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