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  • Touring the Mainberg Castle Grounds, Germany
    Franconia | Germany | Mainberg Castle

    Touring the Mainberg Castle Grounds, Germany

    ByMaria January 9, 2023

    On New Year’s Eve, after a very pleasant stay at the Martinshotel in close proximity, we decided to give our London visitor a little taste of one of Germany’s more 20.000 – 25.000 castles. No one knows exactly how many castles there really are in Germany. The estimate for Bavaria, my home state, is 5.000…

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  • Martinshotel Near Mainberg Castle, Germany
    Franconia | Mainberg Castle

    Martinshotel Near Mainberg Castle, Germany

    ByMaria January 9, 2023

    This Christmas holiday, while visiting my four siblings in my hometown area of lower Franconia, we decided to stay in this newly renovated historic building, which was turned into a hotel in 2021. The hotel itself is in the center of the village (Mainberg, a district of Schonungen), and the castle sits up on the…

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  • Beer Balcony

    Maria’s Beer Balcony in Germany

    ByMaria December 11, 2022

    In late October, I got an email from one of my friends in the States. Her son, who also happened to be our son’s former playmate at FIS (Frankfurt International School) many years ago, was coming to Oberursel on a business trip. Of course, we managed a friendly get-together on the Beer Balcony. Can’t leave…

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  • What is There to See in Franconian Switzerland
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    What is There to See in Franconian Switzerland

    ByMaria December 5, 2022February 27, 2023

    On our three-day trip to the Fränkische Schweiz (Franconian Switzerland), we got to see and do quite a bit of everything. Pottenstein is always worth a visit. There are many shops along the main road, but some were closed during this off-season. We also went to our first Christmas market of the season. This one…

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