Gettysburg/Battlefield KOA Campground Our first full day in Gettysburg! We had a much more peaceful night’s sleep after Rich figured out that we could, in fact, turn the heat on inside the RV once we were connected to power at the campground. Waking up to the sounds of birds chirping and the wind rustling through… Read More
Our bed inside the RV Brrr! I woke up at 7 am because it was cold, we were tired, and we all woke up hungry in our RV at the Delaware Water Gap/Pocono Mountain KOA Campground. I hadn’t moved all night because I was inside that mummy sleeping bag and yet, I was still freezing… Read More
Our RV parked at the Delaware Water Gap/Pocono Mountain KOA campground After what seemed like days of driving, but was only about 5 hours including our bathroom and food stops, we arrived to our first campground, the Delaware Water Gap/Pocono Mountain KOA. I guess you could say that we knew we were close when we… Read More
Always one for surprises, although my husband and I had been planning this RV trip for a few months, we didn’t tell our son. This April vacation would have us out of town during Patriot’s Day and the Boston Marathon as well. My husband had really wanted to run in the marathon this year, but… Read More
Walking, in my opinion, is the best way to get around Berlin. We initially were going to walk to Alexanderplatz, but decided to save it until the next day as it was getting late. As we walked, we continued to straddle the remnants of the Berlin Wall wherever we went. A reproduction of the original… Read More
One of the many places we wanted to stop and see on our New Year’s trip to Berlin was Winter World at the Sony Center in Potzdamer Platz. We were on an extremely relaxed schedule with no deadlines and nowhere to be at any specific time so we wandered the city at our own pace. You… Read More
Have you ever noticed how that pedestrian traffic signals are different depending on where you are in the world? I absolutely fell in love with the little crossing man, the East German pedestrian traffic light symbol or the “ampel men.” He seemed so friendly whether telling me to cross or to stay right where I… Read More
Adjusting to the time difference from Boston to Berlin plus jet lag eventually caught up with us. Somehow, we woke up later than we ever would at home because we were oblivious as to what time it was in Berlin. Regardless of what time it was or how we felt, we finally made it out… Read More
The Reichstag Nothing, including the overcast Berlin sky, was going to deter us from walking all over Berlin. While we were walking from the Brandenburg Gate over to the Reichstag, we were able to see the dome upon our approach. Thought I would start this post off with a picture showing the contrast between old… Read More
The Reichstag Facing the cold weather, we persevered and headed directly to the Reichstag after walking past the Brandenburg Gate. It wasn’t snowing or even windy, but it was bone chilling cold out. I was so glad that I packed lightweight liners to wear under my clothes plus my gloves and scarf. Why did we… Read More
