Missed Bus and Dancing the Salsa

Our lodgings were comfortable. Unfortunately I woke to the sound of pouring rain… so I rolled over and went back to sleep. We left the apartment at 10:30 and stopped by a bakery to get a freshly baked pretzel and baguette to go with our yogurt and veggies. With breathless anticipation, I made my way to the Mephisto store only to find out that it wasn’t opening until 1pm….our …

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A Day in Strasbourg, France

We were up at 6am and walking to the bus terminal shortly after 7. The streets of Heidelberg were dead except for city workers cleaning up after last night’s festivities. It was going to be another hot sunny day. We caught the 8:05am bus to Strasbourg which was two hours away. Strasbourg is exceptional; beautiful architecture, a soaring cathedral, pedestrian streets, picturesque bridges and history in every corner.. I …

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles to Heidelberg, Germany

Our flight was almost 40 minutes late. We had a great view of Toronto in the late evening sun. The Wow flights are pretty basic (you don’t even get water) but they got me to where I needed to go. I had no one sitting beside me on either flight which led me to question the effectiveness of my antiperspirant. I slept through both flights. I enjoyed the aerial …

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Wow Airlines: Deal or No Deal?

I’m on my first leg of a very long flight route ending up in Heidelberg, Germany. My first leg is from Toronto to Iceland where I have an hour to switch planes to Amsterdam. This will be my first trip on Wow Airlines. Wow is a budget airline out of Iceland that isn’t so budget if you don’t read the fine print and end up having to pay for …

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