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Cake for a prince: The Prinzregententorte

As you wander through Bavaria and perhaps pop into a bakery, a chocolatey seven-layer cake may catch your eye. Good choice. You also have noble taste as the Prinzregententorte was created to honor royalty.

Visit Bastogne for NUTS weekend

Every year images of the past descend on Bastogne, Belgium to celebrate Nuts Weekend when Allied forces declined to surrender at a turning point in the Battle of the Bulge.

Wandering in Würzburg

Spend a day wandering Würzburg. See the royal decor in the Würzburg residence, stop at the bridge pub for bridge wine and step into history at the Marienberg Fortress

Vicenza’s Teatro Olimpico

On a quiet January day in Vicenza, Italy, I stumbled upon an architectural jewel that felt anything but ordinary, the Teatro Olimpico.

Dragon’s Teeth and Doom Turtle Tanks

Join Zuko and Baymax on a unique hike through Lambsborn, Germany, as they explore the remnants of the Siegfried Line (Germany’s WWII antitank barrier) and uncover the story behind the “Dragon’s Teeth” and the heaviest American tank, the “Doom Turtle.”

Europe’s memorial stumbling stones

Small brass cobblestones across Europe form a massive memorial to former citizens who were victims of Nazi persecution. Each tells the story of an individual life.

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