Washington DC, October 10 - 14, 2018

See our Washington DC photos here.

Wednesday 10/10

• Leave home at 6:15AM
• Depart 8:15

• SW Flight 2354

·         Arrive 11:00

• Stay at Residence in 333 E St, SW, DC, 20024

• 202-484-8280
• Blue line to Federal Plaza (13 stops)  0.2 mile walk or
• Yellow Line to L’Enfant (4 stops)  0.4mi walk
• Library mall
• Hirshorn Sculpture Garden
• WWII Memorial
• Korean War Memorial
• Lincoln Memorial
• Viet Nam Memorial
• Drinks at the Hive Bar
• Dinner at Old Ebbitt Grill
• Sliver line to Metro Center (7 stops)  0.2 mile walk

Thursday 10/11

• 10:10 Capital Tour – tickets from Tammy Baldwin
• Library of Congress
• Snack at Bullfeathers
• 3:00PM National Museum of African American History & Culture
• Drink at 1331 Lounge
• Drink at Mackey’s Pub
• Thai for dinner

Friday 10/12

• Congressional Cemetery
• Blue line to Potomac station (3 stops).  0.4 mile wall
• Yardhouse for beer
• Full Kee Chinese for lunch
• National Portrait Gallery
• Obamas’ portraits
• Dinner with Alaric & Jennifer Piette at Marvin

Saturday 10/13

• Arlington Cemetery
• Blue line to Arlington (9 stops).  0.1mi walk
• MLK Memorial
• FDR Memorial
• Jefferson Memorial
• Lavagna Italian restaurant for dinner

Sunday 10/14

• Depart DCA 12:55PM

• SW 5431
• Arrive MKE 2:00PM

Germany, May 2-12, 2018

We had a great trip to Germany in 2018.  The Germans handle their troubled 20th century past well, acknowledging their wrong-doing.

Our route was Berlin to Dresden to Nuremberg to Munich.  It all worked out perfectly.

You can see our photos here.

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

• Leave home at 11:50
• 12:40 Bus to O’Hare
• Reservation codes: FWUDBL, RISHM8
• Depart ORD on Finnair flight AY10  at 6:00 PM, seats 30A&C

Thursday, May 3

• Arrive Helsinki at 10:50AM
• Depart Helsinki on Finnair flight AY1433 at 11:30
• Arrive Berlin at 12:25PM
• Almstadtstraße 24 2. Hinterhaus Erdgeschoß Rechts Berlin, Berlin 10119

Friday, May 4

• Reichstag 9:30AM Reservation made
• Museum Island
• Topography of Terror
• Eat at im Podewil
• Berlin Wall Memorial
• Dinner at Yarok – Syrian food
• Met a couple from Maine

Saturday, May 5

• German History Museum
• Markthalle Neun
• Covered market in the SE of Berlin
• Prater Beir Garden

Sunday, May 6 – Travel day

• 11:19 Train to Dresden
• Arrive 13:07

• Neumarkt Dresden, Sachsen 01067
• Check in after 3:00PM
• Rick Steves Dresden walk
• Dinner at Watzke at the Golden Rider

Monday, May 7

• Cokkee at Dresder Kaffeestubchen
• Royal Palace
• Green Vault Tickets purchased
• Laundry
• Dinner at Altmarkteller

Tuesday, May 8 – Travel day

·         Dresden Catholic Cathedral

·         10:21 Train to Nuremburg

• Arrive at 13:54
• Bindergasse 7 Nürnberg, Bayern 90403
• Check in after 8:00AM
• Bratwursthausle bei St Sebald
• Little Nuremberg brats
• Barfusser for beer
• Dinner at Istanbul restaurant

Wednesday, May 9

• Nazi Documentation Center
• Nazi Rallying Grounds
• Nuremberg Castle
• Grounds only – we didn’t go in
• St Lawrence church
• Albrecht Durer House
• We didn’t go in
• German National Museum
• Dinner at Ganesha Royal Indian

Thursday, May 10 – travel day

• 9:55 Train to Munich
• Arrive 11:02
• 4 St.-Anna-Straße Munich, BY 80538
• Check in after noon
• Biergarten Viktualienmarkt
• beer
• Big protest in the main square
• Schneider Brauhaus
• Snacks and beer
• Hofbrauhaus Muchen
• Beer
• Haxnbauer im Scholastikahaus
• Pork knuckle
• La Stanza

Friday, May 11

• Munich Residence Museum
• Biergarten Viktualienmarkt
• Augustiner Klosterwirt
• Beer
• English Garden
• Surfers
• Beer garden
• La Stanza
• Last meal of the trip

Saturday, May 12

·         Leave for Airport at

·         Depart Munich on AA flight 717 at 10:15AM

·         Arrive in Philadelphia at 1:30PM

·         Depart PHL on AA flight 455 at 3:44PM

·         Arrive in Chicago at 4:46PM

·         Catch bus to Milwaukee

Piettes in Germany - May 2 - 12, 2018

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

• Leave home at 11:50
• 12:40 Bus to O’Hare
• Depart ORD on Finnair flight AY10  at 6:00 PM, seats 30A&C

Thursday, May 3

• Arrive Helsinki at 10:50AM
• Depart Helsinki on Finnair flight AY1433 at 11:30
• Arrive Berlin at 12:25PM
• Almstadtstraße 24 2. Hinterhaus Erdgeschoß Rechts Berlin, Berlin 10119

Friday, May 4

• Reichstag 9:30AM Reservation made
• Museum Island
• Topography of Terror
• Eat at im Podewil
• Berlin Wall Memorial
• Dinner at Yarok – Syrian food
• Met a couple from Maine

Saturday, May 5

• German History Museum
• Markthalle Neun
• Covered market in the SE of Berlin
• Prater Beir Garden

Sunday, May 6 – Travel day

• 11:19 Train to Dresden
• Arrive 13:07

• Neumarkt Dresden, Sachsen 01067
• Check in after 3:00PM
• Rick Steves Dresden walk
• Dinner at Watzke at the Golden Rider

Monday, May 7

• Cokkee at Dresder Kaffeestubchen
• Royal Palace
• Green Vault Tickets purchased
• Laundry
• Dinner at Altmarkteller

Tuesday, May 8 – Travel day

·         Dresden Catholic Cathedral

·         10:21 Train to Nuremburg

• Arrive at 13:54
• Bindergasse 7 Nürnberg, Bayern 90403
• Check in after 8:00AM
• Bratwursthausle bei St Sebald
• Little Nuremberg brats
• Barfusser for beer
• Dinner at Istanbul restaurant

Wednesday, May 9

• Nazi Documentation Center
• Nazi Rallying Grounds
• Nuremberg Castle
• Grounds only – we didn’t go in
• St Lawrence church
• Albrecht Durer House
• We didn’t go in
• German National Museum
• Dinner at Ganesha Royal Indian

Thursday, May 10 – travel day

• 9:55 Train to Munich
• Arrive 11:02
• 4 St.-Anna-Straße Munich, BY 80538
• Check in after noon
• Biergarten Viktualienmarkt
• beer
• Big protest in the main square
• Schneider Brauhaus
• Snacks and beer
• Hofbrauhaus Muchen
• Beer
• Haxnbauer im Scholastikahaus
• Pork knuckle
• La Stanza

Friday, May 11

• Munich Residence Museum
• Biergarten Viktualienmarkt
• Augustiner Klosterwirt
• Beer
• English Garden
• Surfers
• Beer garden
• La Stanza
• Last meal of the trip

Saturday, May 12

·         Leave for Airport at

·         Depart Munich on AA flight 717 at 10:15AM

·         Arrive in Philadelphia at 1:30PM

·         Depart PHL on AA flight 455 at 3:44PM

·         Arrive in Chicago at 4:46PM

·         Catch bus to Milwaukee