Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon

September 04, 2020 by Dennis Reitz in Travels, G6

At the southeastern end of the Vatnajökull Glacier, the ice sheet flows down the mountain and icebergs break free into the freezing Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon. The atmosphere is magical, the air biting cold, and the ice varies in amazing shapes and textures, with brilliant blue color, from giant icebergs down to small icy gems we can hold. This has been one of my favorite places so far!

New Year's Day in Niagara Wine Country

Niagara-on-the-Lake

January 01, 2018 by Dennis Reitz in Travels, G3

New Year’s Day in Niagara-on-the-Lake! We spent the day in parks, driving through the snow, visiting wineries and a brewery, and ventured out to our favorite shipwreck that was frozen in the ice!

New Year's Eve in Niagara-on-the-Lake

Meridian Centre

December 31, 2017 by Dennis Reitz in Travels, 2017-1

New Year’s Eve! We brave the cold Canadian day as we venture to wineries (including one of our all time favorites) and grab a quick lunch before spending the evening with my first ever hockey game in Canada. GO DOGS GO!

Frankfurt & Bad Homburg

January 01, 2017 by Dennis Reitz in Travels, 2016-1

We got to the Frankfurt Süd station really early. We had our little breakfast of coffee, orange juice, and the ubiquitous ham and cheese with rolls continental. When the doors opened and we got off the train, we stepped on a smooth white blanket covering the ground. We got snow! It was still 5-something am and the city was still sleeping. I'll admit, I did wish I was still sleeping too! Rather than figure another train just to get to town quicker with nothing yet open, we decided to enjoy the snow and the calm quiet with a walk. Not too far from Frankfurt Süd station is a part of the city we loved when we were here a couple years ago. Sachsenhausen is a nice...