Recently I was working with two couples who desired to see the world-famous performance in Oberammergau, Germany of Christ’s Passion. The trip I proposed to them would take place in late July and early August. Held just every 10 years (which gives the spring, summer and fall all-day performances a sense of urgency for those […]
Category Archives: Private Tours in Europe
Private tours throughout Europe including Germany, France, Italy, England, Ireland and many other European vacation destinations.
Today in Berchtesgaden
A postcard day in southeastern Germany with temps in the middle 70s, they call it “alt Weiber Sommer,” or old woman’s summer here, the last chance to soak in the sun before winter clamps down. We enjoyed a trip up to the Kehlstein Haus, otherwise known as the Eagle’s Nest. Photo is from the drive […]
Hey Bartender!
Jim pours a fresh draft for his guests in the charming country inn “Landhotel Floehatal,” near Seiffen recently.
Visiting Germany's Smallest Brewery
We had a fresh one on September 7 at the Schmitt Brewery in tiny Singen, Thuringia the other day. We visited the village as a daytrip from nearby Erfurt. The Schmitt Brewery was established in 1875 and has been churning out great suds ever since. It makes about 70,000 liters of beer per season. That […]
Just for Fun in Switzerland
James Derheim has created Ammon USA LLC to wholesale these handcrafted wooden figures in the United States. The figures come from Bavaria and the Czech Republic. We’ve been selling them in our retail shop in Sarasota, FL the past year and they are among our top selling items. Starting in September, we’ll be marketing these […]
Lunch in Cheb
We scooted across the border on Sunday for lunch in Cheb, the Czech Republic. I’ve driven by this town many times but never had a reason to stop until this time, when things just worked out for us to have lunch in the colorful square of this delightful old town.
Genealogy is impossible without people like this
Where would genealogists be without people who can read the old German script like Erich Scherer? We met Herr Scherer today in the church office of Arzberg, in the Bavarian Forest near the border with the Czech Republic. His name had been given to guide James Derheim by a contact developed by Paula Leitzell, current […]
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