March 26 We have our headquarters in one of the most famous medieval towns in Europe. Rothenburg ob der Tauber gets all of the attention and the tourists, at least the foreign ones, who come three million strong per year to wander its cobble stoned streets and gaze at this town frozen in time. For […]
New Blog Created “Where Are James and Jenean Derheim?”
Get up to the date updates on where European Focus Private Tours’ primary guides James and Jenean Derheim are in Europe and follow our adventures from the comfort of your computer or by using your mobile device. Visit the “Where Are They Now” blog today and keep coming back! we move around a lot!
Regensburg Former Roman Camp, Former Bavarian Capital
March 22 A day spent in the lovely small city of Regensburg is a day well spent. There is so much to see and do in this town on the banks of the Donau River (later, the Danube as it flows into eastern Europe) that it’s almost unfair to try and do it all in […]
Mauthausen’s Somber Shadow
March 20 There was a time when Germany was ruled not by men or women, but by monsters. The concentration camp on a hilltop near Mauthausen, Austria is testament to that fact. During Hitler’s “Thousand Year Reich,” which lasted from 1933 – 1945, millions of people were brutally murdered by a regime intent on ridding […]
Deadline for July and August Tours Approaching
The deadline to get on our private tours calendar for July and August, 2012 is fast approaching. All tours must be booked and under contract no later than the following: May 15 for travel in July June 15 for travel in August
Salzburg’s Many Beautiful Sights
March 16 The “Rome of the North” has 38 churches, most of them are Roman Catholic. The city also has at least 38 pretzel stands, most of them selling massive pretzels which look great but which taste kind of funny, like they’ve been sitting out in the damp air for a few days. Today when […]
Postcard from Austria
March 15 I’ve stopped and taken a picture of this farm in various seasons but today it was at its prettiest.
Schnitzel for a Schnitzel Lover in Hall, Austria
March 15 When you’re traveling with a schnitzel lover like Perry Daugherty, it had better be good. So today was a sure-fire crowd pleaser (well, at least for a crowd of one, and that’s Perry) when we stopped in medieval Hall in Tyrol near Innsbruck for our lunch. At a place which will remain a […]