Photos of Darmstadt, Frankfurt, & Mainz

I am finally putting up the photo albums of my short trip to Germany in February. By short I mean I left on a Friday and returned on a Monday. I'm still surprised at how much I managed to see given those few days, but it all made an impression on me.

Darmstadt

Frankfurt

Mainz

More Trippin'

I promised myself and others this would be the year of remaining stateside for a longer period of time than last year's world tour. Tell that to the airlines who seem to be giving flights away these days in the form of mistake fares I discovered for both Stockholm and Madrid.

I'm going to Stockholm in September for an obscene discount in airfare. It's a direct flight each way, so no layovers. I had been to Sweden before, Helsingborg and Malmo, on a day trip that was part of my Denmark vacation. I liked these two towns, but they didn't offer enough excitement for me and I decided I would probably enjoy Stockholm instead. I was true on my word that I'd come back when I booked the flight, and I think I'll love visiting this city.

I snagged a mistake fare on Delta for the end of December to Madrid. I hate Madrid. I know I've mentioned this many times before. For $238 round trip total, there was no way I could refuse this offer. What I'm trying to do is use it as a base to go somewhere else, like Barcelona, Lisbon, or maybe even to the UK. Whatever cheap tickets I can find on a low cost carrier will be fine.

I still haven't planned the "Big Trip", I try and take during Thanksgiving week. I am hemming and hawing over where I want to go. I have my mind on a few places, but still haven't made a final decision yet.

Watch this space!