Day 13: A Beautiful Day in London & 2 Iconic Shows
I was up about 5 and Ash gave me an hour to myself. Got through my morning reading and games and a bit of work. [...]
Day 12: Some London sights and 2 shows
We were up about 6am. Had coffee in the room and went for a walk about 8am. Ash pointed out Compton’s Bar, the oldest gay [...]
Day 11: London arrival
We slept until 6am, about 7 hours for me, a little more for Ash. Went up to the lounge for my regular coffee routine. Worked [...]
Day 10: Chilling in Cologne, ending with the best meal yet
We were in bed earlier than we have been so I felt rested when I was up at 4am. I went up to the lounge [...]
Day 9: Cologne
We have done a great job sleeping on this trip, getting another 8 hours last night. We started with coffee in the room then down [...]
Day 8: A day in Frankfurt, & an elevator adventure
We had a decent night’s sleep. Up around 6am, we had coffee in the room then got some more to go downstairs before going out [...]
Day 7: To Mainz then Frankfurt
We somehow managed to sleep in again. Sleeping in castles must work for us! We were down for breakfast just after 8am then on the [...]
Day 6: Along the Rhine
We slept in until almost 7:30. Very unusual and much needed. Also solved the problem of dealing without coffee since breakfast isn’t ready until 8am. [...]
Day 5: Heidelberg; Burghotel Auf Schonburg
I was up super early courtesy of jet lag. Ash slept in until 7am so I was glad one of us got decent rest. We [...]
Day 4: The Black Forest
This post is for Tuesday, September 22, 2026. I actually slept about 8 hours and wasn’t up until almost 6am. Ash had been up a [...]
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