There and Back Again… Our whirlwind 15 day adventure in Europe. Why the “there and back again” hobbit reference? Because I was reading “The Hobbit” (again) on the plane to Frankfurt and then as we traveled in Europe found myself thinking often of Bilbo’s adventures in Middle Earth. The little towns in Germany, nestled quaintly between misty forested hills just seemed so Shire-like. Old castle ruins and other reminders of Medieval life, knights on horseback, swords, and cobblestones. It’s a short hop from bizarre Gargoyles to Orcs, Elves and other things ‘Hobbitish’.

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