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  • A GPS scavenger hunt in Bamberg’s Christmas market
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    A GPS scavenger hunt in Bamberg’s Christmas market

    ByEileen Ogintz December 19, 2015July 7, 2021

    Uniworld Cruises has arranged a special way to see the picturesque city of Bamberg for the families on board—a GPS scavenger hunt organized by the company City Hunters that does such tours in cities across Germany.

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  • On River Cruise – exploring Wurzburg and Rothenburg
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    On River Cruise – exploring Wurzburg and Rothenburg

    ByEileen Ogintz December 18, 2015July 7, 2021

    We’re in Wurzburg in Bavaria, the third day on our Uniworld Cruises family trip in the middle of Germany in a city that was nearly all destroyed by British bombers during allied bombing in 1945.

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  • What’s in Your Waffle? Our Christmas Market River Cruise
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    What’s in Your Waffle? Our Christmas Market River Cruise

    ByEileen Ogintz December 17, 2015July 7, 2021

    The 16 kids aboard Uniworld River Cruise’s special Family Christmas Market sailing in Germany are all members of the clean plate club by the time they are done cooking with Chef Peter Tarnok and Senior Pastry Chef Ciprian Ghiluescu. In fact, most of them have seconds… Lorelei George, 8, licks her plate.

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  • The sights, sounds and scents of Tokyo, Japan
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    The sights, sounds and scents of Tokyo, Japan

    ByEileen Ogintz December 17, 2015July 16, 2021

    It is eight in the morning and we are a few blocks from the hotel at Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji Fish Market, Japan’ largest. More than 15,000 people work here; international tourists line up in the early hours of the morning for the chance to watch the famous fish auctions,

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  • Exploring Jewish Berlin – dark history and revival
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    Exploring Jewish Berlin – dark history and revival

    ByEileen Ogintz December 16, 2015July 6, 2021

    You can’t visit Berlin without considering the horror of the Holocaust–the six million European Jews (600,000 of them German-born) who perished. Countless others had their lives uprooted, among them millions of children. Germany’s capital city confronts the horror head-on at places large and small.

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  • A family-style river cruise to the Christmas Markets
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    A family-style river cruise to the Christmas Markets

    ByEileen Ogintz December 15, 2015July 7, 2021

    Frankfurt has one of Germany’s 2500 Christmas Markets and one of the country’s oldest, locals claim, dating back to 1393, though those in Nuremberg dispute that.

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  • Berlin’s new dining scene – not wurst and kraut
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    Berlin’s new dining scene – not wurst and kraut

    ByEileen Ogintz December 15, 2015February 1, 2024

    Berlin cuisine is a mixture of a lot of cultural styles—the Croco Blue bar has gained its own following for its portfolio of old and rare spirits.

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  • Berlin – at Checkpoint Charlie and the Spy Museum
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    Berlin – at Checkpoint Charlie and the Spy Museum

    ByEileen Ogintz December 14, 2015July 6, 2021

    The idiosyncratic Mauer Museum at Check Point Charlie that is at the original border crossing between the Cold War American and Soviet sectors of Berlin. The location is no accident.

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  • A Christmas market in Germany
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    Westin Gets it Right for Families in Berlin

    ByEileen Ogintz December 13, 2015July 14, 2021

    Westin and Le Meridien Hotels have just introduced new family programs, they say, in response to a changing global demand for family travel. Rather than focusing on a kids club, this idea stresses that playing “knows no borders or language barriers but rather inspires kids to explore learn and build relationships.”

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  • When is paying premium economy worth it?
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    When is paying premium economy worth it?

    ByEileen Ogintz December 13, 2015July 5, 2021

    Is paying extra for premium economy worth the extra price? Sometimes, you get a lot for your buck; other times you wonder what you paid for.

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