Germany Stories


Visit to the Medieval Rothenburg Ob-der-Tauber

In addition to visiting the Bavarian favorites; Munich, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Füssen (Neuschwanstein Castle), we visited the medieval fortified town of Rothenburg o.d.T. The medieval walls and the coble stone roads and alleys ooze a thousand years of history. The archaic architectures of this town emanate the dreamy antiquity. The history the 30-y...


1200 Kilometers in a weekend

I flew business class into Stuttgart for a 2 week business trip, courtesy of US government. Between planes at Ohare I took a bus to my aunts house and then the train back to airport. Then the flight to Germany. My first passport. Disappointed no passport stamps, travel seems automated. Working 2nd shift so I had days available. Frankfort to Stutgar...


Eat, Drink, Shag

10/2/2011 The Eat, Drink, Shag tour continues to Italy today. We all made it through Oktoberfest without too many scars. Lots of fun hanging out with Mike, Bill, Dave and Liz. And yo, a shout out to Liz for following through on her first lesbian kiss. Last night of Oktoberfest was lots of laughs. Started off drinking in the back of the tent that sm...


Bier

09/28/2011 Back in Europe This will come as a surprise to many of you but while I was sharing driving duties with 3 other guys I was voted off the island on the German autobahns. But I was vindicated, there was a setting on the car the was making it stall. An overnight stay in Heidelberg and tomorrow night Oktoberfest. Heidelberg is a quaint litt...