Monthly Archives: March 2016

We stayed at 5 hotels on the trip.  Here is Marc’s review of each hotel in chronological order. The Golden Tulip West – Amsterdam   This hotel was a really good choice.  Although not in the center of town it … Continued

We got out of Heidelberg around 9am after Marc made one last walk up to the castle. At first the weather was ok, but then the rain started. The autobahn isn’t as much fun in the rain. The drive was … Continued

As most of you know my mother was born and grew up in Heidelberg.  We went to visit my cousins this evening.  What a wonderful time we had!!  It was so much fun and great to see them.   Here … Continued

So this post will be a collection of photos on the Haupstrasse during our time here. Let me again emphasize how fantastic our location is. We are right on the Bismarkplatz, which is a town square and a hub for … Continued

This morning we set out in the car to drive to the places too far to walk, namely the tops of the two opposing mountains  We also wanted to drive to the relatives’ house to try to contact them as … Continued

Zum Sepple’s is one of those places that it is so cool that you think it cannot be real.  But take my word, every inch is real. Me and my Army buddies used to come here often and drink out … Continued

Philosopher’s way is an uphill path that leads you up the mountain on the opposite side of the Neckar River from the castle. The view is spectacular and we only made it about halfway up the mountain. You can actually … Continued

From 1945 to 1991 the U.S Army had roughly 350,000 troops in Europe. The lion’s share in Germany. I was in from 1985 to 1990 and was based at a place called Tompkins barracks in a town called Schwetzigen (a … Continued

We have ourselves a beautiful sunny day today, so we want to make sure we get some outdoor sights taken care of. Its been very grey and cloudy during most of this trip but I’m not complaining because we haven’t … Continued