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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

In a way, this is a continuation of the previous post. We arrived in Heidelberg early, around 10:30 am and the hotel gave us early check in. This place is great! It is right across from the beginning of the … Continued

      It was very emotional for me driving in.  Yes, Tammy will tell you I cried a bit as we came into town.  This place is so special to me it is hard to explain.  Not to mention … Continued

So Basel is very interesting in the fact that it is predominantly a Swiss city (the third largest in fact), but also reaches out into both Germany and France. The Rhine river runs right next to the hotel and we … Continued

So our original plan was to leave Paris this morning and drive to Zermatt, Switzerland. Its a beautiful ski village that’s also the home of the Matterhorn. We knew the drive would take all day and we planned on just … Continued

I had no plans to post again today, but when the metro dropped us off at the Arc de Triumph, there was a ceremony going on and its pretty cool. We’re not certain what it was for, but it looked … Continued