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European Vacation: Day 10 They’re firing at us!
How lucky can we get? We woke up this morning to rain pouring down. Berchtesgaden was getting a good soaking, but we were going to be leaving today. After breakfast, we packed the car and headed down the hill. The rain was light by the time we were heading out of the city. This was […]
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European Vacation: Day 9 High in the clouds
This morning, we woke to sun and better temperatures. We went down to breakfast and then asked a couple of questions about where to go today. We also needed help with the safe since it appeared locked and we couldn’t use it. Petra came up to help us. Wolfgang, her husband, told us the Eagle’s […]
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European Vacation: Day 8 Deep in Bavaria
We got up this morning to cloudy skies in Garmisch. They were hanging pretty low over the mountains around the town. We might have the threat of rain for our drive deeper in the German Alps and Bavaria as we head to Berchtesgaden. We went down to the Fruhestrucher Raum for breakfast. I love the […]
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European Vacation: Day 7 Rain and Tyrolean Music
The rain continued through the night. As expected, it wasn’t going to be a good day for any major sightseeing. The plan today was to drive back to Oberammergau and walk around town. This little hamlet is home to the passion play that runs every 10 years. Back in 1634, the town promised to have […]
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European Vacation Day 6 Schnapps Frei
Again with the hot weather? That can’t stop us from enjoying today. We got up early and headed downstairs to breakfast. I think the breakfast room is called Fruhkstracker Raum. We were met by a gentleman who said, “Gut Morgen.” He seated us at table and introduced our server. We got kaffee and Rich ordered […]
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European Vacation Day 5 Nostalgic in Schlepsheim and Garmisch
It’s still hot! This was the morning we leave Augsburg for the German Alps. We sure hope it is a lot cooler there. The weather says it’ll be 85. Maybe there will be a breeze and less humidity. But first, we had to get breakfast and pack up our stuff. We took showers and headed […]
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European Vacation Day 4 American Tourists on the Loose
We woke up in Augsburg this morning! And it was still hot. We showered and dressed. The first task was get breakfast downstairs. The breakfast room has a buffet of all types of luncheon meats, cheeses, hard boiled eggs, breads, and toasty things. The coffee pots was a push button number that no one seemed […]