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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 […]
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European Vacation Day 3 Plarrerfest!
I promised Aunt Uschi we would be at their house by 9:00 for breakfast. I did wake up early and thought about moving around. It just took a few more minutes than I planned. I showered and dressed as I pushed Rich to the shower. Packing and picking up the room was easy. I did […]
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European Vacation Day 2 Mosel River Valley Tour
I woke up at 7:15. That’s about midnight back home. The rain was coming down lightly, but it was still humid and warm out there. Oh well, rain stopped a Zurek Family vacation in the past. After lazing around for a bit, I got into the shower and back out. Next, it was time to […]
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European Vacation: Day 1 Flight and arrival
After months and months of planning, the day finally came when it was time to climb aboard that plane and fly off to Germany. On Wednesday, I got up earlier than normal. The night before, I was trying to copy files over to the server and make sure I had information moved to where people […]
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Room Formerly Known As Rick’s Room: Floored by the effort
Painting is done. I have visions of a nice floor that isn’t carpet. I have to consider Ms. Sascha when I pick a floor though. Rich likes to say she has diamond tipped nails. That’s pretty close to the truth. They are almost harder than diamonds. After shopping around, I found a hickory laminate floor […]
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Room Formerly Known as Rick’s Room: Rehab Begins
I’m winding down on the rehabilitation of the Room Formerly Known as Rick’s Room. I was planning to do one long blog, but have decided that I really should do a blog of each task that I have performed. Then I can do one blog for the finish. First step was to take out the […]