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Today is Monday and the wineries were open.  There was a lot of wine being made.  Since it’s harvest time you could actually smell the grapes in the air. Trucks filled with grapes, like this one, were on every road. … Continue reading →

Well, it turns out it is impossible to visit a winery in France on Sunday.  In fact, it turns out it’s about impossible to do anything in France on Sunday.  The locals seem to just wander around the towns looking … Continue reading →

Lucerne is a beautiful city.  Unfortunately it was raining, hard, and was not forecast to let up for a few days.  We strolled through the city center a bit then got in our car and headed north to where the … Continue reading →

We decided to leave Samnoun…none of the fancy Swiss luxury goods tickled our fancy enough to entice a purchase, even at Samnoun’s duty-free rates.  Well, OK, we stocked up on chocolate.  50 Swiss Franks to fill the gas tank, which … Continue reading →

We started the day on the cogwheel train from Garmish which climbed 1,000 meters to Eibsee.  From Eibsee we took the gondola up another 2,000 meters or so to the peak of Zugspitz.  The castles took longer than we expected yesterdy.  … Continue reading →

As we’re leaving Füssen we hit the century mark. It’s only a few miles to Hohenschwangau.  We boarded a horse-drawn carriage and made our way to the Hohenschwangau castle, a “modest summer home and hunting lodge” for the royal family … Continue reading →

We arrived at the BMW Welt at about 9:00.  Upon entry to the Premium Lounge the monitors confirmed that today is the big day.   I don’t know if this was special treatment for me or what, but they parked … Continue reading →

Today we checked in at the BMW Welt.  They gave us the official BMW Welt ID card with our schedule on the back as well as a 10 Euro credit for the gift shop and a 15 Euro credit for … Continue reading →

After 19 hours of travel we arrived at our hotel tired.  After a shower and short nap we took the S-Bahn in to Marienplatz to find dinner and wander around a bit.  This public square is dominated by the Neues … Continue reading →