Today was probably the longest day in terms of time and total miles to be driven. We had an extremely long ride from Rothenberg all the way through south central Germany, through the Black Forest with our final destination, Glottertal, a small town in the Black Fore
st, outside the city of Freiburg in southwest Germany. Our journey today began by taking the “Romantic Road” which passed along other small medieval walled towns. Our first stop along the way was the medieval city of Dinklesbuhl. Our timing could not have been better since once a year in mid July, Dinklesbuhl holds a special children's festival, parade and re-creation of events from hundreds of years ago, known as the "Kinderzeche". The costumes, sights, parade, etc. were a special unplanned treat for us. After enjoying all of the festivities, from Dinkelsbuhl, we now headed south
to the next medieval city along the “Romantiche Strasse”, Nordlingen. We walked around Nordlingen, enjoyed the 16th and 17 th century structures, had a bratwurst and beer and to on the road again for the long journey that lies ahead. We now jumped on the autobahn for a bit, to cut some time off our day. I tried to drive at a steady 90 mph, but the Mercedes, BMWs, Audis and occasional Ferraris, just flew by and made "chop liver" from me and my Passat. We finally had a chance to get off of the autobahn and back onto the small
er roads, which took us through the rolling hills and valleys of the Black Forest. I can't even attempt to describe the beauty of the villages, homes, hills, valleys, etc. that we viewed along our drive south toward Freiburg. The journey took a lot longer than expected, because I was constantly stopping and getting out of the car to take photographs. We finally arrived in Glottertal about 7:30 PM. We were beat.......we had a very nice leisurely dinner at our hotel and off to bed we went. An absolutely outstanding day........sites and experiences that will live in our minds forever. The only thing I can say is "Wow".
st, outside the city of Freiburg in southwest Germany. Our journey today began by taking the “Romantic Road” which passed along other small medieval walled towns. Our first stop along the way was the medieval city of Dinklesbuhl. Our timing could not have been better since once a year in mid July, Dinklesbuhl holds a special children's festival, parade and re-creation of events from hundreds of years ago, known as the "Kinderzeche". The costumes, sights, parade, etc. were a special unplanned treat for us. After enjoying all of the festivities, from Dinkelsbuhl, we now headed south
to the next medieval city along the “Romantiche Strasse”, Nordlingen. We walked around Nordlingen, enjoyed the 16th and 17 th century structures, had a bratwurst and beer and to on the road again for the long journey that lies ahead. We now jumped on the autobahn for a bit, to cut some time off our day. I tried to drive at a steady 90 mph, but the Mercedes, BMWs, Audis and occasional Ferraris, just flew by and made "chop liver" from me and my Passat. We finally had a chance to get off of the autobahn and back onto the small
er roads, which took us through the rolling hills and valleys of the Black Forest. I can't even attempt to describe the beauty of the villages, homes, hills, valleys, etc. that we viewed along our drive south toward Freiburg. The journey took a lot longer than expected, because I was constantly stopping and getting out of the car to take photographs. We finally arrived in Glottertal about 7:30 PM. We were beat.......we had a very nice leisurely dinner at our hotel and off to bed we went. An absolutely outstanding day........sites and experiences that will live in our minds forever. The only thing I can say is "Wow".
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Hi Gail and Bob
At that moment I`m sitting by my son in Detmold and I read your homepage.
Exciting. The last day you wrote was Sunday 15th. Wat´s about the other day. Now it´s Thursday 19th. When you stood by me you wrote every day.
Well I will follow your European trip.
Have nice days
Peter
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