Mr. Fehr here, on December 15th, 1918 my grandfather wrote the following, ” going to Altenahr. This is a summer … Continue reading Altenahr! Grandpa you were right.

In March of 1945, following the D-Day Landing in June of 1944 and the Battle of the Bulge from December … Continue reading Remagen

Wifi is a little sketchy here in Altenahr but you gotta do what you gotta do!  It’s not all play, … Continue reading You go where the wifi takes you…

So we woke up this morning after an interesting night in our hotel room.  There is no air conditioning in … Continue reading From Beckum to Bonn…

After our quick foray into the Netherlands (twice, so we could get a picture of the sign) we pushed on … Continue reading Wilkommen home Herr Pieper

If you said Charlemagne, the originator of Christianity as we know it, then you’d be correct. Toady, we made a … Continue reading Guess who’s in the box?

We almost missed getting a picture of the sign at the border due to heavy foliage and high speeds, but … Continue reading Achtung! We are now in Germany!

After two days in Reims, France it was hard to say goodbye to such a lovely place. We shoe-horned our … Continue reading Switching Gears, Now it’s WWII

What a great day in this picturesque place!  We got a late start this morning as we began the day … Continue reading Fabulous France!

Along the road to Fort Douaumont are a series of century old trenches, showing that nature cannot completely heal the … Continue reading Over the Top Rufus!