Our primary destination today was the site of the very first concentration camp built by the Nazi’s at Dachau.  It … Continue reading Dachau: A Place to Remember

Many of you have asked previously about driving here in Europe. The main difference between the United States and Europe … Continue reading Driving in Germany

This day began by waking up to the sounds of the Ahr River outside our window.  Since most places don’t … Continue reading From the Heart

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!