Author Archives: detoprod

We had a busy schedule for this day in Berlin. Everything should work as planned if only our legs will hold out. Solved part of that problem by purchasing a 48 hour bus/S-Bahn/U-Bahn ticket that would allow us to use any of those three transportation devices to get around Berlin. Bus 100 was the best … Continue reading »

The Raddison Blu Hotel lobby was the rendezvous point for Karin Berning, Louise and myself. “How will you know us?” I asked during our previous evening phone call. “I’ve read your Blog,” she said. “I know you quite well.” And, she did spot us immediately. Let me make this clear right now. You will not … Continue reading »

This trip to Berlin is one long delayed. In 1958, shortly after Louise and I were married in Orleans, France, I suggested we see Berlin before shipping back to the States. She wasn’t very keen on the idea of traveling the 100 miles through Russian occupied territory to reach the American Sector in Berlin so … Continue reading »

Thanks to the GPS, leaving Nidda was no problem. She got us to the closest autobahn and before we knew it, we were comfortably cruising at 110 MPH again. We recalled some of the problems we’d encountered with our GPS lady during our 2011 European trip. She had to recalculate so many times we named … Continue reading »

It has been four years since we last saw 9A Zepplinstrasse in Nidda, Germany. It was the same day we said goodbye to our 1954 MG-TF sports car…one we had owned for 53 years. We left it in the care of Evi and Michael Stadler who promised to take care of it, possibly even better … Continue reading »