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D03: A MAD KING’S LEGACY
We were still plodding through Astrid’s marvelous breakfast in the semi sleep mode that always comes with jet lag when our host, Alex, said, “Today you will see the work of a mad man but he is our mad man.” We are learning that Bavarians have a sort of perverse pride in the unusual and … Continue reading
D02: ON OUR WAY TO DEUTSCHLAND
After the usual hysterics of last minute packing, Louise and I hit the road for our Lufthansa flight to Germany. We cut things a little tight but arrived at the airport in adequate time for our flight…or so we thought. The Arrival/Departure ramps at LAX were locked up solid and after fifteen minutes of inching … Continue reading
D01: On the Road Again – Europe 2015
This begins a blog that will chronicle the return to Europe of Louise and Ray DeTournay. It will tag along as we complete a tour that began in the summer of 2011. The Blog, “Second Honeymoon, Same Car” followed our meanderings in the 1954 MG-TF purchased on our honeymoon some 53 years previous. One intent … Continue reading
B60 BIG FINISH AND CREDITS
Thank you for your interest in our twice-in-a-lifetime tour of Europe in our antique MG. We hope you enjoy our memory blog half as much as we did in creating it. Since this blog was first published in 2011, we have had a life-changing experience that we want to share with you. In January 2013, … Continue reading
B59 SEALING THE DEAL FOR REAL
Following the Sunday evening festivities, Evi and Michael Stadler kindly invited us to spend the night in their home and, in the morning, she fixed what amounted to a German power breakfast. On her table were various breads, cold cut meats, local cheeses, fruit juices, home-made condiments and freshly brewed coffee. What made it a … Continue reading