On Monday we were finally set to go for our scheduled tour of the BMW factory in Munich. Needless to say, this was going to be a highpoint of the whole trip for me. The BMW head office and main factory in Munich was built over 75 years ago and at the time it was on the far outskirts of…

Well we sadly left Barb’s dad at the train station in Berlin and said our goodbyes before heading off to the Bavarian city of Münich. We arrived in Münich on Friday afternoon and prepared ourselves for our 4 day stay here. We first checked out the local area around our hotel and found ourselves conveniently located about 2 blocks from…

Well our time in Berlin came to a close and we tried to make the most of the last few days. One of the sites that we went to was the Berlin Olympic stadium. We only stayed there a short time as it was closed but we walked around looking at the outside of with it’s distinctive 5 Olympic rings…

Greetings from Berlin! We have been in Berlin for a few days now and things have been going quite well. Barb’s dad Joe (who is staying in Berlin for a few weeks) met us at the train station and we are now staying at the Pension (guest house) that he stays at. Our room is simple but nice and close…

It’s been 10 months in the planning stages but the big day has finally arrived. In less that 6 hours Barb and I will be heading off to the airport on our next excellent adventure to Germany. When we went on our last big trip (to the South Pacific), we started a tradition of sending out electronic versions of postcards…