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    Quote Originally Posted by Smoke4320 View Post
    the ALPS up close and Personal
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    and the crazy kings castle at the base of the ALPS
    He tried to build 3 castles almost bankrupting the state of Bavaria till the money keeper drown him
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    Ah, Neuschwanstein, as copied by Walt Disney! Ludwig was unquestionably as cracked as the Liberty Bell, but probably not certifiably insane by modern standards. He built castles from his own fortune and irresponsible borrowing, not tax revenue. The doctors who certified him insane had never met him, and it was part of his deposition from the throne for immensely complex political reasons. Bismarck thought it was a shady business, and a lifestyle which ruled out a son and heir probably contributed to it. He was ruled to have committed suicide and didn't actually leave a note signed "the dead guy", but everything else about it was suspicious.

    Part of his intention, though, was to provide work for Bavarian workers, and great artists. It may be a fault in me, but I loved the place. The inside is if anything more flamboyant than the outside, with marvellous craftsmanship, and artwork which, if you don't mind a medieval world and Teutonic chivalry which never really existed, is the pinnacle of realism in the days before artists realised they had to leave off what the camera could do better.

    I remember sitting in the café halfway up the winding approach road, with two German twin sisters and the boyfriend of one of them. There were a couple of American families there, obviously military, discussing the good and bad points of Germans in carrying voices. The sum total wasn't offensive, but you could have picked out some outrageous moments - just about the way you might talk about anywhere. They didn't realise that those Germans had driven around the US and understood English about as well as anybody, as indeed I do myself. What struck me was that not for a moment did the Germans' expression give away their understanding. You very often can't tell what they are thinking. It wasn't entirely a joke when they called the boyfriend "Prussian", either.

    My German mother-in-law (no relation of the above) is ninety this summer, and has just had a cleaning out and full-length stent insertion in her femoral artery. She out-recovered young things of fifty, and when they called her back in to rehab to learn to walk again, she said she was very grateful, as she was only managing a couple of hours at a time. She is rather tiny and very frail, but you can still see the twelve-year-old who was told membership of the Bund Deutsche Mädel (the female Hitler Youth) was compulsory, and said "No".

    When my own mother was in her early eighties she had some money, and I suggested she should squander some of it on riotous living. "Go up in an aeroplane" I suggested, and her first reaction was to ask if it would have windows. I said it would, and I was sure we could arrange a window seat if she wanted one. But it emerged that she had flown as a passenger with Sir Alan Cobham's Flying Circus in 1932, and it wouldn't be the same with windows. She flew from the same field where my grandfather saw Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show on September 12, 1904. Here is the poster, exactly where he saw it, and as it was a one-day visit, all I don't know is whether he saw the morning or afternoon performance. He was most disappointed that Miss Oakley wasn't on that tour.

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    Looks like a few pics did not transfer correctly
    Will try to fix that this evening of tomorrow along with a few more
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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    Well just got a copy of the rental car invoice
    We actually drove 918 miles in 8 days
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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    Southern Germany is beautiful .been there a few times .wish people here would keep our street free of rubbish.

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    I agree. I get so tired of picking up peoples trash from my ditchline.
    Seeing absolutely clean streets, roadways ditchlines and walkways just adds to the refreshing views
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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    OK feeling a little more like myself today

    believe all the previous pics are now correct

    More to come as time permits .. car/tank and military guys hang on I have a few good ones for you too

    for the HISTORY Buffs
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    read the description in the second pic .. Its puts history in perspective
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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    Sinsheim Technik Museum
    This says it better than I can
    Welcome to the Technik Museum Sinsheim – which offers a unique variety of technology, unparalleled worldwide, just an hour south of Frankfurt. Embark on a journey through time and discover the milestones of technical history: How red does the red colour of a Ferrari gleam? What record did the Blue Flame set? What is the cubic capacity of the Brutus experimental vehicle? How big is the largest dance hall organ in the world, and who has really got the edge? The Tupolev or the Concorde? In addition to the supersonic jets and other aircraft that you can walk right up to, there is even more: hundreds of elegant vintage cars, motorcycles high in horsepower, racy sports cars, colourful dragsters, powerful agricultural machines, Formula-1 legends, nostalgic racing bikes, huge steam locomotives, extensive militaria, special exhibitions and vehicle conventions – for fans, by fans.
    You could easily send 3 or 4 days and not see everything

    Running out of time ....I will post these in the morning

    This is a small taste of what's to come

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    How would you like to work on this turbo
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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    Smoke, are there still armed military at Frankfort Main? The first time I was there was shortly after the bombing and remember repairs (ongoing) and the military. While at Ludwig's Castle...I was tired and wanted to sit down. Well, I found a comfy looking chair that wasn't roped off and took a rest. I didn't understand German but I sure found out I didn't need to. It seems that I had sat in one of Ludwig's chairs. I am glad you got to give your mom that wonderful gift.
    Domari Nolo

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    dryball yes .. talking to some locals they are more hidden through out the airport at all times .. If they have a threat they come out in force from all over .. the police with machine guns and german shepherds did not greet us on the planes off ramps as they did in the past
    Did see a couple at customs and several at baggage drop off

    OK I posted several F1 car pics in the post above and more to come
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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    From same Sinsheim Tech Museum .. Planes Outside
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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    and more later
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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    man that's cool. Ive never been there but both sides of my family trace there roots back to east Germany. Both sides left and came here when hitler first came into power. My mothers side were Lehmans (obviously jewish) funny thing is there all catholic. Never asked my grandparents why there parents became catholic but my ma says she remembers her grandpa talking that jewish people even here at the time were prejudiced against after being persecuted in Germany so badly they wanted to start here with a clean slate so went to a catholic church for show and practiced there jewish faith at home. I laugh because it bugs my ma when we even talk about here jewish blood! Dads side supposedly traced its roots back to a world war 1 german soldier that defected and came here. (would have been my great grandpa) He died shortly after coming here. Ive seen no real proof of the story but that's the way my grandma allways told it. Allways seemed odd that my ma and dad were such a mix. A man who traces back to the german army and a women that traces back to persecuted jews. I dearly love to go over there and look up some of my relatives. Nobody kept track of anyone over there. A defector usually hides and the jews who came here didn't look back.

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    I once saw a prisoner of war movie where a guard is trying to make civilised conversation about his home in Hamburg and a British pilot said "Yes, I believe it is a beautiful city. A lot of open space... " Most British people would consider that a rather heartless remark. Pilots in particular were pretty well treated in the camps, possibly because one saving grace of fat Hermann was that he thought all pilots were special. My Afrika Korps father-in-law never experienced even that much rudeness in Scotland. When he came back on honeymoon the people in the local pub phoned the Countess of Dunlop, to come around and meet one of their prisoners who had come back.

    He was a young man, and enlisted ahead of conscription to get his father, a trade union official and ringleader of the 1918 naval mutiny, out of a concentration camp, in the days when people still got out. So it was about his first sight of benevolent government... Well, most of it, most of the time. The old man was murdered by the Hitler Youth on the last day of the war, and the family still think they knew he was a resistance courier by that time. I think it's about as likely that they knew their allowance of murder was running out, and just did it on a wrong kind of person basis while they could.

    It is true, though, that the bombing did have some consolations for Germany. Britain and the US suffered badly from trying to make 1920s or 30s factories compete with the 1950s ones of Germany and Japan. Another is that the open space enabled industry to stay in industrial and business areas, instead of spreading out and spoiling the old villages and towns which remained untouched. Whole city blocks in the UK look to be doing a balancing act on top of plate-glass and stainless steel shopfronts.

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    Churches

    First is a very famous church in Bavaria region of Germany

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    Last edited by Smoke4320; 04-23-2018 at 02:33 PM.
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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    I did not take much time taking pics in France the little towns we when thru did not really have much going for the
    and they can't spell for well you know
    Could not read a thing

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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    Time out:
    11.04.2018 / 09:32 City: Mainz City-Port
    km: 10743
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    18.04.2018 / 11:41 City: Mainz City-Port
    km: 12273
    Rental days 8 23.00 184.00 EUR A1
    kms inclusive 1,530
    Additional driver 1 42.02 42.02 EUR A1
    PersonalAccident 28 1 54.62 54.62 EUR A1
    Subtotal 280.64 EUR
    A1 VAT 19,00% 53.32 EUR
    Total 333.96 EUR
    Voucher 218.96- EUR
    Final amount 115.00 EUR
    Final Transaction Amount 1.277200 146.88 USD


    Boy theres a real shocker 19% TAX on the rental car
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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MT Gianni View Post
    On the recommendation of a friend I walked into a McDonalds in Rome to see the menu. It also had the most ornate bathroom in a McDonalds. Yep, two beers on tap or soda with your meals. I had better things to eat in Italy than US fast food.
    Great thing to do for your mom.
    Our McDonald's in Maine serves lobster rolls for $8.95 when the lobster season is in full swing so that the prices are reasonable....They are not too bad either and that is pretty much state wide too.

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    Now for the walled city of Rothenburg
    Established in the 900's
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    a closeup of the inside walkway for the archers to defend the city..
    Note that only rocks are holding the walkway up and its about 50 ft up in the air

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    OK I officially give up on this one .. deleted the pic tried reloading multiple times . Even copied the pic flipped it upside down and saved .. no matter what I do it posted upside down
    I give up


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    Last edited by Smoke4320; 04-24-2018 at 09:44 AM.
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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    WAR ....Tanks, guns, motorcycles ect

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    Last edited by Smoke4320; 04-24-2018 at 09:48 AM.
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    I carry a Nuke50 because cleaning up the mess is Silly !!

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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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    EYE candy above
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    I am not crazy my mom had me tested

    Theres a fine line between genius and crazy .. I'm that line
    and depending on the day I might just step over that line !!!

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