TravBuddy.com: mrkezn's Germany 2007 - Trip B travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/23404 In late September of 2007, my friend Derik and I took a trip to Germany for 12 days. We rented an RV, nicknamed it "Arvie," and drove through Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein. We had a blast, and here’s the record to prove it. en-us Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:32:51 PST Day Thirteen - Auf Wiedersehen to Germany! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Thirteen-Auf-Wiedersehen-to-Germany-Los-Angeles-14 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:32:51 PST Day Thirteen - Auf Wiedersehen to Germany! Los Angeles, California, Oct 08, 2007

We woke up and after a quick breakfast using up the last of our food, we cleaned Arvie to perfection and headed back to McRent.  Betty again c...

]]> Day Twelve - Wartburg Castle and countryside http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Twelve-Wartburg-Castle-and-countryside-Eisenach-13 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:16:14 PST Day Twelve - Wartburg Castle and countryside Eisenach, Germany, Oct 07, 2007

Sunday, October 07, 2007 Waking up this morning, we were greeted by rather thick layers of fog.  Our free night’s rest felt very similar to...

]]> Day Eleven - Lutherstadt Wittenberg http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Eleven-Lutherstadt-Wittenberg-Lutherstadt-Wittenberg-12 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 22:29:16 PST Day Eleven - Lutherstadt Wittenberg Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany, Oct 06, 2007

After we got around in the morning, I decided I should document Arvie - so I’ll share a bit more here.  Arvie has been a great little h...

]]> Day Ten - Rothenburg http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Ten-Rothenburg-Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber-11 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:55:59 PST Day Ten - Rothenburg Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany, Oct 05, 2007

It was a fairly tense conversation I was having with Katie Couric.  She didn’t seem to completely get it that she’s just not cut out for h...

]]> Day Nine - Pt. 1: Schloss Hohenschwangau & Neuschwanstein http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Nine-Pt-1-Schloss-Hohenschwangau-Neuschwanstein-Hohenschwangau-9 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:15:05 PST Day Nine - Pt. 1: Schloss Hohenschwangau & Neuschwanstein Hohenschwangau, Germany, Oct 04, 2007

We set our alarm for 7:25am as our goal was to have showers and eat and be on the road by 8:30.  But the shower was a bit of an ordeal for me....

]]> Day Nine - Pt. 2: Dachau http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Nine-Pt-2-Dachau-Dachau-10 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:18:20 PST Day Nine - Pt. 2: Dachau Dachau, Germany, Oct 04, 2007

We left Hohenschwangau and headed back towards Munich so we could visit Dachau.  When we arrived at Dachau we had only 1 hour ‘til closing...

]]> Day Eight - Munich, take 2 http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Eight-Munich-take-2-Munich-8 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:07:57 PST Day Eight - Munich, take 2 Munich, Germany, Oct 03, 2007

Wednesday was another beautiful day.  It required some strategizing to figure what was the best way to spend what was probably going to be our...

]]> Day Seven - Munchen/Oktoberfest '07 http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Seven-Munchen-Oktoberfest-07-Munich-7 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:24:28 PST Day Seven - Munchen/Oktoberfest '07 Munich, Germany, Oct 02, 2007

We woke up to another bright day, ate brunch, (which seemed a lot like breakfast except it was nearly noon), and we were off to explore Munich, or ...

]]> Day Six - Mt. Zugspitze http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Six-Mt-Zugspitze-Biberwier-6 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:01:08 PST Day Six - Mt. Zugspitze Biberwier, Austria, Oct 01, 2007

Monday morning dawned clear and cool with the promise of sunshine everywhere.  After a quick shower and even quicker breakfast, Derik and I du...

]]> Day Five - The Alps http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Five-The-Alps-Schnann-5 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:38:22 PST Day Five - The Alps Schnann, Austria, Sep 30, 2007

Sunday dawned a bit murky.  It wasn’t necessarily cold, but it wasn’t really warm either.  And the distinctly grey skies only enhance...

]]> Day Four - The Black Forest In Fall http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Four-The-Black-Forest-In-Fall-Todtnau-4 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:33:26 PST Day Four - The Black Forest In Fall Todtnau, Germany, Sep 29, 2007

Apparently the wind blew quite a bit through the night because Saturday morning revealed a bright and mostly clear day.  We were both anxious ...

]]> Day Three: You Want Us to Park Where? http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Three-You-Want-Us-to-Park-Where-Heidelberg-3 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:11:32 PST Day Three: You Want Us to Park Where? Heidelberg, Germany, Sep 28, 2007

After a bizarre night where we both woke up a number of times assuming it must be morning, only to learn it wasn’t, we got up, had breakfast and ...

]]> Day Two: Arrival http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-Two-Arrival-Frankfurt-2 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:08:05 PST Day Two: Arrival Frankfurt, Germany, Sep 27, 2007

We caught a cab to our rental company, McRent.  If you’re going to do an RV trip of Germany or the surrounding area, I really recommend them...

]]> Day One: Flight time http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23404/Day-One-Flight-time-Los-Angeles-1 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:08:41 PST Day One: Flight time Los Angeles, California, Sep 26, 2007

Traveling with my buddy Derik can be an interesting experience because he doesn’t like to plan too far ahead.  That used to really bug me, b...

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