What! Its 7 AM, I know we need to get on the road. What! As I turn over I feel this foot up against my back. Get Up! Ok are we on vacation or not? We need to get up and load the car and get on the road. You want to see the Ice cave and ride on the Alpine Stratsse RIGHT? Ya Ya Ya. Kirsten and I walk to the bakery and she’s talking and talking, I’m just missing my nice bed. We get there and the lady is smiling and Kirsten is just as happy as can be. I’m looking at both of them thinking WHAT THE &#*@! We order our rolls and we‘re on our way back and Kirsten says you don’t have to be so grumpy. WHAT! I’ve been kicked out ... read more

We get up just like all the other morning and have a great breakfast. It’s Saturday and we are staying until Monday at the house. We decided to go to Passau this is where the Danube and the Inn rivers comes together. You might know of this because each river has a different color. We loaded up and we’re on our way. Well we were on our way until Kirsten spotted a Flou Market (Flea Market) 25 Km up the road. She spins the car into a break neck 45 degree turn and has the car parked. I’m sitting there all by myself while Kirsten, Opa and Oma are specking the Duetsche. I’ve never seen Opa and Oma move so fast. I would like to stop now and comment on one aspect of this vacation. Whenever ... read more

It’s Thursday morning and we all decide to go to a different Klamm “gorge”. This one is located on the way to Salzburg. We all pile into the cars and take off. Oh yea we had a great breakfast. We get to the Klamm and everyone piles out and heads up to the Kasse that is where you pay to get in. Today Mandy gets all the tickets and were off up the tail. Will and Mark are leading the way running, I’m bring up the rear, knowing that they will soon be slowing down. I was right the first 30 minutes is up up up and up. We hiked for an hour to where the water fall starts. Will, Mark and Caroline played in the frigid water while the rest of us just relaxed and ... read more

The hills are alive with the sound of music…., Ok, I’ll quit singing. Everyone is up Mandy, Brian and the Kids have reservations to take the Sound of Music tour. Been there, done that. So Kirsten and I along with Oma and Opa are off to see a castle that was built by King Ludwig II. This is the guy that built Neuschwanstein, the Cinderella castle you see at Disney. I know you that Mickey Mouse created that. Sorry the Germanys did it first. Ok, back to our travels. King Ludwig II also known as Crazy King Ludwig built another castle on the island of Hereninsel located in the Chiemsee. Remember yesterday’s discussion on lakes, they call them “Seas” over here. So there is this lake that has two islands one is called Herreninsel (Boy Island) ... read more

The alarm goes off its 5 AM. Kirsten and I are taking Mandy and the Kids to the Bahnhof (train Station)in the next town over to catch the 6:20 AM train to Munich. Everyone is loaded into the car and we’re on our way by 5:30. I’m impressed, our drive was 30 minutes as we pulled into the parking let Mandy and the kids piled out of the car and were on the train in about 5 minutes. Kirsten and I then took a leisurely drive back to Berchtesgaden. We stopped at the little bakery shop next to the house to get breakfast, as we were getting out of the car Kirsten was smiling and getting all excited to purchase fresh brochens, deli meats and cheeses. This is the little bakery within walking distance to the ... read more