http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Hesse/Hanau/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Germany , Hesse , Hanau en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 20:01:37 +0000 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:01:37 +0000 When I was stationed in Hanau Germany in the late 1970s I had to live in a local hotel for about six months for various reasons. The hotel which was family owned and operated was located halfway between the main part of Hanua and many of the U.S. Military facilities. The owner Hans spoke fluent English and had the hotel filled with American soldiers and their families.The Hotel had about 35 h http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Hesse/Hanau/blog-530029.html This is my second visit to Germany this year. I spent two weeks in Hanau in March and one whole month in October. The second time round I had a camera in working orderVisiting Europe in autumn is a colorful experience. For a few weeks in October green trees and shrubs in the middle of towns turn bright yellow red and brown. The leaves slowly fall like snow on the pavements. I enjoy shuffling my http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Hesse/Hanau/blog-342931.html My trip to Deutschland Germany in March 2008 started very much like my trip to Great Britain the year before on a mad urge to escape I had been lending my car to my son who was using it to take his little family around. Being isolated in the village they needed it badly. But so did I. One day I said I was leaving going to visit some friends in Germany driving there with... my car.I left my p http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Hesse/Hanau/blog-342920.html So I am back home again. The adventure Ireland is over. The term adventure is slightly hyperbolical except for the money I spend. That was quite adventerous. Ireland ist freaking expensive you wouldn't believe it. And sorry I didn't update for some time now. After I got back home I was busy getting stuff done. To be honest the rest of my trip wans't really exciting. It was still nice and I did qiu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Hesse/Hanau/blog-319240.html I was stationed in Germany three times. Once when I was single from 1983 to 1984 at Schwienfurt. The second time in Wiesbaden with my brand new family from 1990 to 1993. And the last time was from 1996 to 2003 at a small town of Hanau about 15 miles south of Frankfurt. Fleigerhorst Kaserne used to be a German Air force base during the second World War. It survived the war because the Allies cou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Hesse/Hanau/blog-243196.html Well we've arrived in Germany safe and sound It's 220 in the afternoon here which is 820pm Eastern Time back in the States Sorry...I was tired and meant to say 820am and we're all pretty tired. We're in Hanau for the night and they're putting us on a bus to Mannheim first thing in the morning. If permanent housing is as nice as the temporary place they put us in I'll be pretty okay wit http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Hesse/Hanau/blog-153239.html