Biking along the Danube with VBT: Poppies, Pilsners and Pumpkin Schnitzel
July 30th 2009 We bombed into Passau as the last rays of sunlight ducked behind the spires of Niedernburg Abbey-a train of five American bikers, tucked in behind our Czech guide Jan, from VBT Vacations. As the road leveled off, I wiped tears from the corner of each eye and watched them fall into the Ilz River, just east of Passau, Germany. For centuries this river carried salt miners out of the Alps and into ci
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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more 
