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I had almost forgotten about the old Pennsylvania Dutch tradition of consuming mass quantities of donuts on the day before Ash Wednesday. I guess some Germans still follow that custom. The donuts looked delicious but we knew better than to buy any of those Schneeballen to the right. We tried them once and they were nothing but bland blobs of overcooked dough with powdered sugar on top. Even Cassie hated them.

BMW European Delivery - Day Four

February 17th 2015
The original plan I had in my head was to spend this day cruising the environs in and around Nurnburg. No particular plan - just a day in the new car. However the dawning of the day brought a foggy. miserable day with the hint of snow in the air. Hoping things might eventually clear the wife and I took a leisurely breakfast before heading out to look for a bank. But time was not on our side and th ... read more

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