High Point of the Drive

The camera doesn't capture the immensity of this huge field of wind turbines. There had to be over a hundred of them. Each was at least 100 feet high and almost all were spinning madly. We learned that the BMW plant in Leipzig is powered solely by 4 wind turbines on their property. This gigantic field of turbines must power the whole state of Saxony.

BMW European Delivery - Day Five

February 18th 2015
I was really looking forward to this particular day of the trip. When planning our itinerary I decided to forego our usual favorite haunts in the German and Austrian Alps because it was simply too big a chore and too expensive to equip my X1 with snow tires. Instead I planned a route taking us to northern Bavarian towns that my wife and I last visited back in the 1980s when we both worked for Pan ... read more

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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

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