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Our first day in Bavaria; Dirk and Gretel had friends Gerhart, Ingrid Hoffman and their daughter Mauuiela over that
morning to greet us.
Valerie is demonstrating the height advantage of her cowboy
boots.
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| Holy half a Cow! |
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The
Rosenheim Oktoberfest. We were guests of the brewery,
Flotzinger Brau.
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| Many
attendees wore traditional dirndls and lederhosen. The tent pavilion
accommodates 10,000 people and was beautifully arranged and
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| Dirk, Gretel and
friend Adam at the festival. |
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Singing, music, polka
bands, eating and of course
beer. |
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| Wednesday, September
10th. We are packed and ready to go to Bogacs, Hungary. |
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| A broken brake line
fixed by Dirk and Gretel's Mechanic, Pele'. |
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| At the entrance to an
old American Military Base, Bad Aibling. |
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The
Hotel Garni in Spitz. A most beautiful area and accommodations.
Dirks and Gretel have knowledge of areas of hospitality in various
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| A view of the vineyards
from the hill above the hotel. |
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| Terracing of the hill
side creates areas for vineyards, roads
and water drainage. This is similar to what we observed in northern
Italy, but Italy's grades were actually steeper. |
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| We strolled up the hill
behind the hotel and took some pictures. The top left window is our
hotel room. |
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| Trees in the vineyard. |
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| Valerie |
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| Driving along the
beautiful streets of Spitz |
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| Someone had to make way
and it was easier for the small car to reverse itself. |
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The
Blue Danube, or as it is locally known the blauen
Donau. |
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| The Danube |
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| The owner of the Hotel
Garni in Spitz. He was our guide for 30 miles on our trip leaving
Spitz towards Hungary. He was very proud of his Harley Davidson as
his wife and two daughters own their own Harley Davidson. |
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| A statue of King Richard,
the Lion heart, along the River Danube. |
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| The lower entrance to
the Benedictine Monastery,
Stift Gottweig |
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Stift Gottweig;
A Catholic church owned monastery. |
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| In the
courtyard at Stift Gottweig |
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| The Auto
Grill, a restaurant along the Autobahn. |
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| At this restaurant, the
coffee mugs were souvenirs. They had images of classic cars from
various countries. |
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| Nearing Budapest. |
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Next
- Arrival at Bogacs |
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