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Bird #545 — Eurasian Bullfinch

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Roger

pyrrhula pyrrhula (worm-eating bird mentioned by Aristotle) Thursday, April 25, 2019 — 8:00 am Boblingen, Germany — hiking trails through the woods along the Panzerstrasse On Wednesday evening, I developed a sore throat. I thought it might be an allergic reaction … Continue reading →

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Dachau Concentration Camp

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Roger

Although we knew it would be sobering, we decided to visit Dachau Concentration Camp. The memorial, which feels huge, only covers maybe a quarter of the war-period footprint of the camp. The rectangle in the far right, with the U-shaped … Continue reading →

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German Food

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Roger

We spent Wednesday in and around Munich, about two hours from Boblingen. Before we got on the Autobahn, we stopped at the local McDonald’s. I don’t know what language the guy behind the counter spoke, but it wasn’t English or … Continue reading →

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Hohenzollern Castle

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Roger

Of course, on a tour of Europe, you have to visit a castle so we headed to one on Tuesday morning. We could see our destination when we were still several miles away. We parked at the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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Battle of Le Linge

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Roger

We drove south along the Rhine to Colmar. The city was the hometown of Auguste Bartholdi, the Frenchman who designed the Statue of Liberty. In 2004, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bartholdi’s death, the city erected a quarter-scale, 39′ … Continue reading →

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