103 1 August 2013 Rothenburg ob den Tauber A long and hot,nearly 700 km ride from Munich to Luxembourg. Not much to tell about except… Radio Luxembourg, the first commercial and most powerful radio of Europe is still in the air. The forerunner of the first pirate radio stations and later the commercial stations started in 1933 and broadcasted into Europe in the English language... As you can see on the map I made a detour just to be able to show you...

Day 102 31 July 2013 Munich-(Munchen) I someone from Hamburger is a Hamburger and someone from Frankfurt a Frankfurter what is a person from Munchen other than a beer drinker. I thought I had seen enough buildings by now but just had to stop this morning to take a picture of a city triumphal arch which looked very much like the Brandenburger Gate in Berlin. The statues on the top were different but the rest looked very similar. The Deutches museum is someth...

Day 101 30 July 2013 "In The Lion's Den" could have been the heading ... In Germany, BMW has two major locations were its products are made. Motorcycles are made in Berlin and cars are produced here in Munich. I went to visit the BMW museum and BMW Welt (BMW World)today If you like BMW’s you are indeed in the Lion’s Den. The museum and BMW Welt are right next to the BMW factory. The circular museum is redesigned every 10 years; I had visited th...

Day 100 29 July 2013 Mauthausen- Linz Warning- this page contains some graphic pictures,but nevertheless a part of history that should never be forgotten Internet we take for granted these days, that is …until you start travelling and have to rely on various supplied sources. The Hostel I stayed in was on 22 days old (it said on the sign) The did not have a strong internet connection and had to pay per day for usage. The speed was extremely slow, result...