https://www.gutefahrttravels.com/about daily 0.75 2020-01-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e003cfb1661086086a24652/1577073917421/gutefahrt.jpg about A Gute Fahrt sign is typically shown at the end of a construction zone in Austria. “Drive Safe”, “Good Journey”, etc. https://www.gutefahrttravels.com/traveling-with-gute-fahrt daily 0.75 2019-12-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5d75b7449ed26b1b13e72bfc/1567995727479/IMG_0912.jpg Traveling with Gute Fahrt The village of Andlau in the heart of the Alsatian Wine Country. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5d75b85cd0e69e21ab010586/1567996008062/IMG_0152.jpg Traveling with Gute Fahrt Mad King Ludwig’s beautiful home, the Linderhof Palace, in the stunning Bavarian Alps in Germany! https://www.gutefahrttravels.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-01-02 https://www.gutefahrttravels.com/coming-soon daily 1.0 2019-12-23 https://www.gutefahrttravels.com/details-thumbnail daily 0.75 2020-01-02 https://www.gutefahrttravels.com/details-banner daily 0.75 2020-01-02 https://www.gutefahrttravels.com/details-banner-1 daily 0.75 2020-01-02 https://www.gutefahrttravels.com/wine-and-war-in-alsace daily 0.75 2020-05-31 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d57eca72072138cbf29a2/1577937259021/IMG_0420.jpeg Wine and War in Alsace Expedition Narrow gauge resupply tracks line the floor of the extensive tunnel works of the Ouvrage Four-à-Chaux. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d59d345b7b142086ac437/1577937259024/IMG_0830.jpg Wine and War in Alsace Expedition The gallows of the Natzweiler-Struthof camp, in prominent display at the top of the camp, served to intimidate and coerce the inmate population. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d565c3ee7795ac7fd1040/1590878883468/2015-04-10+16.49.09.jpg Wine and War in Alsace Expedition German trench lines at Le Linge, high in the Vosges. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d61a1a5b0832cb7a584b5/1577937259033/IMG_0547.jpg Wine and War in Alsace Expedition The “Little Venice” area of Colmar is but a brief walk from our base hotel in Colmar. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d62fca5b0832cb7a5aa29/1577937259037/IMG_1434.jpg Wine and War in Alsace Expedition Shredded potatoes, Munster cheese, local bacon and chives: Rösti! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d64c43ee7795ac7fedff3/1577937259041/IMG_0977.jpg Wine and War in Alsace Expedition The Vineyards in Alsace line the south and east facing Vosges foothills. The Grand Cru designation marks mature, highest quality grapes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d657c9df9c819e00e183b/1577937259044/IMG_0957.jpg Wine and War in Alsace Expedition Ruins of the Château de l’Ortenbourg (center) and Château de Ramstein (far left) watch over the vines in Central Alsace along the Route de Vin (wine road). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d52ae014e1a25d2e00647/1577937259013/cav-trapped.jpg Wine and War in Alsace Expedition French cavalry, the 9th Cuirassiers, ambushed and trapped in the Alsatian village of Morsbronn-les-Bains. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d5bd9014e1a25d2e120a3/1577937259028/IMG_1189.jpg Wine and War in Alsace Expedition A U.S. Army GI shows the strain of the hard fighting in Alsace against the German Wehrmacht (Musée Mémorial des combats de la Poche de Colmar, Turckheim). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d5ef09df9c819e00d54d6/1577937259030/IMG_1239.jpg Wine and War in Alsace Expedition Labels from the many regional varieties of cheeses made locally in Munster D’Alsace. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d67b0192cf25f694a56ba/1577937259008/IMG_0547.jpg Wine and War in Alsace Expedition https://www.gutefahrttravels.com/a-bavarian-rhapsody daily 0.75 2020-01-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d6d5b8818570cab917c75/1577938292059/2017-06-28+12.58.09.jpg A Bavarian Rhapsody The Odeonsplatz as a ceremonial symbol of the might of Germany, the Nazi Party, and the Führer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0eb93986f7c4626266715b/1578023276095/IMG_0477.jpg A Bavarian Rhapsody The Kehlsteinhaus, Hitler’s “Eagles Nest”. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0eba22a9a994607beb88bb/1578023470315/2017-06-26+15.48.18.jpg A Bavarian Rhapsody A good German Beer, enjoyed in a good German Beer Garden. Life is good! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d6a9e03dac823b7166b5f/1577937585120/2017-06-27+10.02.11.jpg A Bavarian Rhapsody The Antiquarium in the Munich Residence, once the home of the Bavarian Wittelsbach’s. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d6ce0a72072138cc18f3d/1577938155390/2017-06-27+09.27.50.jpg A Bavarian Rhapsody The Odeonsplatz, today. Site of the crushing of the Nazi’s Beer Hall Putsch in November 1923 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0eb19398b8e47e1bb72b55/1578021289588/IMG_0398.jpg A Bavarian Rhapsody The irresistible force meets the immovable object: the Partnachklamm Gorge, Garmisch-Partenkirchen. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0eb70eaf57813870ef8aef/1578022692615/2017-07-10+15.07.48.jpeg A Bavarian Rhapsody Luitpoldhain, site of the 1933-1938 Nazi Party Rally https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0eb9a3af57813870efe40a/1578023343592/2017-06-27+13.28.59.jpg A Bavarian Rhapsody Lederhosen, traditional ceremonial dress for German men. Leather pants, belt, and checkered shirts. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0eb592af57813870ef54cd/1578022299546/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-12-25%2Bat%2B8.47.54%2BPM.jpeg A Bavarian Rhapsody Neuschwanstein Castle and the Marienbrücke, a picture postcard in the making. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d6ed0ca0564159df3a7d6/1577938701648/2017-07-05+20.23.34.jpg A Bavarian Rhapsody “The Walking Man” towers above works being sold in a flea market, along beautiful Leopoldstrasse, Munich. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0eafaed1d8651e2889b726/1578020803301/2017-06-29+14.07.40.jpg A Bavarian Rhapsody These stone foundations mark the former barracks area at Dachau concentration camp. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0eb20b98b8e47e1bb73c5d/1578021437999/2017-07-12+12.17.07.jpg A Bavarian Rhapsody High above Garmisch-Partenkirchen, enjoying the wonderful views strolling miles of trails running along Wank Mountain. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d657c35fe3d2100017e06ec/t/5e0d696aa5b0832cb7a6714c/1577936833332/IMG_0547.jpg A Bavarian Rhapsody