New Road Trip thread ...

[paul bristol uk]

When I was in the Army back in the 70's I visited Auschwitz, and in the 90's I visited Ravensbruck and Belsen. I still not comprehend the bloody awful things done in the name of the Third Reich and there take on ethnic cleansing.

ISIS seem to have similar ideas and I hope they are wiped out before many others die.

Sorry Sailor I have brought you very interesting thread and pictures down with this post.

[paul bristol uk]

Getting a blank page Donald

[mercutio]

Merc sorry for the thread drift for the moment but you dont have a spare Kepi Blanc knocking about have you,or where I could get one? My stepson who is a hairdresser thought it would be a good idea to cut my hair on number one today

i still have mine but only fits properly if i have the boule a zero

[Sailor]

Day 17 (part 2)
Eisensach to Nieukerk [2830M so far]

The Wartburg also gave its name to a make of car, of course.
Eisenach had played a part in automobile history since the end of the 19th century. BMW moved in when it took over Dixi in 1928 and made Austin 7s under licence. A small museum in the town tells the story. It has one of my favourite cars of all time:-



More of the BMW story is also represented.





BMW became EMW after the war.



(Pity I couldn't get the car and poster to line up better!)


Naturally, there are Wartburgs there, too.




Today, the town is still heavily involved in the motor industry. Opel has a very sophisticated body plant there.




We pottered across the country, going to our homeland. Germany has a fabulous range of great places. As in Bad Arolsen, it can even out-chateau the French.

[mercutio]

my uncle hd a wartburg when i was a kid he drove it back from Germany where he worked as a brickie

[paul bristol uk]

Yes the Wartburg Knight AKA known as the mobile smokescreen. Still an interesting car though.

[Sailor]

So interesting, you had to say it twice!

[paul bristol uk]

Bloody effing laptop, it has a hair trigger. anyway it has gone now!

[Sailor]

Days 18 to 20
Nieukerk to Home [3221M total]

We had a few domestic chores to do, including taking my mother-in-law's Yaris to have a check-up. The lads at the Toyota dealer are keen on some things. They've got two of these, both track-day prepped:-



The village where we both come from is a typical Rhineland mix of commuting and farming. Small industrial estates have pockets of land used for other stuff:-



In direct contrast to the mountains stuff we both like so much, this is a typical local view.



I was born right across the street from the church you can just see on the horizon. There was no blue plaque when I last looked.

[mercutio]

you should complain or have one made up and put up