Freizeitland Geiselwind

In August 2006, we took a day trip to a small amusement park called Freizeitland Geiselwind. Lying at the edge of the Steigerwald Nature Park, Freizeitland is one of the most popular destinations in South Germany. It lies right beside the autobahn that runs between Wuerzburg and Nurnberg. It was a favorite destination for Cindi […]

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Volksmarches: Rauenburg

The pictures in this gallery were taken at the Rauenburg volksmarch. The town of Rauenburg was just a few miles from our house and gave us a chance to wander through the vineyards in the area.  

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Volksmarches: Oberasbach

The pictures in this gallery were taken at the Oberasbach volksmarch. This was the furthest we traveled to attend a volksmarch. Oberasbach is a small village right outside Nurnberg and Dwayne used to go on training exercises in this area when he was stationed in Ansbach with 6/43 ADA. The old training area is a […]

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Volksmarches: Heidelberg

The pictures in this gallery were taken at the Heidelberg volksmarch. This event was sponsored annually for 38 years by the Heidelberg International Wandering Club  and was an absolute MUST for most Americans stationed in Germany. Sadly, the final volksmarch was held in 2012 as the US Forces in Europe are leaving Heidelberg and relocating […]

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Volksmarches: Gemuenden-Felda

The pictures in this gallery were taken at the Gemuenden-Felda volksmarch. This small village, north of Frankfurt, is far away from any American installations. The people we met there were especially receptive to meeting us as they hadn’t had an American presence in that area in quite a long time.

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Volksmarches: Biberach

The pictures in this gallery were taken at the Biberach volksmarch outside the city of Heilbronn. This march was mostly through the sugar beet fields surrounding this beautiful area.

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The Bavarian Alps

  We took a trip to the Bavarian Alps in October of 2006. These photos were all captured when we visited King Ludwig’s castles at Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau, and Linderhof. Several of the photos were also taken in the charming village of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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Heidelberg Castle

We were so fortunate to live within a stones throw of the marvelous Heidelberg Castle. The castle completely dominates the Old Town skyline and has a long and troublesome history. This is why we only can see a part of the castle’s former glory today and parts of it lie in ruins. The construction was […]

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Heidelberg Castle – Day 5

This article first appeared on the original TannerFamilyOnline site in the summer of 2005. This is the first of five day trips we took during a one week period during our first summer there together. This article is originally dated June 25, 2005 and was written by Heather after being in country for only 3 […]

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber – Day 4

This article first appeared on the original TannerFamilyOnline site in the summer of 2005. This is the first of five day trips we took during a one week period during our first summer there together. This article is originally dated June 24, 2005 and was written by Heather after being in country for only 3 […]

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Holiday Park – Day 3

This article first appeared on the original TannerFamilyOnline site in the summer of 2005. This is the first of five day trips we took during a one week period during our first summer there together. This article is originally dated June 22, 2005 and was written by Heather after being in country for only 3 […]

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Sinsheim Museum & Schloss Hornsberg – Day 2

This article first appeared on the original TannerFamilyOnline site in the summer of 2005. This is the first of five day trips we took during a one week period during our first summer there together. This article is originally dated June 21, 2005 and was written by Heather after being in country for only 3 […]

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