Bayerischer Hof Baden-Baden

... The fair grounds are literally right off of the train station for Bad Canstatt. It would be hard to get lost. Being a rainy Friday, we were able to find a seat in a beer tent too. It did take us awhile to try to decipher the reservation postings and finally search through our burgeoning vocabulary for "ist hier frei?" Apparently for dinner you have to think a year in advance, which obviously wasn't us. But for a "weekday" lunch, we were in ...

... gleich ins TG-Stadion: er trainiert 100 m Hürdenlauf. Das Migy macht doch jedes Jahr am Europäischen Schulsportfest teil und da darf er evtl. mit nach Italien, irgendwann im Oktober.<br>Toivo liegt gerade auf dem Sofa und bereitet sich quasi auf seine Nachtschicht vor. Echt ätzend!<br>Mal wieder übers Wochenende.<br>Viele liebe Grüße,<br>auch von Toivo, Mati und Katja<br><br>Irmgard<br>

... it was delicious. I must say there were more kids at this Oktoberfest then at the one in Munich and trhere were many 15 year olds drinking up a storm! They can all drink better then me Im sure...but we did see one of them yarp his brains out! Awesome!<br><br>Without much else to do in Stuttgart we decided to head back to Nuremburg and catch a hockey game before our departure to Vienna.

... fault because I'd ask for one and hold up my index finger. Inevitably, we'd get two. But the later is, he held on to one phrase in particular from the head start class, "ich aus," me too - cheater! <br><br>We wanted to get a view of the city and had heard of the state tomb up on a hill. The helpful guide listed the train and bus routes to take, but not the stop. To make a long story short, we're on this bus ride through the countryside ...

... of the Mercedesturm to get a nice view of the city, for free!<br><br>On our drive back we spotted a castle ruin high above the autobahn and tried to find it. We climbed up a steep and winding hill through wine fields to the castle gates, which were locked. A sign posted on the gates stated that the castle is private property and trespassers will be fined. Unfortunately this is the only thing I took pictures of from our entire trip.

... tables, and cooking dinners. The youngest daughter (maybe 6) shakily helping clear tables between rides on her &#8220;big wheel&#8221;. Famile offered a beer to Steve shortly after our arrival winning his heart and quenching his thirst after the weather had turned considerably warmer with Midwest like humidity. The family lives in the top floor of the house and we felt like welcome guests in their 1939 ...

Caught a night train from Vienna and arrived in Stuttgardt in the morning. Had a great day wandering and seeing the sights. Yet another map from yet another tourist info place. More statues and old buildings (Boring right? Not by a long shot). Still walking around wide-eyed like kids at Disneyland.

... Shower 2. Hot Room (54°C, or about 135°F) 3. Really Hot Room (68°C, 162°F) 4. Shower 5. Extremely Stifling Sauna 6. Somehow An Even More Stifling Sauna 7. Shower 8. Massage 9. Hot Pool 10. Warm Pool 11. Cold Pool 12.Shower 13.FREEZING Pool (5°C, 36°F) 14.Shower 15. Dry Off Overall, it was definitely an interesting experience..and I've never felt cleaner in all of my life. After the bath house, I called the folks and just waited for the uncomfortable train ride.

... s friend, David. We all share a beer at the Irish pub across the street from the station, then leave the men to their drinking and sailing, with plans to reconnect in a few days. Catherine takes us to the apartment she shares with her roommate, Sebine. They are both students at the university in Konstanz. We have dinner with the girls in their apartment, then spend the rest of the night talking and getting to know each other.