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Having lived in Germany for 6 years over the course of two 3-year tours; the first in Worms (remember Martin Luther??) and the second outside Stuttgart/Ludwigsburg.
The 2d tour was my favorite simply because we lived in a small town and were the only Americans living in that area. Our complex comprised two units on the 1st floor, 2 on the 2d and the wife and I occupied the 3d floor which encompassed the length of the two units below us. We had 2 balconies: one overlooking the bakery shoppe on the corner & the other a courtyard. An underground single car garage was a nice 'wintery' comfort.
We became good friends with those 4 families below us -- in fact, in 1998 two couples came for a 4-day visit after their western US National Park vacation. Over the years we've maintained the usual Christmas card and occasional email and phone calls to stay in touch.
After nearly 3 years of Covid restrictions & cautions, the wife and I began traveling beginning with a 10-day Greece Cruise (Athens, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Ephesus (Turkey), Rhodes, Santorini, Hydra & Athens return) in October.
An opportunity came about and so we are heading back to Stuttgart & after staying with our friends for 2 days, we have secured hotel arrangements in Nuremburg to enjoy the city & its massive Christmas Market (largest in world) & hope it will be cold & snowy to enjoy walks sipping hot & steamy "gluhwein."
Have secured other sightseeing tickets in/around the Nuremberg area & will return to the Stuttgart area, again staying with our friends.
In doing so, I thought to check the Porsche Factory in Zuffenhausen for Museum & possibly a factory tour where the remaining 911 & 718's are built. No such luck on the factory tours -- booked years in advance. However, secured Museum tour tickets for the wife and I. Cool Beans.
The next day after making flight/hotel arrangements, I thought to revisit the Porsche website for factory tours -- but instead of searching dates for an English-speaking tour; try German. Sure, enough there was 1 slot available on a day in which we'll be in the area. Damn!! (I could care less it's in German -- may understand a smidgen -- but to actually see the guts of the factory is my highlight). Talk about being lucky.
I called Porsche in Zuffenhausen and obtained a confirmation number and was informed someone cancelled their tour for that day which opened the slot (5 slots are allocated per day and I had one).
I recall my previous tour there, the wife and I would drive to the town of Zuffenhausen and grab a pastry & coffee & sit in the Pathfinder and watch the 911's roll through the barn doors (yes, barn doors) out to the staging area. We'd sip our coffee and try n' guess what color would come out next. Things have changed quite a bit since those days, but it will be a bucket list checked item that I thought would never happen. Too bad no cameras allowed & the wife won't be alongside, but we do have the English-speaking Museum tour confirmed the next day.
Woohoo
Best to all,
Bob
The 2d tour was my favorite simply because we lived in a small town and were the only Americans living in that area. Our complex comprised two units on the 1st floor, 2 on the 2d and the wife and I occupied the 3d floor which encompassed the length of the two units below us. We had 2 balconies: one overlooking the bakery shoppe on the corner & the other a courtyard. An underground single car garage was a nice 'wintery' comfort.
We became good friends with those 4 families below us -- in fact, in 1998 two couples came for a 4-day visit after their western US National Park vacation. Over the years we've maintained the usual Christmas card and occasional email and phone calls to stay in touch.
After nearly 3 years of Covid restrictions & cautions, the wife and I began traveling beginning with a 10-day Greece Cruise (Athens, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Ephesus (Turkey), Rhodes, Santorini, Hydra & Athens return) in October.
An opportunity came about and so we are heading back to Stuttgart & after staying with our friends for 2 days, we have secured hotel arrangements in Nuremburg to enjoy the city & its massive Christmas Market (largest in world) & hope it will be cold & snowy to enjoy walks sipping hot & steamy "gluhwein."
Have secured other sightseeing tickets in/around the Nuremberg area & will return to the Stuttgart area, again staying with our friends.
In doing so, I thought to check the Porsche Factory in Zuffenhausen for Museum & possibly a factory tour where the remaining 911 & 718's are built. No such luck on the factory tours -- booked years in advance. However, secured Museum tour tickets for the wife and I. Cool Beans.
The next day after making flight/hotel arrangements, I thought to revisit the Porsche website for factory tours -- but instead of searching dates for an English-speaking tour; try German. Sure, enough there was 1 slot available on a day in which we'll be in the area. Damn!! (I could care less it's in German -- may understand a smidgen -- but to actually see the guts of the factory is my highlight). Talk about being lucky.
I called Porsche in Zuffenhausen and obtained a confirmation number and was informed someone cancelled their tour for that day which opened the slot (5 slots are allocated per day and I had one).
I recall my previous tour there, the wife and I would drive to the town of Zuffenhausen and grab a pastry & coffee & sit in the Pathfinder and watch the 911's roll through the barn doors (yes, barn doors) out to the staging area. We'd sip our coffee and try n' guess what color would come out next. Things have changed quite a bit since those days, but it will be a bucket list checked item that I thought would never happen. Too bad no cameras allowed & the wife won't be alongside, but we do have the English-speaking Museum tour confirmed the next day.
Woohoo
Best to all,
Bob
