Wifey left yesterday for Germany.  She's going to a riding school there for a couple of weeks. (She went last year too ... I stayed home and painted the house. Vowed that would never happen again)

I am leaving for Germany on Friday. Going to be a good horse husband and watch her ride at the school for a couple of days and then I am off on my own for a week to explore Germany and Switzerland.  While I am there I am going to  be doing some "research" on things like horseboxes, Euro-trailers, proper tow vehicle for Euro-trailers, horses facing forward/backward, proper temperature of beer, etc. etc.

I'll have lots of info to share with the board/bored when I return.

Roll on

mmmmmm   beer good!!  The darker the better!

Ach Tung!!

Yes,

The beer, don't forget about the beer.

Congrats man!

I always enjoy research, especially when my favorite beverage is concerned!  Worked for a micro brewery in college and did quite a few tasting road trips with the boss.  ;-)

Cheers and lift a pint of the dark stuff for us back home!  I'll do the same for you and the wife for happy and safe travels!

~Kevin

I've been to both places.  I must say I enjoyed Switzerland more than Germany.  The Swiss are alot more friendly.  The German's are too serious for me, IMO.  But both places are "beautifull". 

One memorable moment was in a pub in Triberg.  Husband got "beyond" plastered.  I had to have help carrying him up to the room. Then he proceeded to get rid of what he had consumed in the bar..............The whole hotel had to of heard him (auk tune! those crazy americans)..........Husband said he "never" had gotten that drunk in his life.....................(poor guy).

Have a great time...........

Vaquero,

The riding she does now is probably a little different from the riding you do (although she used to show cutters many,many years ago.) Last year she bought a horse while she was over there . . . I need to go and keep a closer eye on things this year.

Re: people "born riding" in Texas - Most of the people I see in  Houston, DFW, Austin or SA  . . . Those folks were definitely NOT born riding.

Roll on

Reg-

You are right about the drinkin' & drivin'- but the good part about it is you can take the train just about anywhere and you don't even have to stop drinkin'!  ;-)

Then again I did my travels in Europe as a college kid on a college kid budget- I was lucky to afford a couple beers & the train so I never got really trashed, just a couple nice memorable buzzes.  :)

Cheers!

Oh.. Woops I miss read... I thought it said TUB....gotta get my eyes checked..or my mind Ha Ha.

Guten tag, Rollin! Haben sie ein bier fur mich. Sehen sie die kleine und grosse pferd autos, ja? Seine frau ist sehr "lucky" fur die reiten in Deutschland.

Schreiben spater. Auf wiedersehen! Gemm

Well, this proves that High School German was a loooonnnnng time ago.

I did feel like throwing the husband into the "TUB" after we left the "Pub".....

Three tour's in Germany as a miltiary spouse 20 + year's ago. 

Rollin, have a Dortmunder at the Beer Hall in Munich.  Great fun.  Also, when in the Munich area, make time to visit Dachau.  Shame you won't be there during Octoberfest.  Germany's version of Mardi Gras.   You'll love Switzerland. 

Thank's.  I've forgotten a lot of my German.  I was so glad to get home the last time, I swore I never wanted to leave the US ever again. 

I hope ole Rollin Ponies doesn't try to do any driving over there.  Or if he does, he hire's a driver.  The Autobahn, which is what our interstate highways are patterned after, have no speed limit's.  Driving in Germany is challenging.   

When we were there, all beer was served at room temperature. The beer man delivered to your home, by the case. We used to sit ours out on the balcony in the winter time.  Flip top's bottles.  But don't drink it from the bottle.  Always pour it in a glass.  Every town had their own brewery and they weren't too careful about the protein that got in it.