MIKE ROSS´ TRAVEL BLOG

14 July 2011 Ihringen Germany. The group in front of our van on the morning of departure. Monasmiths are off on a bike adventure, the rest on a nonstop Frankfurt to Detroit flight. The next adventure begins on August 6. Stay tuned!

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13 July 2011 Ihringen, far southwest Germany near the Rhine River and the Black Forest. At Brautigam's Hotel, a quiet evening on the terrace after an exciting day. Tomorrow we fly home.

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13 July 2011 Ihringen, far southwest Germany near the Rhine River and the Black Forest. At Brautigam's Hotel for our tour's farewell dinner. Two of the stars, Jim and Jan Seitz.

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13 July 2011 Ihringen, far southwest Germany near the Rhine River and the Black Forest. At Brautigam's Hotel for our tour's farewell dinner. Two of the stars, Chuck and Jackie Livesay.

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13 July 2011 Ihringen, far southwest Germany near the Rhine River and the Black Forest. At Brautigam's Hotel for our tour's farewell dinner. Two of the stars Jackie and Rod Monasmith.

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13 July 2011 Ihringen, far southwest Germany near the Rhine River and the Black Forest. At Brautigam's Hotel for our tour's farewell dinner. Two of the stars, Ken Heintzelman and Marvin Drake.

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13 July 2011 Ihringen, far southwest Germany near the Rhine River and the Black Forest. At Horst Konstanzer's winery for a tasting. Some of the huge fermenting containers here.

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13 July 2011 Ihringen, far southwest Germany near the Rhine River and the Black Forest. At Horst Konstanzer's winery for a tasting. And party!

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13 July 2011 Ihringen, far southwest Germany near the Rhine River and the Black Forest. At Horst Konstanzer's winery for a tasting.

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13 July 2011 Ihringen, far southwest Germany near the Rhine River and the Black Forest. Late in the afternoon we return to our wine tasting.

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