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On the bridge to Romania
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Athens to Stuttgart Road Trip Part 9 – From Vidin to Sibiu

On the Road again! On the bridge to Romania On the 56 near Dolj On the 65c near Vâlcea⁩ Small settlements along the streets Every house has the graves next to it – and a small bridge that goes there More graves ‎⁨Vâlcea⁩ Henri Coandă and the Coandă-1910 Henri Coandă went to school and studied…

Really?
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Athens to Stuttgart Road Trip Part 8 – From Plovdiv⁩ to Vidin

Blue sky and sunshine again! Great to continue our trip towards the border town of Vidin at the Danube river. On the 6 after Anton Somewhere in ‎⁨Gorna Malina⁩ On the 112 after Monatana But if I tell you…. Still on the 112 Still on the 112 Somewhere in a small town Under the A2…

Old Mig 21 in Yoakim Groevo
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Athens to Stuttgart Road Trip Part 7 – From Edessa over Banja to Plovdiv⁩

Today we crossed the border to Bulgaria. Drive to Edessa for the night and continue to the oldest city in Europe: Plovdiv⁩. Come along looking at the pictures! Beer tasting – last beer in Greece Beer tasting – first beer in Bulgaria In the distance a modern wood truck – in front of the car…

Edessa Waterfall
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Athens to Stuttgart Road Trip Part 6 – From Agios Germanos to Edessa

After the nice evening at the fireplace, we slept really good at the Agios Germanos Traditional Hotel. The breakfast was even better than the dinner – just look at it :-) Best breakfast of the whole trip! Prespa Lake in the morning And back to the car On the 15 towards the E86 – the…

Prespa Lake
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Athens to Stuttgart Road Trip Part 5 – From Neraida to Agios Germanos

Neraida Neraida in the offseason. We were the only guests at our hotel and probably the only ones in the town. So it was quite in the night – I love offseason! There was no breakfast at the hotel so we took off and continued towards our next destination. View from the balcony View from…

Monastery of the Holy Trinity
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Athens to Stuttgart Road Trip Part 4 – Kalabaka⁩ and Meteora

After our party evening, we had a good nights rest and some coffee in the morning. After that, we hit the mountains behind Kalabaka to see the Meteora rocks and the monasteries up there. In the early 9th century monks started to stay in the caves there. It took another 500 years and they started…

Road Tripping Greece
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Athens to Stuttgart Road Trip Part 3 – Athens to Kalabaka⁩

After a few lazy days in Athens, it was time to hit the road. The car is old and the seats really shitty. There was no music only the radio – and no way to connect the iPhone. And even if – Mitsos has one of the worst tastes in music there is. So that…

FIX Hellas
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Athens to Stuttgart Road Trip Part 1 – Athens

Mitsos has some friends from Hamburg. They have the car from Germany on the island and are happy when somebody drives it back to Germany again. This year it worked well with my schedule. I took a flight down to Athens and we drove 3 weeks back to Stuttgart. The first step is of course:…

A chair with a view
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A Week in the Netherlands in Fall 2017 – Part 2 – Groningen

Gerben worked a lot to finish the houseboat in Groningen. Went with him and Dee for a day to look at the city. The old part is quite nice and there are lots to see. ‎⁨Verbindingskanaal⁩ in Groningen Sint Jozefkathedraal Sint Jozefkathedraal Sint Jozefkathedraal St. Anthony Gasthuis Tower of the Martinikerk Town hall at Grotemarkt…