• Coming up on the 25th anniversary of 9-11, we are starting to hear more about Do Not Forget.    It’s getting more important as no one under 30 has any memory of that day.   We should remember those that were in the towers and planes, the first responders, and all of us who experienced the terrible day.  We need to work together as Americans to be aware and ready.  We need to invest in a strong military, that have divisions that take new technologies to the next level.   We need the smartest commanders, not just the ones that look best in a uniform or have the highest testosterone.

    We cannot forget who our friends are and help keep the US safe- where information must come worldwide and combined strength wards off those wanting to do us harm.  We should not forget on 9-11 Canada welcomed over 225 planes as we closed our airspace.  Including Gander Newfoundland that welcomed 38 planes and over 7000 people. Our Canadian friends stepped up to feed and welcome in their stranded guests.  The Royal Canadian Air Force stepped in immediately to help us get through the days and weeks ahead.   The bi-national NORAD is the eyes and ears of North America defense, then and now the most important partnership for the US.    NATO, for the first time declared Article 5 in which all members pledged to step up and help the US in whatever was needed.   At the time no one knew what had happened and what was next.   From October to May NATO AWAC radar surveillance aircraft, and 800 NATO personnel patrolled US skies.    80,000 Canadians gathered at Parliament Hill for a National Day of Mourning, to show support for their US neighbors. 

    9-11 was orchestrated by Saudi’s. And now we are going to make Saudi Arabia nuclear, because it’s a smart business move?   And we vilify Canada and our NATO allies.  Do Not Forget

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  • Switzerland was the favorite part of our trip, for several reasons.  The first week was fun, but hectic with frequent traveling, so when we got to Einsiedeln we were able to settle in for 5 days.   And Switzerland is beautiful where ever you look.  The sights were awesome, and everywhere our tour guides took us…

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  • Saturday we left Munich for a 1.5 hour train ride to Salzburg Austria.   Denise said Salzburg was special and Chris and Marie’s Mom was Austrian so we made this one of our stops.   No train transfers at all today, an easy trip by train.   I had planned to walk from the Salzburg Bahnhof and along…

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  • We left Rothenburg on Thursday, taking 3 trains to get to the main Bahnhof in Munich.  From there it was a short taxi ride to Hotel Torbrau.  The taxi driver gave us an introduction to Munich traffic, the guy would be good in Chicago or New York.   We picked a hotel in Old Town to…

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  • Getting organized and back to normal.  We are still recounting our trip in our minds, it seems it went so quickly.   We are organizing photos and I will post some here from the 1st leg of the trip.   We landed in Frankfort after leaving Detroit at 6pm, and arrived 8:30 am the next morning.   Then…

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  • We are on our way home, currently in Paris at Charles DeGaule Airport.    Done nicely but the French don’t know how to organize like the Germans and Swiss.   If you ever transfer in Paris leave plenty of time!  We hated to Leave Switzerland,   every where was beautiful scenery and the cousins treated…

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  • The train to Zurich was very nice, and on arriving in Zurich we were surprised to be met by Marie’s friend Kathy.    Kathy greeted us to Switzerland and helped us to the next train to the Zurich airport and to find the car rental offices there.  The car rental went well and we left…

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  • On the railjet train from Salzburg to Zurich.  About 5 1/2 hours, and seeing lots of beautiful countryside.  Yesterday turned out to be a beautiful day for walking Salzburg and today looks the same, warming into the 70’s.   Yesterday morning we found a nice coffeeshop near the hotel for a light breakfast then grabbed…

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  • Guten Morgen.   We leave Munich today for Salzburg.   A single train to Austria with no transfers today.   The Rothenburg to Munich trains went well and Hotel Torbrau has been a great base for us.   We have walked to the Hoffbrau Haus, Viktuelen Markt with lots of vendors for foods and goods…

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  • Guten Tag!   Our trip to Frankfort was uneventful.   We had a couple of nice days in the Detroit area with MJ and John, then left Detroit 6 pm Monday,   And landed 8:30 am in Frankfort.  So we saw the sun set and rise.   We tried to catch some sleep on the…

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