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These are recent stories - the rest are in my latest book, "Walking Through Adversity."
Stories about European Trips (2)
Rob bryant2006-01-09 11:30:04
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I love the people, beautiful scenery, culture, foods and ambiance of Germany and Bavaria. I arrived at 4PM, checked all me e-mail at the hotel business center, then retired to a hotel in Mannheim. I watched the sunset over the Bier Garten' and Coleman Barracks (made famous during WWII)I drove through Worms where Martin Luther wrote his 13 Thesis that started the Protestant Church. In a virtual dichotomy from this wonderful moment in history, I also drove past Dochaw where you could feel the evil and tortured souls. It was here that a large portion of the six mllion Jews who were put into ovens, gas chambers, and tortured to death at the hand of the 3rd Reitch were buried. I slept well however as I love the thick comforters on the bed that just wrap around your body like a soft parka. We met at six AM for a wonderful breakfast of Breads, Meats and Cheeses, and strong coffee. As I got into the car with my driver I remembered what happened last year at this very spot. An older woman ran out of gas literally in front of the hotel right beside a gas station. I rolled up behind her tiny German car in my wheelchair and said, "Bitte, stay in auto, bitte." She saw what I was trying to do and said, "Nein, Nein." I smiled at her and winked at her and she reluctantly put the car in neutral. The car was very light, so it was easy to push, but a bit of a challenge with my wheelchair. Within five minutes I pushed her up to the pumps. She stopped and jumped out of the car with large tears rolling down her wrinkled face. She said, "Danka Shune, Danka Shune." I told her she was welcome and she hugged me from behind as I rolled back to the hotel. It made my whole day to help someone else. Have we not learned anything from the Good Samaritan?
Autobahn Express: For the next three days we drove all over central Germany on the Vundava autobahn. We drove a 375 horsepower Mercedes which he drove several times at 200 KM/Hour (120 PPH). One day, we
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