Really exited to go on a trip through Germany coming Friday. Together with my brother and a friend, I'll do a WW2 tour.
First drive to the Eder dam, of dambuster fame. It's one of those spots that I always want to go, ever since i read Paul Brickenhill's book. I have pictures of my parents and grandparents standing next to the Moehne and I want to be there too. I was tossed up between the Moehne and the Eder ( both are soemwhat on the route we want to take), but there is a museum at the Eder, which tipped the balance to the Eder. It's only a 3 hour drive from here, so I wonder why I never went before.
After that we'll go on to Dresden. This city is famous for the massive terror attacks by Allied bombers in the closing weeks of the war. It's supposed to be well restored. We'll stay for 3 nights there.
On Saturday we'll visit Schloss Colditz. This is another one of my dreams to go. My father had Reinholt Egger's book which facinated me as a child. I always though Colditz to be one of those more innocent boyish parts of the war (although 2 people died in that 'boyish' game during those years). I've read and watched all books, movies and tv-series I could find about the subject over the years, so would be great to see the real place and examine the French tunnel myself.
On Sunday we'll visit the Sachsischer Schweiz, great rock formations and of course Castle Koenigsburg, the place were many generals were held prison during WW2.
On monday we'll head home, maybe visiting the Moehne on the way while we're at it. But maybe we'll be tired of all that and drive straight home.
Needless to say I'm emptying the chip in my camera now, so I can make as many photo's as possible
Hope for great weather, but first have to work for 3 days still
First drive to the Eder dam, of dambuster fame. It's one of those spots that I always want to go, ever since i read Paul Brickenhill's book. I have pictures of my parents and grandparents standing next to the Moehne and I want to be there too. I was tossed up between the Moehne and the Eder ( both are soemwhat on the route we want to take), but there is a museum at the Eder, which tipped the balance to the Eder. It's only a 3 hour drive from here, so I wonder why I never went before.
After that we'll go on to Dresden. This city is famous for the massive terror attacks by Allied bombers in the closing weeks of the war. It's supposed to be well restored. We'll stay for 3 nights there.
On Saturday we'll visit Schloss Colditz. This is another one of my dreams to go. My father had Reinholt Egger's book which facinated me as a child. I always though Colditz to be one of those more innocent boyish parts of the war (although 2 people died in that 'boyish' game during those years). I've read and watched all books, movies and tv-series I could find about the subject over the years, so would be great to see the real place and examine the French tunnel myself.
On Sunday we'll visit the Sachsischer Schweiz, great rock formations and of course Castle Koenigsburg, the place were many generals were held prison during WW2.
On monday we'll head home, maybe visiting the Moehne on the way while we're at it. But maybe we'll be tired of all that and drive straight home.
Needless to say I'm emptying the chip in my camera now, so I can make as many photo's as possible
Hope for great weather, but first have to work for 3 days still
