Cutting the corner
A quick dash across Germany and France yesterday to Lorrach (near Basel Switzerland). We had planned a fast but boring autobahn route after some google mapping made that look decent. The gps came up with a fast (and importantly) no toll road route which ran across Alsace on a very quiet Sunday morning. Last year we battled the Hal (the gps) across Europe. This year we seemed to have come to an arrangement (and an important “discovery”). We have decided to let Hal speak ( and switched to an easier-to-hear-in-a-noisy-car female voice. In the us we found the voice prompts annoying but here they are critical. We haven’t named our new friend yet but she took us on a rally nice run on two lane roads and highways across beautiful Alsatian territory.
Beautiful empty roads for Tamara to speed on. Go speed racer go!
W stopped in Phalsbourg which has a fabulous old center, very well preserved. Here is the city hall.
It was even warm enough for a cafe creme on the square.
Dad giving the kids a class on classic convertibles we think… There also happened to be Porsche and bmw convertibles nearby.
Stunning wood-timbered town we stopped off in for a quick picnic. Ive completely forgotten the name already. Nuts.
Off to Italy through Switzerland today. We met some of our rally mates last nit. More arrive on the autozug train today. It’s going to be madness with 38 cars in the group. More later!
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