Our heads were fuzzy and our legs like jelly when we left the long, overnight flight from Kansas City to Munich, Germany. After clearing passport control and getting our luggage, my husband and I headed to the rental car area of the airport. Despite our fatigue, we managed the paperwork and check-out with only a minimum of frustration. An hour later, we settled into a Mercedes C Class sedan and made our way out of the city, Ken at the wheel and … [Read more...]
About Nancy Julien Kopp
http://writergrannysworld.blogspot.com/
Graduate of Illinois State University. Freelance Hobbyist writer. former teacher who still teaches through the written word. Author of many stories in the Chicken Soup for the Soul books and other anthologies. Creative nonfiction and memoir is my main area of writing, but I dabble in others, as well--fiction, children's fiction,poetry, craft of writing, and travel. I was a former classroom teacher but now teach through the written word.
Grandpa’s Town
My husband wanted to go to Germany, rent a car and travel the scenic southern area. He had a yen to visit small towns and villages instead of big cities, which we'd already seen on earlier trips. Ken planned to drive the secondary roads and stay off the autobahn. For people who had relied on tour guides in the past, this was definitely an adventure. In January, we started planning. I did multiple Google searches on hotels, restaurants, … [Read more...]