Our count down is at 7 days now......please, no volcano eruptions!!!!!! Chicago to Frankfurt....first stop Cochem. Can't wait!

philly and luv...hope you both have a fantastic trip! The Mosel area is one of our favorite locations. Just wait till you see the nearly vertical vineyards...have fun!

Thanks Michele - just learned that Berlin also has an Oktoberfest celebration the begins 2 days after our arrival - another activity to add to our itinerary.

We attended Oktoberfest in Munich. It is something you should experience at least once in your life...sit back and people watch too..have a great time.

Thanks Michele_d, we always have a blast no matter what!! We've been to Oktoberfest a few times already, this year we are making it to the Dürkheim's Wurstmarkt in Bad Durkheim. Really looking forward to it.

LuvToRoam, we will be at the Wurstmarkt in the early part of the second weekend (Thursday/Friday), when will you be there?

We will be there on Friday the 19th. And YEAAAA, we leave tomorrow and it appears that Lufthansa at least isn't going to strike. The Germanwings strike did not (at least so far) affect tomorrows flight according to the online site. So, at 17:05 today we will do our online check in for tomorrow!!!

see you there (along with a couple of thousand others)