Freshly returned from Germany.  And oh what a trip. BARELY made our plane due to Munich Oktoberfest and a packed TGV train being 2 hours late.  Oh and Stuttgart's Oktoberfest was quite the experience as well. Friday, National holiday, and a gorgeous day to boot- about a gazillion people in search of beer and sausage. The real highlights were the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart (it was spectacular even for non-car buffs) and Wurztburg. After being 90% destroyed in bombing in 1945, they did a spectacular job of repairing the city, including the extraordinary building in the UNESCO site called the "Residence".  The reason for the trip was a reunion of my Mother-in-law's Stanford in Germany class in Beutelsbach. The 'campus' was called Landgutburg and had a bunch of gorgeous vineyards.  Enjoy my photos of Landgutburg, Stuttgart and Wurztburg.