Great read - thanks.
I’ve not been to the Porsche museum since it moved.
Another cool German car place to check out is the Prototyp museum in Hamburg. Some great old German cars stored away in there.
prototyp-hamburg.de Many thanks for the suggestion! I'l be keeping an eye out for places. Pending Brexit, I may be going over to Germany a little more often!
So, I've left this tale off the table for a while. Why?
Who wants to go back home after a atrip? When I started going on holidays, maybe, for the return of my then perceived reality. But these days, I wish for the hacienda to never end! Keep it everlong! But with nice toys comes bills and with bills comes a means of how to pay for them, to earn my keep. With that in mind, I figured I should best stock up.
After the 'ring, I went to this place:
While the UK is relatively cheap on beer to compared to our Scandanavian friends, the Germans seem to do the European stuff cheaper than the UK offerings back at home! But, at least
RetroWarwicK appreciated the delivery!
Yes, the boot was in a state, but at least it would form some padding!
It was then time to leave the humble abode just outside the Nurburgring
It's funny. I've never really done a solo holiday somewhere ever really. But it was nice to gain a bit of headspace, especially after the busy year! I almost came to appreciate it! With that in mind, there was nothing left to do, but to start the drive back:
With the sweeping and relatively quiet country roads, it really was an enjoyable trip back. Until I hit the motorway...
Yup, it was super wet, and sketchy to say the least! But I have some music, podcasts and so on, and thus I kept on going. Eventually I'd hit the Netherlands and Belgium where the roads would become much busier as it would seem the speed cameras too! Damn, the Europeans love a rader speed trap!
It's funny, I've done this trip a few times now and driven a few cars abroad. The good old M3 however was surprisingly good. The seats are not perfect but superb for long journeys over other seats. With the induction roar, it has the noises to keep you entertained. With the CarPlay addition, it really has been a great companion. At 30MPG, the fuel economy wasn't too taxing either! Before I knew it, I turned up at the Eurotunnel, and it was time for the return trip.
It was certainly a different kind of holiday for me, but a great one. I'm glad I got to sample Europe for possibly the last hassle-free time. I had opportunities to do more trips like this years ago, but I never embarked on it! Money was always what stopped me, or a lack of it! But at least I had the chance now.
On that note, here's to more RRers getting out and about. Yes, there are always barriers, but its worth sometimes dissolving them and going with the flow. By God, I'm glad I did for that trip!