Germany & AustriaGuidebook corrections:Please note: The following corrections were submitted by readers and have not yet been confirmed by Rick. Check updates from Rick for the latest.  Hello -- you may already be aware of these but thought I would share them just in case: 1. Frankfurt airport -- major construction of a new rail station at the airport is ongoing and could delay taxi or car arrival/departures. Eventually the new station will mean a re-write of information in the guidebook. 2. Bacharach to St. Goar boat tour using Eurail pass -- I did this about 3 weeks ago. While my Eurail pass was accepted in lieu of a ticket (I took the KD boat tour), the KD staff taking tickets upon boarding the boat asked me how far I was going and seemed to indicate that if I had wanted to travel father than than the short distance from Bacharach to St. Goar (and back) my rail pass would not have been accepted. You might want to check with the KD boat tour people to see whether their policy is changing. 3. Upon Rick's recommendation, I stayed at the Hotel Maingau in Frankfurt last week. Great spot! My only recommendation is that you might mention in the guidebook that all the hotels Rick recommends in that area of Frankfurt are much closer to the SOUTH rail station than the MAIN rail station. Holly Quan in Turner Valley, AB Canada 07/15/2008 You need to do a show on Passau and Regensburg...well kept secrets! Dr. Darren Drayton in Louisville, KY USA 07/15/2008 On the Central Berlin map on page 420 of the 2008 Germany & Austria Guidebook, Anhalter Strasse is shown to cross Wilhelm and end at Friedrich Strasse. This is wrong. Anhalter Strasse ends at Wilhelm Strasse. VK in Ann Arbor, MI USA 07/14/2008 Please check on local transportation changes for big events. I was disappointed that I couldn't take the Ringstrasse Tram tour in Vienna, because the trams were re-routed for the Euro2008 football tournament. The routes were still not running the full circle for the entire time we were there, June 30-July 4, the week after the games ended. Charlotte in Vermillion, SD USA 07/12/2008 Not really a correction, but I've seen quite a few gripes concerning the Munich EurAide office. Having visited in 2004 (very helpful) and then 2007 (cramped, zero enthusiasm), I have to agree with them. Do your own research, decide on the ticket you need, and buy it from a DB window - most tellers speak English anyway. David A. Fiala in Melbourne, FL USA 07/12/2008 The 2003 book listed free parking at Hotel Admiral in Vienna. In 2008, parking costs 10 Euros per day. More importantly, the parking area is quite small, accommodating perhaps 4 small cars. The entrance is a narrow passageway off Karl Schweighofergasse. With cars parked along one side of the street, there was not enough space to line up a standard-size vehicle to start through the passageway. We parked at Parkhaus Leiner across the street for 25 Euros per day. Janet in Scottsdale, AZ USA 07/09/2008 No Gwen Ashworth in Lake Charles, LA USA 07/09/2008 Rick - Most is not a type of wine. It is a cider made from hard apples and pears, similar to ciders in France or England Martin in Shoreline, WA USA 07/08/2008 No Mike Greene in Wildomar, CA USA 07/08/2008 Only one minor correction for the Germany/Austria guidebook. Salzburg Launderette hours are M-F 0730 to 1800 and Saturday 0800 - 1200. 10 Euros per load. Ann Doty in Juneau, AK USA 07/07/2008 Insider tour guides in Berlin do not work for tips only as stated in the guidebook. It is a legitimate firm that has been leading tours in Berlin for over 10 years. We found their tours to be outstanding. Jodean in Frankfurt, Germany 06/27/2008 It now costs 2E to go to the top of the tower in the city hall in Rothenberg instead of 1E It costs 9E (up from 8E) to ride the City Airport Train from Wien Mitte to the airport in Vienna Mike Thompson in Los Angeles, CA USA 06/26/2008 My friends and I used the 2008 Germany & Austria guidebook on our trip to Köln, and Rhine and Mosel Valleys in May 2008. On p. 280, the driving directions to Trier read “Drivers get off at Trier Verteilerkreis and follow signs to Zentrum.” When we exited at Trier Verteilerkreis, the signs read Centrum. On p. 287-88, the section on Trier’s Basilica reads “A good €1 English booklet brings the near-empty shell to life.” One of my friends was charged at least €3.50 for it. Dan Lee in Milwaukee, WI USA 05/26/2008 EurAide in Berlin does not sell any transit tickets (for local transit.) They said they stopped a couple of years ago. EurAide in general was extremely helpful to us. We got some train res. from them while in US, the Munich office was also extremely helpful with local transit, tickets etc. I think EurAide is a wonderful organization. Barbara in Eikenberry, CA USA 05/23/2008 Lots of entry fees, Pension Lettie's laundry service raised a few euros. Kate Buechler in Winnipeg, MB Canada 05/22/2008 no Bev Smith in Grand Junction, CO USA 05/02/2008 Munich's Hall of the Nibelungen (Nibelungensale) in the Residenz Museum is closed for the next 3 years or so while undergoing restoration. When I was there (first week of April 2008), there was a giant cloth covering of the Residenz with a color photo of what it should look like. Nancy S. Jackson in Lakewood, WA USA 04/30/2008 I was in Berlin at the beginning of March 2008. The Hauptbahnhof baggage storage, Gepäck Center, was on level one (OG), open daily 24/7, and charged €4/day per bag. The book listed level EG, daily 6:00-22:00, and €3/day per bag. The WC is on level EG. I was thankful to have the Germany & Austria 2008 book, and this minor error was of no bother. William Downes in Portland, OR USA 03/26/2008 Our sons were able to get student discounts to some museums, etc with just their college id cards, rather than the international student id which we decided wasn't worth the fee. We also did not bother to get the international drivers license and had no problems. Carolyn in Birrell, UT USA 02/06/2008 Baden Baden, Germany: The Weblounge Internet Cafe listed as being at Eichstrasse 3 has moved (as of August 2007, I might add) to Kreuzstrasse, in the passage. I was here January of 2008. Salzburg, Austria: the guide book says that the Jugendherberge Salzburg is to the right of the Justizgebaeude bus stop. This is wrong, wrong, wrong. I don't know which Justizgebaeude stop you got off at (there are 3, I found all of them while looking around), but to get to the jugendherberge from the stop Bus 25 takes you to, you definitely have to take a left. If I remember correctly, it is the second street on the left side of the road (there is a small set of stairs to go into the old city on your right, then a big traffic intersection with a covered bus stop across the street from it). Once you cross the street, there is a sign that says Jugendherberge and the directions in the guidebook are good after this. Shawn in L, NY USA 02/01/2008 Institute St. Sebastin in Salzburg, Austria is NOT a place for people with a car as it is in a pedestrian zone with no parking anywhere near (this was low season and the lady at desk allowed us to use someone's private parking space). On p. 573 as an introduction to this section of accommodations, you say " in a pleasant neighborhood (with easy parking)..." Gail in Albany, OR USA 01/27/2008 The Museeum Pass in Berlin is now E19.50 per adult. (I puchased mine on Jan 2, 2008) Also note that some museums still want you to get tickets printed out at the ticket desks even with the museum pass. Ask before you stand in line. Tina Cox in Erlangen(formerly Lynchburg, VA), VA germany 01/08/2008 Big price difference on page 147 on Hotel Hirschen in Staufen. 2008 book says "they have a huge luxury apartment for 4 to 6 people for 140 to 150." I emailed using their website to reserve for May 2008 and they say it is 178 for 5 people, including breakfast. I referred to your 2008 book price when I asked the first time ... and again when I questioned why 178 a second time. Was this price checked for 2008 book? Jerry Daniel in Batavia, OH USA 01/05/2008 Halstatt's Bone Chapel was open on Dec. 30th. Per the guidebook, it should have been closed. Paul Wester in Dickinson, TX USA 01/02/2008 Please add www.Haus-Karin.de to your recommended B&B's in Rothenburg o.d. Tauber. The rates are very good and the service, breakfast and rooms are first rate! Fr. Weiss is wonderful!! Cynthy Barnes in Glendora, CA USA 12/15/2007 The section on the opera in Vienna is confusing at best. It really makes it seem as though you can just show up kind of whenever and hope to score tickets. We went in the off season even (February) and found it to be a very competitive task to get these SRO tickets. I don't have the book in front of me now but basically there's a time you can show up before the opera at which point they start selling the tickets. The book then mentions something along the lines of if you don't show up for that you can usually score tickets from people leaving and/or just getting them at the box office still. Thinking this was possible, we scoped out where we needed to show up and did so according to what we thought was the right time. We went to dinner then headed that way once we knew the tickets were for sale. When we arrived the side doors where you get the SRO tickets were closed. We waited for someone to come out, but it was someone who worked there. We were told there's no way to get in, even if someone comes out... (the other flaw I suppose is I don't think people necessarily have to exit out those doors if you can in fact get their used ticket). We eventually found our way inside, but we were watched like hawks by everyone working there and several people told us it's not possible to get tickets at the box office and there's no way to get them from someone leaving. Had we known it was so competitive to get tickets we obviously would have showed up earlier. The next day we did so (we showed up at least an hour and a half before the tickets went on sale, waited in line). People were very fiesty, people yelling at each other and what nots when they tried to get back in line after their friend was holding their spot. As the tickets went on sale, the guards would only let so many people in then locked the doors behind them, and so on. After re-reading the book we didn't think the book was accurate or at best was misleading. We actually changed our entire itinerary in Germany/Austria around and stayed a day longer in Vienna because we wanted to go to the opera and had missed this. Dane Kantner in Chicago, IL USA 11/28/2007 2007 edition, page 497: The Liechtenstein Museum has a cycle of Reubens, not Rembrandts. Nina USA 11/11/2007 On page 194 of the 2007 Germany and Austria book when about the middle of the page is says "Easy Parking is available in front of the Resisidenz pay at the machine marked Kasse before you leave your car." It would be much more clear if it said "...pay at the machine before you try to drive out of the parking lot with your car." The way it is currently worded makes it sound like you park your car and then pay at the machine to get a parking shield or something. Once you understand how the system works it is very easy, but the way it is currently worded caused us some confusion. Please have mercy and re-word this for future jet-lagged travelers. Ron Sanders in Albuquerque, NM USA 11/10/2007 Berlin, Schnell und Sauber Waschcenter : As of my visit in November, 2007, this launderette is now closed. Jim Greene in Las Cruces, NM USA 11/08/2007 Hotel Goldener Hirsch, Ruette, Germany-horrible experience, noisy, rude staff Sue Kerns USA 10/27/2007 The guidebook lists the meeting place for the Munich Gray Line/Panorama tours as Hertie department store right outside the Hauptbahnhof. It has changed it's name to Karstadt. Ingrid Duwe in Munroe Falls, OH USA 10/25/2007 Absolutely! In the book you state that the posted speed limits on the autobahn in Germany are recommended speed limits as in "while no one gets a ticket for exceeding them" or something to that effect (as I have lost those pages). When I told my friend the prosecutor in Koln that, she about exploded. Where speed limits are posted, they are meant to be followed and there are not just police cars, but rather speed guns with photos to mail you your ticket. The freedom from speed limits only exist where speed limits are not posted on the autobahn. This mis-information did not yield a ticket for us, but certainly could have if it had not been pouring down rain. Please inform you readers that where speed signs exists, they are enforced by camera and officers, and fines are very expensive. Rebecca Cosby in Evansville, IN USA 10/24/2007 I'd like to offer this addition to the guidebook for travel by bus from Salzburg to Berchtesgaden. When taking this bus the guidebook points you to pick it up at the bus station across from the train station. We caught the bus on Rudolfskai, right along the river on the old town side, near the Rathaus Platz. Tickets were around 8 Euros, buy them from the busdriver who can make change. The sign on the post indicates the correct bus number and arrival time. submitted by Chris Kern Chris Kern in Houston, TX USA 10/17/2007 P. 226 of the Germany & Austria 2007... We took the K-D boat trip from Bacharach, planning to get oof at St. Goar to tour the Rheinsfels Castle. Due to hours of heavy rain, we decided to continue on the boat to Koblenz to catch our reserved train to Nurenberg. P. 226 of the Germany-Austria 2007 Guide Book indicates "It's a 30-minute hike from the statin to the Koblenz boat dock." That's probably correct,but there is also the #1 bus which we picked up directly across from the boat dock, and for 1.45 euros, we rode to the train station in about 10 minutes. Susan Koenig in Northport, NY USA 10/13/2007 Just a tip decribing the trip to Halstatt. If you take the Southern route (A1) there is no exit at 166 to go north. Jeff Rittmueller in Chicago, Il USA 10/06/2007 In your Germany/Austria book, you state that Beethoven stayed in a certain house in Heiligenstadt when he wrote his 6th (Pastorale) Symphony in 1817. Beethoven did not in fact stay there when he wrote the 6th; he completed the 6th in 1808 (it was premiered at the Theater an der Wien on December 22, 1808 at a very famous concert that also introduced other well-known works such as the 5th Symphony). The plaque outside the building says he wrote part of the 9th Symphony there (possible, since he started sketches on the 9th in 1817). Also, some web site seems to be copying you. http://www.planetware.com/vienna/heiligenstadt-beethovens-house-a-w-hsb.htm also claims he wrote the 6th in 1817. Their text looks like an almost direct plagiarism from your guidebook. John Grabowski in Oakland, CA USA 09/30/2007 We searched all over for the lockers at the train station in Cochem, but we could not find any lockers. We were there on a Saturday and the station apparently is not manned on the weekends so there was no one there to ask. Aimee in Anaheim, CA USA 09/26/2007 In Munich, Rick says that hop on/hop off bus tours are not allowed. However, this must have changed because Grayline's tour that he is recommends is now a hop on/hop off tour though there are limited stops. Becca in Eden Prairie, MN USA 09/19/2007 The guide book leaves out several important things about Munich: ? It omits the sites pertaining to the Nazis and the Third Reich, such as the eternal flame to the victims of National Socialism and the building where Hitler and Chamberlain signed the Munich Pact. ? The ATMs in Munich are quite different from any others we’ve used. It gives you your card back first and then about 10 seconds later, your money comes out. If you don’t know this, you might think it’s not going to give you money, and you’ll walk away, leaving your money there. ? If you purchase tickets for any Grayline Tours at the Euraide Office in the main train station, you have to pay with cash. They don’t accept credit cards as payment for these tours. ? The people in the Euraide offices may be helpful, but we’ve found them to be quite unpleasant, not just in Munich, but in Berlin as well. They have a real attitude problem. Marcy and Jon Ruesch in Chicago, IL USA 09/16/2007 I'm not sure if this has been added to the most recent version of the guidebook (I have the 2006 edition), but I wanted to add something about Potsdam. I live in Berlin, and I was most disappointed when I took my mother there in summer of 2006 to discover that it was nearly impossible to get an English tour of any of the palaces (thus making it impossible to go inside Sans Souci). However! I went back with a friend this week, and it turns out they now have multiple-language audio guides and more frequent tours of Sans Souci palace, which made it great to visit with friends who don't speak German. Samantha in Berlin, Germany 09/07/2007 We enjoyed the walk up Elzback creek to Burg Eltz and found the HIKING FROM MOSELKERN pages 268 & 269 very helpful. The new maps in 2007 edition on page 267 were welcome but the placement of the Hotel Ringelsteiner Muhle on the map is on the wrong side of the road. We solved the problem by sitting down at their outside tables, ordering drinks and cherry/chocholate cake and watching a few obvious hikers and bikers head up past the hotel on the right side (contrary to map but consistent with text on p. 269.) Do you have to have German blood to be this picky ? Well I do even though my name is Wyruchowski. Thank you for your great guidebooks !! ED P.S. You could mention that this trail is by no means a desolate byway. There were probably a hundred people passing by us on the trail on a Wednesday morning in August. It looked like a favorite of bikers too, who mostly parked where gravel road became trail but we did see a couple mountain bikers on the trail as well. Ed Wyruchowski in Kirkland, WA USA 09/06/2007 Hotel Reinbold in Munich. The guide book said it is now Hotel Maximillian. The book also said it was on a quiet street. The hotel is still called Reinbold and it is anything but a quiet street. There were delivery trucks and lots of noise on the street as it is just a block from a public parking structure. Mike Plante in Golden, CO USA 09/02/2007 Munich Partner 3-day passes are 21 Euros now Krista Fouquette in Foley, MN USA 08/29/2007 On page 125 of the 2007 edition this is a section "Sound of Music Debunked". The last part details how a German film producer swindled Maria into signing away the film rights. That is true. However what ought to be added is that the American producers paid her a small percentage of the royalties even though they weren't required to do so. So they made more than the $9,000 cash the German swindler paid her. By some reports, it amounted to about $500,000 which is less than the full rights would have brought, but a lot more than $9K!! See http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E6D71E38F936A35751C0A96F958260&sec=travel&spon=&pagewanted=all and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_von_Trapp Mike in LA, CA USA 08/22/2007 See above Melanie Murnan in Columbus, Oh USA 08/20/2007 Couldn't find free internet at Frankfurt airport, but plenty of terminals for E18 per hour! Frankfurt airport money exchange was expensive--minimum E3 per transaction, and 25% buy/sell spread Euros vs. $. Craig Walker in Beaverton, OR USA 08/19/2007 Usually spot on. Thanks Rick. Love your podcasts too! Alex Griffin in Danville, Ky USA 08/19/2007 The autobahn toll sticker for Austria is called a "vignette" and is easily purchased in any gas station. Our hotel told us it was only necessary for autobahn driving, but at E7 for a 10-day sticker, we bought one before heading out, just in case. So sorry other travelers got a big fine for not having one! Kathy Weeks in Portland, OR USA 08/16/2007 The Schnell and Sauber Waschcenter listed in the 2007 guidebook for Berlin on Leibnizstrasse is no longer there. They have relocated to Kaiserdamm 100. The closest metro stop is Kaiserdamm. Jill Lewis in Houston, TX USA 08/07/2007 I think it would be VERY important for Rick to include the part about the Austrian Toll Sticker IN the Austria section "Getting there by car" It is currently in the introduction to the book which we did not read that carefully. We have used Rick's books for years and were disappointed that it was not mentioned in a better place. We were given a 120 Euro fine for not having the sticker, the sign on the A8 coming into Austria is small and just says Toll Tariff with no other info. Robin Wissing in Vernon Hills, IL USA 08/06/2007 Rick says that you can visit the DDSG boat line office in Vienna. We tried to find the office and were sent to two locations and wasted time and just got frustrated. I would recommend simply calling the office even if their English isn't so good. We had to buy the train-boat tickets to Melk at the Westbahnhof railway station anyway and we were told that we couldn't buy the tickets at the DDSG office anyway. Gary Hoffman in Baldwin, WI USA 07/30/2007 no, just a possible addition for the future John Crabb in Modesto, Ca USA 07/21/2007 Gabi from the Maximilian Hotel in Reutte got new bikes and now charges 8 Euros a day to rent them :) Just wanted you to know :) Shari Shaw in McHenry, IL USA 07/19/2007 Baden-Baden, Germany--The Baths of Carcalla The guidebook mentions that here you need to bring your own towel (or pay Eu 5 plus a Eu 10 deposit to rent one). Since we didn't pack towels in our backpacks, I was a bit worried about this one. We were not supposed to remove towels out of our hotel, but smuggled them out anyway. It turned out that while Rick's comments are true, I did not understand that the spa would not REQUIRE us to bring those towels. We are a family of 4....my husband & I could have easily shared a towel...and the kids pretty much air dry anyway. Also, a neat tip is to go into the room with the sunlamps and dry off that way--by laying under the sun lamp. You are dry in no time at all. So, all this to say, do not fret--the towels are not REQUIRED by the spa, but if you want them you will have to pay. Nancy Cox in Houston, TX USA 07/12/2007 Baden-Baden, Germany: The Roman-Irish Bath (Friedrichsbad) was closed for refurbishing and reopened June 23rd--PARTIALLY. We stayed in town on opening day so we could experience this spa. We were not charged full price, but the experience was not worth Rick's three triangle rating in it's present state. Part of the baths were still closed off to the public and under rennovation. The baths that were open have their temperatures listed, but 3 of the baths were definitely not hot enough to be at the correct temperature as shown on the sign. The staff seems to have changed over a bit also, as 2 of the ladies who attended me mentioned that they were new. At one point I had to stand in a hallway--wet, cold, and naked--while the attendant tried to figure out which way I was to go (we wandered through some of the construction area at one point) and then searched for a key to open the door to the heated spas. She apologized a lot, but it was still COLD! My experience with the brush massage was great, but my husband said that he was short-changed as they only did one side of his back and then sent him away saying he was finished. Overall, it was still a neat experience, but at the present time--until the work is finished on the building and the staff more experienced, I'd recommend sticking with the Baths of Carcalla. Nancy Cox in Houston, TX USA 07/12/2007 DRESDEN -- The IBIS described on page 350 (Hotels Bastei, Konigstein, and Lilienstein) are not honoring the prices that are printed in the 2007 edition. We paid 139 euro/night (2 adults, 1 child, 1 infant) in May. That price did include the buffet breakfast, but that isn't enough to make up for the price discrepancy. Cori Morris in Grafenwoehr, Germany 07/07/2007 Page 169 of the Germany and Austria 2007 book, in the Allergic-To-Tourists Wall and Moat Walk, I think in the 6th line, the Rodertor and Galentor are backward. It seemed to me that the Galentor came first, then the ROdertor. Howard Sears in Houston, Tx USA 07/07/2007 Berlin - TI is no longer located in Europa Center Reutte - add that Non Solo Pasta doesn't take cc Marianne Sullivan in Newark, DE USA 07/04/2007 Self-Guided Tour of Köln Catherdal: The reclining knight is located to the right of the Mary statue (when facing the statue), not to the left as noted in the guidebook. Loved all of the self-guided tours...really added to my experience of a lot of the sights! Jennifer in Chicago, IL USA 07/02/2007 1. Phones: Getting a pay-as-you-go plan for your cell phone, even if you have the right phone and the unlock code, is not so easy. I was told by two separate stores in Berlin wouldn't sell be a plan because German law required the owner to have a German address. However, a shop in Munich told me I could use the hotel address. By that time it was too late for it to be worth it. Phone cards are great for calling internationally, but if you don't have a room with a phone it can be inconvenient, as the card may be good only from a fixed-line (Festnetz) phone and not from a phone booth or cell phone. 2. Parking in cities: not necessarily as bad as Rick suggests. I found parking garages and metered areas in many places. But DO NOT make the mistake of proceeding to the exit without having first paid at an automatic booth. Otherwise you'll be stuck at the unmanned exit booth blocking the exit of everyone else! On the street instead of parking meters you are likely to find automatic machines which dispense a slip with the time, to be displayed on the left side of the dash. Sometimes there is no payment required, but an hour restriction. In this case you need a cardboard clock on which you set the hands to the time you parked and place it on the dashboard. Probably a tourist info office or service station could advise you where to get this clock. (I got mine from a city office in a small town in Austria.) Stephen Hoffmann in Upland, IN USA 06/28/2007 Re your suggestion on biking to Melk from Krems or vice versa: NO way is this a 3 hour trip. It took us 5. We went leisurely, but you'd have to be Lance Armstrong to do this in 3 hours. It's too much for a traveler who is not in shape. Ellen Langer in Dayton, OH USA 06/23/2007 I think the instructions for calling the Austrian rail booking centre might be wrong. The directions Rick states are: "to get an operator, dial 2, then 1". Not understanding the language, I've followed these instructions a couple of times and seem to end up with the wrong dept (eg train travel with a motorcycle). Perhaps the instructions should be "dial 1, then 2"? Help, anyone? Alison in Calgary, AB Canada 06/06/2007 The train to/from Frankfurt to Rothenburg was two transfers (not one as listed). You will need to transfer in Wurtzburg and Steinach. Time between trains was minimal and an enjoyable ride through the countryside. Rachel Tagge in Burke, VA USA 06/06/2007 The Pension Adlerhof in Salzburg is not honoring the prices in the guidebook. It says a triple is 87 - 105 Euros and we are being charged 120 Euros. I asked for a Rick Steves discount but their response was that July 28, 2007 is "high season" in Salzburg. All of the other hotels are booked so we don't have any choice but to pay the 120 Euros. Joellen in Houston, TX USA 05/29/2007 Hotel am Viktualienmarkt in Munich will not honor the prices in the guidebook. We tried to book a room for 3 and the best price they would offer was 115 Euros including on a weekend night. Joellen in Houston, TX USA 05/27/2007 Hotel Amadeus in Salzburg needs to have a correction that English speaking personnel are not at the front desk. We stayed two nights and finally spoke to someone with some English as we were leaving. The staff had deactivated our key on the second day and it took an American that could speak better German than me to explain our predicament. Debra Dennis in Raymond, WA USA 05/27/2007 In your Germany & Austria 2007 guidebook, you list the Hotel Weisse Taube, Salzburg rooms with shower as E96 with a 10% discount with the book. We are being charged E129 with a 10% discount. John Arvold in Waunakee, WI USA 05/25/2007 Berlin- the 2007 Guidebook mentions Bus 145 as the one to take to the palace in Charlottenburg. It is actually M45. Also - there is no Luisenhaus restaurant on the adjacent corner. There is, however, a Brauhaus Lemke at that location which is quite good Patti Siwajek in Toledo, oh USA 05/20/2007 I called the number in your guidebook for Zimmer - Walter & Emilie Hosp in Breitenwang and the people who answered said it was a private home and they do not let out rooms...so either the number is wrong or they have changed their minds! Judi Paffenbarger in Scottsdale, AZ USA 05/07/2007 The web address of the Salzburg-Gasthaus Stadtalm is now www.diestadtalm.com. Debbie McNeill in Burghausen, Germany 04/26/2007 On pages 327, the web address for Ibis Nurnberg Konigstor Hotel reads "www.ibis.com" which is incorrect. The correct URL is "www.ibishotel.com". Ron Heck in Saint Paul, MN USA 04/10/2007 No- GREAT info on transportation logistics! janet Archibald in San Francisco, CA USA 04/08/2007 From Germany and Austria 2007, Arrival in Cochem (p. 262): Drivers can park ... in a free lot behind the train station ...." I don't think the parking lot is free. It has automatic parking machines which I believe is where you pay for a set time and get a ticket to put on your dash. There wasn't much signage, but that's a pretty clear indicator. Brien Muller in Ballston Spa, NY USA 03/06/2007 The correct email for the Hotel Bon Aparte in Gorlitz, Germany is hotel@bon-apart.de notinfo@bon-apart.de as stated in the 2007 guidebook. I have emailed the owner, Francois, and he has been exceedingly helpful when booking a room for our trip there in July. He even offered to pick us up at the train station! What an offer. Gary Hoffman in Baldwin, WI USA 02/14/2007 I have used Rick's books for two European trips and found them invaluable, but was surprised to pick up the Germany & Austria book in a store today and read that the Guttenburg Museum in Mainz was a disappointment. Fortunately I spent 3 very profitable and enjoyable hours there before I read this! Iain in Edmonton, AB Canada 02/02/2007 Add more hotel recommendations to Dinkelsbuhl. The Christmas Market was decent for a small town. They have an internet cafe open until midnight every day except Sunday. Take another look at Dinkelsbuhl. It was a great side trip. Lorene Boyes in Lindenhurst, IL USA 01/13/2007 In Berlin several of the underground lines between middle and western Berlin are underconstruction. It makes it impossible to get around unless you know German and can hear the station instructions. We eventually shifted to the bus system. Buses took us everywhere we needed to go and the =view is much better than the underground. The Munich Euraid office has moved. I think Starbucks is building at their old location. I never did find their new location and none of the train officials knew where they were located either. In Berlin the euraid office has also moved. I was told by a train official "it had moved three stops to the east" whatever that meant. I never found them. Stan Biles in Blue River, or USA 01/03/2007 12/7/06---The EurAide office is now located at the new Lehrter Hauptbanhof train station. (page 352 in 2006 guidebook) Colleen & Dave in Federal Way, WA USA 12/07/2006 Staufen-en-briesgau - If you stay overnight in the pedestrian area, the bells start ringing promptly at 7:30 a.m. charles butler in eatonville, wa USA 12/05/2006 Rothenburg - We used the Parkplatz map on p141 of the 2006 guide, a very frustrating experience. We didn't know which of the "P" squares on the map corresponded to Parkplatz #5, the free lot. There are big signs coming into town but you get only a glance since there is always traffic right behind you. We drove out of town twice and made U turns trying to orient ourselves the Parkplatz map. I'd suggest a placing the Parkplatz Number next to the "P" icon on your parking map. Detwang - We walked down the long trail below Rothenburg's Castle Gardens, crossed the "trout filled stream" but the the guide leaves some doubt about what to do next. The trail intersects a road which goes left and right. Signage is unclear. You walk right for a half mile, then take another unmarked right. Then you'll be headed for Detwang. Or you can walk downhill 2 km below the Galgentor gate. Charming village with a 1000 yr old church. charles butler in eatonville, wa USA 12/05/2006 Castle Neuschwanstein - Lot "E" is not identified as "E" until you actually reach the lot entry toll booth. It's called Lot "5" until then. charles butler in eatonville, wa USA 12/05/2006 The prices listed for Hotel Monaco in Munich, Germany are WAY under what is realistically charged. We had a pleasant stay - but were charged 139 euro/night for a triple and 119 euro/night for a double in December, 2006. This is no where near the price quotes in the 2006 book. Karin in Hansen, WA USA 12/04/2006 Add to the language section that s=z and z=ts in our language. I liked Gutshof zum Schluxen but those big power lines spooked me with the kids. Who ever gets to feed the animals? I was met with blank looks on this. Fabulous outdoor toys for kids to play on! This gave us parents a quiet dinner experience. The local deer/boar menu was tasty and the garlic creme soup was amazing. Great hikes behind the inn, too. Hotel Weisses Kreuz in Salzburg must be 8 rooms going on 12, shortly, given the work being done (no noise) on the top floor. (Excellent dinner there, by the way.) The young staff at St. Paul's Stub'n Beer Garden all spoke great English and the food there is superb. Lots of little kids and our mixed right in playing with those of 2 other families (amazing things can be built with a collection of those beer coasters). Bonnie Seto in San Rafael, CA USA 11/29/2006 The Mauthausen train station does not have any where to store luggage, but the concentration camp vistor center let us set our bags off to the side. We spent 2 1/2 hrs there - definitely not enough time. The Hungerburgbahn Funicular in Innsbruck is out of commission. The tracks were torn up and the station appears to be abandoned. Innsbruck has two Bubblepoint laundomats. The second one is at Andress-Hofer Strasse 37. Kathy and Jim in Oakdale, MN USA 11/11/2006 We stayed with Trude Poppenberger in Salzburg, Austria. She was wonderful and we had a great stay but she informed us that she and her husband are selling their zimmer and moving closer to her grandkids. So unfortunately her zimmer will soon be unavailable. Karen Landon in Orlando, FL USA 10/31/2006 Correct the discount available at the Munich Bahnhof Stan Schwartz in Washington Twsp., NJ USA 10/30/2006 Restaurant Weisses Kreuz in Salsburg is under new management.They no longer ghave the llE -3 course meal.The meals are still very good but we were charged 10Euros for 4 pieces of bread,butter and a slice of tomato. jack in Sheboygan, Wi USA 10/27/2006 You say "Bike rental is a hassle.." in Vienna. What can be easier than a simple telephone call to Pedal Power and they deliver bikes to my hotel. They spoke perfect English and have maps and tour suggestions also in English. We where there in October and unfortunately their guided tour at 10am had stooped on September 30th. But we still had a great time biking in vienna and in the Wachau. They were so helpful. Lee Forman in West End, NC USA 10/21/2006 the euraide office in munich's main train station is no longer opposite track11.As you enter the train station through the main entrance(opposite Herties dept store) Take a rightdown a corridor and it is on the left hand side.It is the size of a postage stamp and can barely hold 3 people at once.also the newspaper you said they have by the door hadn't been bothered to be printed since the move.definitely was not impressed by this service. sbraggins in tampa, fl USA 10/17/2006 Reutte, Austria......slap dance, yodeling, etc performance no longer exists per TI center. They know you reference this. Gene Field in Tampa, FL USA 10/12/2006 In Hallstatt, there is no longer any dinner served at Gastof Simony. In Rothenburg,we walked the 20 minutes to UnderdenLinden, but - no beer hall. Did eat at the the pretty pub there, good food. Bob and Janet James in Smiths Falls, ON Canada 10/11/2006 1. Hike to Neuschwanstein from Gutshof zum Schluxen: it took us about an hour to get to the edge of town (at the west end of Alpsee) - and we're athletes. For a pleasant-paced hike, I'd budget at least an hour and a half. 2. Linderhof Castle - the scaffolding is down, and it looks beautiful! Julie in Los Angeles, CA USA 10/05/2006 Salzburg--they changed all the bus route numbers in Salzburg in December of last year--I assume after the 2005 book went to press. All the bus numbers should be checked and changed. I can furnish the new bus schedule/map with the rout numbers if desired. Jim Attig in San Diego, CA USA 10/03/2006 Regarding Burg Eltz, you can't take a taxi from Moselkern, only from Cochem. This is an expensive option as it cost us 52 euros one way. Alex Harris in Walnut Creek, CA USA 09/28/2006 ROthenburg: Book implies that you can walk all the way round. Four years ago, my wife and I started at the Spitalgasse Tor and got lost in the dark at Klinkentor. Found out this trip that no wall on side by steep cliff. Freiburg: Allehaus great hotel, directions lousy. Need to know where to find tram (on bridge), which direction, look for sign when get off (on Kaiser Joseph), right on Marienstr. Easy walk once you get oriented. Bern: Main station hard to find when arrive at platform. Nothing there, no directions. Walt Keller in Malibu, CA USA 09/25/2006 In Fussen, Altstadthotel zum Hechten rates for a D (shared bathroom) now start at €68 instead of the listed €60 in the guidebook. Paul Craig in Houston, TX USA 09/25/2006 The section on Rothenburg ob der Tauber omits an internet cafe which has been in operation for more than two years. Fast internet is available on Ansbacher Strasse at 'Der Computer Shop' en route from the Rodertor to the train station, just 10 mins walk from the square. Open Monday through Saturday from 11 to about 7. Carlos, the owner, speaks perfect English and can also download your digital photos from memory card onto CD for a nominal price. James Derheim in Sarasota, FL USA 09/06/2006 Muncih - Hotel Viktualmarkt is lovely and good location but you should mention that there is no elevator and the stairs are winding and steep. Maxine Weber in Merion Station, PA USA 09/04/2006 This is more of an update than a correction: Please be aware that the Berlin U-bahn lines U-1 and U-2 (serving the areas near Savigny Platz) are undergoing renovation from August through December of this year. If you are staying at one of Rick's recommended hotels in West Berlin and are using the Uhlandstrasse metro stop, you will need to change to the temporary "U-12" line at Wittenbergplatz. Then, if you want to switch to the U-2 line (for example, if you were visiting Potsdamer Platz or Alexander Platz), you have to change trains again at Gleisdreieck. It can be a little confusing, but fortunately, the platform signs state the end destination of the train. Linda Glaze in San Diego, CA USA 08/31/2006 The guidebook doesn't recommend making reservations for Burg Staleck, a Castle Hostel on the Rhine. During my first trip to Germany, in September a few years ago, they were full so I missed it. On my second trip, last October, I made reservations before leaving home on the HI website. I arrived a day ahead of schedule and tried to stay an extra night but it was full. It's a great place to stay! I would definitely recommend it but be sure to make reservations as soon as possible. Brad Benson in Spokane, WA USA 08/27/2006 The castle Hohenschwangau is being renovated on the outside. Tarps cover half of the castle and outside wall. The tours are still going. I asked how long the renovation will take and the guide did not know. Kent Hunt in St. George, UT USA 08/23/2006 Cochem-- The Post Office has moved. To get to the new location, take "bridge street" inland, going under the railroad bridge. It is near the Sesselbahn. The supermarket is better described as being off Revenestrasse, behind and above the endlich clothes store (lower case spelling of "endlich" is correct). Mary in Houston, TX USA 08/22/2006 Burg Eltz There is no question this is a three triangle sight! But, the guidebook needs some clarification. First, I'm not sure Eltz means "stream." I think it is the name of the river (stream) the castle is built next to, and also the family name of the owners. More importantly, here's some fleshing out of the the "Getting to" section. The desertedness of the Moselkern train station now extends to taxis and phones; neither are at the station. Walking along the main drag, it is close to a kilometer through town before you come to a cafe where a taxi can be called. So, if planning to take a taxi, calling ahead is almost mandatory. The phone number of the taxi in the guidebook is correct -- 0 26 72 1407. This taxi company is based in Treis-Karden. The cost from Moselkern to Burg Eltz (one-way) is now E20. Clarify that going to Burg Eltz by public transportation without using a taxi means you have chosen to add a hike in the hills of the Mosel River valley to your sightseeing day. The location of the castle was chosen to dominate the best route from the fertile plateau on top of the hills to the river, and it is right next to the river. If you choose to hike, you walk upstream parallel to the Mosel until you reach the river, and then upstream into the hills paralleling it. The portion of the walk paralleling the Mosel is on Oberstrasse, about a block in from the river and the main drag in town. This part of the walk is almost a kilometer (I checked it using my bike computer). After the yellow church, go under the railroad bridge, and begin following the Eltz River (the little creek) upstream (inland) along the paved, residential road. There is a sign just after the railroad bridge, and on a rock across from the house at 49a. Toward the end, a clearly marked sign says "Fussweg zur Burg Elz" (the German spelling), which takes you to the Hotel Ringelsteiner Muhle, a pleasant place for a break. From the railroad bridge to the hotel is just about exactly two kilometers, and goes upward so gently that it feels essentially level. The hike through the woods begins behind the hotel, and follows the Eltz (English spelling) to the castle. Following the river valley, it begins essentially level, but there is one short, steep section (with a handrail) and two longer steep sections as the trail moves up the hillside away from the river. This section is maintained with crushed rock, and signposted a couple of times where there are intersections. Approaching the castle, the trail goes down to cross the river, and there are lots of steep steps up to the castle, which was, after all, built to be inaccessible. Judging from the maps, this section is also about two kilometers, making a five kilometer walk/hike from the train station. Using public transportation, Burg Eltz requires an investment of money (taxi) or time/energy (walk/hike), in my opinion more than worth it! The KD line between Cochem and Koblenz stops in Moselkern once a day each way, in 2006 at 1300 from Koblenz and at 1700 returning to Koblenz. The dock is where the Eltz empties into the Mosel, just beyond the campground. The staff seemed to be alternating tours in German and English, and when they started a German tour they explained the English one would begin about 20 minutes later. The small E2 booklet in English is especially helpful for the Treasury (no tour). A nice addition to the Guidebook would be a little more description of the Treasury (what is being commemorated in the dinner party scene?). The old count died a few months ago; the new count is a businessman living near Weisbaden.
Mary in Houston, TX USA 08/22/2006 The 3 day Partner Welcome card in Munich is listed on the system map as costing 19 Euro (more than the book says), but the TI charged me a total of 25.50 Euro to get it. If I'd realized the cost difference, I might have looked for other options. Katherine Tucker in Upper Arlington, OH USA 08/05/2006 The City Museum in Trier is closed until 2007. Cheryl Thomas in Fayetteville, NC USA 08/05/2006 I went to the Euraide office in Munich, Germany. They did not have their newsletter available in English. As well, when I asked about the 15% discount on Panorama Tour, the Chinese woman helping me was quite rude (and I myself am Chinese-American), stating that the discount was 10% and that the information in your guidebook is inaccurate as you did not verify with Eurail office. Suffice it to say, she was unhelpful and extremely rude. The Panorama tour also offers AAA discount for 10% and given the poor customer service from this woman, I would book directly with the Panorama Tour. Sheryl Wang in Burlingame, CA USA 07/30/2006 In Vienna, the book mentions a post office that can be located while taking the tram around the ring road, and says there is a statue pointing at the building. Actually, the statue is pointing at the Post Bank. The post office is a few blocks away at 19 Fleischmarkt, behind the bank. Carol in Culwell, CA USA 07/24/2006 We got a 25% discount on the Schiltorn even though our Eurail Saver pass was not listed as eligible for that. Donna Peck Gaines in Seattle, WA USA 07/14/2006 In Vienna. There are around 50 bike stations around the inner city that allow to rent bikes for free. http://www.citybikewien.at/ (Click the english button in the upper lefthand corner of the site) The first hour is free and then it is one or two euros per hour thereafter. You sign up right at the station, or at home before your trip, with a credit card (each person needs their own credit card, or you can get a tourist card). We would pick up a bike ride around for up to an hour and then drop off the bike at a different station. Look at a church or shop and then go back to the station (you have to wait 15 minutes so that you are charged for a second hour) and pick up another bike and do that all day without ever having to pay. The bikes only have one gear, but they let us cover a lot of ground. I wish they had had a lock so we could have visited a sight without having to have one of sit outside with the bikes. Chris Hertig in Littleton, CO USA 07/14/2006 As far as we could tell, most of the time the tips were NOT included in our meals in Germany....There is a 16% tax, but no tip. The first few meals we had, we didn't add a tip, thinking that the 16% was a tip, but after asking wait staff at a couple of restaurants, we truly believe that is only a tax, and not a tip. Unfortunately, we didn't tip the poor folks until we learned that information. Our tour at Marksburg Castle was greatly heightened when our tour guide (Mario) started explaining the information in English. Of course, we gave him a nice tip. Before he started speaking English, we were reading Rick's information--even sharing it with two other English speaking folks. Mary McNair in Katy, TX USA 07/12/2006 The Alte Pinakothek (European masterpieces from 14th-19th century) only charges 1 Euro. The audio guide is 4 Euros, and the MANDATORY Lockers are 2 Euros. The museum is wonderful, although I wonder if the English written guide might be better than the audio one. I know the audio guide can't explain all the paintings, and don't know what the English guide does. I understand from an employee of the museum that all three of the clustered museums have the same fees. One can actually visit all three of them for 3 Euros...and if they don't have to use the lockers, it is a very cheap way to spend a day. I think you could actually leave your "stuff" in a locker at one of the museums and then before closing time go back and retrieve it from that museum as you put your stuff in the lockers before you purchase a ticket. ADDITION: Eur-AIDE in Munich train station is next to Platform 11--a VERY small office, and probably not worth the wait to save 1 Euro on a city tour trip. Another tip--King's Center Hotel in Munich--Be sure to ASK for Rick's 75 Euro rate. They certainly don't offer it, even if you ask for their BEST RATE....You have to ask for RICK's Rate. Mary L. McNair in Katy, TX USA 07/11/2006 Just recently visited Wurzburg. The admission cost to the Wurzburg Residenz is now 5.00 euros not 4.50 euros. Also, the McDonalds that is mentioned on Theaterstrasse in the sleeping section (Hotel Barbarossa)is now a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Doug in Kent, WA USA 07/04/2006 flight from Koln to Berlin landed at Tempelhof airport. was not in the book... les abrams in garden city, ne USA 07/01/2006 Bob's Tour of Salzburg now costs €38 instead of €35 which is what's listed in the guide book.
Cindy May in Hilliard, OH USA 06/22/2006 Although the last tour at Marksburg Castle is 17:00, there was only one tour per hour. Also, the last shuttle train leaves the castle at 17:30 to return to the town. Since the tour of the castle is 50 minutes, the last tour available to those wishing to take the shuttle would be 16:00. The shuttle makes two trips per hour so there may be a wait of 30 minutes to get the shuttle upto the castle. I would recommend planning to arrive in Braubach no later that 14:45 in order to make the connections. Also, the regional trains to Braucbach seems to run 20-40 minutes late. Johnnie Guest in st petersburg, FL USA 06/11/2006 Page 408 Hasir Restaurant "The restaurant, in a courtyard of the Hackesche Hofe shopping complex..." should say "near the Hackesche Hofe". We wandered around all through the shooping complex looking for Hasir. Finally we got out our city map and looked up the address. Page 252. we struggled with the map and directions by car to Burg Eltz. We kept thinking we had gone to far when we had not gone far enough to reach Munstermaifeld; maybe add distances or time. Fred in Austin, TX USA 06/05/2006 Memorial to the Murdered Jews (Holocaust Memorial). The last entry into the exhibit is at 7:15 pm. We had walked through the "tombs" at another time and came back in the evening to see the exhibit at 7:30, and we were turned away. D. Gorski in Minneapolis, MN USA 05/22/2006 Train travel is not less expensive than bus. Frankfurt to Rothenburg on the romantic road is 37 euros compared to 35 euros by bus; Fussen to Munich is about the same for bus and train. (Prices for one-way trip). Bus fare from Frankfurt to Munich is 98.8 euros (79.4 to Fussen). Your guidebook gives a different impression about the relative cost. I found this out when planning my trip. Y K Soon in Grande Prairie, Al Canada 05/22/2006 We LOVE your guidebooks!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for covering SMALL towns which we enjoy so much more than cities!!! Jenny Anderson in Holland, MI USA 05/12/2006 Salzburg-Gasthaus Stadtalm. According to a Salzburg Tourist info page on the internet, the Gasthaus Stadtalm is CLOSED for the 2006 season due to renovations. You may want to phone the accompanying restaurant to confirm this. I have not yet contacted them. Tom Mosquera in Highland , NY USA 04/24/2006 Hotel Goldene Krone in Salzburg does not have a t.v. or videos in the loung anymore, so you can not watch Sound of Music as suggested in the book. The terrace is not functional at the moment due to snow damage. Kate Noble in Wuerzburg via, TX Germany 04/19/2006 In Berlin, the three easyinternetcafe seem to be attached to Dunkin Donuts. Rick says you punch a green button on a machine to see how much they charge for the internet access at the time, feed in the money, punch the green button again to get a ticket which has a credit number. The amount that is not used up, you can go to any branch and use it again. Well, the part about you can use the unused amount is not quite right. I have tried three times. None of them successful. The first time is probably my fault since I didn't log off properly. You have to click on Start->Logoff and confirm by clicking on logoff and restart the computer, or some such thing. So 5 euros down the drain. The second time, I did everything according to the book but no luck. That's 10 euros. The third time, I purposely left only 20 cents of remaining time and logged off as required just to experiment. Sure enough, it didn't recognize me the next time I tried to log on with the same credit number at another branch. The worst thing about this place is that there is no on site staff (I am talking about the ones on Kur'Damm and in front of Zoological Garden Station, there might be one at Potsdammerplatz.) If I were to spend more time in Berlin, I'll report them to the consumer rights group or some type of authority in charge of consumer protection. What a rip-off. The only time re-log on using the same credit number works for me is when I logged off on the same branch and immediately loggon on at the computer next to the one I logged off. But if that's how it works, why bother ? Another thing, when your time is close to the end, they will let you know but ever so politely. They open a window which doesn't pop up to the front so you would know but just display itself on the bar at the bottom of the display. You have to notice it and act fast otherwise as the time comes, they just automatically log you off and whatever you have typed is gone. So, I guess the lesson here is, don't purchase more time than you need each time. illong in San Jose, CA USA 04/07/2006 Regarding the Potsdam TI tour: If you call the number in Rick's book, they will give you the direction of the meeting place, which is on Luisenplatz, TI office. You take bus 695 from the Bahnhof to get there. NOT the Film Museum as the book says. I asked the woman in the TI office and she told me that's for another tour. The train (S1) from Berlin took about 50 minutes from Potsdammer Platz. If you get a guide who is fluent in English, like I did, you are lucky. The grounds are free but there are volunteers who collect donations for maintenance. The TI tour includes the "Greater" Potsdam area such as the Dutch settlement, the Russian Colony, various other Hohenzollern palaces in the area, the place where the Big Three met to map out the post-war Europe and the area where the Soviet military personnel lived during (and sometime after) the Cold War period. None of these are mentioned in Rick's book, which is a shame. Potsdam deserves more than just a hop over to Sansouci, even though the garden itself is definitely worth a visit. Illong Huang in San Jose, CA USA 04/07/2006 Not a correction but perhaps an addition. Since your guidebooks are updated every year, perhaps you could include info regarding the daylight savings time changes. We were caught unaware in Germany this past weekend. Jeanne Conboy in Albany, CA USA 03/27/2006 Wurzburg, the Allstadt Hotel-Restaurant is now owned by Mustafa, and is a Turkish restaurant. The prices for 2 adults and one child to stay one night was similar to the 2005 Guidebook. Mustafa gave us what was called a DS for 68 euros. We were the only ones staying there in early Jan., and the included breakfast was a full continental one, with a waitress attending our every need. It is still Theaterstrasse 7, Wurzburg Tel 0931/4654621 or fax 0931/4654622. It was a great experience, very nice people. Karen Burrowsfield in Hampton , VA USA 03/04/2006 Just got back from Germany. I sent you an earlier email from Munich concerning the Panorama office there. Here is add'l info. The office exterior signage nowhere says "Panorama". However, it is where you said it is. It opens at 10am. The bus has the "Grey Line" logo and when I purchase my ticket for the city tour, the lady in the office claimed they have been purchased by Grey Line. What's strange, tho, is that when I took the castle tour a few days later, the bus crew advised us to tell the waiter in the restaurant below Neuschwanstein we were with the Panorama tour. And in Salzburg, Panorama is still Panorama (SOM tour). John Charbonnet in Lexington, SC USA 02/19/2006 Yes. Where is Hamburg? No one goes there ever? It's no longer part of Germany? That's where I'm going and there is no mention of Hamburg in your book at all. Nothing. Your book is useless to me. I'm returning it to where I bought it. I'm so disappointed. Elaine LaBorde in Maxwell, TX USA 01/13/2006 |
