by Pat and Bonita Yanahan
The highlight of our 2007 year was the Midwest 356 Club to Germany
and Austria in May which my wife Bonita and I organized and conducted as
the tour guides. Although we were all in the same club many of the
participants did not know each other before the trip since this was a
group made up of racers, rallye and concours enthusiasts. We all
had a great time, made some wonderful new friendships and had some great
experiences getting to know everyone. The only rule of the trip
was that you had to have dinner with a different group every night which
forced conversation and the development of new friendships. The
accommodations were great and the restaurants and food were all first
class. The tours of Büdingen, Stuttgart, Salzburg, Gmünd,
Berchtesgaden, Munich and Bayreuth allowed us to immerse ourselves into
the history of Germany and Austria and gave us a greater appreciation of
the culture and age of these countries. We traveled to places not
regularly seen since my personal friends in Germany and at the factory
helped make this both special and affordable.
To see the photo galleries from the Germany trip, click on any of
the pictures below: