In 1976, my wife, daughters and I visited my oldest daughter and her first husband, who was stationed at Kaiserlautern, Germany. My ex-son-in-law and I hired a van, and we toured several interesting tourist attractions. We also took a bus tour of Paris and the French wine country. Here is a picture of the Arc de Triumphe.
We visited with old and new German friends. Here we are enjoying a meal together. 
Afterwards we began our drive tour. The first place we visited was Heidelberg. Here is the ruined castle on the bluffs overlooking the Rhein River.
We continued southeast on what is known as the Romantic Road (Romantikstrasse). Here we are standing in front of a wood carving shop in the village of wood carvers. The altar in the local church is beautifully carved from wood.
Here is the beautiful fairy castle built by King Ludwig in 1832 called Neuschweinstein Castle. It is open to tourists to view the gorgeous interior.
Also on the Romantic Road is a medieval walled village.
We also visited the city of Munich. There are two must sees in Munich. The Glockenspiel is a clock on the city hall in the middle of the central square which has figures that appear and march around the clock as it strikes the hour.
The second is The Hoffbrau Haus, famous for its beer and potato pancakes.
We continued our tour by driving up to the Zugpitz, the highest mountain in Germany in the Alps.
Finally, we drove into Austria. There we enjoyed awesome scenery and visited Innsbruck, the site of the 1976 Winter Olympics.
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