Trip to Europe

Find one of the multitude of race tracks in that part of the world and do a track day with the rented Westy?

 

Freiburg is worth the visit. Beautiful small city. Not far from there (5 miles), in Waldkirch, you can visit luthier (DB and cello) Michael Bornhak. you can check some of his work in bornhak.de and also on his Facebook page. He'll be more than happy to talk bass.

 

I can recommend nearly anywhere along the Rhine. Cologne and Dusseldorf are very nice IMO. The cathedral in Cologne is a very remarkable example of Gothic architecture and 15 years ago, anyways, there was a chocolate candy factory and museum within walking distance across the river. I've never had bonbons as good since. There are lots of castles along the Rhine too, well worth seeing from a historical perspective. Oh, and if the stars align, you can catch a WDR Big Band concert starring John Goldsby on bass.

 

IIRC you're talking about Jean Auray. He built basses for Charlie Haden and John Goldsby.

 

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What beautiful work he does...they both do.

 

The Château du Clos Lucé in Amboise, France is pretty cool. "The place is famous for being the official residence of Leonardo da Vinci between 1516 and 1519, when Leonardo died." Also has replicas of da Vinci inventions and a copy of the Mona Lisa painted by da Vinci.

 

five years ago, my wife and i walked the camino for our honeymoon.

the trail starts in southern france.

we had such great memories!

i recommend the basque region of northern spain. san sebastian was great! food, wine, beaches, sights, museums...highly recommended!

 

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