After our late arrival in Stuttgart, we pretty much went straight to sleep, and were up even bright and earlier Sunday to continue our #EuroHoman vacation road trip! We took the Autobahn, yes there are stretches with no speed limit, but around 170 kph (kilometers) and with luxury cars and Smart cars FLYING by still, Paul turned off and took some amazing side roads. Germany is leading in the renewables department, with fields of solar panels. Nearly every roof, including cow shacks and abandoned barn ruins, has solar. There are also wind turbines everywhere.

We had to have a family picture, as well as caffeine (this is the first anything-not-Coke Classic I’ve seen in all of Europe) (yes, really).

Luxembourg, although small, was very modern. At least in its buildings. We drove through Luxembourg City, and the entire main road was modern architecture or construction of.

We walked around the city center, which included the Royal Palace,viewed several ancient bridges, some war memorials, had lunch, bought Diesel Bear a pin, and continued on.

We drove through a bit of Belgium as we continued north. Saw several signs with familiar names, some of the worst battles of WWII having been fought in the forests.

After clipping The Netherlands and getting to our nightly destination of Aachen, Germany (the western-most city in Germany), we ventured about 10 miles out of town to the Three Countries Point. Belgium, The Netherlands, and Germany all meet there (like our Four Corners), complete with viewing tower and restaurant. There was a marathon going on, so we didn’t explore much, having already driven through all three countries today.