Heading to Germany

[Uwe]

I'll be heading off to Germany tomorrow, September 14th. I'll be back on the 22nd. How functional I'll be when I get back is another question. Of course I'm taking a laptop, but I probably won't have much time to get on-line, and based on past experience, the VPN connection back to the office can be sketchy at best (and all my e-mail runs through a server that's not accessible any other way). So if you post something here that you think I should reply to, or even if you send me an e-mail and I don't get back to you, please don't take it personally.

Best,

-Uwe-

 

[jakematic]

Have a safe, productive, and enjoyable trip !

 

[Keithuk]

Have a good trip Uwe.

 

[bambazonke]

Bit early for the Oktober fest! LOL Great time of the year to be there.
I was there 3 years ago this past week courtsey of VW Germany for the Think Blue "World Championships" Had a wonderful time there even went to the Frankfurt Motor Show as a VIP guest of the VAG group.

 

[golfi_vend]

Sprichst du auch deutsch? I've visited Germany do much. And seems like I'm going back there in November. I don't even bother going to Audi museum in Ingolstadt, been the so much i know what the permanent show has to offer and the temporal is usually some artwork, that I'm not interested.

I should go see VW museum in Wolfsburg, but that too much in North.

 

[Uwe]

Wenn man Uwe heißt ist es Pflicht das man Deutsch sprechen kann.

 

[Uwe]

Our booth, just before the show opened yesterday morning:

 

[Keithuk]

I notice that your info on that site doesn't show Windows 8 http://automechanika.messefrankfurt...e.productdetails.html/mf_bata_0037983365.html but the main site does and I've used it on Win8 64bit no problem.

 

[Uwe]

So we're back. I have a few pictures to share.

Let's start with the busy stand:

 

[Uwe]

Dinner with our European and South African friends/partners:

Sebastian & Nicole, Niels from Denmark, and Odin from Germany:

Odin again, then Grant and Adam from the UK, Shaun from Lansdale, and Ralf from Germany:

Olga from Lansdale, Mathias from Germany, Santos from Lansdale, and Chris from Germany:

Vidar's colleague and Vidar, both from Finland, and two gentlemen from Russia (I should update this when I can remember their names):

 

[Uwe]

Kobus from South Africa, Igor from Slovenia, Bern from South Africa, and Bruce from bear country:

Yanping and Eric from Lansdale, Detlef from Germany and Kobus from South Africa:

Derek from the UK, and Stephan and Iselle from South Africa:

Zoöl from South Africa, Steve from Hungary, and Andy from Germany:

 

[Uwe]

Stephan testing some ostensibly failed cables:

One of the office buildings associated with the Frankfurt Messe:

Unobtainium for us in North America:

With tasteful plaid interior:

 

[Uwe]

Interesting sky on our last evening at the hotel:

And me.. Camped out in a train station parking lot.