KK July-Sept.indd - Karmann Ghia Owners Club

The collection is wonderful, and not just for the cars. The main floor area is a series of
intersecting boulevards lined with Parisian-style “gas lamps”. The main special Bugatti
“hall” is unfortunately black ceilinged and walled, making these photos only by flash,
with all the drawbacks of flash photos for most small cameras. Otherwise it’s all a superb
museum! Although we were aware of some rain during our indoor Bugatti museum visit,
we left there for a lovely hot evening visit to the very attractive town of Colmar.
The next day we met Goetz and Juerg (from
Zurich and the Swiss KG Club) at the
popular lake resort of Titisee. Juerg “looked
after us” until near the end of our holiday.
We travelled together to Rheinfall of
Schaffhausen – superb waterfall (highest in
Europe). Onwards then to Lake Constance/
Bodensee, with its spectacular views of the
snow-capped Alps, and the sub-tropical
island of Mainau - a delight for us all, but
especially for our professional gardener
Tina!!.
The cars ran very well for over 1500 miles
each, cruising on motorways where possible
around 70 mph, and coping with the variable
weather. They attracted a lot of attention
and we saw a number of other classics as we
approached the Laon citadel town in France
– maybe next year’s Continental drive?
Certainly, this year’s Trip to Bern and Back
was one to remember for many years!
Mike Kelly
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Juerg showed us around Zurich
(unfortunately a day of heavy rain, but we
could enjoy the rare tram museum) and he
guided us all the way to near Bern, on rainsoaked
motorways. Wet though the drive
was, we were dry in the cars, and the
following day was clear, and eventually
quite hot! The mountain scenery was
breath- taking, with much of that around
Habkern snow-capped. And of course, the
tinkling of the cow bells brought the scenes
to life!