We're almost half way through our trip to Europe to pickup our Cayenne and drive it around. I put a blog up at: http://eurpor.blogspot.com but have so much to do, I'm mostly putting up pictures now to the links on Picasa.

Here are a couple near Andermatt, Switzerland, up and back from Gotthard Passhöhe (Pass).

 

Hi
Thanks for taking the time to share your impressions and photos
What a great itinerary you have put together
Cute blog too

 

I was just in Germany for a week. Saw zero Cayennes. Are they all going to China? Have you seen many?

 

Saw bunch coming off the assembly line, 450/day 3-shift days except Friday is 1 shift, including Panameras which seemed fewer. Saw very few Cayennes in Germany outside the factory area, but did see a few in Vienna parked on street. In about 1000 miles, saw only about 3 on the road. There are lots of underground garages which is probably where you would find them or in private residences.

Interesting the factory guide said the light goldish color went almost exclusively to China and there were many of that color on the assembly line. She said as roads improve in China, the see more proportions of Panameras to China but now it's mostly Cayennes.

 

My mother lives in Berlin,so I spent some time there during and after my driving courses in Leipzig
Cayennes everywhere..and quite a few Panameras too
..and was surprised when my mother told me"after having taken the factory tour,each time I see a Cayenne(which she says is very often too)I notice the different colors of calipers"
Also a friend who lives and works in Stuttgart..tells me that many wives and successful women drive Cayennes...

 

Great Blog and pictures!
Thanks for sharing.
Enjoy the rest of the trip.
It's a pleasure to get behind the wheel of a White Cayenne....every time.

 

Arrived Stuttgart this afternoon. Went to Porsche Museum. Put photos here:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1...96529223419521

 

Whipping along toward Stuttgart, 200+ km/hr

 

Nice video,thanks
Though you could have pushed the pepper a bit more

 

Just getting used to her. Here's a picture for you across street of Steigenberger hotel in Leipzig where we stayed.

 

Indeed,wise move to pace yourself
I just remember my first open stretch of Autobahn
I stayed at the Fuerstenhof hotel,cause they have a nicer spa
There is a wine bistro in the hills of Stuttgart called"Route 66" you should check out
I would take a quick trip to Baden-Baden then up through the heart of the black forrest to this hotel I most highly recommend called the "Traube Tonbach"
http://http://www.traube-tonbach.de/
One last thing I would have,among my fav,is White Asparagus(Spargel)..and with some balck forrest ham on top.wowww
Enjoy and thanks again for all the wonderful pics

 

Will have to try them next trip. Maybe if my wife gets tired of her little BMW. We're in Luxembourg today, amazing city. Hotel Le Royal is great. Tomorrow Brussels. Despite a little rain, my car is wearing the marks of the trip so far:

 

Getting in car when it's parked too close to the canal which is necessary if you want to keep your right rear view mirror from being knocked off from the cars passing on a very narrow street in Amsterdam. Hold on so you don't fall in.

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Don't know why videos haven't shown up but put a few on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/nhirsch Below are photos.

00 to Leipzig
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...53097737277057

01 Dresden, Prague
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...53950402854353

Meissen Porcelain (near Dresden)
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...63926879315841

02 Vienna
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...51884370478225

03 Salsburg
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...55760533584881

04 Fuessen
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...56292682244017

05 Andermatt
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...57407062258369

06 Stuttgart
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...57424611327601

Porsche Museum Stuttgart
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...64235575009825

07 Luxembourg
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...57672347584337

08 Brussels
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...59651501737953

09 Amsterdam
https://plus.google.com/photos/103019115799669241983/albums/5750760797270040065

10 Hamburg
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...62613762133825

11 Berlin
https://plus.google.com/photos/10301...62846771247265

12 Leipzig & Return
https://plus.google.com/photos/103019115799669241983/albums/5750763499415027489

 

Kudos for taking,organising and sharing so many pics
While I have been to most of the places you have...I was too busy enjoying myself to take many pictures
Well done