Gallery
Quote from my guests from Australia: “Having a friend in Heidelberg means spending a day with the locals, not just other tourists”.
My friend Marvin, the supervisor of Benjamin Franklin Village, a former US Army installation in Mannheim with his pop-up statue.
A great shot of my guests, a family from Texas in front of the Fountain of Arion.
George and his wife with a monument in the hometown of his ancestors.
Manfred’s guests Theresa and Craig in front of a Black Forest waterfall.
Quote from my Australian guests Mat and Jackie: “The journey is definitely greater than the destination”.
My guests from California enjoying their wine tasting in the Palatinate which we call the Tuscany of Germany.
With Kamal and his son Fawzi at lake Mummelsee in late November.
After we found Susie’s distant cousin Erich they sat down and shared precious memories.
Manfred with guests from Oregon at the terrace of Heidelberg Castle.
Quote from Gabriel from Nashville: “A perfect stop at Rothenburg in December as we explored Germany’s romantic road”.
Friends from Down Under on their way up to Hornisgrinde, the highest mountain in the northern Black Forest.
Quote from my guests from Canada: “Pitz Stop which is a takeoff on Pit Stop where weary travelers stop and relax for a while”.
My guest Tracy and I on the Old Bridge in Heidelberg with Heidelberg Castle in the background.
Five guests and myself enjoying the best ice cream of Heidelberg.
On our way to Rothenburg we stopped for a chat with the owner of a French vintage car.
Funny picture of Yvonne and Vic in front of a poster inside the winery Alde Gott.
Butch and his group enjoying “Zwiebelkuchen” and “Neuer Wein” at a family-owned restaurant in Heidelberg.
My friends from Texas and I having a good time in the town of Boppard am Rhein.
My dear friends Vic and Yvonne. After being my guests in April 2019 they came back to go on multi-day tours with me in October 2021 and May 2023.
Quote from my guest Pinkee: “Creating memories in the land of castles”.
Veteran Bruce at a private museum at Benjamin Franklin Village, a former US Army installation in Mannheim.
A small winery in the town of George’s forefathers showed us their wine cellar.
Quote from my Australian guest Tony: “Not only the best sightseeing with Manfred, but also the best places for refreshments”.
Manfred with one of Germany’s best guides: George, the Night Watchman star of Rothenburg.
Strasbourg knows how to illuminate its streets during Christmas time.
Champagne tasting in Wachenheim, a charming village in the Palatinate wine-growing region.
Susie, Dave and Manfred enjoying original hot Spanish chocolate at the Chocolaterie YilliY in Heidelberg.
Quote from my guest Ken: “A photo of the four of us at Heidelberg castle just before a nice stroll down the winding path into town for lunch”.
Quote from my guest from California: “The joy and warmth of the holiday season is even better with a Friend in Heidelberg.”
Quote from my guest Paul from Massachusetts: “Going above and beyond to uncover German family roots”.
Taking good care of Phil Collins’ youngest son was a real pleasure.
Guests from Georgia in front of a castle that carries their family name.
My friends from Texas in front of a forefather of my luxury van, a Volkswagen Multivan.
Reunion of an American and German family.
Enjoying the beauty of the Schwetzingen Palace Gardens.
Chris and Manfred enjoying German fast food at lake Mummelsee.
Canadian guests enjoying a trip in the Neckar Valley.
Quote from my guests Christine and Seann: “Manfred’s warm hospitality made up for the cool temps of the Black Forest in October.”
My guests Carrie and Stephen in front of Heidelberg Castle.
John on this 60th birthday in the town where he lived as a baby.
“Wine-ing down toward the end of the tour!”
After a visit of the Black Forest open air museum “Vogtsbauernhof” my guests enjoy a stop at a nearby beer garden.
Yvonne and Vic during their visit in 2025 at a winery in the Black Forest.
An American family visiting the Schwetzingen Palace Gardens.
Manfred with a model of Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, a medieval castle located in Alsace, France.
Susie and her husband in Dimbach, the home of Susie’s ancestors.
After some detective work we found those Italian cookies for Ivy from Taiwan.
Anthony is amazed at the variety of sausages and meats available in an organic butcher’s shop.
Quote from my guests from Colorado: “Going above and beyond to make travelers’ wishes come true.” The man with the baseball cap was stationed in Heidelberg in the mid-seventies.
That is the biggest piece of Black Forest cake I ever had.
On tour with Hans-Georg Baumgartner, the night watchman star of Rothenburg.
The Pfizenmaier family got a private tour of the schnaps museum of Boennigheim.
Lunch with guests in the garden of the restaurant Kulturbrauerei in Heidelberg’s old town.
A family of six on tour in Rothenburg with their friend in Heidelberg.
Quote from my guest whose daughter is named after the siren behind them: “The Loreley called us to visit”.
Some of my guests love exploring German supermarkets – in this case not an ALDI but an EDEKA.
Tony with his wife and son at the place where his parents were married.
Strasbourg calls itself “Capitale de Noël” – the Capital of Christmas.
My guests Christine and Seann taste different wines in a restaurant in the Palatinate wine-growing region.
Quote from my guest Pete from Connecticut: “My return to Heidelberg”.
Guests of mine from the US in a repurposed ski gondola in a pub in Neckarsteinach.
Hillary and her family in a museum of the hometown of her ancestors.
Café König in the city of Baden-Baden – a place full of sweet temptations!
After his sister Ginny went on tour with me I had the pleasure of meeting her brother Josh a couple of months later when he and his family visited my native town.
A final stop before reaching Rothenburg which is already recognizable in the background.
On top of mount Wendelstein in the Bavarian Alps in March of 2022.
Hillary and her family in the church where her forefathers were baptized.
A mediterranean starter at a unique restaurant in Boppard am Rhein.
Ivy and I had a delicious breakfast at Madame Julia in Strasbourg.
Anthony and his daughter at Hohenzollern Castle.
My guests Chuck and Jeanie at a beer garden on top of the Kalmit, the highest peak in the Palatinate Forest.
Lunch with guests from the States at the restaurant Kulturbrauerei in Heidelberg.
After exploring the native town of her ancestors my two guests from Oregon enjoy white asparagus.
A happy couple from Texas enjoying the vineyard of a family-owned winery in the famous wine growing region named Palatinate.
Veteran Bruce and his wife Brenda with our new friend Marvin and a model of Benjamin Franklin Village, a former US Army installation in Mannheim.
Hillary and her family in the tiny restaurant of the organic butcher’s shop Grießhaber close to Tübingen.
Manfred doing some research for his guests George and Nancy.
Friends from Tulsa in front of the Big Barrel inside Heidelberg Castle.
One couple from California and one from Colorado enjoying their visit to Heidelberg.
My guests Theresa and Craig posing on cool scooters of the hotel Roomers in Baden-Baden.
Manfred’s luxury van in front of the Trinkhalle in Baden-Baden.
Tracy and her daughter in front of the house where she once lived.