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| Ronald Reagan spoke on that platform in 1985 |
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| This tourist had a Bitburg Beer |
Bitburg is a famous city - dating back to 200 AD. The Romans passed through this city on the way to England. The main highway went right up the length of the town.
But the two modern things that Bitburg is famous for is - the Bitburger Brewery - the third most popular beer in Germany. Also - in 1985 Ronald Reagan raised a stink by visiting the graves of some Nazi soldiers at the local cemetery.
This morning we drove the10 miles from Oberkail to Bitburg. We were virtually alone at the cemetery. It was misty as we searched for the graves. It was a very tidy cemetery - you can see the well manicured graves.
The military graves were quietly in one corner overlooked by a small cylindrical chapel. We looked at the graves - including about 35 that belonged to the Nazi SS special forces. We looked for names resembling "Everhart" - but nothing.
We spent maybe an hour there - then we went into downtown Bitburg to shop and have lunch. We stopped in a downtown corner pub that served us potato soup and 1/2 roasted chicken. Lulu tried the Bitburg beer - I had a coke. Later I had a very nice ice cream cone on the plaza for 90 cents - chocolate in a waffle cone. We did not see the sun much today - as it barely broke 50 degrees.
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| A fresh grave |
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| Soldier grave |
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| Nazi Waffen SS |
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| Nazi stormtrooper |
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| A war memorial |
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| Supper at an Italian Restaurant |
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| Helmut Kunz |
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| The old Roman highway through Bitburg |
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| Tidy graves |
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| SS Emil Jakubetz |
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| Harry Braun - age 18 |
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| Decorated graves |
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| Stein |
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| Unknown |
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| Lots of flowers |
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| Imagine keeping a grave like this |
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