AMCR; American Military Community Ramstein. Between stays with friends in Germany, we chose this Air Force base as a convenient safe centralized place to stay while exploring the surrounding communities.
It is located in historic SW Germany.
While the base offers lovely suites, generous amounts of American fast food and a mall with standard base stores, it is close to wonderful, historic towns that offer fabulous German food and places of interest.
Large forests with hiking trails, many castles to explore, good shopping in walking districts and so much history, too much for a 3 week trip!
With GPS in our rental car, it was very easy to find the local communities.
The base also has the USO and a travel agency available with day trips to Belgium, France, Amsterdam, the Swiss border, Rhine and Mosel River cruises, and tours of major German cities. The USO offers orientation on riding the German Trains. I am hoping there is still room in their German cooking class!
Everyone at the base has been incredibly helpful and pleasant.
We are finishing up our first day toasting with a local riesling wine, sitting in comfortable easy chairs at the window overlooking the airfield below.
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