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Tom & Gina Crisp

Tom & Gina have been conducting tours to Grassau, Germany for the past 14 years. They are familiar with the area, speak the language and can show you local places of interest that most tourists miss. Tom started organizing tours and calling when stationed with the Canadians near Baden Baden in 1968. He served most his Air Force career in Germany. Gina comes from the small Bavarian village of Koenigsdorf just south of Munich. Tom & Gina met in 1962 at a New Year’s Eve party in Bad Toelz, Germany and were married in the Post Chapel two yeas later. She worked in the restaurant business since a teenager. Now both retired, Tom enjoys tinkering around their 10 acre horse ranch while Gina especially enjoys flowers, watering, walks and grandbabies.

About Tom

Tom has three sisters, one brother, two half sisters, one half brother, four grand children and still the first wife. He was raised in Altadena, California and later worked his way through high school on a dairy farm in Auburn, Washington. He joined the USAF shortly after high school and has been retired over 20 years after 26 years of service… you do the math. Tom enjoys staying busy. He still enjoys calling square dances and has a full-time job with his live-in partner on a 10 acre self-care horse ranch. Tom likes his 580 Case back-hoe and New Holland four-wheel-drive loader tractor with cruise control… it’s a guy thing. Tom’s a risk taker. He takes great pleasure in organizing and conducting guided tours Germany, but hates the paperwork and despises doing taxes. He loves good music, particularly the old time stuff. He gets excited when he hears live traditional and Dixieland jazz. His favorite instrument is the banjo, but also the tuba and of course the clarinet. He thrills to the harmonic sounds of a trombone, coronet and saxophone. He enjoys dating his wife, square dancing, computers, fixing things, good German traditional music and hafeweisen from the tap. He appreciates good friends, honesty and a solid warm handshake.

About Gina

Gina grew up in a small village south of Munich. She is now retired after working in the restaurant business for over 40 years. Gina now manages a self-care horse 10 acre ranch in Tucson, Arizona with the assistance of her handyman husband and two other part-time employees. Gina caters to people and is always the main organizer of a successful party. She’s a model wife, stylish dresser, magnificent cook, great homemaker, active German/American Club volunteer and a devoted grandmother four times over. She’s afraid of risks and doesn’t like being recognized. Her favorite thing to do is to water. She the live of a party, hates being photographed, love flowers, enjoys gardening, dislikes receiving gifts, adores babies and respects the elderly. She instantly recognizes character. She likes owls, snakes and small animals. (She also loves to water – or was that mentioned?) Gina is the behind the curtain manager of Crisp Tours. She is very generous, always gives more than she receives. If she had it her way, she would have given everything away long ago.