Germans love Obama
We stumbled upon an Obama tent in front of the new US embassy
Inside of the dome at Berlin's protestant church.
Kortney and Marie pose for a quick shot
There are so many intersting statues in the Tiergarten
Berliners love themselves some Amplemann
The square outside of our hotel on an ominously overcast night.
A shot on the streets of Lutherstadt.
Luther's church in what is now Lutherstadt.
Bronze doors which include a tribute to Luther's 95 thesis. These take the place of the doors Luther used to post his work. The originals have long since been destroyed by fire.
Beautiful ceiling work.
Kortney in front of the huge monestary in Würzburg.
For Great Justice!
Schneeballs (avoid them and enjoy a box of animal crackers instead).
Now that's a Schneeball (snowball)!
Apparently, all good Germans know what the Schnitzelbank is.
Yeah, that looks about right (re: Schnitzelbank).
Heidelburg quiets down at night
Proportions are a bit different in Europe. My bag and I were not going to fit in that bathroom together.
Dinkelsbul is a cute alternative to Rothenburg and less touristy. Also much smaller.
Churches built hundreds of years ago still inspire
Southern Germany: Hohenschwangau.
Neuschwanstein is like the Matterhorn, you can't take to many pictures of it.
Like the Cinderella castle at Disney World|Land, Neuschwanstein is not really a medieval castle. It was built in the late 1800s.
Hohenschwangau keeps the peace.
None of the postcards we saw had all of that scafolding!
Not only do the Germans get glassy lakes reflecting snow capped mountains, there are swans as well.
A Radler for my love!
Where's waldo.
Fraulein warned us about German class that the Glockenspiel in München (Munich). You don't need to stick around to see it go, just watch the video on YouTube.
Marienplatz
The Englischergarten in Munich.
Beware of old, naked skinny dippers. You never know when they'll be out (even on an overcast day like this!)
Dachau was extremely depressing.
The buildings left couldn't begin to describe the horrors that took place there.
Even in Dachau, artisans put time into their work. In spite of the utilitarian design and implementation of this room, the hooks in the beam on the upper left have almost a decrative finish.
Work makes free.
An entrance to the Fenstrum in Salzburg.
Our first day in Salzburg was plagued by rain.
Don't mess with these guys.
Hallstatt
Hallstatt
Hallstatt
If someone wants to use this as their album cover, please contact me to work out licensing.
At 33.5km/h, I had the fastest slide speed we found in our group.
Hallstatt
Because of the lack of space, bodies buried in Hallstatt only remain in the ground for 10 to 15 years before the plot is reused. When their time is up, they get moved to the bone Chapel, and the name and date of death is painted on each one.
Hallstatt
At the edge of Hallstatt, Kortney doesn't want to leave.
Hallstatt
Hallstatt
Hallstatt
Salzburg at night.
A full moon, Schloss (castle) overlooking two lovers in Salzburg!
Mozart, selling his own balls.
Luzern
Gutsch
Luzern
Luzern
See Rock City
See Rock City
See Rock City
This reminded me of LotR. It makes me think of a hobbit hill.
We were told that the best apple strudel comes from Schuh Chocolatier in Interlaken.
Kortney prepares
Takes her first bite.
Ponders.
Thats good Strüdel!
Conquering Jungfraujoch
At least 500m from the observation area at Jungfraujoch is a hut climbers use while staying in the area.
After a long walk on a glacier, nothing tastes better than sausages in potato soup.
Dr. Evil's hidout or Top of Europe observatory?
I can never get enough of playing in the snow in July.
At any given time you could see about 3 waterfalls. We even saw glacial ice crack and form a new one!
Kortney conquers her fear of going up hill to catch a spectacular view.
Higher than the clouds.
The Jungfrau valley was lush and green.
In Switzerland (Schweiz, Suisse, etc), the country abbreviation is CH: Confederatio Helvetica.
Matterhorn
Taken from our balcony in Zermatt the morning we were leaving town.
Bellagio
Bellagio with Menaggio in the background
Verenna was my favorite of the Italian lake cities.
Verenna
Verenna
Verenna
Verenna
Verenna
Verenna
A small toblerone: delicious!
Swiss paper money is good looking and functional.
Lugano
Zurich
Zurich
Zurich