First stage of the Tour de France: Kent, England, July 8, 2007
The leader of the Tour stage, 7/8/07
So many Tour support vehicles! 7/8/07
Here comes the peloton! 7/8/07
The peloton goes whizzing by, 7/8/07
The church and green behind us when we watched the Tour in Kent
Matt, Tim, Mike James, and Fred the dog play tennis in Kent, 7/8/07
Matt, Tim, Mike, James (and Fred): Kent, 7/8/07
Matt, James, Mike: Kent, 7/8/07
Matt, James, Tim, Fred: Kent, 7/8/07
Matt and Tim in the Marshall's garden, 7/9/07
The Houses of Parliament from the Thames, 7/9/07
Tim on the Thames River cruise, 7/9/07
Matt and Tim on the Thames River cruise, 7/9/07
Tim and Matt in front of Westminster Abbey, 7/9/07
20th Century Martyrs on the front of Westminster Abbey. Martin Luther King, Jr., is 5th from the left. 7/9/07
The rest of the 20th Century martyrs on the front of Westminster Abbey, 7/9/07
Matt and Tim in London (The Tower, Tower Bridge in the background; mayor's office on the right). 7/9/07
View across the Thames from the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, 7/10/07
View across the Thames to the Tate Modern from St. Paul's dome, 7/10/07
View from St. Paul's dome towards the London Eye (St. Paul's bell tower on the right), 7/10/07
View of the nave roof and bell towers of St. Paul's Cathedral from the dome, 7/10/07
View from St. Paul's dome towards Tower Bridge, 7/10/07
Matt and Tim in front of the White Tower in the Tower of London, 7/11/07
View from our hotel room down to the sidewalk cafe, Berlin, 7/14/07
View from our Berlin hotel out onto the Savigny Platz, 7/14/07
Savigny Platz, Berlin, 7/14/07
My favorite crown! Munich Residenz, 7/16/07
Wittelsbach Schatzkammer, Munich Residenz, 7/16/07
Munich Residenz Schatzkammer: St. George reliquary, 7/16/07
Bavarian crown etc., Munich Residenz Schatzkammer, 7/16/07
Inside the Munich Residenz, 7/16/07
Inside the Residenz, Munich, 7/16/07
Munich Residenz from the Hofgarten, 7/16/07
Cafe Tambosi, Munich Residenz Hofgarten, 7/16/07
Dinner at Cafe Tambosi: Eiskaffee and strawberries and cream, what luxury! 7/16/07
Residenz Garden with Frauenkirche in the background, Munich, 7/16/07
Memorial to the victims of National Socialism: Munich, 7/16/07
Park in Munich, 7/16/07
View from our hotel balcony in Berchtesgaden, 7/17/07
Matt at Cafe Bienenstich, 7/17/07
View from the Eagle's Nest, 7/17/07
Entrance to Nazi bunkers, Berchtesgaden, 7/17/07
Bunker tunnel showing rubber insulation to keep out damp, 7/17/07
Generator room (the generator was a U-Boot engine!), bunkers, Berchtesgaden, 7/17/07
Graffiti by Allied occupying forces in the generator room, Nazi bunkers, 7/17/07
Nazi bunkers, Berchtesgaden, 7/17/07
The only object remaining in the bunker system: a safe that was too large and heavy to remove. 7/17/07
Bunker tunnel, 7/17/07
Unfinished elevator shaft, Nazi bunkers, 7/17/07
Unfinished bunker tunnel, 7/17/07
Stairs to Platterhof Hotel site, Nazi bunkers, 7/17/07
Machine gun defense post, Nazi bunkers, 7/17/07
Matt and Tim at the bunker entrance, 7/17/07
View of Berchtesgaden from the bus going up to the Eagle's Nest, 7/17/07
View from the bus going to the Eagle's Nest, 7/17/07
View from the Eagle's Nest bus, 7/17/07
Entrance to the Eagle's Nest, 7/17/07
Tunnel from the entrance to the elevator at the Eagle's Nest, 7/17/07
View from the Eagle's Nest towards Austria, 7/17/07
View of the Koenigsee from the Eagle's Nest, 7/17/07
Matt on the terrace at the Eagle's Nest, 7/17/07
Tim climbed to the summit at the Eagle's Nest, 7/17/07
Tim on the terrace at the Eagle's Nest, 7/17/07
Matt with the Koenigsee in the background, 7/17/07
Hohensalzburg, Salzburg, Austria, 7/18/07
Matt and Tim in Salzburg, 7/18/07
The royal equerry, Salzburg, 7/18/07
Salzburg, 7/18/07
Tim and Matt on the Getreidegasse, Salzburg, 7/18/07
Mirabell Gardens, 7/18/07
Dwarf statue garden,Mirabell gardens, Salzburg, 7/18/07
More court dwarf statues, Mirabell Gardens, Salzburg, 7/18/07
Berchtesgaden Salt Mine! Birgit, Victor, Matt, Nikki, Caterina, Tim: 7/19/07
In the salt mine in Berchtesgaden, 7/19/07
Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's into the mine we go! 7/19/07
Koenigsee from the boat, 7/19/07
Waterfall into the Koenigsee, 7/19/07
Victor, Matt, Tim at the restaurant on the Koenigsee, 7/19/07
Watzmann Mountain, Koenigsee, 7/19/07
St. Bartholoma Church, Koenigsee, 7/19/07
Koenigsee, 7/19/07
Waterfall, Koenigsee, 7/19/07
Matt and Tim walking from the Koenigsee to the Obersee, 7/19/07
The Alps behind the Obersee, 7/19/07
Mountain hut at the Obersee, 7/19/07
Matt and Tim walking back to the Koenigsee boat landing from the Obersee, 7/19/07
Chris, Matt, Tim in Kufstein, 7/20/07
Victor and a goat on the hike to the Ottenalm, 7/21/07
Tim and the goat on the hike up the Ottenalm, 7/21/07
Victor, Tim and the goat, 7/21/07
Matt and Caterina at the Ottenalm, 7/21/07
Chris, Matt, and Caterina playing cards at the Ottenalm, 7/21/07
Chris, Matt, Caterina at the Ottenalm, 7/21/07
Walchsee, 7/22/07
Nikki in Walchsee, 7/22/07
Seefest in Walchsee, 7/21/07
Seefest in Walchsee, 7/22/07
Walchsee Brass Band at the Seefest, 7/22/07
View from the Kufstein fortress, 7/22/07
Path to the castle on Herrenchiemsee Island, 7/23/07
Path to the castle on the Herrenchiemsee Island, 7/23/07
Schloss Herrenchiemsee, 7/23/07
Fountain, Schloss Herrenchiemsee, 7/23/07
Fountain, Herrenchiemsee, 7/23/07
Herrenchiemsee Gardens, 7/23/07
Herrenchiemsee from the boat dock with the Fraueninsel and the Kraeuterinsel in the backgroun, 7/23/07
Schloss Hohenschwangau, 7/24/07
View from the Hohenschwangau terrace, 7/24/07
View of the Schwansee from Hohenschwangau, 7/24/07
Hohenschwangau terrace, 7/24/07
Swans on the Schwansee (Swan Lake), 7/24/07
Swans on the Schwansee, 7/24/07
Hohenschwangau, 7/24/07
Schloss Neuschwanstein, 7/24/07
View from Neuschwanstein towards Hohenschwangau, 7/24/07
Marienbruecke from Neuschwanstein, 7/24/07
View from Neuschwanstein, 7/24/07
Neuschwanstein from the footpath leading there, 7/24/07
Schloss Linderhof, 7/24/07
Linderhof gardens with fuschias, 7/24/07
My room under the eaves in Rothenburg! 7/25/07
Hotel balcony in Rothenburg, where I sat and read Harry Potter while enjoying the sunshine and the wonderful rooftop views
Nigh watchman's tour of Rothenburg, 7/25/07
Night watchman's tour, Rothenburg, 7/25/07
Rothenburg town square, 7/25/07
Night watchman, Rothenburg, 7/25/07
Matt reading in Rothenburg, 7/26/07
Tim and Matt in the Rothenburg town square, 7/26/07
Blacksmith's shop, Rothenburg, 7/26/07, from the town wall
Tim and Matt in our room at Hotel Kranenturm, Bacharach on the Rhine, 7/26/07
Hotel Kranenturm, Bacharach on the Rhine, 7/26/07
Bacharach on the Rhine, 7/26/07
The Rhine as seen from the top of the St. Goar fortress ruins, 7/26/07
Byaerischer Himmel! 7/26/07
Matt and Tim atop the St. Goar fortress ruins, 7/26/07
Philip von Buddenbrock and Matt at Christian's home in Koenigswinter, 7/27/07
View of Koenigswinter from across the Rhine, 7/28/07
Nikki, Matt, Christian, Katja, 7/28/07
Cologne Cathedral bell, 7/30/07
View from the bell tower, Cologne Cathedral, 7/30/07
View from the Cologne Cathedral bell tower, 7/30/07
Matt atop the Cologne Cathedral bell tower, 7/30/07
Matt and Nikki, Cologne Cathedral bell tower, 7/30/07
View from the Duesseldorf Fernsehturm (TV Tower), 7/30/07
Gehry-designed architecture as seen from the Duesseldorf Fernsehturm, 7/30/07
The Rhine from the Duesseldorf Fernsehturm, 7/30/07
The Rhine looking north from the Duesseldorf Fernsehturm, 7/30/07
Modern building in Duesseldorf, 7/30/07
Church steeple in Duesseldorf Altstadt, twisted due to warping wood, 7/30/07
Heidelberg, 7/31/07
Heidelberg Castle, 7/31/07
Heidelberg Castle Powder Tower, 7/31/07
Matt in the Heidelberg Castle gardens, 7/31/07
Heidelberg Castle from the Alte Bruecke, 7/31/07
Sacre Coeur, Paris, 8/1/07
View from Sacre Coeur, Paris, 8/1/07
Matt at Sacre Coeur, Paris, 8/1/07
Moulin Rouge, Paris, 8/1/07
Matt at the Moulin Rouge, Paris, 8/1/07
Finn at the Moulin Rouge, 8/1/07
“Winged Victory”, the Louvre, Paris, 8/2/07
The Louvre, Paris, 8/2/07
Louvre Courtyard, Paris, 8/2/07
Paris, 8/2/07
The Louvre with the I.M. Pei pyramid entrance, 8/2/07
Appartements, Louvre, Paris, 8/2/07
Appartments, Louvre, Paris, 8/2/07
Louvre entrance, Paris, 8/2/07
Eiffel Tower, 8/2/07
Matt at the Eiffel Tower, 8/2/07
Finn at the Eiffel Tower, 8/2/07
Finn looking noble at the Eiffel Tower, 8/2/07
Matt looking dashing at the Eiffel Tower, 8/2/07
Paris, 8/3/07
Obelisk, Paris, 8/3/07
Louvre, Paris, 8/3/07
Matt at the Louvre, 8/3/07
The Seine, Paris, 8/3/07
Matt in Paris, 8/3/07
Notre Dame, 8/3/07
Flying buttresses of Notre Dame, 8/3/07
Subway in Paris! 8/3/07
Napoleon's Tomb, 8/3/07
Dome over Napoleon's Tomb, 8/3/07
Matt at the Arc de Triomphe, 8/3/07
Arc de Triomphe, 8/3/07
Finn at the Arc de Triomphe, 8/3/07
Eiffel Tower, 8/3/07
Victor and Matt playing in Bad Homburg, 8/6/07
Victor and Matt in Bad Homburg, 8/6/07
Chris in his back yard, 8/6/07
