Roger and his dog Petrushka arrive from Berlin
Views of Marburg
Marburg an der Lahn with a view up to the castle
The city was built around the castle, which dates back to the 9th century
Marburg's equivalent of Bally's Gym
This tower can be seen from all over the city and currently displays a large heart which lights up whenever someone calls up on the telephone. Each time someone lights up the heart money is raised for a charity.
View of the city from the tower
Walking in the woods near the tower
Roger's dog Petrushka
Rapunzel's Tower (Spiegelslust)
The Lahn River with the castle in the background. Rapunzel's tower can be seen in the far right background.
Although the beginning of February, the weather was so mind that pussy willows were already out.
The castle at night. We attended a Renaissance concert there one evening.
Walking along the Lahn at sunrise
Germany has wonderful walking/biking paths everywhere.
1.22 Euros per liter equals approx $7.00 for gas
Ingrid's house (in center)
The front of Ingrid's house in Raaba
Graz, the place of my birth
Graz's Jakominiplatz, where all the streetcars converge
Tante Erika, 94 years old
Ingrid at Tante Erika's
Homemade bottled fruit juices and syrups at Tante Erika's
Tante Erika and I in her dining room
She has photos of all of us in her front room
The beds her parents purchased 80 years ago
My 94 year old aunt wear fur trimmed heels to walk the city
Tante Erika at her front door
She lives at the top of the building and has to climb up and down 72 steps every day.
Our lunch at the Park Hotel in Graz
Prosit!
Dogs are allowed in restaurants in Austria
Our Mardi Gras dessert
Bidding farewell to Tante Erika as she sets off for the streetcar
Everyone was in costume to celebrate Fasching
The famous Landhaus, dating to the 16th century is in the style of Italian Renaissance architecture
The six dwarves - one is missing!
Walking in Raaba one misty morning
