Breakfast
Sunset over the Atlantic
Bye bye America
Sorry, I really liked this view.
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirch
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Wilhelm_Memorial_Church
Dankmal Fur die Ermordeten Juden Eropas
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_to_the_Murdered_Jews_of_Europe
Gendarmenmarkt
Konzerthaus & Franzosischer Dom
Franzosischer Dom (French Cathedral)
Gendarmenmarkt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gendarmenmarkt
Deutscher Dom (German Dom) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutscher_Dom
Konzerthaus (Opera House)
Franzosischer Dom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz%C3%B6sischer_Dom
Berlin TV Tower
Berlin Rathus (Town Hall)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Town_Hall
Berliner Dom from afar
Graffiti art at festival against racism
Berliner Dom
Berlin Cathedral
Statues along the Spree
Accordion Player
Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_Island
Altes Museum (Old Museum)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Dom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altes_Museum
It says "All Art Has Been Contemporary"
Fountain in Museum Island
Connie and me in front of Berliner Dom
Derrick and me in front of Berliner Dom
Derrick and me
Old East Berlin State Senate
East Berlin courtyard
Sony Center
Sony Center roof
Checkpoint Charlie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkpoint_Charlie
Me at Checkpoint Charlie
Derrick at Checkpoint Charlie
Bentley Speed 8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley_Speed_8
Bugatti Veyron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron_16.4
So American. Starbucks and the Kennedys.
Brandenburger Tor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburger_Tor
Top of Brandenburger Tor
Brandenburger Tor (Gate)
Raven
Reichstag (Parliament Building)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_building
Sowjetisches Ehrenmal (Soviet Memorial)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_War_Memorial_%28Tiergarten%29
Bow Down!
Bow Down Now! (Sorry, inside joke that has nothing to do with Russia, Germany or this statue.)
Otto Von Bismark statue (Can not find any info on this, but it totally intrigued me at the time.)
Otto Von Bismark Statue
Siegessaule (Victory Column)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Victory_Column
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church tower
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church tower in the rain
Getting use to a new camera
Meatballs and potatoes and meatball soup. :)
Statue outside Schloss Sanssouci
Schloss Sanssouci
Schloss Sanssouci (the backyard)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Sanssouci
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Sanssouci (the back doors)
Park Sanssouci
Windmill in Park Sanssouci
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Sanssouci
Orangerie Schloss
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangery_Palace
Neues Palais (New Palace)
New Palace
New Palace (the backyard)
New Palace (the front)
New Palace (I was trying to get it all in one picture)
Odd tree roots
Odd tree roots (close up)
Residenz in Wurzburg
Residence in Wurzburg
Residence (the front door)
Fountain in front of Residence (Derrick used for perspective)
Residence (the side door)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%BCrzburg_Residence
Dom St. Kilian
still getting use to a new camera
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilian
Derrick being Derrick
Marienkapelle
St. Mary's Chapel
Haus Zum Falken
Rocco style stucco
Alte Mainbrucke (Old Main Bridge)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%BCrzburg
Festung Marienburg
Marienberg Fortress
Random sculpture and graffiti
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_Marienberg
Slugs mating (I think)
Slugs
Slugs again
Building with three different towers
View from the fortress
Statue up to the fortress
Gate of Marienberg Fortress
Towers of Marienberg Fortress
Bavarian Breakfast
Fountain in Munchen
Fountain in Munich
Outside Ansamkirche
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asamkirche_(M%C3%BCnchen)
Jaeger shots at the hostel
Jaeger shot at hostel
The end of the night
Inside of Ansamkirche
Inside Ansam Church
Inside Ansamkirche
Munchen lunch platter
Munich lunch platter (meat, meat and cheese)
Hard Rock Cafe, Munich
Frauenkirche
Frauenkirche (Church of our Lady)
Inside Church of our Lady
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Frauenkirche
Feldherrmhalle
General's Hall
Theatinerkirche
Theatine Church
Inside of Theatine Church
Englischer Garten
Zwei mas
Derrick with a mas
Me with a mas
Halfway there!
Chestnut trees
Chestnut trees that shade the beer gardens
More Chestnuts
All Done! BTW, a mas is 1 liter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englischer_Garten
English Garden
More sunset pictures at English Garden
Derrick with zwei mas
Round two
Derrick used for perspective again.
Look! One handed!
Swans not being to graceful.
A Swan
Same swan
Not quite sure here
Back to normal
This swan just kept posing for us...
Then those pesky ducks came.
Impressionist style
Night night
Sunset at the beer garden in English Garden
Sunset
Oh so cute!
Round three, a bit on the smaller side.
That is a Munich salad on the right. Meat with vinaigrette!
Hauptbahnhof (Main train station)
This is round one, two or three. Not sure.
Round four.
Still round four with dinner (chicken, duck and potatoes)
Almost done...
Like a pro.
Yes, that is six fingers he is holding up.
It may not seem like a big deal but please remember this is the sixth.
Sixth. I repeat sixth!
The smiles of a day in the sun chatting, eating and drinking a gallon and a half of beer (each).
Cheers to Munich
View from the train to Hohenschwangau
Schwangau
View of Neuschwanstein from town
Lake in Hohenschwangau
Lake in Hohenschwangau (sorry I really liked this sunset)
Cute tiny tiny frog
Frog about the size of the top part of my thumb.
Hohenschwangau Castle from town
Hohenschwangau castle from town
View of Neuschwanstein from our hotel!
Neuschwanstein Castle
Derrick and me in front of Neuschwanstein
Derrick once again used for perspective.
See, I'm taller.
Neuschwanstein inner courtyard
View from inside Neuschwanstein
View from inside Neuschwanstein (Not too shabby)
View of Hohenschwangau castle from inside Neuschwanstein
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuschwanstein
Neuschwanstein
We are having Radler (Lemonade with pilsner)
Rathaus in Vienna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathaus%2C_Vienna
Parliament Building
Statue on roof of Parliament
Parliament
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_Parliament_Building
Yes, that tiny thing is Derrick. ;)
Statue of Goethe
Hofburg (the back door)
Hofburg (the front door)
Hofburg (the front yard)
Hofburg (their version of a lawn gnome)
Parade through the Hofurg
More parading
Fountain outside the Hofburg
Tomb in Augustinerkirche
Tomb in St Augustine Church
Inside Augustinerkirche
Organ in St Augustine Church
Inside St Augustine Church
Random palace like home
View from a stroll in Vienna
Peterskirche
Inside Perterskirche
Roof of Perterskirche
Altar of St Peter's Church
Inside St Peter's Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterskirche%2C_Vienna
Domkirche St Stephan
St Stephan's Cathedral
Front of St. Stephan's
Tower of St Stephan's
Close up
For perspective...
Talk about vaulted ceilings
Inside Domkirche St Stephan
Hofburg (front yard and door)
Hofburg (50ft statue used for perspective)
Sachertorte
The crown jewels
A big cross
A big sword
A big thing with lots of jewels and gold
close up of big... er... thing
Even closer close up
Inside Domkirche at night
Altar of St Stephan's Cathedral
Proof that Derrick and I were not being lushes but immersing ourselves in th culture.
The castle that was actually there!
Tower of Burg Kreuzenstein
"Castle means POWER!"
Burg Kreuzenstein
The moat
Church tower
Charge!
Hiking back from the castle
Hiking back
View from Krems
Waiting for the boat
View of Krems from the boat
Krems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krems_an_der_Donau
On the boat
The Danube (no it is not blue)
Vineyards
The Danube
On the boat, wind in my hair.
Durnstein
Durnstein Castle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCrnstein
Church tower and castle
Derrick and I on boat in front of Durnstein
Derrick with the wind in his... hat?
One of many beautiful views
Weissenkirchen
Melk
Another castle
Castle along the Danube
Castle
Life is so rough ;-)
Two happy campers
New meaning to the word 'chilling'
It does not get any better than this
And another castle
Castle ruins
Guess what? Another castle.
Me playing around at Ars Electronica (I am making my character fly)
Plaza in Munchen
Here we go again...
At the Hofbrau Haus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofbr%C3%A4uhaus_am_Platzl
This man was intent on this big red circle
Derrick getting use to the camera. :)
Taking a picture of a man taking a picture
Round 4 back at our favorite beer garden (Derrick's hand being used for perspective).
Schloss Nynphamburg
A fries vending machine
A hot dog vending machine
Curiosity got the better of me... again.
East Berlin
The trees on the left are where the wall was
A tree line in place of the wall
These trace the entire path of the wall
On the right is where the wall was, on the left is East Berlin
Looking down at the only remaining portion of the wall
In front of the wall
Looking through the East Berlin side
Remaining portions of the wall
The wall
Derrick in front of the wall
Few people actually took their picture in front of the wall.
Remaining portions
Looking at West Berlin
View of West Berlin over the wall
Stickers on tomb stones
Graffiti art
Protest
Alexanderplatz
So tired and so happy
The End