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Part 4, back into Germany

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

OK, this is the last post about Europe, REALLY. I just found I had way more photos than I thought. So, after cruising through parts of Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, Luxemburg, and Belgium we headed back into Germany for the conclusion of our trip.

snow
Back in Germany we got a little snow.

BK
This has got to be the coolest Burger King ever, it’s in a city called Freiburg.

Colognedom
This is the cathederal in Cologne. It took 600 years to build and claims to house a statue of the virgin Mary that works miracles, the oldest crucifix in Europe (from 900 ad), and a tomb taken from Palestine that houses 2 of the 3 wisemen. I don’t know if I believe the miracles and the wisemen but it was impressive.

Big Bell
The cathedral also houses the largest bell in Europe, which I am posing with.

Tomb of the wisemen?
This is where the bodies of two of the three wisemen are supposed to be housed after being removed from their burial spot in Palestine.

Cologne 2
Cologne really is a beautiful city, and yes, they do claim to have invented cologne.

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European Vacation, Part 3

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Ok, I had too many more photos to post to do it all in the last one. I had to break it up!

2 Italian kids
Too very nice Italian kids we gave a ride down the mountain to.

Italian chalet
Gorgeous villa along the lake in Italy. This was typical Italian scenery, so beautiful but just too many people in the area.

Switzerland 1
So we had to go to Switzerland, where there are still more sheep than people. Small country churches, quiet walking paths, it’s very relaxing. It is strange how Switzerland is not part of the EU, though, and won’t use the Euro.

Country dairy
We’ve got to go back to Switzerland in the summer. This is a little country dairy where during the summer they tend the goats and make cheese right here. It’s so cool, you hike a few miles down a mountain trail and come to: a dairy! Unfortunately we were late, they’d already taken the goats to the valleys and shut the dairys for winter.

Castle in France
Then we went into France. Well, this part of the world is France right now, I think it’s changed hands about 20 times between France and Germany (after each World War, and who knows how many times before?). The area is called Alsatia, and it was wonderful. This castle was built in the 1100’s and has been restored twice, once in the 1800’s and once in the 1960’s. It was the most interesting and probably best restored castle/fort we saw.


More photos from the castle.

Inside the castle
The dining room inside the castle.

Cathederal
Beautiful cathederal being restored in the town of Toul.

WWI
We visited some WWI battle sites. In the mist and cold I could hardly imagine what it must have been like for the soldiers here.

Luxemburg
A cool Luxemburgish castle. I was quite excited to visit such a small, unusual country but I couldn’t find a Luxemburg T-shirt anywhere. I’d still really like one if anyone is visiting there soon…

Armor
This was one of the best suits of armor we saw, it was inside the castle in Luxemburg.

Belgian WWII mounument
This is a monument to American soldiers for their efforts in liberating Belgium during WWII. After visiting countries like Luxemburg and Belgium I understand a little better why all of Europe is so interested in American politics. For us to remain a powerful nation is directly beneficial to them.

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European Vacation, Part II

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Ok, here is the finale. These are the last photos from our travels. Zugspite Ok, we couldn't resist. We had to go to the highest mountain in Germany. You just take a ... [Continue reading this entry]

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European vacation

Friday, November 17th, 2006
So, we had one more stop before coming back to the States. Well, a long stop in which we traveled around Europe. We flew to Frankfurt and rented a car (They gave me a super cool VW Golf with the ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Zanzibar and Pemba

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
How can you top off a trip a like this? With diving in Zanzibar and Pemba, of course. After safari we flew to Zanzibar and got a room in the middle of the maze they call Stone Town. The buildings ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Safari

Sunday, November 12th, 2006
We didn't know what to expect from our safari, we'd been so busy preparing for the climb up Kili we just booked a safari and didn't do a whole lot of research. Luckily, it worked out fantastic. Since Melanie recommended ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Kilimanjaro, Finally

Sunday, November 12th, 2006
Ok folks it's finally time for a post on Kilimanjaro. Let's just ignore that fact that I am already home, I still want the people who I won't see for a while to see some photos. As far as the ... [Continue reading this entry]

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It’s been a long lonely lonely lonely time!

Thursday, October 26th, 2006
Paris Paris Paris Ok, really sorry about no blog updates. Bootsnall did some things ... [Continue reading this entry]

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regrouping in Willow Springs

Sunday, September 17th, 2006
We have spent the last week hanging out with our families here in Willow Springs. It's been a nice rest, regroup, reconnect time. We leave from St. Louis next Sunday headed for Tanzania. I will post a few photos of ... [Continue reading this entry]

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