Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Salzberg, Austria

We took another day trip to Salzberg. Another wonderful little
town surrounded by mountains. (can you tell we can't get
enough of the mountains?) After all the hills are alive there you 
know.








castles are an everyday thing in Europe!



Just a little picture to prove we were actually there.



yes, that would be the abbey where The Sound of Music was filmed.



Munich, Germany

We were only in Munich for a day, but it was awesome.
We took another tour there but this time a historical
tour. Which made the day go by really fast, but
we were both glad we did it!



Where the tour started. The Marien platz.



Another big clock.



Hanging on the front of one of the churches there.
See anything weird?


The oldest beer hall in Munich.


Loud and fun.



The German and Bavarian Flag.



Innsbruck, Austria.


We stayed 5 nights in Innsbruck, we took several
day trips from there. The view of the street we
stayed on.



not a bad view huh?




a little hike. what else? :)




Friday, April 22, 2011

The Rhine River.





We went for a boat trip along the Rhine River in Germany.
Another highlight of the trip (we have alot of those)
There really are no words, it was amazing. So we
will just show you some pictures..





We spent the night in this little town called Bacharach on the river.



Which of course has it's own castle.



Hiked around and explored. Ya know.. doing what we do.


No big cities around. Just what we like!



Beautiful vineyards everywhere. 





Thursday, April 21, 2011

Berlin, Germany.

Germany was one of our top countries to visit.
And not just because no one mispronounced our
last name there. ha! 

We took an alternative walking tour through Berlin, to
see the artsy side of the city.


The tour started at the T.V. tower (which we
almost didn't see) 


Some of the graffiti that we saw.



Where the Berlin wall once stood.


The East side gallery. The longest remains of the wall.


Triumphal Arch.


Bratwurst break.





We went to holocaust museum, and then to
Sachsenhausen, a concentration camp.
Both were a very sobering experience, and opened our eyes
on a whole new level to all to all the suffering that took place.



What the perimeter of the concentration camp looked like. The death zone.


What is left of the gas chamber's and "killing room"  


The memorial that was built at the camp to honor the
victims and survivors of Sachsenhausen.