MUNICH, JULY 22, 2016
Street scenes from Munich, Germany July 22nd and 23rd, 2016
SALZBURG, AUSTRIA
Yesterday we enjoyed Salzburg, so far one of our favorite places on this trip! Famous for two things…Mozart and the setting for “The Sound of Music.” This morning we visited Hitler’s Eagles’ Nest, located 6000 feet high atop a mountain just outside the city. This was where he and his Nazi colleagues planned the atrocities […]
TRAVEL HAT
Doug decided he wanted a hat from Austria. These pictures show about one third of all those he tried on. I felt that much of our shopping time was wasted with this exercise, but he finally found a satisfactory one. Unfortunately, we haven’t a picture yet of the winner. Well, here’s the winner! When […]
THE BAVARIAN ALPS
Another one of those WOW kind of days… Set off through the Bavarian Alps once again to tour yet another residence of Ludwig II. (This guy is worth looking up if you don’t know anything about him! Donald Trump has nothing on Ludwig~~he had a giant ego and plenty of wealth that he did not […]
LIECHTENSTEIN TO NEUSCHWANSTEIN
We traveled from Switzerland to Austria today, also going through the tiny country of Liechtenstein. This journey, primarily through the Bavarian Alps, was exceptionally gorgeous. We visited Neuschwanstein Castle, the pride of King Ludwig II, and the castle Walt Disney used as the model for the Disney Cinderella castle. Also on the same property is […]
LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND
The last couple of days have been a whirlwind. We traveled from Germany to Lucerne, Switzerland yesterday. Lucerne has to be one of the most lovely places we have ever visited. Situated on Lake Lucerne and surrounded by the Swiss Alps, everywhere you look is a spectacular view. Yesterday en route we visited the Rhine […]
