Slideshow Index: Germany 2010

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• June 26, Munich to Waserburg on Lake Constance in the morning
• Home in Waserburg on a walking path to the Lake
• A park at the beach
• The Bodensee (Lake Constance), Switzerland is on the other side
• It was a hot and humid day on the lake
• A family boat outing
• This tree is unique
• Vineyard near Friedrichshafen on the lake
• The Cathedral in Birnau on the west end of the Bodensee
• The Cathedral in Birnau
• The lake from a restaurant patio
• We took a beer break here across from the Birnau Church
• Going through the Black Forest on the way to Freiburg and Hartheim
• Kathy and Hanh Kuck in her garden in Hartheim
• One of Hanh's roses
• Hanh calls this her Tiergarten (Zoo)
• The pond with fountain in the back yard
• Peter and Hanh Kuck (old friends that lived in Plymouth)
• Their front yard flowers
• Their house, our little Hyundi rental car is in front
• This is the old section of the Rhein River which starts a bit south in Switzerland and runs all the way to Rotterdam in Holland
• The main square in Hartheim
• The town was founded in 773
• An old mill water wheel in Bad Krozingen
• Inside one of Germany's largest Heart Medical Centers in Bad Krozingen
• A peacock roams the grounds at a nearby cloister
• This cloister was formerly a center for the Order of the Maltese Cross
• The gardens are really beautiful
• The Maltese Cross
• A huge Linden tree in the courtyard
• This is one of the biggest Linden trees we have seen
• 'Former Maltese Castle'
• Peter's tour continued south to Sulzberg, which is the birthplace of Ernst Leitz, founder of Leica Optical
• A professional choir from Stuttgart was performing in the old church in Sulzberg
• A view of the space under the altar of this church
• Looking back towards the pipe organ over the entrance
• The tower of this very old church
• Peter and Kathy in the nearby cemetary
• The ancient castle in Badenweiler, a spa and resort town south of Sulzberg
• An orchestra had just ended a performance in the Hotel graden
• The hotel gardens
• Kathy clowns it up on the way to the old Roman bathes
• These are some of the original Roman bathes in the town
• These sequoia trees were brought in from California in the 19th century
• This is indeed a rare sight in Europe
• A Lutheran Church in a predominantly Catholic city
• The Vosage mountains in France in the distance
• The old castle and vineyards on the edge of Staufen
• This is a wine town and the Greek god of wine, Bacchus, is at the town's entrance
• This is the 'Wine Fountain' in Staufen, a nice place to sit outside and sample the local wines
• Germans celebrating a World Cup soccer victory
• Looking back towards the castle and vineyards
• This hotel is where Faustus was taken to eternal damnation by the devil
• The city hall in Staufen
• Hanh, Peter, and Kathy in front of the Rathaus
• In the Staufen main square
• The town was founded in 770
• A cast iron bridge with an outdoor cafe
• This is the only bridge of its kind in Germany
• The river in Staufen
• 'Cast Iron Bridge'
• I like the street corner decorations in this scenic town
• June 28, Hartheim to Darmstadt, and a visit with Elke and Gisela Aulmann
• Gisela's photos on the wall of her room in the Nursing Home in Darmstadt
• Arnie, Gisela, and Elke on our first visit
• Elke at her flat in Darmstadt. I have known this family since 1965, Kathy since 1987.
• June 29, second visit and Gisela was up and ready for a walk around the Altenzentrum (Senior Center)
• Walking the grounds and gardens
• This Senior Center is beautifully designed
• This pond is between the apartments and the nursing facility
• The gardens out front
• The main entrance to the center
• Gisela was 90 years old in January
• This building was designed by a student of Antonio Gaudi, the famous Catalan (Barcelona) architect
• It's definitely influenced by Gaudi
• An artist's car outside the building
• It's called the Waldspirale (Forest Spiral)
• Elke and Kathy enjoying the beer and pizza
• June 29, we drive from Darmstadt to Hannover. The garden of our friends, Claus and Helga Liedtke
• Claus and I worked together at the University of Minnesota in the mid-1970's
• Out for a walk on the canal near their home in the eastern part of Hannover
• This canal goes to Berlin, 280km (170miles) east
• A quick look at Christian Liedtke's flat. He lives just a few miles west of Claus and Helga
• Kathy and Helga
• June 30, we park near the lake in downtown Hannover
• The city hall (Rathaus) of Hannover, a city of 500,000 people
• A zoom shot of a large German bank. They use a lot of glass in their commercial buildings
• 'Hannover Today'
• Hannover in 1945 was greatly destroyed by bombing
• There are great views from a viewing tower at the top of the Rathaus
• Downtown Hannover
• View of Hannnover along the river
• Looking back towards the lake
• The football (soccer) stadium
• Claus, Kathy, and Helga
• Claus, Kathy, and Arnie
• In the courtyard in front of the Rathaus
• This is also a large Lutheran church
• Kathy and Helga take a picture of the church
• A statue of Martin Luther
• The interior was rebuilt after WWII
• Another magnificent pipe organ
• Hannover building architecture
• The old city fountain in the foreground
• Pedestrian only shopping streets are common in Germany
• Remmants of the old city walls
• Looking north along the river
• The view south of the wall
• We stopped here for a beer
• Michael, Claus's son-in-law
• Kerstin with Kathy. They live next door
• Kathy, Kerstin, Michael, Claus, and Christian
• Christian with his friend, Sandra, and her daughter Antonia (six years old)
• We had a super supper with the whole family. Viel Spass!
• Sandra and Antonia
• Kerstin and Michael
• July 1, on our way from Hannover to Berlin
• The Television Tower near the Alexander Platz in Berlin
• Arnie enjoys his last Berliner beer after we did some shopping
• July 2, Waiting at Tegel for our flight to Amsterdam
• View of Holland near Amsterdam
• Schiphol Airport where we catch our flight back to Minneapolis
• Keith picks us up at the airport and gets us home
• July 3, we had to recreate our good German breakfasts with cheeses, meats, and cereal from Europe