Friday, April 27, 2007

Munich

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Image Kaija, Angie and I at the Starnburger See.

Image Me in front of Neuschwanstein castle.
Image Neuschwanstein in Fussen.

Image Kaija and I at the Alpensee in Fussen, Germany.

Image HaufBrau Haus complete with a live polka band.

Image Angie and I at the HaufBrau haus. Those are full liters of beer!


Image Kaija and Caleb, her friend from HS who is stationed in Germany with the Army.

Dachau

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Image "Work makes freedom" Interesting message for a concentration camp.

Image Main entrance to the camp.


Image Memorial sculpture.



Image Main building (now museum) at Dachau.




Image Fence at Dachau. There were five rows of electrified wire.





Image Crematorium at Dachau.






other sites in Salzburg

A collection of random pictures from other sites in Salzburg.Image Waiting at the train station. Something we did alot.
Image This is the FranziskinSchloss cloister at the very top of the city. The nuns have to hike to get here.

Image The Sound of Music cow. I have no idea why this even exists...


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Image Mirabellplatz, a huge city garden. Scenes from the Sound of Music were filmed here.




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Image The Dom of Salzburg, an ornate church in DomPlatz.






Image Yeah for giant pretzels!







The Festung (city castle) in Salzburg.

Image View of the city from the Festung.
Image Chapel inside the castle walls.

Image Inside the castle walls.


Image View from the top of the guard tower at the Festung. Yes, those are the Alps again in the background.



Image The marionette museum inside the Festung.




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Salzburg

Image Kaija and I outside the penzion, which overlooked Salzburg, with the Alps in the background!
Image The penzion where we stayed, Haus Christine.

Image Kaija and I inside the catacombs.


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Image Entrance to the Catacombs inside the mountain, outside St Peter's Monastary.




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Image View of Altstadt (old city) from the Salzach River.






Image Mozart's Geburtshaus...Interesting to say I have been there, but the site itself is pretty disappointing. Kaija and I got a laugh out of the modern art exhibit inside.







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House where Mozart was born.








Bratislava

Image City of Bratislava.
Image Danube River. Pretty cool to actually see the river that so many songs were written about, even though it is grossly polluted.

Image Me in front of the Bratislava castle.


Image Presidential palace in Bratislava.



Image View of the Bratisalava castle from Josh and Olga's house. Josh and Olga work for the Lutheran Church in Bratislava, and help to coordinate Kaija's volunteer program, and also let us stay at their flat.