18. ROTHENBURG - EUROPE TRIP APRIL 2015

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22nd

ROTHENBURG, GERMANY
A True Mid Evil Town

FORTRESS AROUND THE OLD TOWN

 

 TOWN SQUARE

 VISITING THIS FAMOUS CHURCH WITH THE WOOD CARVINGS

 SECOND FLOOR CARVING

WOOD CARVINGS BY RIEMENSCHNEIDER

FIRST FLOOR - A SMALLER CARVING

STEPS TO A PULPIT

 THE PULPIT

 STAIN GLASS WINDOWS EVERYWHERE

 

17. PRIEN - EUROPE TRIP, APRIL 21st

TUESDAY, APRIL 21st

PRIEN, GERMANY
SAILING TO THE CHIEMSEE ISLAND

KING LUDWIGS II PALACE
Designed to look just like the French Versie.  Everything inside and out were copied.

TAKING A CRUISE TO THE ISLAND TO SEE THE PALACE

A SNEAK PEAK OF THE PALACE THROUGH THE TREE


THE CASTLE WAS HIDDEN AWAY AMONG THE FORREST
 
 THE FRONT OF THE PALACE

THE COURT YARD IN FRONT

 THE BACK OF THE PALACE

 

16. SALZBURG - EUROPE TRIP, APRIL 2015

TUESDAY, APRIL 21st

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA

We were there during the 50th anniversary of the musical "Sound of Music"

MERABELL GARDENS

IN THE BACK GROUND

THE SALZBURG CATHEDRAL AND THE HOHENSALZ FORTESS

LEAVING THE GARDENS AND WALKING

TOWARDS THE OLD TOWN

THE BRIDGE WITH THE LOCKS

Lovers would pledge their love for each other on this bridge

as they attached a lock as a symbol

THERE WERE SEVERAL BRIDGES TO THE OLD TOWN,

BUT THIS IS THE UNIQUE ONE

 UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG

15. HALLSTATT - EUROPE TRIP APRIL 2015

 MONDAY, APRIL 20th

HALLSTATT, AUSTRIA

Known for it's Salt Mines

 

 We were only a few days too early, the mine opened on the 25th

 We road up to the top in a Vehicular (tram) to check out the views

 Looks like a sleepy little village

We found some beautiful graves.  They are rented by family members who pay monthly 

for these lots.  When they can no longer make payments the body is exhumed.  There is 

a building with skulls that we wanted to see, but the doors were closed and locked.

Tourist season was not quite here in this little town

 

  Many of the roads we took were only one lane.  They were always winding through little villages.

We are on our way to Garni (next to Berchersgarden.)  The guest house we stayed in was my favorite

 This mountain is called "Sleeping Witch"

 The Alps were beautiful

 Another place that was closed and would not be open until mid May was the

 "Eagles Nest" (Hitlers Retreat) you can see the building on the top of this mountain

14. MUNICH - EUROPE TRIP APRIL 2015

 SUNDAY, APRIL 19th

MUNICH

After leaving Dachau we took a break before boarding the train to Munich

 THE TRAIN STATION IN MUNICH GERMANY

 OVERVIEW OF MUNICH

 WE WALKED AND WALKED AND WALKED 

CHECKING OUT THE SITES IN THE CITY

THE TOWN HALL HAS A CLOCK WITH MOVING FIGURES

 

 WE VISITED SEVERAL CHURCH'S

THE CHURCH THAT WE WERE MOST INTERESTED IN

WAS THE FRAUENKIRCHE OF MUNICH

(Church of out Lady)

 INSIDE THE CHURCH

THE TOMB OF EMPEROR LUDWIG IV OF BAVARIA

Check out the Knights kneeling, guarding his tomb

THE PILLARS HIDING THE WINDOWS

THE DEVIL'S FOOTPRINT

Story behind the footprint:  The Architects of this church bet the devil that they

could build the church without any windows showing.  

The devil lost the bet and in a rage he stamped his foot in the floor and left.