#809 Day Twenty - Garmisch to Munich

October 25th brought a surprise, snow. It would make our trip to Munich an interesting one.

Edelweiss Lodge and Resort in the snow.

The road to Munich was made more interesting with the snow. However, the snow abated as we neared Munich.  The architecture on some of the buildings was quite modern.

We spent the night at the Airporthotel Regent in Hallbergmoos.  George, Gale and I took a walk through the small town of Hallbergmoos.

These are the last photos of our trip to Europe. I hope you enjoyed the journey.

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#807 Day Nineteen - Fairytale Castles

October 24th. We are nearing the end of our tour of Europe. This day we spent time at Neuschwanstein Castle. You may know that it was Disney's inspiration for his fairy tale castle at his theme park.

In Garmisch we stayed at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort:

We then went to see the Neuschwanstein Castle. At that location there were a number of very beautiful castles and lodges.  At Neuschwanstein we were not allowed to take any photos inside the castle. I did get some of the surrounding scenery by shooting through open windows within the castle.

Jagerhaus:

Hohenschwangau Castle:

Local Scenery:

Neuschwanstein Castle:

Day twenty will see us driving to Munich with an overnight stay prior to our departure for home.

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#806 Day Eighteen - From Interlaken to Garmisch

On October 23rd we left Interlaken, Switzerland and traveled to Garmisch, Germany. On the way we stopped in Leichtenstein. We didn't spend a lot of time there. I kid about it and say that we traveled from one place to the other and had lunch in Leichtenstein. It is a rather small country. The food and wine were outstanding.

The landscape and architecture along the way is quite familiar. I must say that we traveled through a number of tunnels. There was even one that spiraled up much like the circular ramps in many parking garages. It did a number on the GPS map. We even traveled through one tunnel that was just over 15 kms long.

Most of the photos here will be about Leichtenstein.  Although I apparently have a thing about churches and cathedrals. I just couldn't resist the colors and shapes.

We wanted to visit wineries along our way. The Hofkellerei winery in Leichtenstein was right on our way. Unfortunately, we arrived too late for a tour or tasting. We did get some good photos of the vineyards.

Now for the last set of photos. This set of slides capture some of the churches we saw along the way. The last photo is not of a church, but I like the architecture and the color.

We are approaching the end of our trip.  There are just two more days of photos.

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#805 Day Seventeen - Saxetbach Memorial & Parasailing

These slides are a bit disparate. While touring the countryside we came across the the Saxetbach Tragedy memorial. It seemed appropriate to take the photos to show the proper reverence to the situation. The number of remembrance notes left on the site is amazing.  Rick Steve's article tells it all.

The next set of slides show the sport of parasailing. It must be quite popular. We saw some of the "chutists" while we were up on the mountain. When we returned to Interlaken we were able to watch them land. I think it is interesting that para-sailers and Swiss cows can coexist.  Don't you?

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#803 Day Seventeen - Swiss Mountain Scenes and Architecture

The mountains are very majestic.

Alpine architecture is quite unique and beautiful.

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#802 Day Seventeen - Touring around Interlaken

October 22, 2010. This is the day we decide to travel around the area to see what sights there are in the mountains. There are 190+ photos to choose from. I have decided to break then into six different categories.

Our first drive was through the town of Beatenberg.

Along the way were were amazed at the size of the Swiss cows. We noted that every cow wore a bell.  The bells were quite large and had a marvelous tone to them. Apparently cow art is a big thing in some parts of Switzerland.

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