Sunday, May 16, 2010

Spring 2010 trip to Germany

We arrived Friday afternoon in Southern Germany after a long trip from the USA. We actually took the ferry across from Konstanz to Meersburg this time and we all enjoyed that experience despite the cool temps. We napped during the afternoon, had a good meal in the evening and called it night soon after. Below are a few images of our adventures in Germany so far.

After breakfast on Saturday we went to see the basilica in Weingarten, Germany



Georgia lit a candle for a friend back home



The interior of the basilica



Stunning artwork on the ceiling



Descending down the stairs in front of the basilica in Weingarten



The St. Martin fountain in Weingarten



We had lunch at the Cafe Central in Ravensburg



An interesting way to support a building up higher while working on the ground floor



While shopping in Ravensburg we ran into Siggi, Moritz, Lena and Stefan



We had dinner in the Alte Muehle in Waldbeuren and the owner showed how to take the bone out of a trout and made us aware that trout cheeks are a delicacy



Amy and I had vanilla ice cream with hot raspberries for desert



After breakfast on Sunday we all went to the Affenberg in Salem, Germany to see the Barbary Macaques and a ton of storks. Plus the old buildings are quite cool too.



Feeding time for the storks



The storks looked quite content after the meal



Georgia made a new friend in Salem at the Affenberg



This Barbary macaque got the last piece of Amy's popcorn



My mom has never been here before despite living quite close



At the end of the monkey tour



Strolling over calm water



Somehow Georgia had a hard time escaping from the monkey enclosure



We all ate lunch inside this building



Georgia in action in Germany



One small element of the Salem castle



When the old abbey burned down around 1690 it was quickly replaced, but this time with fire fighting stuff planned in. Thus you can find now a fire fighting museum there.



Another interesting old school fire engine



The 4 musketeers at the end of a long tourism day in front of the Gothic basilica in Salem



One of several interesting statues in Castle Salem, Germany



Amy under a lemon tree



That is where mustard comes from

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