Saturday, February 18, 2012

A Small Tour of Germany

(10.4.11 - 10.12.11)

During the fall holiday, a result of Germany's reunification (Celebrated on October 3rd), my family enjoyed a nice little tour of southwestern Germany.  The towns on our trip were Quedlinburg, Eisnach, Neckargemünd, Speyer, Heidelberg, Neckarsteinach, Köln and Duisburg.
Some of the highlights from the trip included:
-Walking through old town Quedlinburg, a UNESCO site
-Seeing the treasures in the Quedlinburg castle/cathedral
-Spending the night in the Creuzburg Castle
-Visiting the Wartburg
-Standing in the room where Luther translated the Bible from Latin to German
-Seeing the Bach house and statue in Eisnach
-Seeing Luther's house in Eisnach
-The Eisnach Cathedral
-The Narrow House
-Spending several nights with Andrea's brother and his family in Neckargemünd (their house was gorgeous), we would make day trips from their house to other cities
-The Speyer Dom (Speyer Cathedral)
-The Crypt in the Speyer Dom
-Der Bretzel-Mann (The Pretzel Man, a statue on Speyer Dom)
-A quick trip to France for the afternoon
-Heidelberg Castle
-Giant Wine Barrel in Heidelberg
-Walking through Heidelberg
-Heidelberg Cathedral
-The castle ruins in Neckarsteinach (Mittelburg, Hinterburg and Schadeck)
-The castle ruins Eberbach
-The Upper Middle Rhine Valley (UNESCO)
-Stoping in Köln (Cologne) on the way to Duisburg
-Köln (Cologne) Cathedral
-Meeting Anna's sister (who speaks no English) and going to the SeaLife with her and Jakob
Quedlinburg Rathaus
Quedlinburg Castle
View from Quedlinburg Castle
View from my room in the Creuzburg Castle
The Wartburg
Eisnach Cathedral

Bach


Me in front of the Speyer Dom
The Crypt of Speyer Dom
Getting in touch with my inner child.
Der Bretzel-Mann


Heidelberg Cathedral

Heidelberg Castle

Giant Wine Barrel in Heidelberg Castle

In front of Köln Cathedral
After climbing up the tower

Köln Cathedral

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