We arrived in Fluelen, Switzerland late in the afternoon and the views from this quaint town were as spectacular as we had seen driving through Austria and Liechtenstein! It was a small town on the tip of Lake Lucerne. The pictures do not do justice to the beauty of the scenery. I fell in love with this place, and being my father's daughter I said, "I think I will retire here!"
Believe it or not, most of our kids got in the lake and all the hardy kids from Illinois jumped in, too. We overheard someone say the lake temperature was 60 degrees! BRR RR! And this was on July 29th! The next day brought more beautiful sights from the city of Lucerne.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Pictures from Fluelen, Switzerland
Pictures of our hotel and scenes right around it. The pictures don't do justice to the colors there!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
So we stopped in Innsbruck, Austria for lunch...
Images of Innsbruck
Majestic mountains
Brightly colored Swarovski crystals
Sparklingly jewels and gems
Begging to be bought
Mountains breathtakingly beautiful
Next to narrow streets
Outdoor cafes with
Clouds Hovering over
The blue green hued mountains
Longing for more time there!
Majestic mountains
Brightly colored Swarovski crystals
Sparklingly jewels and gems
Begging to be bought
Mountains breathtakingly beautiful
Next to narrow streets
Outdoor cafes with
Clouds Hovering over
The blue green hued mountains
Longing for more time there!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Munich
The beautiful city of Munich was our next stop. Did you know Munich's name comes from the German word, Munchen, which means "little monk". There was a monastery bordering the orginal settlement.
We squeezed so much in the day and a half we were there. We stayed in a nice motel on the outskirts of town and walked to an Italian Gelato place for dessert the first night. The area around the town reminded us of the Grandin Village in Roanoke. The next morning, we were able to take a bus trip through downtown Munich and to see Ludwig II's famous Summer Palace as well as many other famous structures such as the Opera House and the copper domes of Frauenkirche. We ended up in the Marienplatz, which is a city square dating back to Medieval times and saw the Glockenspiel chime 11 am! Pictures of various places we visited are below! Munich, like Prague and Berlin, probably warrants a 10-14 day trip of its own!
We squeezed so much in the day and a half we were there. We stayed in a nice motel on the outskirts of town and walked to an Italian Gelato place for dessert the first night. The area around the town reminded us of the Grandin Village in Roanoke. The next morning, we were able to take a bus trip through downtown Munich and to see Ludwig II's famous Summer Palace as well as many other famous structures such as the Opera House and the copper domes of Frauenkirche. We ended up in the Marienplatz, which is a city square dating back to Medieval times and saw the Glockenspiel chime 11 am! Pictures of various places we visited are below! Munich, like Prague and Berlin, probably warrants a 10-14 day trip of its own!
Pictures from Munich
Here are pictures of most of our gang the first evening in Munich.
Ludwig II's Summer Palace!
Of course, we went to the Marienplatz to see the famous Glockenspiel. We saw it strike 11 am and it was a sight to behold with the figures spinning all around!
We had lunch at the Hofbrauhaus, one of Munich's most famous beer halls. 30,000 litres of beer have been known to be sold herei a day! The drinking age is 16 in most European countries, so Reid tried a beer. Sorry for the repeat photo of Neal and me, I got confused in my posting!
Munich hosted the infamous 1972 Olympics, so we visited the Olympic Village and went up in the tower for a view of the city. We could barely see the Alps in the distance, but it was so hazy, the Alps don't show up well in the photo.
As one might have imagined, all the guys went "wild" over BMW Welt (World). Todd took over 50 pictures alone in the exhibit. I went along for the ride, so to speak!
A street actor in a table and musicians. Street actors and musicians were seen in all the cites we visited.
Of course, we went to the Marienplatz to see the famous Glockenspiel. We saw it strike 11 am and it was a sight to behold with the figures spinning all around!
We had lunch at the Hofbrauhaus, one of Munich's most famous beer halls. 30,000 litres of beer have been known to be sold herei a day! The drinking age is 16 in most European countries, so Reid tried a beer. Sorry for the repeat photo of Neal and me, I got confused in my posting!
Munich hosted the infamous 1972 Olympics, so we visited the Olympic Village and went up in the tower for a view of the city. We could barely see the Alps in the distance, but it was so hazy, the Alps don't show up well in the photo.
As one might have imagined, all the guys went "wild" over BMW Welt (World). Todd took over 50 pictures alone in the exhibit. I went along for the ride, so to speak!
A street actor in a table and musicians. Street actors and musicians were seen in all the cites we visited.
There is a large Muslim population in Munich; mainly Turkish people brought in for cheap labor.
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