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Our 2008 European Vacation

Trip to Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg, France, Austria and Germany....Steve, Nico, Scott & Edie, Greg and Gina
The overall route of our trip
The overall route of our trip		 With a Chieming Germany home base, 2nd half of the trip
With a Chieming Germany home base, 2nd half of the trip		 Our hotel in Amsterdam
Our hotel in Amsterdam		 From the hotel room
From the hotel room		 Amsterdam early morning, we are the only ones up!
Amsterdam early morning, we are the only ones up!
One of many canals in Amsterdam
One of many canals in Amsterdam		 Great old buildings and streets
Great old buildings and streets		 Another canal
Another canal		 Shuttered building
Shuttered building		 Cool house on another canal
Cool house on another canal
Supposedly a problem in Amsterdam, not for us
Supposedly a problem in Amsterdam, not for us		 Canal with Church
Canal with Church		 Our Mercedes Vito, we drove about 3k kilometers
Our Mercedes Vito, we drove about 3k kilometers		 Scott driving to Brussels
Scott driving to Brussels		 Signage
Signage
My room at the Conrad in Brussels
My room at the Conrad in Brussels		 The bathroom
The bathroom		 Nico snapped a pic of his Brussels burger
Nico snapped a pic of his Brussels burger		 Nico snapped my martini in the cigar bar
Nico snapped my martini in the cigar bar		 A car that make Nico look big
A car that make Nico look big
One of many cool alleys you see every day
One of many cool alleys you see every day		 My size sundae
My size sundae		 Colors!
Colors!		 Typical street in Brussels
Typical street in Brussels		 The old government square
The old government square
S&E xmas pic?
S&E xmas pic?		 Amazing details
Amazing details		 More great buildings in Brussels
More great buildings in Brussels		 Nico size doors
Nico size doors		 Stone carvings
Stone carvings
Very cool, and only, boarded up shop on the whole trip
Very cool, and only, boarded up shop on the whole trip		 The gang
The gang		 Nico and more doors
Nico and more doors		 The biggest doors yet...on the Post Office!!!!
The biggest doors yet...on the Post Office!!!!		 View of a roof from my hotel room in Brussels
View of a roof from my hotel room in Brussels
Smart cars stacked on the way to Lux
Smart cars stacked on the way to Lux		 signage
signage		 Bastogne France
Bastogne France		 Nico shooting our lunch in Bastogne
Nico shooting our lunch in Bastogne		 Nico shooting in Bastogne
Nico shooting in Bastogne
Nico in the jeep
Nico in the jeep		 Nico and Greg, tank in Bastogne
Nico and Greg, tank in Bastogne		 Big signs in Bastogne
Big signs in Bastogne		 On our way to somewhere
On our way to somewhere		 Kids watched a lot of video
Kids watched a lot of video
Amazing bridge
Amazing bridge		 Our chateau in Bayeux France
Our chateau in Bayeux France		 Chateau another front view
Chateau another front view		 Chateau rear
Chateau rear		 Nico and Edie
Nico and Edie
Nico and old guy
Nico and old guy		 Our chateau bedroom
Our chateau bedroom		 Bathroom
Bathroom		 Chateau living room
Chateau living room		 Chateau dining room
Chateau dining room
Chateau pond
Chateau pond		 Nico in his wife-beater T outside Chateau
Nico in his wife-beater T outside Chateau		 Normandy museum
Normandy museum		 Kids and tanks, what more could you want?
Kids and tanks, what more could you want?		 The boys and a Sherman
The boys and a Sherman
Nice treads
Nice treads		 British war cemetery in Bayeux
British war cemetery in Bayeux		 Sacrifice
Sacrifice		 Bayeux, really beautiful little town
Bayeux, really beautiful little town		 Every town has a HUGE church
Every town has a HUGE church
I mean HUGE
I mean HUGE		 Bayeux
Bayeux		 Old timber frame in Bayeux
Old timber frame in Bayeux		 A bit like our house! :)
A bit like our house! :)		 Old stuff!!!
Old stuff!!!
The crazy French!
The crazy French!		 I just told Greg that Thomas the Train was behind him
I just told Greg that Thomas the Train was behind him		 Nico is unhappy
Nico is unhappy		 Cafe in Bayeux
Cafe in Bayeux		 Blue cafe in Bayeux
Blue cafe in Bayeux
Love this mailbox in Bayeux
Love this mailbox in Bayeux		 Arched alley ways all over France
Arched alley ways all over France		 Arch to a nice hotel in Bayeux
Arch to a nice hotel in Bayeux		 Another WWII museum
Another WWII museum		 The entrance
The entrance
They actually had a police vehicle wrecked during 9/11 in NYC
They actually had a police vehicle wrecked during 9/11 in NYC		 Video of Hitler
Video of Hitler		 The gang, sands Edie
The gang, sands Edie		 Political statement
Political statement		 Rolls of hay, it's everywhere in Europe!!!!
Rolls of hay, it's everywhere in Europe!!!!
Omaha beach, Normandy
Omaha beach, Normandy		 Monument
Monument		 Another Monument
Another Monument		 Canons in every parking lot...kidding
Canons in every parking lot...kidding		 Normandy war cemetery
Normandy war cemetery
Everyone was interested in who and where they were from
Everyone was interested in who and where they were from		 Gina wasn't posing! :)
Gina wasn't posing! :)		 160-ish acres of those who sacrificed
160-ish acres of those who sacrificed		 Cemetery sculpture
Cemetery sculpture		 Edie and Nico hug while looking at the invasion map
Edie and Nico hug while looking at the invasion map
Pointe du Hoc 155mm German gun emplacements, what's left
Pointe du Hoc 155mm German gun emplacements, what's left		 Nico in crater from US air and sea based shelling
Nico in crater from US air and sea based shelling		 Nico in a gun turret foundation
Nico in a gun turret foundation		 Nico and Greg on 6ft thick chunks blown hundreds of feet from the guns by the US
Nico and Greg on 6ft thick chunks blown hundreds of feet from the guns by the US		 Another war sculpture
Another war sculpture
Dead man's corner....German snipers took our guys out from the middle upper window
Dead man's corner....German snipers took our guys out from the middle upper window		 Inside the museum shop
Inside the museum shop		 Again, old guns lying around
Again, old guns lying around		 A bastardo changing toll lanes
A bastardo changing toll lanes		 On our way to Germany thru Paris
On our way to Germany thru Paris
Entering central Paris
Entering central Paris		 Small statue of liberty
Small statue of liberty		 First Eiffel Tower shot
First Eiffel Tower shot		 The framing of the tower
The framing of the tower		 Full shot
Full shot
me and Nico
me and Nico		 Yet another possible Xmas photo for Edie
Yet another possible Xmas photo for Edie		 Cafe on a Paris corner
Cafe on a Paris corner		 Our lunch spot in Paris
Our lunch spot in Paris		 Quick drive down the Champs Elysees
Quick drive down the Champs Elysees
Arc de Triomphe
Arc de Triomphe		 20080801_0437.jpg
20080801_0437.jpg		 bored?
bored?		 Crazy Irish guys who were priests, or dressed like them
Crazy Irish guys who were priests, or dressed like them		 20080801_0451.jpg
20080801_0451.jpg
Bridge over the Rhine I think!
Bridge over the Rhine I think!		 Don't know why I took this...a plane heading into Munich
Don't know why I took this...a plane heading into Munich		 Autobahn tunnel
Autobahn tunnel		 Gorgeous German countryside
Gorgeous German countryside		 Autobahn cutting throw the trees
Autobahn cutting throw the trees
You were suppose to go less than 100mph in tunnels
You were suppose to go less than 100mph in tunnels		 Where German football is played!
Where German football is played!		 We saw hundreds of churches like this one
We saw hundreds of churches like this one		 Our first view of Lake Chiemsee where will stay
Our first view of Lake Chiemsee where will stay		 The town of Chieming, where Scott's sister Pat lives
The town of Chieming, where Scott's sister Pat lives
Took us a while to find Pat's house...the ivy!
Took us a while to find Pat's house...the ivy!		 Pat likes ivy!
Pat likes ivy!		 Pat's family room
Pat's family room		 Nico and I stayed at a typical Bavarian Inn in Chieming
Nico and I stayed at a typical Bavarian Inn in Chieming		 We just made the start of Claudia (Scott's niece) and Mark's reception
We just made the start of Claudia (Scott's niece) and Mark's reception
Mark and Claudia
Mark and Claudia		 Claudia, Scott, Oma, Greg
Claudia, Scott, Oma, Greg		 Gals in Bavarian dress
Gals in Bavarian dress		 Some guys were in Lederhosen
Some guys were in Lederhosen		 Greg, Jenny (Claudia's younger sister) and Gina
Greg, Jenny (Claudia's younger sister) and Gina
Jenny and Scott
Jenny and Scott		 Standing on the chairs around tables!
Standing on the chairs around tables!		 Edie doing the Elaine Benes (Seinfeld) dance!
Edie doing the Elaine Benes (Seinfeld) dance!		 Claudia and Scott
Claudia and Scott		 Little guy having fun
Little guy having fun
Scott's is almost out of control
Scott's is almost out of control		 Party moves inside for dinner
Party moves inside for dinner		 Edie talking about her moves to Oma
Edie talking about her moves to Oma		 Nico pretending Coke is wine!
Nico pretending Coke is wine!		 Where we got beer and food, 50 ft from our spot at the lake!
Where we got beer and food, 50 ft from our spot at the lake!
View from our food place over roofs of the many lake side storage sheds
View from our food place over roofs of the many lake side storage sheds		 Lake view
Lake view		 Beer truck, festival at the lake one day
Beer truck, festival at the lake one day		 Lake festival band
Lake festival band		 You must drink beer to serve beer!
You must drink beer to serve beer!
Nico and Gina on Wulfgang's (Pat's husband) board
Nico and Gina on Wulfgang's (Pat's husband) board		 Bavarian kids who danced at the festival
Bavarian kids who danced at the festival		 Gina out solo
Gina out solo		 Heading to Hitler's weekend shack!
Heading to Hitler's weekend shack!		 German alps...amazing the entire drive
German alps...amazing the entire drive
Road followed this green river for miles
Road followed this green river for miles		 We had to stop and ask for directions
We had to stop and ask for directions		 Found it...parking was tough, never saw one of these before...Shelby Series
Found it...parking was tough, never saw one of these before...Shelby Series		 The Eagles Nest, a weekend place for Adolph!
The Eagles Nest, a weekend place for Adolph!		 The bus to the top of the Eagle's Nest
The bus to the top of the Eagle's Nest
Entrance to few hundred meter long tunnel into center of mountain
Entrance to few hundred meter long tunnel into center of mountain		 The tunnel then ends at an elevator that goes 100M straight up thru the rock, ending up in Hitlers place
The tunnel then ends at an elevator that goes 100M straight up thru the rock, ending up in Hitlers place		 The Eagle's Nest from outside...the clouds weren't cooperating
The Eagle's Nest from outside...the clouds weren't cooperating		 Lunch at Hitlers place
Lunch at Hitlers place		 View of town below as we headed back down
View of town below as we headed back down
Heading to Salzburg Austria
Heading to Salzburg Austria		 Salzburg from the river
Salzburg from the river		 Mozart's house
Mozart's house		 Public water supply rupture :)
Public water supply rupture :)		 Greg with small camera (compared to mine!)
Greg with small camera (compared to mine!)
Narrow streets
Narrow streets		 Cool shops
Cool shops		 Mozart
Mozart		 The dorks!
The dorks!		 Real skinny gold shop street
Real skinny gold shop street
nice tower
nice tower		 Cafe
Cafe		 More narrow streets
More narrow streets		 Nice architecture
Nice architecture		 Love the old buildings
Love the old buildings
Salzburg University (Scott's nephew Timmy goes there)
Salzburg University (Scott's nephew Timmy goes there)		 Old statue and buildings
Old statue and buildings		 Way cool tunnel thru solid rock
Way cool tunnel thru solid rock		 That rock is big trust me
That rock is big trust me		 Nico just escaped arrest
Nico just escaped arrest
On our way to Munich
On our way to Munich		 Munich street arch
Munich street arch		 Streets are full
Streets are full		 A stone weather vane?
A stone weather vane?		 Great buildings everywhere
Great buildings everywhere
Low blood sugar
Low blood sugar		 Dorks in front of me
Dorks in front of me		 Marienplatz in heart of Munich
Marienplatz in heart of Munich		 The Glockenspiel
The Glockenspiel		 Givens' in front of the Glockenspiel
Givens' in front of the Glockenspiel
Edie has her eyes open this time
Edie has her eyes open this time		 You can see the mesh that keeps the birds out
You can see the mesh that keeps the birds out		 More of the Marienplatz
More of the Marienplatz		 Glockenspiel
Glockenspiel		 Another building at the Marienplatz
Another building at the Marienplatz
Inside a church near the Marienplatz
Inside a church near the Marienplatz		 click original image to see relief on this building
click "original" image to see relief on this building		 Nico and another big door
Nico and another big door		 Great street scene
Great street scene		 Another street view
Another street view
Finally the Hofbrauhaus
Finally the Hofbrauhaus		 Orlando Haus
Orlando Haus		 My crew ready for beer
My crew ready for beer		 Just the room we were in
Just the room we were in		 The only legal drinkers at our table
The only legal drinkers at our table
Just a small fountain on a meaningless corner
Just a small fountain on a meaningless corner

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