Germany 2007

4 October 2007 to 13 October 2007

A quick review of the first trip to Germany.

Travel

The day we arrived and made it to the hotel.

Munich

We all went to Oktoberfest, where most partook in mases of beer and large pretzels. We visited a nearby cathedral, the town plaza, and then Dachau.

Pretzel and Oktoberfest hat.
An iron door with the words Arbeit Macht Frei.

Heidelberg

The day was primarily filled with visiting Heidelberg Castle and its city.

Heidelberg castle.
Heidelberg plaza.

Castles

Visiting Hohenzollern and Lichtenstein Castles.

Hohenzollern castle.
Lichtenstein castle.

Stuttgart

We spent the day shopping and walking around.

New palace in Stutgart.
Stuttgart Opera house.

Ulm

In Ulm, we visited a monastery library and the Ulm Munster cathedral.

Ulm monastery library.
Ulm Munster.
Spire of the cathedral.

Rothenberg ob der Tauber

This is a medieval city with its city walls and a torture museum.

The streets of Rothenberg ob der Tauber.
Violin torture device at the museum.
View of the city.

Hanau

We went in search of the Brothers Grimm house and after hours found the rock that remains.

Statue of Brother's Grimm in Hanau.
The rock that was the Brothers Grimm house.

Heidelberg

A final day of shopping before departure the next day.

Germany was great! I love their recycling, which is mandatory or else you are fined (that's how it should be!), and it's still rolling hills with lots of forests and small towns nestled at the foot of each hill. Of course, Herr's favorite is the public transportation, but we drove most places (my brother rented a six seat Mercedes). Taxes are already calculated into prices (thank you!), food is healthy (even McDonalds and its McDonalds Cafe, weird…), ice cream is awesome… a good deal of the population could speak some English too, but Herr helped a lot with his German.