Back from Germany!

[ElizK]

My girls (16 and 13) and I got home Friday from visiting my brother where he is stationed at Ramstein. He took several days off to take us around the sights. Wow, I really loved Germany! We saw Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl, Saarbrucken, Heidelberg, Trier, Mainz, and we drove through Luxembourg (at rush hour, no less. can't really recommend that.), and stopped in Metz, France for dinner. It was great!

I wish I'd learned more of the history of the area before we went. I know practically nothing other than WWI and WWII stuff. Anyway, here are a couple of my favorite pictures.


This is the Dom in Heidelberg, taken from the castle:
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2583/30/38/1547005284/n1547005284_30200312_4250047.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2583/30/38/1547005284/n1547005284_30200320_6810260.jpg

This is Heidelberg at sunset. One of my favorites!
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2583/30/38/1547005284/n1547005284_30200321_4355118.jpg

In the Dom in Trier:
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2583/30/38/1547005284/n1547005284_30200354_2674292.jpg

The Kaiserthermen(thermal baths) in Trier:
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2583/30/38/1547005284/n1547005284_30200358_5229257.jpg

[Quicklabs]

Welcome back! Wonderful pictures of terrific places. I lived in Wiesbaden for five years when I was in the Air Force, so all the places you named were just parts of the extended neighborhood. Thanks for bringing back so many happy memories for me.

[My2Girls66]

Nice job! Beautiful pictures from a beautiful country:goodvibes I've been to southern Germany twice for short stays. Love it:)
What a great experience for your girls, too. My 2(19&15) have been many places and love to travel.

[NHdisneylover]

I just love the photos--Heidelberg at sunset is a great shot:thumbsup2 I am so glad you had a good trip--I was wondering how it went.

[Pugrpooh]

Nice pictures! I love Germany too. Studied in Mainz one summer and traveled around.

It's on one of the places to go back to now that I've got a good camera. I think that's one of the hidden costs of a DSLR -- to go back and revisit all these places to get the shots you missed the first time around!:lmao:

[Amy]

Enjoyed your photos, ElizK! Germany is on my list of places to see before I die. Heidelberg at sunset looks awesome!

[Golf4food]

More! More! :)

[El Nebuloso]

Nice shots:thumbsup2 I really liked the Heidelberg sunset and Trier. There is a (really) outside chance that I may end up working in Munich someday. Posts like this help keep me motivated on learning German! Thanks!

[oogieboogieman]

I enjoyed the photos. #3 is my favorite, there's something special about the dusk setting.

[ElizK]

Nice shots:thumbsup2 I really liked the Heidelberg sunset and Trier. There is a (really) outside chance that I may end up working in Munich someday. Posts like this help keep me motivated on learning German! Thanks!

Thanks! Here's the German phrase I used the most: Sprecken sie English?

Everyone was very friendly and patient with my lack of knowledge of their language. I really appreciated that.

[donaldduck1967]

Lovely shots.