Getting a quick bite at the Munich
Hauptbahnhof
Love those German trains ... an ICE
(left) and a regional RegioBahn
Classic! Weißwurst and pretzels
Hans Prugger and Robert
Niece Maureen and Robert
Robert with Lisa Prugger
Liza and Maureen in Salzburg
Robert and Maureen at the Mirabell
Gardens
Classic view - overlooking the Mirabell
Gardens with the Hohensalzburg
(fortress) atop the hill in the distance
Maureen and Liza at the Mirabell
Gardens ... Sound of Music fans, this
very step is where Fräulein Maria and
the von Trapp kids finish "Do Re Mi"
What else is Salzburg famous for?
The Marionette Theatre, of course
(Again, Sound of Music..."Lonely
Goatherd")
On the Getreidegasse (main shopping
drag in Salzburg)
It was Spargelzeit! (White asparagus
season...yum!)
Inside the Salzburg cathedral
Robert and Liza at the Stiegl Keller
restaurant, near the funicular leading
up to the Hohensalzburg
View of old town Salzburg from the
Stiegl Keller terrace
Lovely Wienerschnitzel!
View of the old town, walking down
Another view...
And another :-)
Next, it was out to Schloß Hellbrunn
The main feature there being the
famous Wasserspiel (water play -
trick fountains)
School kids who were happy enough
to sit on the stone seats and get
spritzed
Beautiful reflecting pool
More kids having fun - note the water
operator / tour guide on the right
Tulips in bloom at Schloß Hellbrunn
Lovely!
The regional train that would whisk
us back to Munich
Liza obligatory train shot :-)
And now we have one of Maureen!
The photo Robert and Maureen would
both like me not to post :-)
In the Pruggers' Wintergarten
(solarium, or just lovely dining room)
for breakfast
Robert enjoying a coffee at the
Viktualienmarkt in Munich
At the Viktualienmarkt
Lunch at the Hofbräuhaus in Munich...
sure it is touristy - but the food was
actually quite good, as was the dark
beer!
Liza and Maureen at the Hofbräuhaus
Obligatory oompah-pah band - they
were good
The main hall of the Hofbräuhaus
Robert in a Rubens room at the
Alte Pinakotek (old masters art
museum) - believe this is the
Last Judgment
We did a double-take at this
advertisement...
...and had to find the actual shop...
seriously, who would shop there?
Menu board for a restaurant near the
Viktualienmarkt - the main feature
being the advertisement of fresh
white asparagus spears
The horse butcher ... they do it all (it's
a cultural thing - we didn't have any
that we know of - but might have tried
if it were on the menu...)
At the Neues Rathaus (new city
hall) in the Marienplatz watching
the famous Glockenspiel
Maypole displaying info about the
local breweries and the beer
"purity law" (Reinheitsgebot)
A cheese shop...sigh
Inside the Theatinerkirche -
Liza's favorite in Munich
The Altes Rathaus (old city
hall) - it's a lot newer looking than
the Neues Rathaus because it
was destroyed during the war
and rebuilt
In the toy museum, admiring the
Steiff teddy bears
Robots in the toy museum
Kaffee und Kuchen with Maureen
Robert waiting to board our ICE
train to Nürnberg
Robert's train photo!
Robert with cousin Johannes and
Johannes' wife Bärbel (and their
live-in help looking on) reviewing
some of our trip photos to date
Johannes, Robert, and Bärbel
May Day! Caught part of a parade
in Nürnberg - noticeable police
presence, but was a pretty benign
gathering
The Mauthalle (Old Granary)
Façade of St. Lawrence church - this
part depicting the slaughter of the
innocents (with a baby skewered by
a Roman sword...yuck)
Inside St. Lawrence church
Photo exhibit in St. Lawrence church,
showing the extent of the destruction
at war's end
The only remaining "tower
house" in Nürnberg, built in
~1200 - basically a one-family
castle
16th-century "Fountain of the
Seven Virtues"
Horn quartet, apparently from
St. Petersburg (yes we bought a cd)
The Schöner Brunnen
(Beautiful Fountain)
View up at the Kaiserburg (Imperial
Castle)
St. Sebald church
Lunch!
Gyros and falafel, yum
So how can Subway compete with
this? Beats me
Johannes and Robert reviewing
family history
On the bike path in Erlangen -
bats welcome!
Robert on the bike path in Erlangen
A friendly German cat at our hotel
in Erlangen