Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Road Trip in (almost) 4 countries

When we got back to our apartment, our roomate Barbra thought we were nuts.  I guess it is just an American thing to do road trips.  We were 10km outside of Poland, we went to Czech Republic, through Germany, and into Austria in two days.  Here is a brief overview...backwards (the pictures downloaded goofy, and I dont have time to fix them)

On Monday night we went to Berchtesgaden, just north of the Austrian border, for the evening.  It was amazingly beautiful here at Koenigssee with super shear cliffs, and crystal clear lakes.  We have dreams of coming back and living here for a few years.  Maybe we'll just spend a few days here later while we are still in Europe.  We will see...
Monday during the day we went to Herrenchiemsee near Munchen.  This was the party room because at sunset the light would come through the windows on the right, and hit the mirrors on the left.  They had crystal chandaliers that would break up the lights into its colors.  Basically it make the whole room look like a club with hundreds of disco balls.  Rockin old school style.
Ba and I tried to be like the fountains at Herrenchiemsee.  I did a pretty good job while Ba choked on her own spiddle.  The gardens were beautiful, I sure do love that Ludwig II and his castle building frenzy.
On Sunday we went to church in Prague, Czech Republic.  Some in our foursome thought we would get mugged so I played a joke like our car had been stolen.  It was just down the street so no harm done.
On Saturday night a huge thunderstrom rolled in at the end of the day.  It looks pretty fake, but trust me, my Adobe and paint skills are not that good.  It was fun walking in the downpour, and pretty romantic if I'd say so myself.
Saturday day we tried to meet the guards at the palace.  We did get this fella to smile when so many others tried in vain.  Ba felt bad for the guy who had to stand there all day and get harassed by people like me.
This is the John Lennon hippy wall that created much controversy in Prague.  We wrote a little message ourselves, and felt like we were contributing to history.
Saturday morning we had a tour through the city that started here in the city center.  We saw one girl getting married, and they sure do have a different taste in wedding attire.  The tour was really interesting, and we felt like it was just for us because of our questions, and commentary.  I dont remember the tour guides actual name, but we just called him Vodka.  There were traditional dances going on in the square and it reminded us of Hollywoods version of classic Russian dances.

2 comments:

  1. Love the pictures guys. What a beautiful continent....(I can't say country because you have been to so many). Glad to know you didn't get mugged!

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  2. Wow, I am so jealous! That all looks amazing! Any word on when you are coming home?

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