Toy Museum (Spielzeugmuseum) in Munich, Germany Relive the childhood toys you had and memories for centuries past! Click title to see 26 more pictures
Find inspiration in the life of Margarete Steiff as she battled infantile paralysis from a young age and fought through her disabilities to build a to... | Christmas Markets in Bavaria The real OLD WORLD experience of the Season Click title to see 9 more pictures
Looking for a Christmas season experience that you will never forget? Plan to spend time in Bavaria, Germany for the fall months. Beginning in Septemb... | Salzburg Natural History Museum Page 1 - Introduction Click title to see 3 more pictures
Today, we arrived at opening time at the museum. To do this we had to leave very early in the morning, before the sun was up. Cruised the Autoba... | Salzburg Natural History Museum Page 2 - Dinosaur Exhibit Click title to see 1 more pictures
The first place we visited at the museum was the Dinosaur exhibit. It was the first room just to the left of the front entrance.
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Salzburg Natural History Museum Page 3 - Tibet Exhibit Click title to see 6 more pictures
Following the dinosaur exhibit, we found ourselves in the Tibet exhibit. This consisted of a number of great dioramas of the animals, places, people... | Salzburg Natural History Museum Page 4 - Aquarium Click title to see 4 more pictures
Sometimes, viewing things in other countries gives a new perspective on things. Aquariums are no exception to this. It was very clearly illustra... | Salzburg Natural History Museum Page 5 - Interactive Leaf Exhibit Click title to see 2 more pictures
While traveling through the corridors, we were drawn in by a demonstration. The boys helped to strip the meat of a leaf away, leaving only the vein... | Salzburg Natural History Museum Page 6 - Myths and Legends Click title to see 5 more pictures
One of the interesting exhibits that I do not recall seeing it's equal in any museum was the Myths and Legends exhibit. It illustrated some of the un... |
Salzburg Natural History Museum Page 7 - Africa exhibition with a focus on deserts: Sahara, Kalahari, Namib Click title to see 5 more pictures
On the third floor, this exhibit is well done. It is an interactive display that places the visitor in the middle of the environments that you woul... | Salzburg Natural History Museum Page 8 - Space Hall
On the second floor, the space exhibit we fascinating to look at! It is the first time that I have ever seen a space exhibit ou... | Salzburg Natural History Museum Page 9 - Reptile Zoo with and extensive collection of poisonous snakes! Click title to see 22 more pictures
Easily, the most impressive part of the museum was the Reptile Zoo. I have been to many museums, zoos and exhibits, but this exceeds any I have eve... | Hohensalzburg Fortress Page 1 Click title to see 4 more pictures
The Hohensalzburg Fortress is perched high on the peak of Festungsberg. The castle served as a refuge for the Archbishops when ever they felt threaten... |
Hohensalzburg Fortress Page 2 Click title to see 11 more pictures
This area houses the States apartments, each of the rooms had fantastic wooden floors, the large central room, The "Golden Saal" (Golden Hall) once se... | Hohensalzburg Fortress Page 3 Click title to see 4 more pictures
The Marionette Museum is only 2 rooms but it is well done, you can see how they make marionettes and many of the puppets, like the original marionette... | Hohensalzburg Fortress Page 4 Click title to see 5 more pictures
After the fortress we walked through town window shopping and made a stop at Mozart Square where there is a statue of Mozart and we even watched the i... | Neuschwanstein Germany Click title to see 12 more pictures
Next we headed to Neuschwanstein, It was a glorious scenic drive up the mountains. It is quite a walk up a steep hill to the castle but in the royal f... |
Salt Mine Salzburg, Austria Click title to see 12 more pictures
Today we headed to Salzburg Austria to the Salt Mines of Halein. It seems 250 million years ago slat deposits were formed by the sea and over the cour... | Linderhoff Palace Germany Click title to see 9 more pictures
Out first stop was a the Linderhof Palace, built by King Ludwig II. In 1867 Ludwig visited France and the Versailles Palace and he fell in love with i... | Cathedral Salzburg, Austria Click title to see 7 more pictures
We found a parking space inside of the mountain, it was very convenient to the festival platz, we walked through the Christmas Market and listen to so... | Germany - The Alps
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Today we went into the Alps in on a castle day. The Alps were very impressive how the foot hills have trees and the peaks are barren because it is... |
Arrival in Munich, Germany Jet lag is a drag! Click title to see 3 more pictures
We arrived in Germany after an overnight flight at 8:00 am. We usually take a cab to out to the place we are staying, but we decide... | First day in Munich Germany
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Click here to see more about Rothenburg on the Taube... | Deutsches Museum Munich Germany Click title to see 1 more pictures
Today we went to the Deutsches Museum, according to the guide book this is a great museum for kids, so we thought we would check it out. We packed a p... | Deutsches Museum - Aeronautics Munich Germany Click title to see 5 more pictures
The history of fight begins nearly 200 years ago with balloons. There were two rival balloon systems the hot air balloons developed by the Montgolfier... |
Deutsches Museum - Boats and Marine Navigation Munich Germany Click title to see 12 more pictures
In the Boats and Marine Navigation section the Fishing Boat the Maria that is called an "Ewer" was built in 1880 for use in the North Sea as a commerc... | St Peter's Church: Munich Germany Click title to see 6 more pictures
Today we went to see Munich oldest church (1180) Peterskirche or St. Peter's Church aka Old Peter., located conveniently between the marienplatz and t... | Inglestadt, Germany
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Today we rented a car for a week, we discovered that it is more economical to rent a car then to buy train tickets to all the location that we want to... | Rothenburg, Germany
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Today we drove and spent the day in the mideval town of Rothenburg on the Tauber river. We got to Old Town Rothenburg around lunch time, it is about a... |