An old monastery that is now owned and operated by the Bavarian Government. Quite out in the sticks, but the walk around the lake and the scenes are typical Bavarian; relaxed and calming. The pictures are quite representative of the opportunities here. If this type of scene, architecture and objects interests you then the visit
Claimed to be the “Longest” castle complex in the WORLD!? I don’t know if this is true, but it is long as the last picture shows. WIKI: “Burghausen Castle in Burghausen, Upper Bavaria, is the longest castle complex in the world (1051 m) […] Guinness World Record […]” It is actually a walled in collection
Back in June 2016 Karen and I went off for a mini-Break to Bad Reichenhall. While we were there she thought it was a good idea to drag me up a mountain...!
In 2013 we went on a Holiday to Normandy France. Rented a holiday home and my family joined us from England, we of course traveled from Germany. Holiday home was great but the admin and owners only spoke French, luckily Karen does too!
Went on a trip to Munich yesterday, Tuesday 14th March and while this may not be everybody's „cup of tea“; it is mine so I thought I would share it with you…
Not far from where we live there is a town built into the bend of the river Inn. It is a wonderful collection of beautifully coloured and imposing houses, churches and other buildings. It is an extreme form of Bavarian country town with very interesting alleys and passages, cobbled roads and painted frontages.
Visions of Berlin. I went on a long weekend several years ago with a Canon G3 (4 megapixel) camera, before I got the Nikon DSLR with Ais lenses. These are a small selection of pics. Some are “places” and street, others are more abstract… enjoy! I do have others and will post a “Visions of
Similar to the Botanical Garden in Munich, the one in Jena is well stocked, the plants are well tended and the crowds are missing. That said as we visited a wedding party was using the venue for photography. The entrance price is super low. Unfortunately the Website is in German only, but the opening times
On the way to our holiday in the north of Germany, we stayed a couple of nights at Jena. This is a university town with the history of Carl Zeiss. Carl Zeiss and the optical museum were the reasons we chose this as the stop over. Testing the exhibits in the optical museum is where
