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Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Palouse Falls

We spent half a day stomping around Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, and then swung by Palouse Falls for a selfie on the way home.

Dry Falls

At 3.5 miles long and 400 feet high, Dry Falls is a bucket-list hiking destination.

Mount Hood Meadows

I made a loop of Newton Creek Canyon and Mount Hood Meadows.

Mazama Trail

Easy Sunday Afternoon hike on Mazama Trail.

Timberline Trail

Timberline Trail south of McGee Creek offers views of Mt Hood.

Ramona Falls

Ramona Falls is an easy hike on the East Side of Mt Hood.

Dresden Altstadt

We returned to Altstadt in order to take advantage of the morning angle of sun light. Yes, that's a thing.

Zwinger

Zwinger is Dresden's primary palatial complex.

Landesgartenschau Park

Cascading down the bluff north from Festung Marienberg in Würzburg, are a series of international gardens built for Landesgartenschau 1990.

Wurzburg Residenz

As Würzburg was an ecclesiastical Prince-Bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire, Residenz was home of a Prince-Bishop.

Schlosspark Nymphenburg

Nymphenburg Palace Park has ponds, canals, fields, and small buildings and lodges from where the Royal Family would hunt.

Nymphenburg

Both outside of Munich to the north-west, Dachau and Nymphenburg pair well together logistically.

Acquedotto Claudio

We travelled by Metro from Central Rome to Giulio Agricola and hiked across Aqueduct Park.

Sant Ignazio

Chiesa di Sant' Ignazio di Loyola is the premier manifestation of the Jesuit affinity for trompe-l'œil, baroque illusionary fresco painting.

Palazzo Apostolico

Vatican Museums is full of art and we began with sculpture.

Piazza San Pietro

We visited St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.

Rome After Dark

Our Sunday Evening ended by visiting Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, and Quirinal Palace.

Piazza Navona

Piazza Navona is an ancient athletic stadium reborn as a baroque public square.

Pantheon

Pantheon is the best-preserved ancient monument in Rome. "Pantheon" means "all the gods", thus Pantheon was originally a temple to all the gods.

Exploring Rome

We traveled by train from Florence back to Rome and immediately began exploring Circus Maximus, Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Piazza Farnese, and Campo de' Fiori.

Boboli Gardens

We marinated in the stunning views of Boboli Gardens behind Palazzo Pitti.

Pitti Palace

Too much Palazzo Pitti for one post, so we continue.

Life in Vienna

I have a few photos from Friday that don't really fit the context of our primary activity that day, so enjoy.

Schoenbrunn Palace

Our first full day in Vienna, we visited Schoenbrunn Palace, the summer palace for the Habsburg Imperial Family, one of the greatest palaces in the world.

Leaving Salzburg

As we slowly move in the direction of the train station, we take one last look at Salzburg.