Germany

West Berlin

During the Cold War, West Berlin was an exclave of West Germany, and much more prosperous than East Berlin.

Prenzlauer Berg

Prenzlauer Berg is a trendy district in the former East Berlin.

Die Mauer

You know communism is a total failure when you have to build a wall to stop people from leaving.

Brandenburg Gate

Brandenburg Gate stands at the West end of Unter Den Linden Straße.

Mitte

Mitte is Berlin's historic core.

Unter den Linden

Unterdenlindenstraße runs east and west between Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island.

Pergamon Museum

A spectacular museum full of looted artifacts from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Asia-Minor, and Persia, the first museum you visit in Berlin should be Pergamon.

Deutsches Historisches Museum

Deutsches Historisches Museum is an newer museum, conceived in 1987 in West Germany shortly before reunification, but of course its ultimate location is in the former East Berlin.

Treptower Park

East Germany was under the thumb of the Soviet Union during the cold war, and Treptower Park was correspondingly filled with Soviet Monuments.

Stasi Remand Prison

When political prisoners were disappeared in DDR, they would first be incarcerated in Stasi Remand Prison.

DDR Museum

We continued our adventure in East Berlin with a visit to DDR Museum and looked at graffiti on the Berlin Wall.

Palmer Engels and Marx

On Wednesday morning Palmer, Engels, and Marx met for several hours in East Berlin to discuss the proletariat of the masses, whilst Mrs Trent grazed about for Ostalgia.

Checkpoint Charlie

Upon arriving in Berlin, we visited Tempelhof Airport, Checkpoint Charlie, and Reichsluftfahrtministerium.

Green Vault

Grünes Gewölbe should be the first museum you visit in Dresden. Then we explored Neustadt.

Dresden Altstadt

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

Kathedrale Sanctissimae Trinitatis

Hofkirche is a Rococo Church in Dresden that was elevated to status of Cathedral in 1964. I have questions.

Zwinger

Zwinger is Dresden's primary palatial complex.

Furstenzug und Frauenkirche

Frauenkirche is a bucket-list item for anyone even remotely interested in history, and resonates hope.

Danube in Regensburg

At 5 O'clock, Regensburg grabs a beer and heads down to the river.

Medieval Sky Scrapers in Regensburg

Sky scrapers that were built in the 13th Century are cool.

Everlasting Imperial Diet of Regensburg

You aren't wrong to think of Vienna as the Capital of the Holy Roman Empire, but from 1663-1806, it's Diet was in Regensburg. I recommend the guided tour.

Regensburg Cathedral

Regensburg Cathedral is an important Gothic Cathedral which is notable for its stained glass, organ, and bells.

Neupfarrkirche Regensburg

After returning to Regensburg from Walhalla, we visited Neupfarrkirche, Kollegiatstift unserer Lieben Frau zur alten Kapelle, and St Ulrich.

Walhalla

Walhalla is a German Hall of Fame in a (neo)-Classical Temple Structure East of Regensburg. While scenic and impressive, the historical context is even more interesting.

Landesgartenschau Park

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

Festung Marienberg

Before Würzburg Residenz was built, the Prince-Bishops lived in Marienberg Fortress on the other side of the River Main.

Marienkapelle Wurzburg

Marienkapelle is a Gothic Chapel that seems large enough to be a Church.

Wurzburger Dom

If your city (Würzburg) had a Bishop, then you also had a Cathedral.

Wurzburg Residenz

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

Exploring Bamberg

Bamberg is a story-book UNESCO World Heritage Site full of Medieval Cobble-Stone streets.

Churches in Bamberg

We took some pictures of Pfarrkirche Unsere Liebe Frau, and Bamberg Cathedral.

Bamberg Altes Rathaus

We visited the Altes Rathaus in Bamberg.

Rothenburg Churches

We also visited Church of St James, Rothenburg's large Gothic Church.

Rothenburg Inside and Out

Because we have so many photos from Rothenberg, this particular post has only photos not related to infrastructure or Churches.

Rothenburg Infrastructure

Walls and towers of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Fascism in Nuremberg

Nazi Party Rally Grounds Documentation Center is a short train ride outside Nuremberg.

Streets of Nuremberg

Unlike Munich which was rebuilt on the cheap following World War II, Nuremberg retains all its charm.

Pegnitz River Nuremberg

The Pegnitz River in Nuremberg makes for some fantastic photos.

Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum

Deutsches Museum of Transportation is a delightful collection of trains, trucks, planes, automobiles, and racecars.

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.

Munich Residenz

On MayDay we visited Munich Residenz, home of Wittelsbach.

Mayday in Munich

Our first two days in Munich, we explored the city. Our room was near the Oktoberfest Fairgrounds.

Augustiner Keller

Enroute from Füssen back to Salzburg, there just happened to be a Biergarten right next door to our connecting train-station in Munich.

Neuschwanstein

After visiting Hohenschwangau we visited Neuschwanstein.

Hohenschwangau

On Monday we made a (long) day-trip from Salzburg to Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau.

Deutsches Museum

On Saturday we made a day-trip from Salzburg to Munich and saw Deutsches Museum and a Soccer game.