Headed home

The last evening, sitting on a patio, beer in hand, re-hashing all of our adventures. It's been a fun trip!

Watching the noon Glockenspiel in Munich

How many people can you fit in a .5 x 1.5 meter space at the top of the Rheinfall?

at the base of the Rheinfall, between the falls!

The Black Forest is known for wood carvings. We found a whole forest of them!

The Black Forest is known for wood carvings. We found a whole forest of them!

The palace on the Isle of Mainau

that's 15 minutes in the stocks for you!

Giant Sequoia here too!

A desert between Germany and Switzerland?!? On the Isle of Mainau, yes!

...you can always spot the American in the crowd...

Hanging out down by the old mill, waiting for our Medieval castle tour.

Looking out over the Bodensee

Breakfast on the terrace. Vacation vibes!

Ferry ride to the Isle of Mainau

Dinner by the lake

Silent Night chapel in Oberndorf

...coolest seat in the house! Ice sculptures!

Texas was here...

The hills are alive with Lustig tourists...

Stealing a kiss in Salzburg

Cable car ride to the glacier

Looking out over Werfen

Do you wanna carve an ice man?

pretty wild alpine flower

ice sculptures!

Pretty little alpine houses

Representing Tomball Germanfest at the glacier restaurant in Austria!

Climb every mountain!

Enjoyed this view for 5 hours!

Brass name plates to remember those lost in the Holocaust.

A few moments with family

Waited 5 years for this beer!

the tunnel to the golden elevator that goes to Eagle's Nest

Melk abbey was still beautiful, even in the rain.

Let's get on the Wiener Riesenrad!

Found some Czech goodies in Vienna!

Getting ready for the salt mine!

We found a secret hiding place!

No one over the age of 10 allowed!

View from Eagle's Nest

Ready to head back down the mountain

The grown ups who weren't allowed in the secret hiding place

St Stephens Dom in Vienna is looking really pretty with the stones all cleaned!

Let's grab a photo while we're here!

Konigsee - I love it when the entire boat is silent, so we can hear the nature! ...and the trumpet playing at the echo wall.

Melk Abbey

We crossed the border 4 times that day!

Looking at Koenigsee from the Eagle Nest bus

Ross' Mom on the GipfelKreuz

The fortress over Werfen

Oma and Granddaughter at the top of Eagle's Nest

Spitze

Dinner at the hotel

Melk Abbey

(to the tune of "Walk like an Egyptian") Act like an American...

Dinner in Werfen

The bus heading up to Eagle's Nest

Dinner in Werfen

Found a rubber duck that I can't take home.

St Bartholomae

crossing the border in the mines

riding in to the salt mine

riding in to the salt mine

only the naughty ride in the back of the bus

Looking out at the mountains

The boat ride on Koenigsee

ready to go into the mines

wheeee!!!

the Vienna selfie

One of the rooms in Schoenbrunn

Alpine bird; Alpendohl. Very cute, and very friendly if you have food to offer

Riding the Riesenrad in Vienna

look at my crown

look at my crown

I have the best crown!

riding in to the salt mine

Alpine wild flowers

these birds only occur above 5000 feet.

Inside St Stephens Dom

dinner in Werfen

look at my crown

riding the train in to the salt mine

I have the biggest crown!

we're ready for the salt mine

roadside art in Austria

view from the Riesenrad in Vienna

the porcelain room in Schoenbrunn

Inside St Barthalomae

Alpine weather window

today's a good day!

riding the train in to the salt mine

looking out the window from the Riesenrad in Vienna

even the tour hostess gets a crown

Schoenbrunn Palace interior

looking for the entrance to the Schoenbrunn Palace

the dining chamber in Schoenbrunn Palace

...glad I don't have to polish all these chandeliers and clean the mirrors!

We were thinking of maybe breaking out into a waltz...

this room with the deep blue silk wall fabric and gold and white trim is so pretty

follow the Lustig Tours rubber duck - he knows the way!

A visit to a bird of prey sanctuary in Austria

The best tour bus company with the best drivers around!

let's see, what time is it back home?

a young owl at the bird of prey sanctuary

singing along at the culture exchange evening and dance party in the Vienna Woods

singing along at the cultural exchange and dance party in the Vienna Woods

A man and his owl. She's a rescue, and bonded herself to him.

hungry?

playground zipline in the Vienna Woods

hungry?

cultural exchange and dance party in the Vienna Woods

First dinner of our vacation - just a little jetlagged...

Dieter has the essentials for toasting our travelers!

swings!

enjoying the music with our friends in the Vienna Woods

a labyrinth in the middle of Austria, just there for the fun of it? Yes, please!

..new yoga pose?

pretty good balance for 30 hours without sleep...

owls at the bird of prey sanctuary

we played some American music for our friends in Vienna

...did someone say "more cowbell"? They got em in Bavaria!

our travelers ready to go in to Schoenbrunn Palace

waiting in line at the airport never was so much fun!

lunch after landing in Munich