I’ve been pretty busy here in Deutschland, so my written log is coming along very slowly. In the meantime, here are some pictures of a few of the places I’ve been. Check after the bump to see them; hover your mouse over each image to see a brief description (Warning: possibly large files ahead).

This is the first thing I saw immediately after stepping out of the car on my first day of sightseeing. I felt I had to document it.

My entertainment during offtime. Unfortunately, there\

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Wind power! These puppies were set up near just about every rural town we passed.

Beer music being played during market time. It\

Site of a former guh-HET-to. Not visable in this picture were the grooves and chain links on the sides for closing the alley off at night and during Christian holidays.

Some kind of doomsday clock?


Bronze statues of Marx and Engels, taken at his childhood home (now a museum) in Trier.

An artifact from divided Berlin.

From a Papist exhibit at the Bishop

The only thing worse than being the Holy Roman Emperor...is NOT being the Holy Roman Emperor.

Remains of a Roman ampitheater. No bloodsports were scheduled that day.