Saturday 9 January 2016

Sweden to Austria 28th July-8th September 2015

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                           Entered Sweden 28 July








                    
                       Fishing lodges near Grinstad








               Carlsten Fortress at Marstrand. In the 15th century it was the herring capital of Europe










                     Copenhagen 









                       The Little Mermaid from the fairy tale by Hans Christen Andersen











                       Copenhagen










                      Rikke and Per








                      Five Viking ships sunk for defensive purposes in Roskilde 1040 years ago. Largest is 30m and all made in Dublin which was founded by the Vikings







                       Holland: Reclaimed land; 6m below sea level between Kampen and Almere








                     …. and all 6m below sea level









                    Amsterdam, dancing houses









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Am        Amsterdam, local shop 








 Amsterdam, canals









           Amsterdam, Red light district









           Amsterdam, bike parking










          
            Rijksmuseum - Rembrandt Night watchman








                      Rijksmuseum - Vincent Van Gogh











1                     Anne Frank’s house











1                     Heading back to camp after a day in Amsterdam







                     Zaanse Schans working village









             Holland, local landscape               















1                   Cologne Cathedral built between 1247 – 1850, mosaic windows 












1                     Cologne Cathedral built between 1247 – 1850, ceiling











                      A wet day at a wine festival with Heinz and Sandra










                      Sandra and Marina









                     Eltz Castle on the Moselle River; built in 1047









1                     Camped next the Rhine in Koblenz at the junction with the Moselle







                     Looking north along the Rhine to the junction with the Moselle 









1                     Heildelberg Castle – 15th century and the world’s largest wine vat, 220,000lit











                  Trieberg in the Black Forest












1                     Cuckoo clocks in Trieberg








                      

                         Black Forest cake in the Black Forest!









                        The Rhine Falls Switzerland and the largest plain water falls in Europe








                      Walking down after chair lift on the Alpine Strasse











               Traditional Bavarian houses









                       Neuschwanstein Castle near Fussen Bavaria












                      View from Neuschwanstein Castle








        Going up the cable car to the Zugspitze








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                       The top deck on the Zugspitze








            Mountain range, Germany




                  


                       The very summit of the Zugspitze








1                    Zugspitze, Germany










            Dachau, Germany