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Our Trip to Germany in May 2005

We started off with a detour to Cincinnati instead of the planned stay in Paris...  Fair trade?  Not really, but we made the best of it anyway...

Adam liked the airport (still at O'Hare)

Hannah's favorite bridge - it's purple!

We spent a few hours at the aquarium

which had lots of acrylic tunnels to see the animals.

Hannah wasn't so sure if she wanted to pet the birds.

On to Germany and Berlin!

Adam's resting up on the train,

but had to wake up to play on the train's jungle gym.

Brandenburg Gate!

On top of the Reichstag (Germany's capitol building)

Recuperating after a long day in Berlin

In front of Sans Souci Palace

Playing on Frederick the Great

A view from the Orangerie at Sans Souci

In front of the Orangerie

The New Palace

Behind the New Palace

Adam loves the train, Hannah was just a little tired.

The Gedaechtniskirche (Memorial Church) - just ask Hannah about the bombed out church!

Back in Hannover, the sightseeing continued...

On the steps of the New Town Hall (~150 years old)

Adam & Bastian sharing gummy bears

Hannah on the boat ride on the Maschsee

Cruising with Bastian

Getting some shade under the umbrella statue

Riding the train again

Jen & Merle

Charly, Markus & Merle

Darth Adam (costume on loan from Louis)

Adam riding an elefant

Flamingos at the zoo

Getting ready for the sea lion show

The next day at the Dino Park

Enjoying the Autobahn in a convertible (Alisa, Ebi & Bastian)

Hannah meets Mirius (Anja's horse)

At the fire station with the chief!

Hannah likes to drive

Adam is getting ready to fight fires

Herrenhausen Gardens - Hannah enjoyed the face painting

Taking a break by the fountain

Sisters get a little wet

Time for the International Fireworks Competition over Herrenhausen

Then it was off to Munich!

One of the train stations along the way (Wurzburg, where Hannah's German teacher, Annette is from)

Welcome to Munich!

Adam likes the pretzels

Mark likes the beer

Jen & Alisa like to relax

And the kids love ice cream in the town square

Hannah loves water fountains

Our transportation for the afternoon (1933 Bentley)

And our tour guide - Niels!

Cruising through the streets

And seeing the Nymphenburg Palace