To keep warm I wore tights, two pairs of socks, undershirt, long sleeve shirt, sweater, jacket, knitted scarf, ear muffs,gloves, and of course shoes and pants. Layering is the way to go!.
In Marienplatz in Munich, Germany. Notice the frozen water in the fountain.
Had to take a picture of the Apple store for Joshua. |
Marienplatz in Munich
I think the cold is getting to them!!!!
The entrance to Dachau concentration camp. It was the first Nazi concentration camp opened in Germany, on March 22,1933 to it's liberation by the U.S. Army on April 29,1945. It was located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory.
One of many memorials- Never Again written in many languages
Walking through the center yard.
Where now you can only see the foundation there once stood 68 barracks for prisoners. |
Hitlers motto Arbeit Macht Frei translates Work Makes Free or Work Liberates. It was a somber day, but one I'm glad the kids got to experience. The horror of the Holocaust must never be forgotten, and now they will pass on what they learned.
Opening ceremony before the soccer game between Bayern Munchen and FC KaiserSlautern. Samuel didn't get to see this because he was getting hot chocolate for all of us :)
Leaving the stadium with all his soccer memorabilia, he was one happy boy.
The town of Rothenburg ob de Tauber. Rothenburg is the country's best-preserved medieval walled town.
Looking into the valley below. One of my favorite pictures, probably had to do with the snow :)
Sarah standing in front of a Sneeball (snowball) store. Sneeballs are a specialty of Rothenburg and are pastries that look like snowballs. You can get them with a variety of toppings.
Loved all the detailing on the houses.
St. Jakob's Church, built in the 14th century |
One of the six entrances to the town. In Medieval times the entrances would be blocked during times of war or invasions.
The last time I came to Rothenburg was around 18 years ago for my grandfathers funeral. It was also winter so they didn't have a headstone for him. The kids and I came to the cemetery to try to find it now and of course it was futile.
The next three pictures were taken in the Burggarten or Castle Garden. I have been in the gardens many times during the summer, but for the first time got to see the beauty in the winter.
In front of one of the many restaurants.
Thus ended our trip through Munich and Rothenburg. If I could have comprehended how cold it would be, or that we would have snow the whole time, I might have delayed it. Lucky for me I didn't delay the trip because the snow made everything so beautiful.