Christmas in Austria

Hungary 2012



Mmm... Kolaches




Budapest




Danube at night




Danube at Dawn



Auschwitz - July 2012

Bunks

Not many people walked -OUT- of this place.



Cattle Car



Ruins of the 'Showers'

Germany - July 2012

YAY --  I Made It To Wollmeise !!!

Brandenberg Gate

A billion Pennys makes one wealthy !



Mmm... Burritos




Checkpoint Charlie





WW2 Gay & Lesbian Holocaust Memorial Near Brandenberg Gate



 Hmm... Rotation. 

Transit of Venus - 5 Jun 2012

You can just make out the clock tower in Cascina as Venus crosses in front of the Sun.

A closer view.  Next transit:  Dec 2117

Vesivius, Late May 2012

Amphitheater

Bar

Bar Artwork

Brothel room

Vesuvius Artifacts / body



Vesuvius still looms in the distance.



Pumping Station ?

This closed Gas Station appears to have some pumping still going on!

Wine Trip, mid-May 2012

Which one is ours?

Grow, my pretties !!   GROW!!!

Vino!

Flowers and Scenery

Peony

Pretty Red Flowers

Mountains near our home

View from atop the Basilica

Not -=quite=- the Eiffel...

More Pix

We had a couple of very sweet visitors, here's a few pictures from their time in Italia.

Cafe by the Med

Mmm.. Gelatto...

The Mediterranean

View from the top (St Peters, Vatican)

Cafe in Lucca

Dipping a toe in the Med

At the Vatican

Vatican Art

We climbed THAT?

Ok, now where's the bottle?

Hello from Italia !!

On one of our first days in country.
Why won't that building straighten when I press on it?

Pisa at night from one of the many bridges that divide the city.

Sunest on the Med. Just a few minutes from where we are staying.

Taken in Lucca -- a historical town near Pisa.
Doesn't our pooch look right at home with Puccini?

A "cheesy" pic of me with a live mime while in Parma --
the hometown of the king of all cheeses