Lisa and I visited my parents in Germany of Christmas and New Years. We had a chance to explore nearby sights, such as Rothenburg ob der Tauer (a historic walled town that managed to not get bombed in WWII), old town Leonberg, castles, the Porsche museum, and one heck of a New Years display.
More photos of our skiing in the German alps are yet to come...
Old Town Leonburg at night from my parents' apartment on the hill
12-25-2009 7:42 pm
In the marktplatz of Leonberg
12-26-2009 1:30 pm
In the marktplatz of Leonberg
12-26-2009 1:33 pm
In the marktplatz of Leonberg
12-26-2009 1:42 pm
A church in Leonberg
12-26-2009 1:44 pm
12-26-2009 1:46 pm
12-26-2009 1:47 pm
Frost
12-26-2009 1:52 pm
Gardens at the old Leonberg castle
12-26-2009 1:57 pm
Gardens at the old Leonberg castle
12-26-2009 1:59 pm
12-26-2009 2:31 pm
Schloss Solitude near Leonberg
12-27-2009 12:21 pm
Schloss Solitude near Leonberg
12-27-2009 12:23 pm
Schloss Solitude near Leonberg
12-27-2009 12:27 pm
Schloss Solitude near Leonberg
12-27-2009 12:45 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 1:30 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 1:36 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 1:49 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 1:50 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 1:53 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 1:53 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 1:58 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 2:13 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
Photo by Lisa Davis
12-27-2009 2:14 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 2:18 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 2:25 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 2:28 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 2:29 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 2:34 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 2:34 pm
Bebenhausen Monestary near Tubingen
12-27-2009 2:35 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
12-27-2009 2:43 pm
Tubingen
12-27-2009 3:11 pm
Tubingen
12-27-2009 3:13 pm
Stuttgart Marktplatz
12-28-2009 2:49 pm
Yes, that's a man playing sax with a parrot on his head
12-28-2009 3:57 pm
12-28-2009 4:18 pm
Leonberg marktplatz at night
12-28-2009 6:15 pm
Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
12-29-2009 3:12 pm
Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
12-29-2009 3:22 pm
Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
12-29-2009 3:31 pm
A Porsche engine cut-away
12-29-2009 3:45 pm
What can I say - I think these cutaways are cool
12-29-2009 4:19 pm
Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
12-29-2009 4:19 pm
Some contrasts in Porsche technology
12-29-2009 4:21 pm
Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
12-29-2009 4:23 pm
The outside of the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
12-29-2009 4:40 pm
Looking through the city wall in Rothenburg
Rothenburg is an old walled city that managed to survive WWII
12-30-2009 12:12 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 12:17 pm
Walking along the Rothenburg city wall
12-30-2009 12:17 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 1:21 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 1:44 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 1:46 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 1:47 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
12-30-2009 1:48 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 1:52 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 1:53 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 2:08 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 2:08 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 2:08 pm
Lisa at Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 2:09 pm
The valley below Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 2:10 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 2:19 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 2:27 pm
Rothenburg ob der Tauer
12-30-2009 2:28 pm
Schloss Ludwigsburg
12-31-2009 2:56 pm
Schloss Ludwigsburg
12-31-2009 3:17 pm
12-31-2009 3:55 pm
New Year's Eve in Leonberg
It seems that even big fireworks are legal in Germany, so EVERYONE was launching them... it made for a spectacular show
12-31-2009 11:59 pm
New Year's Eve in Leonberg
1-1-2010 12:01 am
New Year's Eve in Leonberg
1-1-2010 12:04 am
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