The Juhnkes

India Trip, April 2009

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This year we went to India for Spring Break. We figured we were already half way there being in England and struck off for an 8 day adventure.

Presidential Palace, New Dehli, India

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Sheila and Christopher outside the gates at the Predential palace.

India Gate

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Sheila and Christopher at the India Gate. The India Gate is in a park like area of New Dehli and was erected to commemorate the Indian lives lost in the 1st and 2nd World Wars.

Humayun's Tomb

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Sheila, Tom and Christopher in front of the building that later became the inspiration for the Taj Mahal.

Local Taxi

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You couldn't even begin to count how many people were crammed in there. Indian's use this kind of taxi to travel short distances.

Christopher

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With super strength he's able to pick up the Taj Mahal with his hand.

Taj Mahal

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Tom, Sheila and Christopher at the Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

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The Taj Mahal with reflection in the water.

Local women

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2 local women with the Taj Mahal in the background.

The Red Fort

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Tom, Sheila and Christopher at the Red Fort, just down the road from the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

Camel Power

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A typical sight on the roads, camels pulling carts.

Amazing Race

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Do you watch Amazing Race? This is the Amber Fort where they went and had to feed and water the camels.

Amber Fort, Jaipur, India

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For $1 we got to ride an elephant up to the fort.

Christopher and Elephant

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Christopher and our guide were on an elephant together.

Amber Fort

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Looking at this marble carving is what the kids did before TV was invented!

Snake charmer

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Christopher played snake charmer for awhile with a cobra named Carlos.

Touching the cobra

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Christopher said that Carlos felt scaley.

Water Palace, Jaipur

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This palace sits on a man made lake in Jaipur.

Jaipur Palace of the Winds

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This is actually just a big wall with windows, so that the women of the harem could watch the parades on the street below without being seen.

Oktoberfest 2008

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After a few beers at Oktoberfest we thought we should all buy unique hats to help us to find each other in the crowds at Oktoberfest. We settled on these Bavarian style hats. Pictured from left to right is; Jim Hicks, Ed Altimari, Andy (Gooter) Gutgasel, myself and Doug Schultz. We spent a week in the Alps before making a swing through Munich for one day of the fest.

Our Table in the Beer Tent

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Space like this at Oktoberfest is rare to come by and quite valuable. We lucked into these spots by first being early (11:00am arrival) and second being lucky, a group just left as we approached. This picture is in the Augustiner festhall.

A View from the Paulaner Tent

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We stopped in this tent for one fine Paulaner Beer. All the tents at Oktoberfest were unique and each was worth walking through.

The Lads Wind Down at Hofbrauhaus

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After the beer tents at Oktoberfest, we stopped off in downtown Munich for a night cap at the Hofbrauhaus before heading back to Garmisch for the night.

View From Zugspitze

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The Zugspitze is the highest point in Germany. This view looks down towards Garmisch Germany 6600 feet below.

Summer vacation

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First stop, St. Louis to visit friends. 14 of us met at Fortel's
Pizza in Arnold. We didn't get pictures with Drews or
Fulkersons, but here is Dustin, Kenny, Christopher, and
Nicole.

No fish for Christopher

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We got to spend 4 days at the Lake of the
Ozarks with Helen, (she was Christopher's
baby-sitter). Too bad for Christopher though,
he didn't catch a single fish!

Christopher and Tyson

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The boys (they've been friends forever, Tyson also used to
go to Helen's) enjoyed taking the paddle boat out around
the dock.

A tube ride

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Christopher enjoyed getting a tube ride while we were
at the lake.

Christopher and Oreo

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Christopher made a new friend, Oreo, Helen's
shitzu. We hope when we move back to St. Louis that
we'll get one of Oreo's puppies for a dog of our own.

Tom Island

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Tom proudly shows off his creation on the island, hence the
name "Tom Island". The accoutrements in the background were created from logs and other floating debris in the Missouri River near Springfield, SD.

Stuck in the sand

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Josh, Traci, Jordan, Tom & Christopher are trying to see
who can get their feet buried in the sand the furthest.

Mini-golf

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We made our annual trip out to the lake so the kids could
play mini-golf. Christopher and Jordan are both trying to
come in first.

More mini-golf

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Christopher got to go play mini-golf with his
cousin Kennady before we had to take her to
Sioux City.

Shriners Circus

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The Shriners circus came to town so we went to
a performance. This was the first real circus that
Christopher went to. We had a really good time,
inspite of the heat.

The big cats

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The first act of the evening was the tigers. I wouldn't have
wanted to be in the cage with them.

2 strong men

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These guys were incredible. It was amazing
watching them.

A favorite - the elephants

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The other animal act was the elephants. You could also ride
one during intermission, but I couldn't talk Christopher
into riding one.

A day at the races

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A trip back home wouldn't be complete without a stop
at the go-karts. This year Christopher was old enough
to drive his own go-kart.

Christopher is in the lead

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Christopher maintains his lead over Dad and Jim.

Jim says Hi!

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Jim gives a wave as he flies by on his go-kart.

Med Cruise 2008

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Our big trip this year was a 12 day Mediterranean cruise. We departed out of Venice, stopped in Croatia, Greece and Turkey before returning to Rome. Pictured here are Arnie, Sheila, Christopher and Linda Juhnke.

Our Hotel In Venice

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Our hotel was the dark red building on the corner.

Grand Canal

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One of the many fine views of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.

Dinner in Venice

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We a nice dinner in Venice the night before we boarded our Med Cruise ship, the Emerald Princess.

Venice Departure

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Despite the rain we were rewarded with some great views of Venice and St. Marks square as we sailed out into the Adriatic Sea.

Movies Under the Stars

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Our cruise ship was equiped with a giant screen that overlooked the pool and hot tub area. We spent many a day and night here swimming and watching movies often at the same time.

View of our Ship Docked in Venice

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Christopher Tried to Walk on Water

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Christopher with his friend from India taking a jump into the ships pool.

Dubrovnik Old City

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The bright orange roofs in the photo were recently replaced after being destroyed by shelling from the Civil war in the early 90s.

View of the City Walls, Dubrovnik

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One of the many fine views of the city.

Dubrovnik Vista

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The Juhnkes take a break from their walk around the city wall.

Corfu Greece Arrival

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This fine view met us as we steamed into Corfu Greece.

Corfu Greece

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Grandma, Grandpa and Christopher in front of our cruise ship in Corfu, Greece. In the background is the mysterious country of Albania.

Shopping in Corfu

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Linda and Tom shopping on one of the many narrow streets in Corfu, Greece.

Time for Food

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While cruising we took a break from the constant eating of cruise ship food and opted for some tried and true Corfu McDonalds.

Pool Time

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Christopher jumps into the pool with his new friends. This is one of 6 pools on our cruise ship the Emerald Princess.

The Parthenon in the Morning

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This picture with Christopher illustrates the enormous size of the Parthenon.

Athens Finest

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Sheila Tom and Christopher at the top of the Acropolis in front of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.

The Acropolis in Athens

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The Juhnkes pose at the base of the Acropolis. Additionally an ancient Roman theater and the Parthenon sit in the background.

Panoramic Athens

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The Juhnkes pose at a scenic Athens overlook.

Temple of Zeus

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Christopher and Tom pose in front of the Temple of Zeus (there is one in Athens and one in Olympia). Note the Acropolis and Parthenon in the background.

Feeding the Pigeons in Athens

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Christopher shys away from Grandpa and his pigeon friend. This was taken at the Royal Palace in Athens at Syntagma Square.

Greek Agora in Athens

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Christopher poses in front of a temple in the old Greek Agora (market). This Agora sits in the shadows of the nearby Acropolis.

Mykanos Beach

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We spent the better part of a day at this fine beach in Mykanos.

Mykanos Greece

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We spied this beach from our ship (in the background) and hiked over to spend a good part of the day relaxing in the water.

The Only way to see the Greek Isles

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We rented this scooter for the day while in Mykanos and used it to explore all over the beautiful island.

Mykanos Town

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A nice view of the downtown area of Mykanos, Greece

Ephesus Overview

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This picture is looking down one of the main streets in Ephesus to the famous Celsus Library. Back in the day (117 AD) it was the second largest library in the world.

Ancient Roman Conveniences

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Public Roman Toilets in Ephesus, not for use today!

Christopher Takes a Break

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Christopher takes a breather in the Theater at Ephesus. He is sitting near one of the friends he made on our ship.

Approaching the Harbor in Rhodes Greece

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This picture affords a nice view of the formidible city walls build by the Knights of St. John.

Rhodes Greece

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This view is from the port looking out to sea with Turkey in the background.

Waterside in Rhodes

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The impressive city walls dominate the skyline in Rhodes. They were originally built in 1200 AD.

Departure from Rhodes

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A view from our ship as we leave Rhodes, Greece.

Our Arrival in Santorini

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This is where we first set foot on the island of Santorini after being tendered from our cruise ship.

Explorers

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Grandma, Christopher and Grandpa explore part of Santorini Island on foot.

The Town of Oia

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This town is on the North end of Santorini Island.

The Long March

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This picture was taken on our hike up the crater rim. Note below on the footpath Christopher (in the white hat) following Grandpa.

Emerald Princess

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Santorini overlooking our ship, the Emerald Princess.

Good Views are Everywhere on this Island

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This was a view from one of the highest points on Santorini.

Three Men Bearing Gifts

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We did a lot of hiking on the island of Santorini, in the process we found several presents for Gloria.

Santorini View

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Some of our group walked up the zig zag train to the top of the crater rim....a few others took the funicular.

Santorini Departure

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These fine views from the ship blessed our departure from Santorini, Greece.

A Good Night for a Cruise

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One of our last nights at sea and we came out on deck to witness our transit of the Straits of Messina, the narrow waterway between mainland Italy and the island of Sicily.

Three Juhnkes in Pompei

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A picture of some of the remaining home foundations.

Naples and Pompei

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Christopher surveys the ruins at Pompei in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius in the background.

Does it really lean?

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First stop on our spring break trip to Italy, Pisa. And yes, it really does lean!

Tom and Christopher

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Have to make sure everybody gets their picture in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Pizza

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You can't go to Italy without having pizza!

Sienna cathedral

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Sheila and Christopher pose after we toured the cathederal in Sienna.

Gelato

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Sheila and Christopher are enjoying one of many ice cream (gelato) cones that we had while in Italy.

Cathedral

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Here's Christopher in front of the cathedral in Florence.

David by Michelangelo

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Here is a copy of the statue of David by Michelangelo. It is supposed to be David before he fights Goliath.

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This was a cool bridge in Florence. There were all kinds of shops on a walkway thru the bridge.

Basillica

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This is the basillica in the town of Assisi. We did a day trip here and spent several hours walking around the town.

Overlooking Sienna

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On our last day in Sienna we climbed the clock tower and had an awesome view of the town and countryside.

Trip to Tanzania

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I recently took a trip to Tanzania for work to become "familiar" with the country. Myself and my traveling companion (Mike Smith pictured here) spent 11 days traveling the country. This picture is taken from our hotel room in Dar es Salaam overlooking the Indian Ocean. It was a nice warm get away from January in England.

Road Construction

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This new section of road (the darker section on the right) was recently laid down by road works personnel. To protect it while it "cures" the roads department in Zanzibar (an island off the coast of Tanzania) place the rocks you see in the picture to keep cars off of it. Pretty imaginative, cheap and effective.

Market Day for the Masai

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Masai people from neighboring villages converge to this market place once a week to exchange goods. Our guide told us that the Masai men really fancied home made beer.

Tanzanian Road

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This image is not typical of most roads in Tanzania but we really appreciated them whenever we found one like this.