India Trip, April 2009

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

Sheila and Christopher outside the gates at the Predential palace.

India Gate

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

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

Local Taxi

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

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

Taj Mahal

Tom, Sheila and Christopher at the Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal with reflection in the water.

Local women

2 local women with the Taj Mahal in the background.

The Red Fort

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

Camel Power

A typical sight on the roads, camels pulling carts.

Amazing Race

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

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

Christopher and Elephant

Christopher and our guide were on an elephant together.

Amber Fort

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

Snake charmer

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

Touching the cobra

Christopher said that Carlos felt scaley.

Water Palace, Jaipur

This palace sits on a man made lake in Jaipur.

Jaipur Palace of the Winds

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

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

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

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

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

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

Summer vacation

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.