Our Hotel in Gorlitz, Germany

Our first stop on our trip was Gorlitz, Germany which is on the Eastern German border with Poland. The next day we drove 20 miles into Poland so Sheila could go pottery shopping.

Charles Bridge, Prague

Sheila and Christopher on the Charles Bridge. The bridge is pedestrian only and filled with artists selling there wares. After we finished pottery shopping in Poland we took the short drive down into the Czech Republic and visited Prague for a couple days.

Prague Curio Shop

Christopher poses next to an interesting looking puppet outside one of the numerous curio shops in Prague.

Prague Castle

This castle complex towers above Prague and is really not a castle in the traditional sense. It is a conglomeration of palaces, cathedrals and government buildings.

Hungary Border Crossing

We crossed from Slovakia into Hungary for a short time. You can see from this photo that the border post could use some tidying up.

Melk, Austria

On our way through Austria we stopped at a nice town called "Melk" that sits on the Danube River. It was a nice relaxing stop before our next city Salzburg.

Mauthausen, Austria Concentration Camp

This gas chamber disguised as a "shower" received heavy use in the early 1940s. The sign is of course new and note the "shower heads" above that never dispensed water but only zyclon B poison gas.

Brugge, Belgium City Hall

This fine building sits overlooking the beautiful city square in Brugge. The square was lined with many fine restaurants and a couple "french fry" shacks that served the best fries ever! We stopped here on our last night before taking the Chunnel Train back to England.

Belgian Chocolate Shop

Luckily this shop was closed when we found it otherwise we would have left a few euros there.

Brugge Canal

Christopher poses next one of the many fine canals in Brugge, Belgium.

Brugge Bar

This was a neat old bar/restaurant that we found our last night in Belgium. It was just around the corner from our canal side hotel room.

Sheila's Treasure

Here is the Polish pottery that Sheila started us on this journey for. She plans another trip back this fall or next spring to "guide" some other folks to the pottery shops.

Yellowstone Trip Google Earth Tracks

You can view our trip in your Google Earth viewer by clicking the link below. The hotlink can be activated by clicking this "Google Earth Link Displaying our Yellowstone Trip path and items of interest along the way " hotlink.

Devil's Tower Wyoming

This summer we struck out from South Dakota for a trip to Yellowstone. After an overnight stop in the Black Hills we made a quick stop at Devil's Tower to break up our long trip across the state of Wyoming.

Cody Wyoming

We spent a couple hours at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wy.

Yellowstone National Park

We treked from the Black Hills of South Dakota across Wyoming to visit Yellowstone National Park. It was a worthwhile trip that included an overnight stopover in Cody, Wy.

Grand Teton National Park

We diverted a few miles south of Yellowstone to take in the Grand Tetons and make a quick visit to Jackston Hole, WY.

Old Faithfull

Our trip to Yellowstone was not complete until we witnessed Old Faithfull "blow its top". The weather was nice and the crowds were light, making it a great experience.

Geo-thermal Yellowstone

Yellowstone Park is covered with areas of exposed hot water in the form of springs, streams and "mud pots".

Lower Falls of Yellowstone River

Sheila and Christopher pose next to the famous "Lower Falls". This part of Yellowstone is called the "Grand Canyon" of Yellowstone National Park.

West Yellowstone Dust Devil

This powerfull dust devil suprised us in the middle of town. We eventually drove right through the middle of the devil with sand and rocks raining down on the car.

Little Bighorn Battlefield

This is the spot where Custer's "Last stand" took place. We stopped here (central Montana) on our way back from Yellowstone NP.

Panning for Gold

A trip to the Deadwood, SD was not complete unless we took time out to pan for gold. Christopher managed to glean 10 gold pieces from his "stake".

Shark Tooth Hill

One afternoon we drive about an hour north of Springfield, SD to the famed "Shark Tooth Hill". We took our excavating equipment and began digging and sifting for shark teeth. South Dakota was at the bottom of an ocean millions of years ago and shark teeth and other sea creature remains can be easily found in this area.

Fishing For the Big One

Christopher and Grandpa caught this Missouri River Drum on one of our first sandbar trips.

South Dakota Sandbar Time

We took advantage of the hot sunny weather and made several trips out on the Missouri River.