Christopher takes a try at sand art

With the help of some locals, Christopher wanted to see if he could learn a tradecraft to take with him to adulthood. I think from this vacation the only "tradecraft" he acquired was that of spending tourism dollars! He had a great time anyway.

Finished Sand Art

Here is Christopher's finished sand-art project, done with the help of authentic Egyptian artisans...Great job Christopher!

Resort Pizza

Christopher doing his favorite thing, not being in school and eating pizza for lunch next to the pool. Not to mention the unlimited coke and ice cream that was included in our all-inclusive holiday.

Veteran's Day in Germany

Sheila and Christopher in Southern Germany with the perfect combination, snow to look at in the mountains but none to step through down below. Neuschwanstien Castle looms in the background.

Edelweiss Lodge and Resort

The view from Garmisch Germany and the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort. Following a TDY trip for Tom in Germany, Sheila and Christopher flew to Munich for a long weekend over Veterans Day. Book your Edelweiss Holiday at this link: http://www.edelweisslodgeandresort.com/

Snow Ball Fight

Christopher "nails" Dad in the back with a big moist snowball. Mother nature cooperated with Christopher's wishes for snow (as we rarely get any in England) and he took advantage and engaged in a severe snowball fight with Tom. Later a truce was declared.

Edelweiss Lodge and Resort

Christopher doing his favorite thing at his favorite place. Christopher loves to swim and his favorite place to do it is in Garmisch at Edelweiss Lodge. Here he is enjoying a nice November weekend in the warm pool.

The Road to Garmisch Germany

On our way from the airport in Munich to Garmisch, we encountered heavy snows but road conditions remained good as this beautiful pictures illustrates.

Juhnke's Favorite Restaurant

Tom and Christopher pictured in front of our favorite restaurant in all of Germany. Located in Garmisch, Germany, this place is not to be missed!

Chow Time!

Christopher's favorite German meal and likely all around favorite meal, schnitzel and pomme frites (fries).

Loading our Car in the Chunnel Train

This is Folkstone, England near Dover. We loaded our car on this train which took us under the English Channel and into France. You enter the rear of the train and drive forward several train cars until the cars have stopped. We took a week-long trip to Europe that took us to France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria.

Our Car Inside the Train

Here is what the inside of the train looks like with our car in the background. It takes 30 minutes to make the crossing and we didn't have to worry about the rough seas of the English Channel. After this trip we determined that this is our favorite way to drive to Europe.

Chunnel Train Scheme

This is a drawing of the configuration for the Chunnel Car Train. We rode on the top deck on the way to Europe and and on the bottom back to England.

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.