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- Day 7
- Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 11:40 AM
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 69 ft
ItalyPonte dei Sospiri45°26’4” N 12°20’26” E
Doge's Palace
June 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
The "Doge of Venice" was the ruler of Venice, and this is where he lived.
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 12:05 PM
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 85 ft
- ItalyPonte dei Sospiri45°26’3” N 12°20’27” E
Bridge of Sighs
June 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
The Bridge of Sighs was connected to the prison in Venice. The prison was made of lead, which caused the prisoners to die within months. So they called it the Bridge of Sighs because that was going toRead more
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 12:45 PM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 39 ft
- ItalyPiazzetta dei Leoncini45°26’6” N 12°20’20” E
Leone d'Oro
June 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
I'm not sure what Chase is doing. Clearly he is hungry though!
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitude: 20 ft
- ItalyTeatro San Moisè45°25’55” N 12°20’8” E
Gondola Ride
June 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Gondola's are one of the first things people think of when you say the word "Venice". There are no cars in Venice, so everybody has to walk or go by boat.
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- ItalyChiesa Parrocchiale di San Moisé45°25’59” N 12°20’13” E
Gelato Time!
June 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
A gelato a day keeps the doctor away!
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 5:45 PM
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 20 ft
- ItalyMusetre45°34’54” N 12°22’0” E
The Canals of Venice
June 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
The city of Venice is 118 islands, and has over 400 bridges. The canals are beautiful!
I've noticed two sizes of canoes. Do you pay more for a larger canoe, or do those belong to people who have purchased them? [Sharon]
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- Day 8
- Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 11:50 AM
- ☁️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 3,058 ft
- ItalyPfischerbach46°52’54” N 11°26’43” E
Almost to Austria!
June 20, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
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- Day 8
- Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 12:20 PM
- ☁️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 4,298 ft
AustriaSteinach am Brenner47°4’13” N 11°28’48” E
Willkommen!
June 20, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
We're in Österreich (Austria). Good thing the bus driver didn't notice how I got this picture! (I was on the stairs of the back exit....lol). Yes that's snow on the mountain!
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- Day 8
- Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 1:20 PM
- ☁️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 1,923 ft
- AustriaGoldenes Dachl47°16’5” N 11°23’36” E
Downtown Innsbruck
June 20, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
One of the most famous landmarks in Innsbruck is the Imperial Palace. It was built for Emperor Maximilian I.
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- Day 8
- Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 2:30 PM
- ☁️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 1,909 ft
- AustriaInnsbruck city center47°16’3” N 11°23’37” E
Innsbruck
June 20, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
The adults had some delicious sandwiches from a local bakery (with fresh bread), while the kiddos hit up McDonald's and Starbucks...lol
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- Day 8
- Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 6:25 PM
- ⛅ 77 °F
- Altitude: 2,789 ft
GermanyGroße Laine47°35’57” N 11°3’41” E
Oberammergau
June 20, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
This is the place if the Oberammergauer Passionsspiele (Oberammergau Passion Play) that is performed every 10 years (in the summer) since 1633. Now, it is performed on 10s. Because of Covid, the 2020Read more
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 7:15 AM
- ☁️ 66 °F
- Altitude: 1,309 ft
- GermanyLandshut Hbf48°32’51” N 12°8’21” E
Morning Bread
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
There were a bunch of different bread options this morning as part of breakfast. All delicious!
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 9:10 AM
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 1,572 ft
- GermanyPolln48°16’0” N 11°28’4” E
Dachau Concentration Camp (Part 1)
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
We have arrived at Dachau Concentration Camp. The sign built into the gate reads "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Sets You Free)
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 9:20 AM
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 1,568 ft
- GermanyPolln48°15’60” N 11°28’7” E
Dachau Concentration Camp (Part 2)
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 9:30 AM
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 1,568 ft
- GermanyPolln48°15’60” N 11°28’7” E
Dachau Concentration Camp (Part 3)
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 9:40 AM
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 1,568 ft
- GermanyPolln48°15’60” N 11°28’7” E
Dachau Concentration Camp (Part 4)
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 9:55 AM
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 1,568 ft
- GermanyPolln48°15’60” N 11°28’7” E
Dachau Concentration Camp (Part 5)
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
These pictures remind me of the movie 'Sophie's Choice." I saw it and have never been able to forget it. Such horrible things happened at this place. [Sharon]
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 10:05 AM
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 1,568 ft
- GermanyPolln48°15’60” N 11°28’7” E
Dachau Concentration Camp (Part 6)
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 10:10 AM
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 1,568 ft
- GermanyPolln48°15’60” N 11°28’7” E
Dachau Concentration Camp (Part 7)
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 11:25 AM
- ☁️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 1,693 ft
- GermanyBMW World48°10’38” N 11°33’22” E
BMW World
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Chase and I tried out the motorcycles! The ladies loved trying out the motorcycles too!
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 12:55 PM
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 1,722 ft
- GermanyNymphenburg48°9’23” N 11°30’26” E
Nymphenburg Castle
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Before Bavaria was part of Germany, it was independent and ruled by dukes and kings. This castle was where the House of Wittelsbach spent their summers.
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 2:45 PM
- ☁️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 1,739 ft
- GermanyU-Bahn-/S-Bahn-Haltestelle Marienplatz48°8’16” N 11°34’23” E
Hofbrauhaus
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
The Hofbrauhaus is one of Munich's 6 main breweries. This is the Hofbrauhaus restaurant/beer garden. They have all kinds of food and it is a family-friendly environment. After our guide walked usRead more
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 5:55 PM
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 1,772 ft
- GermanyMunich Central Station48°8’31” N 11°33’31” E
Bratwurst Dinner
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
For dinner we had 3 different bratwursts (sorry I ate one before i posted it), a potato salad with zucchini (maybe?), and sauerkraut. Fortunately, Christine took a picture of the dish before weRead more
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- Day 9
- Friday, June 21, 2024 at 8:30 PM
- ☁️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 1,309 ft
- GermanyLandshut Hbf48°32’51” N 12°8’21” E
Tschüß Ermel
June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
The girls had to say goodbye to our bus driver Ermel. We will have a different one for the remainder of the trip.
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- Day 10
- Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 10:15 AM
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: 3,186 ft
- GermanyNeuschwanstein Castle47°33’27” N 10°44’59” E
Neuschwanstein Castle (Part 1)
June 22, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
This castle was one of the three castles built by Ludwig II. It has 200 rooms, but only 22 were finished because he died within a week of moving in. He wanted everything to be medieval style. The nameRead more
Beautiful pictures! This palace is gorgeous! [Sharon]
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