A weekend in Himmelkron


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June 20th 2005
Published: June 24th 2008
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I met Karin Engelhardt by accident in Hofbrauhaus a couple of weeks ago, and found out that she was the first Fachhochschule Coburg student to come to K-State. That was three years ago now, but she’s still around, finishing up her last semester in school. She goes home almost every weekend to her town of Himmelkron and she invited me to with her anytime I liked, so I called her up for this pas... Read Full Entry



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Bayreuth - Tanks

...then the tank backed away... hey! it's a ramp for other tanks to use!
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Bayreuth

this picture doesn't do it justice, but a street scene it is...
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Bayreuth

Same street, looking the other way. That building on the right with the people atop is the opera house.
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Bayreuth

...one last cute city street, and then I'll get on with it!
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Ermitage

...yep, it's a formal garden.
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Ermitage

this is an ENORMOUS red oak on the grounds. that's li'l ol' me in front of it. personal message: mom, the number of this picture is '2525' thought you'd like to know!
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Ermitage

The sun temple
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Ermitage

The sun temple... a little closer up (getting ready for a wedding).
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Ermitage

sculpture made to look like ruins. pretty decadent, huh?
Back home...Back home...
Back home...

Karin, her mother (Helga) and me. And Tina the dog running between our feet.
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Autobahnkirche

Inside the main chapel



5th July 2005

2525
...if red oaks are still alive...

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