Munich

We did a Fat Tire Bike tour of Munich, Germany, and then got out of the city the morning Oktoberfest started.

I probably picked traditional German music from the wrong region, but oh well.

Relief on Frauenkirche in Munich
Alte Pinakothek musem in Munich – red brick replaces parts that were bombed in WWII
St. Michael’s Church in Munich, Germany
Guarding the Tomb of Emperor Ludwig IV in Munich
Landgericht München I – District Court in Munich
Cuckoo clocks and beer steins in Munich tourist shop
Big pretzel and a mug of sparkling cranberry juice at the Chinese Tower Beer Garden in Munich
Hirmer – Munich
zeitgeist cafe in Munich
Fat Tire Bike tour in Munich – at Eulenbrunnen
Jackalope gone wrong in Munich
Beer garden food
Catfish in Munich
Warthog in Munich
Skeleton relief in Frauenkirche, Munich, Germany
Maximilianeum in Munich
St. Peter’s Church and Marienplatz in Munich
View of Frauenkirche in Munich
Karlstor musicians
Beer garden tourists
Over Switzerland, I think – or maybe Germany

Stonehenge and Windsor

I’m starting to convince my co-workers that business trips are better if you go out and see the sights rather than work in the hotel between meetings. We arranged for a jet-lagged visit to Stonehenge and toured Windsor Castle.

Windsor is next to Eton, home to Eton College, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. I took a picture of the Eton Walk and decided to try it out one afternoon.

Eton Walkway sign

It was much longer than I expected, and the northern section takes you through some fairly sketchy underpasses where no one could hear you scream, but overall it was a nice jaunt. Would have been better on a bike.

St. George’s Chapel – Windsor Castle
The Long Walk in Windsor, UK
Me and Mr. Bean
Railroad bridge in Eton
Eton
Windsor castle vine
Windsor
Windsor, UK
Windsor tree-lined path
Stonehenge
Eton boys
The Long Walk in Windsor, UK
Shadow under railroad bridge in Eton
Windsor
Eton College Chapel
Old thatched-roof homes in Wherwell
Stonehenge chocolate
500-year-old home in Wherwell, UK
Windsor castle guard
The rook of stonehenge
Catholic Church of St. Edward the Confessor, Windsor
Eton graffiti
Eton
Windsor castle
Tourist shop in Windsor, UK
Windsor sunset
Eton
The George, Eton
Windsor
Breakfast in Windsor.
Thatched-roof home by stream in Wherwell, UK
Stonehenge
Getting a good shot of the Widwinter Sunset direction arrow at Stonehenge
Trees in the morning – The Long Walk in Windsor, UK
Shackleton statue in London
Egham, UK – John Wesley passed this way and preached in 1744

Zion National Park (again)

One of our favorite places on earth is Zion National Park in southern Utah. We went down over Labor Day and had a great time biking nearby Wire Mesa Loop as well as Zion Canyon with a quick tour of The Narrows to break things up.

The Narrows
The Narrows
Look down
A drink on Wire Mesa Loop
A drink on Wire Mesa Loop
Fun mountain bike trail
Zion Canyon
Cool tree