Month: September 2019

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Travel

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.

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

Stonehenge and Windsor

Stonehenge

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.

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

Zion National Park (again)

Fun mountain bike trail

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.

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

Volcanic Lightning

My daughter is a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Guatemala. She caught these video clips of some volcanic lightning in August 2019. It’s cool stuff coming from the ground up!

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Family

Island Park Reunion

Video of our family reunion in Island Park, Idaho.