Web Homepage for the Fall '06 tour of Central Europe.

Below is a catalog of pictures from the Grand European Tour of Central Europe in Fall '06. It is attempt to capture the sights and flavor of our wonderful trip. Click on each description to display the photo. (To return to the tour page either click on your back button or click on the "return to GET06" caption below the picture.) More or less, the photos are in the order of our trip. Sorry for the focus on our side trip to Wolfgang but it was a great photo op which I could not resist.

1) Kari Anne in action. Thanks for the great tour..

2) Kurt, our skillful and able bus driver..

3) (King) Mattias Church in the Castle Hill area in Budapest. (Our guide, Anna, in the foreground facing.).

4) A view of Budapest and the Danube from Fishermen's Bastion near Mattias Church..

5) Hungarian Parliament building on the Danube..

6) Interior of the Hungarian Parliament Building..

7) Holloko, a UNESCO Heritage village, north of Budapest. .

8) The main square in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia.

9) A view of Prague Castle from the Charles Bridge..

10) Old Town Square in Prague with the famous astronomical clock, built in 1410, about to perform..

11) Another UNESCO Heritage Village, Krumlov, in the Czech Republic- A street scene..

12) The main market street in Salzburg. Notice the medieval sign advertising "Ye Olde Mickey D" Shoppe".

13) Hitler's Eagle Nest retreat in the Village of Berchtesgaten in the Southern German Alps..

14) The Town Band in Wolfgang, Austria, celebrated the feast day of the namesake saint in honor of a bountiful harvest.

15) Young and Old in Wolfgang dressed in their finery to celebrate the harvest.

16) A view of Wolfgang from Lake Wolfgang.

17) The Benedictine monastery in Melk, on the Danube, west of Vienna.

18) Remains of the castle on the Danube where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned.

19) Vienna at dusk, looking down Landstrasse with our hotel just out of sight on the right. Amen for the glorious weather during out trip.

20) In the museum area in Vienna, a view of the Natural History Museum with Queen Maria Theresia reigning.

21) The summer Palace of the Hapburgs with the glorious gardens located just outside of Vienna. Katie and Don-to prove we were there.

22) Our Farewell Dinner-four tables and so four pictures, all opening on the same page.

That's all for now. Thanks to all our fellow travelers for making our trip so pleasant. Bon Voyage. Katie and Don

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Donald Rung/University Park. I can be reached, via email,rung@math.psu.edu

Last edited Oct. 24, 2006