Berlin and catching up on pics

Eiffel at night - Very beautiful (and romantic)

Omaha Beach

American Cemetery - Normandy

Any country that measures their beer in liters is OK with us.

Aubree Heaven

Entrance to the Dachau Concentration camp - "Work will set you free"

Neuschwanstein Castle - From "The Bridge"

Neuschwanstein Castle - Disney took inspiration from its beauty. Check out the bridge to the left. The above picture is taken from that bridge. Probably the scariest bridge we have ever been on. Bouncing up and down. Hence, Aubree has every muscle in her body flexed.

Aub rocking the luge - Continuing to amaze

Small chunk of the Berlin Wall - Gestapo had secret underground buildings here.

Brandenburg gate - so much history has been witnessed by these hunks of rock.Reichstag Building - we climbed to the top of the glass dome. From the top you can see into the parlimentary chambers. This is to ensure that Berliners will forever be able to see what their government is up to. Also politicians can always see the public looking down on them. Very powerful message that should be shared a bit more around this world.

This is also the building that a fire was started in that allowed Hitler to take "emergency" power over the government and its army.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!

Finally we found a good computer with a USB port. Hope you enjoy the pics. Currently we both feel like crap. Both have nasty colds. Neither of us can hear much as our heads are plugged so we continue to walk down the street yelling at each other. Snot is usually dripping from one of our nose's so we are a pretty fun couple to hang out with.

We were blown away by Berlin. The history was uncomprehendable. Luckily we found a great walking tour that was able to give us an amazing 4hr overview. By the end we were completely exhausted mentally and physically. This city has been through so much and all we really knew about was the stories surrounding WWII. What a fascinating place; There is very thoughtful and though provoking art around every corner. The city has very carefully been rebuilt with the public's say at every step of the process. Original buildings are easy to spot as they are covered with patched over bullet holes and soot. We want to relay every amazing story we heard while on the tour but unfortunately we would go broke paying for internet fees. Definatly a must visit on any europe tour.

Right now we are in Frankfurt, Germany. Our hotel is smack dab in the middle of the Red light district here. Interesting to watch from our third story balcony. The pros definately frequent the area. A couple days of relaxing (watching BBC) before moving to the Rhine River Valley for more castles and sightseeing. Suppose to be a beautiful part of Germany and Hazen is very excited to take a Rhine cruise. About three nights there and then Brussels to see the Tour de France and get Aubree her Belgian chocolates.

That's it for now. Hope everyone is doing ok and has a safe and fun Fourth. I think we will be just watching the blinking lights of the strip clubs and pretending they are fireworks.