After Salzburg, we headed back to Munich to meet up with the rest of the family again. Our GPS earned a gold star that day. There was a backup at the border between Austria and…
Munich, Germany – Dachau, BMW, and Beer Gardens
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Salzburg, Austria – Trick Fountains
Next on the itinerary was Salzburg, Austria or more specifically Hellbrunn Palace, home of the trick fountains. The one time Prince-Archbishop Markus Sittikus had the palace built merely for entertaining. Yes, just a party palace.…
Berchtesgaden, Germany – The Königsee and the Third Reich
We headed on to Berchtesgaden, which was back in Germany. Berchtesgaden is the home to Germany's only Alpine National Park and it's famous Königsee. Also, nearby is Obersalzberg, the town that the Nazi's took over…
Hintertux, Austria – Ice Palace and A Castle in Italy
The next stop on our agenda was Hintertux, Austria. The oldest nephew was taking part in a summer ski camp. Yes, you can ski all year long on this glacier in Austria, although the official…
Garmisch, Germany and Innsbruck, Austria – Ooh, Castles and Ski Jumpers
For the next few nights, we had rented half a house in Garmisch. It was nice to have the extra space and spread out a bit. We also had a kitchen, so we were enjoying…
Munich, Germany – The Rest of the Gallegos’ Family Arrives
We were off to Munich, where we were meeting up with Will's brother and his family, his mother, and daughter. What should have been a 3 1/2 hour road trip on the infamous autobahn took…
Frankfurt, Germany – And a visit to the Krankenhaus
Our trip to Germany began with our arrival in Frankfurt. Getting through customs took no time at all once we found it. We really felt that we were allowed to just wander around the airport…
Salerno, Italy – And Back to NYC
Had some time to kill before our train back to Milan, so we decided to check out some of the sights in Salerno itself. First we started at the Duomo. As with any good Italian…
Minori, Maijori and Centara, Italy
We visited these three towns today along the Amalfi coast. The first stop by ferry for us was Minori. We got a map from the tourist office there and found that there was an ancient…
Amalfi, Italy – Paper Mills and Lemon Trees
Salerno is a city on the west coast of Italy, by the Amalfi coast. Salerno is very easy to get to by train and makes a good central location to visit both the Amalfi coast…