Summer Germany Photos

Photos from my first Germany trip

Here are some photos from the trip to Germany this summer. We were in Germany from June 22 to July 2. We visited both Berlin and Dresden in eastern Germany and were fortunate to be over there while Germany was hosting the FIFA World Cup. We saw many historical landmarks including museums, castles, the Berlin Wall, the Stasi (East Germany's secret police) museum and ingested many sausages, doeners kebaps, pretzels and of course good German wheat beer.

The group's first night in Berlin. We had dinner at 12 Apostels, an Italian place with pizzas the size of my head for about $9. We got to meet Frauke's (our professor) mom, sister and nephew and also sampled our first German beer.

A large football (soccer ball for you Americans :-)), that housed the World Cup trophy, was built in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Paris Square near Untern Den Linden in Berlin.

The German flag flying over the Reichstag, the German parliament building. The building was almost completely destroyed during the war but has been rebuilt as the center of government since reunification in 1990. On top of the building, where this picture was taken, is an observation deck and large dome. The entire building is powered by solar energy captured by the dome.

Nels and Kate during our second to last night in Berlin. We gave Frauke a fond farewell as she left for Hannover by train the following morning and we left the next day after the quarterfinals match between Deutschland and Argentina.

Nels and Jenny at an Imbiss or "snack bar' outside our hotel in Dresden. The owners were an Asian couple that had a little son that kept the girls occupied, he was a little ham.

Me standing besides the Elbe river near the Alt Stadt (Old City) of Dresden. After this picture was taken we witnessed a protest outside the Saxony State Building. Dresden is the capital of the state of Saxony.