Alps, Austria and Southern Germany

Waidhofen an der Ybbs - Gregor where are you?

Waidhofen an der Ybbs town centre

Neuschwanstein Castle - beautiful from a distance.. we didn't make it in, there was about 3000 people who had the same idea that day but we bought the calendar.

River at the foot of the Alps

Alps near Salzburg

This picture is self explanatory

Neuschwanstein Castle

The tunnel into Eagles Nest - Hitler's conference house

A view from our hotel room balcony in the Austrian Alps

Neuschwanstein Castle

Castle at the base of the Austrian Alps

Eagles Nest - Balcony

This shows how bad the weather was when we went to Eagles Nest. The view is spectacular on a clear day but when we were there we could see nothing but clouds. It was 4 degrees at the top and raining! We bought some nice postcards.

Another beautiful shot from the base of the Alps

A typical Austrian house in the Alps

A beautiful drive

Working on the rail never looked quite this good