Monday, September 20, 2010

Altena, Germany

Altena is a really cool steel town in a valley along a river.  At the top of a mountain there’s an ancient castle about 1000 years old.  This was the purpose of our trip.

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Outer wall.  This was my first view of the castle.

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A view of one tower from another.  In a couple more weeks all the trees will be orange, red, and yellow.

Soest, Germany

My coworker and I had a few hours to kill one Saturday and this town is near where we are staying.  It’s pretty low-key here, but a pretty town.

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Building next to a small pond.

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Church near the town center.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Hirschberg, Germany – Balloons

Another trip to this place.  This is the first nice day I’ve seen here.  I was out for my morning run today and heard a noise.  I looked up and saw hot air balloons everywhere.

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