<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661734266864990895</id><updated>2012-02-16T04:04:55.742-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Scott's Rest</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://scottsrest07.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661734266864990895/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://scottsrest07.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Fr. Scott Russell</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/SFjoYGAErlI/AAAAAAAAAGI/OjDqMx2kK8Y/S220/seattle+june+07+173f.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661734266864990895.post-1671372935238348493</id><published>2007-04-15T00:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-31T06:01:23.965-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Strasbourg, France and the Black Forest</title><content type='html'>If you look on a map of Germany, you'll see Karlsruhe is basically on the border with France.  Well, one day we drove over to Strasbourg to see the sights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHO98CunzI/AAAAAAAAACE/8wHIdqMj5ns/s1600-h/IMG_0313b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHO98CunzI/AAAAAAAAACE/8wHIdqMj5ns/s320/IMG_0313b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053547820371320626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the cathedral square. ^^&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And this is the cathedral&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RjsqLBFL4kI/AAAAAAAAADk/Fr0XeaPaoLQ/s1600-h/450px-Strasbourg_muenster_turm_2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RjsqLBFL4kI/AAAAAAAAADk/Fr0XeaPaoLQ/s320/450px-Strasbourg_muenster_turm_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060684975037997634" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are a few details of the cathedral -- vaulting over one of the doors and some gargoyles...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHPb8Cun2I/AAAAAAAAACc/4Uklktua_uw/s1600-h/IMG_0321b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHPb8Cun2I/AAAAAAAAACc/4Uklktua_uw/s320/IMG_0321b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053548335767396194" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHPHcCun0I/AAAAAAAAACM/RMTdq3op3T8/s1600-h/IMG_0319b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHPHcCun0I/AAAAAAAAACM/RMTdq3op3T8/s320/IMG_0319b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053547983580077890" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A side street in Strasbourg&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHQb8Cun8I/AAAAAAAAADM/5LZgzi_zDws/s1600-h/IMG_0327b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHQb8Cun8I/AAAAAAAAADM/5LZgzi_zDws/s320/IMG_0327b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053549435279024066" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another part of Strasbourg known as "Petit France" (Little France)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHQTcCun7I/AAAAAAAAADE/IUIuhwjXqJQ/s1600-h/IMG_0330b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHQTcCun7I/AAAAAAAAADE/IUIuhwjXqJQ/s320/IMG_0330b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053549289250135986" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We ate lunch nearby at a sidewalk cafe -- so help me there was an accordion player...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a local delicacy "Tarte Flambee"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RkHPGhFL4lI/AAAAAAAAADs/9_PFkEJBZoM/s1600-h/IMG_0342b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RkHPGhFL4lI/AAAAAAAAADs/9_PFkEJBZoM/s320/IMG_0342b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062555167007433298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After leaving France, we drove back through the Schwarzwald (Black Forest}, stopping in a few towns, including the ancient resort/spa site of Baden-Baden.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I made a new friend!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHQjMCun9I/AAAAAAAAADU/rZzr8LpVXF0/s1600-h/RIMG0054b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 345px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHQjMCun9I/AAAAAAAAADU/rZzr8LpVXF0/s320/RIMG0054b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053549559833075666" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's not a guy in a bear suit, that's a HUGE stuffed teddy bear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A "drive-by shooting" on our way through the Schwarzwald.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHQBcCun5I/AAAAAAAAAC0/HFnTduSXpMg/s1600-h/RIMG0083b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHQBcCun5I/AAAAAAAAAC0/HFnTduSXpMg/s320/RIMG0083b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053548980012490642" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a typical street in the villages of the Black Forest -- note how narrow they are!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHP7cCun4I/AAAAAAAAACs/FT-870IY76M/s1600-h/RIMG0082b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHP7cCun4I/AAAAAAAAACs/FT-870IY76M/s320/RIMG0082b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053548876933275522" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHO98CunzI/AAAAAAAAACE/8wHIdqMj5ns/s1600-h/IMG_0313b.JPG"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We went shopping for Cookoo clocks.  Well...authentic ones are pretty but also pretty expensive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RkHQTRFL4mI/AAAAAAAAAD0/s-isEYj8ZZ0/s1600-h/RIMG0092b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RkHQTRFL4mI/AAAAAAAAAD0/s-isEYj8ZZ0/s320/RIMG0092b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062556485562393186" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7661734266864990895-1671372935238348493?l=scottsrest07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://scottsrest07.blogspot.com/feeds/1671372935238348493/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7661734266864990895&amp;postID=1671372935238348493' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661734266864990895/posts/default/1671372935238348493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661734266864990895/posts/default/1671372935238348493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://scottsrest07.blogspot.com/2007/04/strasbourg-france-and-black-forest.html' title='Strasbourg, France and the Black Forest'/><author><name>Fr. Scott Russell</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/SFjoYGAErlI/AAAAAAAAAGI/OjDqMx2kK8Y/S220/seattle+june+07+173f.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHO98CunzI/AAAAAAAAACE/8wHIdqMj5ns/s72-c/IMG_0313b.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661734266864990895.post-4118472206107633914</id><published>2007-04-14T23:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-04T05:38:14.477-07:00</updated><title type='text'>More pics</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHOa8CunxI/AAAAAAAAAB0/24609yEnyw8/s1600-h/IMG_0244b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHOa8CunxI/AAAAAAAAAB0/24609yEnyw8/s320/IMG_0244b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053547219075899154" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the heart of Karlsruhe is the Schloß (pronounced "Schloss") or castle, but Americans would think of it as more of a palace. Karlsruhe means "Karl's rest" -- basically it was founded as the retreat and hunting grounds of Margrave &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlsruhe"&gt;Karl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach&lt;/a&gt; (click on the link for the Wikipedia article).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHNYMCunsI/AAAAAAAAABM/Lg-zOeh6nWQ/s1600-h/IMG_0264b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHNYMCunsI/AAAAAAAAABM/Lg-zOeh6nWQ/s320/IMG_0264b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053546072319631042" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the castle grounds is the Turm or tower.  Sorry folks, no elevator, but the view at the top, of course, is worth it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHOQsCunwI/AAAAAAAAABs/xSsImbY4b4Y/s1600-h/IMG_0251b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHOQsCunwI/AAAAAAAAABs/xSsImbY4b4Y/s320/IMG_0251b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053547042982240002" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The castle grounds looking toward the city.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHNrMCunuI/AAAAAAAAABc/oZs_7B_XfuM/s1600-h/IMG_0255b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHNrMCunuI/AAAAAAAAABc/oZs_7B_XfuM/s320/IMG_0255b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053546398737145570" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RjsoFhFL4jI/AAAAAAAAADc/159qSG37AbQ/s1600-h/800px-Karlsruhe_town_centre_air.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RjsoFhFL4jI/AAAAAAAAADc/159qSG37AbQ/s320/800px-Karlsruhe_town_centre_air.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060682681525461554" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The castle and grounds from the air -- no, I didn't take this one...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHNGMCunqI/AAAAAAAAAA8/cU8fQEb3M54/s1600-h/RIMG0044c.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHNGMCunqI/AAAAAAAAAA8/cU8fQEb3M54/s320/RIMG0044c.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053545763081985698" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inside the castle is an amazing and LARGE cultural and local history museum, with interactive displays!  :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHN0MCunvI/AAAAAAAAABk/orrI3_MqZsg/s1600-h/IMG_0263b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHN0MCunvI/AAAAAAAAABk/orrI3_MqZsg/s320/IMG_0263b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053546553355968242" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We also visited the nearby botanical gardens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHNhsCuntI/AAAAAAAAABU/dRqNX58CsBM/s1600-h/IMG_0258b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHNhsCuntI/AAAAAAAAABU/dRqNX58CsBM/s320/IMG_0258b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053546235528388306" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After our long day of sightseeing, we rewarded ourselves with dessert at a sidewalk cafe -- it's called "Mozart's Chocolate Parade."  It was as good as it looks!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are pics from two different shopping trips or "Einkaufsbummeln."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first one we went by car to a famous local supermarket.  Here I am with Milka the cow -- she was mooooooving...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHNN8CunrI/AAAAAAAAABE/fUrysxGSqNU/s1600-h/IMG_0276b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHNN8CunrI/AAAAAAAAABE/fUrysxGSqNU/s320/IMG_0276b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053545896225971890" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHNGMCunqI/AAAAAAAAAA8/cU8fQEb3M54/s1600-h/RIMG0044c.JPG"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On another day, Martin and I went shopping for dinner on bikes to the city center.  Karlsruhe has one of the largest numbers of bikes per-capita in the world!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHOncCunyI/AAAAAAAAAB8/fy1xBwJrqB8/s1600-h/IMG_0287b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHOncCunyI/AAAAAAAAAB8/fy1xBwJrqB8/s320/IMG_0287b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053547433824263970" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7661734266864990895-4118472206107633914?l=scottsrest07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://scottsrest07.blogspot.com/feeds/4118472206107633914/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7661734266864990895&amp;postID=4118472206107633914' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661734266864990895/posts/default/4118472206107633914'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661734266864990895/posts/default/4118472206107633914'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://scottsrest07.blogspot.com/2007/04/more-pics.html' title='More pics'/><author><name>Fr. Scott Russell</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/SFjoYGAErlI/AAAAAAAAAGI/OjDqMx2kK8Y/S220/seattle+june+07+173f.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHOa8CunxI/AAAAAAAAAB0/24609yEnyw8/s72-c/IMG_0244b.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661734266864990895.post-709032363271403638</id><published>2007-04-12T23:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-04T05:18:40.160-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A few pictures from the trip so far...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHLf8CunkI/AAAAAAAAAAM/D9AtZzp7fcM/s1600-h/popo+ist+bereit.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHLf8CunkI/AAAAAAAAAAM/D9AtZzp7fcM/s320/popo+ist+bereit.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053544006440361538" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Popo really wanted to go, but she wouldn't fit in my luggage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First stop: Heidelberg.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHL38CunlI/AAAAAAAAAAU/IBi8VSFU2ZE/s1600-h/IMG_0206b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHL38CunlI/AAAAAAAAAAU/IBi8VSFU2ZE/s320/IMG_0206b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053544418757221970" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are going to climb up to the castle -- LOTS of steps for this jet-lagged tourist!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHMQcCunnI/AAAAAAAAAAk/XWDon_u0t5M/s1600-h/IMG_0222.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHMQcCunnI/AAAAAAAAAAk/XWDon_u0t5M/s320/IMG_0222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053544839664017010" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, the trip was worth it...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHMDMCunmI/AAAAAAAAAAc/KYo95lMuyFA/s1600-h/IMG_0225b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHMDMCunmI/AAAAAAAAAAc/KYo95lMuyFA/s320/IMG_0225b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053544612030750306" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHMa8CunoI/AAAAAAAAAAs/-Ym9VPalJUc/s1600-h/IMG_0209b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHMa8CunoI/AAAAAAAAAAs/-Ym9VPalJUc/s320/IMG_0209b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053545020052643458" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A side street in Heidelberg -- I love the German term for a crosswalk -- Fußgängerüberweg, aka "Zebrastreifen" (zebra stripes).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a store selling only Gummi Bears (Gummibärchen).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHMlcCunpI/AAAAAAAAAA0/y04P_okDRKE/s1600-h/IMG_0200b.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_YPq_DWPtXpc/RiHMlcCunpI/AAAAAAAAAA0/y04P_okDRKE/s320/IMG_0200b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053545200441269906" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7661734266864990895-709032363271403638?l=scottsrest07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://scottsrest07.blogspot.com/feeds/709032363271403638/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7661734266864990895&amp;postID=709032363271403638' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661734266864990895/posts/default/709032363271403638'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661734266864990895/posts/default/709032363271403638'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://scottsrest07.blogspot.com/2007/04/few-pictures-from-trip-so-far.html' title='A few pictures from the trip so far...'/><author><name>Fr. 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