San Diego Zoo and Palm Springs with Tramway

Glassmaking in Murano, Lace Island of Burano

Flight to Venice, Venice landmarks

Train from Paris to Hannover, Germany; Herrenhaeuser Gardens; City of Hildesheim; Marienburg Castle

Opera Garnier, views from top of Eiffel Tower, Seine River, Orsay Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, City Hall

Versailles Palace and Eiffel Tower

A visit to the Louvre Museum - Sculptures, paintings and Napoleon Apartments

A few days in Munich with Altstadt and Nyphenburg Palace

Wine tasting and picnic in Temecula, CA Wine Country

Alexandra's birthday party

November 2008

A trip to Miami Beach, the Everglades, Ft. Myers Beach and Ft. Lauderdale

A visit to Disneyland and California Adventure Park. Mickey, Minnie and the whole gang was there also...

A trip to Maui, Hawaii with lots of snorkeling, sightseeing and relaxation.

See the fun Angie had in her shower!

A trip to Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA. It was very cold and windy but sunny and we had lots of fun looking at the waves and wind surfers, collecting rocks and looking out for Sea Otters and Elephant Seals.

Snow in the mountain seen from our house. Trip to the San Gabriel Mountains just past Mt. Wilson, CA at 5000 feet.

Trip to El Dorado Hills, CA and Apple Hill in Placerville, CA and Madroña Vineyards.

Trip to Sequoia National Park, Monterey and El Dorado Hills

Cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Grand Cayman Islands; Cozumel, Mexico; Princess Cays, Bahamas

Halloween 2006; Playground; Disneyland Oct. 2006; Grandma's Birthday; Papa's Birthday

Last minute shopping in Cologne and visiting the Cathdral before flying back home - July 6, 2006.

Day Trip to Amsterdam during a 4 day stay at North Sea resort Noordwijk - Amsterdam has 1300 bridges and it is the city with the most bridges in the world.
We stayed in Noordwijk, Holland from July 3 to July 6, 2006. We took a day trip to Amsterdam on July 5, 2006 where we visited the Van Gogh Museum.

A couple of days with castles, wine and river views in the Mosel River - From July 1 to July 3, 2006.

Beautiful Luxemburg city. We stayed here from June 30 to July 1, 2006.

Just an overnight stop in France - June 29 to June 30 2006.

Exploring around Lake Constance with flower island Mainau and historic city of Meersburg. We stayed here from June 27 until June 29th 2006.

Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein Castles in Bavaria - June 26 to June 27, 2006

Overnight at Salzburg, Austria. Birthplace of Mozart and the site where many scenes in the "Sound of Music" were shot.
June 25 to June 26, 2006

A stop in Melk with its famous Abbey - June 25, 2006

5 days in Vienna from June 21 to June 25.

First overnight in Regensburg - Germany had won over Ecuador so the entire country was celebrating that day. All the germans were out with flags and celebrating in the streets.
We arrived June 20th and left on June 21.

Stop on the way to Regensburg to pick up some wine in Roedelsee- June 20th

A few days in Hemmingen with family and friends. We stayed with our dearest friends Dodo and Hanns Buchholz from June 17 to June 20. We also had a very nice family lunch with the Koenig family on June 18th.

Hawai'i Big Island - September 2005

Alexandra starts to stand up - September 14, 2005

Alexandra and Natalie at the Los Angeles Zoo - September 10, 2005

Alexandra starts to crawl - August 22, 2005

At Long Beach CA - July 24, 2005

Cruise to the Society Islands

Cruise to the Western Caribbean

Berlin

Trip to Germany and Italy

Trip to the Riviera Maya

Haleakala Crater in Maui and Highway 5 in California