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This
is a commercial photo of the scenic Hotel Hofgut Sternen located immediately
adjacent to the souvenir shop.
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Steve
(obviously) is not feeling his best as he tries to get interested in
looking at a huge selection of genuine German cuckoo clocks costing
a mere arm and leg.
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This
shop did have a very nice selection of German dolls...
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...beer
and ale steins...
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...teddy
bears and...
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...even
a huge STUFFED COW (which was not supposed to be touched!)
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We
next drove through the Black Forest [SEE
MAP] to Schaffhausen on the Swiss
border and stopped to see the RHINE FALLS.
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While
the falls were impressive, the overcast skies and haze made it difficult
to get a photo which really depicted the beauty of the scene.
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This
is a commercial photo of a cable car reaching the summit of Mount Pilatus
in LUCERNE [SEE
MAP], Switzerland where one supposedly
has incredibly spectacular alpine views.
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This
was the view Lena had when she took the cable car on a rainy, overcast
day when we visited Lucerne! Sigh....the RAINY WEATHER continued to
plague our tour.
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This
is another commercial photo of Lucerne and its famous Lake Lucerne.
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And,
the scene as viewed and photographed by Lena.
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Again,
a commercial shot of Lucerne with its lake and alpine mountains...
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...and
a shot from a slightly different angle as seen by Lena.
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Lena
saw this figure holding a Swiss flag during her travels around Lucerne
and just could not resist getting the shot.
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This
was an interesting statue of a woman playing a Swiss musical instrument
which was sitting in a very beautiful garden area.
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Steve
continued to suffer from the flu and fever while in Lucerne, but tried
on this Swiss "Alpine Hat" for the photo.
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On
our way from Lucerne to Innsbruck, we stopped briefly for refreshments
in LIECHTENSTEIN in order to be able to say we had 'seen that country.'
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INNSBRUCK,
Austria [SEE
MAP], where they twice held the
Winter Olympics, is a very colorful and beautiful city. The sun...
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...broke
through the clouds and enabled Lena to get some decent photos of the
city.
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Innsbruck
is surrounded by the premier eight ski areas of the Olympic Ski World
and one does not have to look far in the city to see the towering mountains
which are famous for their winter skiing.
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This
monumental arch makes for an interesting challenge to vehicular traffic.
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While
Steve stayed in the hotel and fought the flu, Lena took a tour of a
CRYSTAL store that sells their products throughout Europe.
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She
then visited another store selling crystal Christmas ornaments and decorations
in the middle of summer!
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She
then took the tour up the mountains to see the SKI JUMP which was used
twice when Innsbruck hosted the Winter Olympics. This is the view (without
snow!) from the bottom of the ski ramp where the jumpers land...
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...and
this is the breath-taking view the jumper sees and he contemplates hurling
himself down the slope off into space. The spectators' stand is in the
background.
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And,
this is the city of Innsbruck as seen from the top of the ski jump.
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After
visiting the ski jump area, Lena then took a horse and carriage ride
through the mountains to visit a typical mountain village.
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She
appears to be happy to finally get back to the hotel and be able to
relax after a day of sight-seeing.
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From
Innsbruck, Austria, we then traveled back through Germany to see SALZBURG
[SEE
MAP], Austria which is MOZART's
birthplace as well as the city featured in 'THE SOUND OF MUSIC.'
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