A Year Off The Mountain

Paris

2009-04-05T08:14:00.000-07:00

The Minister of Foreign Affairs office, somehow we got a tour of the whole building, and got to see the rooms where many important people have met to talk about very important things. The building is beautiful.

Luxembourg

2009-04-05T04:50:00.000-07:00

On our way from Freiburg to Brussels we stopped in Luxembourg for the aftenoon.

The inside of the new Courtroom at the European Court of Justice.

St. Avolds

2009-04-05T04:46:00.000-07:00

St. Avolds is the largest World War Two cemetary in Europe. It is located in Lorraine near the French-German border. This cemetary holds 10,849 American Soldiers.

La Tour

2009-03-21T01:19:00.001-07:00

After spending a weekend in Paris, and reviewing my pictures I have noticed a trend, and perhaps a slight obsession with la Tour Eiffel. I prefer the view from far away, peeking out from the buildings of the city. Here's a view from close to Sacre Coeur.

Hiding behind the Louvre

From les Jardins Tuilleries

From Pont d'Alma

Champ de Mars

The view I used to have everyday from outside IES

The new view I have everyday from inside my room! I missed it so much I had to bring a little bit of Paris back to my flat.

Fasnet in Umkirch

2009-02-08T12:45:00.000-08:00

We visited a near by town, Umkirch to see the Fasnet parade, it is meant to scare away the evil spirits for the new year. They really liked to stuff confetti down peoples shoes, shirts, pants etc.

I'm Back!!

2009-02-08T11:42:00.000-08:00

So, I finally got my camera and my computer to play nicely together, so here are more pictures!

I went to Heidelberg with my German class, turns out I had been there the last time I was in Germany, I didn't really notice until I was there.
Here's a picture from the castle looking over the town.

Heidleberg's university is one of the oldest in the country. We visited the old student jail where all the spoiled rich students would misbehave to try to get thrown into. Then they would draw and write on the walls to leave their mark for the future.

We visited one of the lecture halls where they have important speakers, including a Nobel prize winner a couple of weeks ago, our tour guide let us sneak up to the podium.

Last we visited the old town bridge going into the city, from here you could see the castle.

Chandeliers of the Castles

2008-10-06T11:24:00.000-07:00

Castles: Fontainbleau and Vaux-le-Vicomte

2008-10-06T11:18:00.000-07:00

City Life

2008-10-03T03:07:00.000-07:00

Eiffel Tower at night

Hotel Dieu's courtyard

A Philippian choir at the American Church in Paris

Street dancers at Trocadero

A yellow pages GEM!

le Pape a Paris

2008-09-12T11:35:00.000-07:00

Un Match du Foot: France vs. Serbie

2008-09-11T14:44:00.000-07:00

le Marais et Sacre Coeur

2008-09-11T14:39:00.000-07:00

Victor Hugo's House

St.Pauls

A cannon ball hole from 28th of July 1830

Sacre Coeur

Versailles

2008-09-07T13:08:00.000-07:00

Gardens

Fountain in the gardens

Crew team getting the boat out, with the castle in the background.

Hall of mirroirs

Catacombes, Sainte Chapelle, Notre Dame

2008-09-06T08:58:00.000-07:00

Bones stacked in the catacombes

A monument and high ceiling in the catacombes.

Sainte Chapelle

Floor of Sainte Chapelle

Inside Notre Dame

Back of Notre Dame

Ride down the Seine, and the Eiffel Tower

2008-09-04T10:18:00.000-07:00

Pont Alexandre III

Musee D'Orsay

Notre Dame

Gardens below the Eiffle Tower

Home

2008-09-03T09:30:00.000-07:00