WELCOME TO MY GERMANY PAGE!
During the summer of 1998, I spent a month living in Germany with a wonderful family. My host sister, Hannah, and I went everywhere. The town I stayed in was a teeny tiny little village of 1,000 residents called Duggendorf, located in Bavaria, two hours away from both Nürnburg (Nuremberg) and München (Munich). The Gymnasium (upper school) I attended was the Johann Michel Fischer school in Berglengenfeld. The closest city other than Berglengenfeld was Regensberg, where Hannah and I went many times. Most of the other towns mentioned are small towns located around Bavaria. If I have any mistakes, or if you can fill in any names I have wrong, email me!
Here are some of the pictures from my trip to Germany, as well as descriptions.
If the link is goofed up, it's my fault. My proctologist hasn't found the Link Checker Fairy yet. The general thing is, for example, r1i001. That stands for roll 1, image 01. If you want to see roll 6, image 10, type in r6i10.jpg. You're smart. Figure it out.
CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME QUOTES FROM THE TRIP!
Please, if something doesn't work, EMAIL ME!
Roll 1
1 Test photo of the mountains around Duggendorf
2 A painting of a boy and a lamb on the side of a house in Duggendorf
3 The top of Duggendorf's church
4 Stone plaques commemorating the building of the original church
5 Church dedication (in Latin)
6 Memorial to residents who gave their lives in WWI and WWII (painting = St. George)
7 Organ inside the church
8 Alter inside the church
9 The ceiling of the church
The bumblefucks at CVS forgot photos 10-13
14 The Donau (Danube), an ancient Roman bridge, and a church in Regensberg
15 A police boat. I swear, it wasn't my fault.
16 The wall of a clothing store in Regensberg
17 The Regensberg Cathedral
18 The cathedral, a lamp post, and my finger
19 Inside the cathedral with no flash
20 A building of some sort in Regensberg - I forget what it is...
21 An old house and a tower
22 A wedding outside the Alt Rathaus (old town hall)
23 Lucas and a door outa "Alice in Wonderland" inside the Rathaus
24 Kickass clock!
25 The throne room, along with the Kaiser's folding chair (his throne was carried with him from town to town)
26 Anna and a doorway. That doorway is actually painted - nothing three-dimensional whatsoever
27 A tapestry, an ornate heater, original ink wells, and Steven's arm
28 My group, bored, about to go into the interrogation chamber
29 The Stocks
30 Torture devices and a tour guide... Hmm...
(from left to right, the torture devices are: a chair with spikes on the seat; a long ,ladder-style rack; a Spanisch Esel (Spanish donkey - a man was placed with one leg over each side of a wood board (with sharpened edge pointing up) and heavy rocks were placed on his feet); another form of rack; and a *really* boring, long-winded tour guide)
31 Canons stored in the Rathaus's basement. The scale is sensitive enough to register a paperclip
32 A clock and an arch. Christine is smiling. Lucas looks goofy.
33 An Austrian-style house in Duggendorf
Roll 2
1 Timo, my host family's three-year-old son, in my room. Isn't he ADOREABLE?!
2 Burg Wolfsegg (Castle Wolfsegg - no, it doesn't mean Wolf's Egg), in Wolfsegg
3 A mini beer stand in Wolfsegg
4 My journal, my glasses, my dictionary, Hannah's pen, my program, and MY VERY FIRST LEGAL BEER!!!
5 Me drinking said beer at a guitar concert in a beer hall in Wolfsegg YUM!
6 A castle in Burglengenfeld that's now used as a home for retarded children. Those sheep are rabid. They attacked us.
7 A garden in the castle which is maintained by the retarded residents
8 A pretty view from a tower in the castle. Poor Frau Dorgan's afraid of heights, so she didn't get to see it.
9 Another view from the tower. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what it's a view of...
10 Lucas and me on the tower. I told him to get out of the photo, but he threatened to throw me off the tower.
11 Inside the castle's original dining hall. That's my finger up top.
12 A *gorgeous* view taken from the very edge of a small cliff on a mountain in Kallmünz
13 Hannah and Lukas (the dog) at the ruined arch entrance to the castle
14 In Kallmünz, Hannah and I climbed a mountain to the ruins of a Roman castle. This is inside the ruins.
15 A view down at the well and countryside from a tower. Yes, I know - get my finger away from the lens...
16 Mad crazy cool house in Kallmünz
17 Me on a midieval toilet trying to get the Link Checker out (ask my proctologist or see up top paragraph 3)
18 I tried to photograph a ghost - Die Weisefrau von Wolfsegg (the white woman from Wolfsegg). Do you see her?
19 That's the *train station* in Nürnberg
20 A distant view of Nürnberg's cathedral
21 Inside the cathedral. No, it's not a holy light up top - my finger again.
22 Shellen and a homosexual statement inside the cathedral
23 The front of the cathedral (taken while walking)
24 A statue of a bunch of people in a boat
25 A big gold thing with the cathedral in the background
26 A church in Nürnberg. I actually knew the name, but I forgot... It's in my humanities textbook...
27 Inside said church Yes, that's my finger
28 Closeup of the big gold thing. If you spin one of the gold rings on the fence three times, your wish comes true.
29 The main church in Nürnberg
30 After climbing a *steep*, long hill, we got to the castle. This is one of the doors (not the band).
31 View of the city of Nürnberg from the walls around the castle
32 Back: Steven, Jason, ___, Cameron, Krissy, James, Lucas, Me, Melissa, Josh, Christine Front: ___, ___
33 Back: Marco, Jason, ___, ___, ___, ___, Cameron, Me, Lucas, ___, ___, Daniela, Hannah Middle (starting with the girl in front of me to my right (your left)): Stephanie, Shellen, Anna, ___, Melissa, ___ Front: Steven, ___, James, Krissy, ___, Christine, Josh, Danial, Amanda
Roll 3
1 Josh and Daniela (awwww) and Hannah outside the deeeeeeeep well (still in Nürnberg)
2 Carving (triptych?) of the Madonna and child inside the Kaiser/Emperor's private chapel
3 Some statues in the Kunstbunker (art bunker - used to save art from the WWII bombings) in Nürnberg
4 Two street musicians Lucas and I saw. The one on the left is actually a woman. They were *really* good.
5 "The Purple Penis and the Venus" - an art exhibit at die Kunsthalle (the art hall (gallery))
6 Everybody asleep on the ride back home
7 Daniela and Josh about to kiss at Daniela's house in Regenstauf
8 Liplocked
9 Hannah and I went to the Jazz Festival in Regensburg (I *love* jazz). This is the Victor Rose Septett.
10 An 1800's guy in a tophat. I actually saw many people like this, but he stopped for the camera.
11 A bunch of host and guest students drinking beer at a table. That, for once, *isn't* my finger. I don't know what it is...
12 PROBABLY THE BEST PHOTO EVER TAKEN OF ME!!!!!!
13 Lucas, asleep and drooling, in the van on the way to a private trip to Neuschwanstein ("New Swanstone")
14 A *REALLY* good photo of Neuschwanstein
15 Check out this picture after taking LSD....................
16 Left -> Right: ___, ___, ___, ___, Lucas, Me, Steven, James
17 See the bridge? Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh bridge. We would've crossed it, but we didn't have time. Those're the Alps.
18 Hohenschwangau, I think. It's another castle near Neuschwanstein, but at ground level.
19 Better picture of Hohenschwangau
20 Bye-bye, Neuschwanstein!
21 Two people in Lederhosen (lit: leather pants) outside of Wieskirche (meadow church)
22 Wieskirche (meadow church), on the way home from Neuschwanstein
Roll 4
1 *Beautiful* interior of Andechs Abbey, on the way home from Neuschwanstein
2 Ceiling in Andechs Andechs - the Abbey where the monks brew the beer YUMMY!
3 Odd-angled shot of the back of Andechs
4 The organ in Andechs
5 Mist on the mountains in Duggendorf
6 Everybody wearing hardhats at that most exciting of tours, the Burglengenfeld cement factory
7 Tiny Little Fau Dorgan, Great Big Truck
8 The ceiling of Weltemburg (world's mountain (?))Abbey (a little blurry - sorry) I think that was in Regensburg
9 Blurry front of Weltemburg Flash photos weren't allowed, so I had to cover the flash and it looks bad
10 High cliff walls along the Donau (Danube) Fluß (river) Hey! How'd my finger get there...
11 Shot taken from a river boat down the Donau That's Weltemburg in the background
12 Shot up the river That tiny building up top is Freiungshalle (freedom hall, I think)
13 Closer view of Freiungshalle Left->right: Frau Dorgan, Shellen, Steven, Herr Graf, Amanda's hair
14 I was walking through Regensbegy, and Lo and Behold, there was an Oompah band!
15 Hannah flamenco dancing at a performance in Regensberg
16 Daniela (on the far left) flamenco dancing
17 Hannah and Daniela flamenco dancing together
Damn those bumblefucks at CVS! What happened to photos 18 to 33?! That's all of my photos of Walhalla! I'm gonna kill 'em! Well, I'll scan them in at some point. SORRY!
Roll 5
1 Hannah, Timo, and me in the Heinrichs' back yard in Duggendorf
2 Same as above, but you can see my face this time
3 Me wearing a motorcycle helmet and kidney guard
4 Herr Heinrich and I about to go down the Autobahn at 220 kmph (150 mph) on the motorcyle
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5 A fountain at Nymphenburg palace in München
6 The rose garden at Nymphenburg (something palace)
7 Spectacular entry chamber into Nymphenburg
8 CHECK OUT THIS PHOTO!!!!!! It's the ceiling of the entry chamber. It's such a good photo!
9 Crooked view of the back of Nymphenburg
10 Standing: Me, ___, Josh, Marco, Daniela, ___, Cameron, Steven, ___, ___, Lucas, Jason, Danial, unidentifiable, ___, Frau Dorgan, Amanda, maybe Krissy, Stephanie, James Squatting: ___, Anna, Christine, ___, Shellen
11 James preparing to carry Cameron over Nymphenburg's thresh-hold
12 James giving Krissy a ride while Stephanie walks on
13 New movie advertised in München - Naked Baseball
14 The famous Glockenspiel at about 12:04 (it goes off at 12:05)
15 München's train station is even nicer than Nürnberg's
16 James and Kissey... Er, Krissy... This is at the restaraunt where I accidently ate CALF BRAIN!
17 Cameron and James looking very studly while shopping in München
18 I thought that this was the Rathaus, but my teacher says otherwise... I'll get back to you on that one...
19 Same as above
20 Same as above
21 People asleep on the bus on the way home from München
22 Steven's awake. James looks really cute when he's asleep. Whose legs are those?
Roll 6
1 Me "riding" the motorcycle in Duggendorf Yes, I know you can see that the kickstand is down
2 My future car at the BMW factory in ___________.
3 Lucas took my camera and took a picture in the bus. It's another LSD picture.
4 Another Lucas picture, this time steady, of James and Krissy
5 A cigarette machine in the middle of Burglengendeld where even a two-year-old could get some
6 James, Krissy, and Cameron at the Bistro in Burglenenfeld
7 Cameron smugly points to his delicious glass of Kuchlbauer Weisse, a *really* good, light beer
8 Lucas all in black in his new medieval shirt, sprawled across the desk at the Gymnasium
9 Did I ever tell you that Lucas is a FREAK?!
10 Lucas and co. picked up this guy, carried him across the room, and deposited him on the cabinet
11 There's a little duckling. Ten cents if you find it. This is in a park in Burglengenfeld.
On our second-to-last, we put on a show called Elternabend (parents' night). We took turns reading favorite memories and performing musical numbers for the parents. Afterwards was a barbeque and lots of games. The rest of the photos on this roll are from Elternabend, which took place at the Gymnasium in Burglengenfeld.
12 Lucas, DRESSED UP!!!
13 Lucas and his beer, Timo wearing the shirt I gave him, Danial, and (the day I remember his name... I think it's Stefen)
14 Steph, Krissy, and James dancing (sorta)
15 Timo dancing and eating bread
16 Frau Dorgan showed up trying to emulate American culture by wearing German clothing
17 Cameron and Steph wonder what Krissy was smoking and where they can get some
18 Me swinging Timo around
19 James and Krissy dancing
20 Me throttling Lucas and kneeing him in the nuts. Shellen laughs as Danial turns into a red-eyed demon.
21 Umm... I don't think I took this, and I'm not sure what's going on.
Roll 7
1 On the last day, Josh, Daniela, Christine, Stefan, Hannah, and I went to a fair. Josh won a bottle of wine.
2 So did Christine and I...
3 Daniela and Josh got their faces painted (I think by a four-year-old)
4 Josh sleeps on, blissfully unaware that Daniela is laughing at him
5 Finally a picture of Benniee (the Heinrichs' middle child) and Hannah at a bus stop, eating ice cream
6 My room at the Heinrichs'
7 Out my private door - the front street and the flowers
8 The front of the house and - you guessed it - my finger
9 Timo looking adoreable in my cozy down comforter
10 Timo riding his bike
11 Bennie, Hannah, Herr Heinrich, Timo, Frau Heinrich, and Lukas (the dog, remember?)
12 Bennie trying to get Lukas to stand still
13 Same as 12, but Lukas is walking off, Timo is smiling, and Herr Heinrich is giving Hannah rabbit ears
14 Everybody watching Timo spit
15 Crack out the LSD for this one!
16 Timo riding his bike, Bennie doing ballet, and Hannah plotting to take over the world
17 Timo says: :-P
18 Me (in my fave shirt) and Timo
19 The back of Bennie and Timo's tuccos.
20 Bennie, Timo, and Lukas (good pic of Bennie and Timo)
21 Timo biting my arm
22 Ich habe deine Nase! (I have your nose!)
23 On my last night in Germany, there was a BEER TENT about 50 ft. away from the house in Duggendorf. As you can see (or can't, for that matter), even my camera had too much to drink.
24 Inside the tent - lotsa people and some good comedic bands
25 Some local guys getting drunk
26 Amanda and I joined in on the alcohol action a little bit *too* much...
27 By putting this picture on the internet, I'll never become President. There was a car coming...
28 The Duggendorf crew: Hannah, ___, and ___. On the right is Frau Heinrich.
29 Danial fixing his makeup in case he meets any cute guys
30 Everybody on the bus on the way to the airport
31 I do *not* want to know what's going on between James and Krissy behind that curtain
32 Melissa and Amanda faaaast asleep Anna in the bottom right corner
33 James - Sultan of Germany
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