The genealogy on both sides of my family is traced back to Germany, but my father is a German native. I have visited the country as well as other parts of Europe five times over the past few years. I have assembled a few memoirs of these trips here to give you an overview of the culture and landscape.

   The town of Butzbach near Frankfurt; a typical scene from the town center.

   Burg Lichtenstein in southern Germany

   The Zugspitze, the highest mountain in the German Alps.

   The entrance to an Eishoehl, or ice cave in Austria.

In the Ice Cave.

   Gondolas in the Lagoon in Venice, Italy.