Welcome to Bob & Sheila's Europe Expedition 2000!

The trip this spring was to Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Lichtenstein. Who could miss Lichtenstein?

The trip went like this: Innsbruck, Austria, to the walled city of Dinkelsbuhl, Germany, then to Rothenberg (also walled), over to the Rhine valley, down to the Schwartzwald (Black Forest) in Alpirsbach, and then to Grindelwald, Switzerland, home of the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. After Switzerland we spent the last four nights at the incomparable Schloss Matzen, a castle about 30 miles or so east of Innsbruck.

I've broken the photos out into these categories. Just click on a photo to get started--the navigation is pretty simple and very quick.

• Hotels: Inside and out of Hotels and B&Bs
• Schloss Matzen: The best of all--a real Schloss (castle), now a B&B
• Details: Just little things I thought were interesting along the way. Don't miss the urinal at the end!
• Eats: Information and pictures about the wonderful food
• People: And a dog or two
• Scenery: Of all sorts
• Torture: What trip to Europe would be complete without a visit to the torture chamber?

I also shot a few MPGs of Schloss Matzen too, if you have a fast connection to the Internet (or patience) you might enjoy these:

• The lower courtyard, looking up the interior. (488K)
  
• Our room at Schloss Matzen, the Teddy Roosevelt room. (1MB)
  
• Coming down the tower from our room, across the catwalk, into the breakfast arcade and the morning room. (1.3MB)
  

Maps and other information coming soon.

As you can tell from the photos, we were smitten by Schloss Matzen. I highly recommend it--and contact information for the castle is at www.schlossmatzen.com. We're looking forward to going back again soon.

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Bob Saldeen
Des Plaines, IL
May, 2000