Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Karl Marx

When we were in Trier, Germany we happened to see a sign that this house was the birthplace of Karl Marx. The house has been turned into a museum.

King Arthur


Here is the actual King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table. It has been placed on this wall to preserve it.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Vianden, Luxembourg

Here is the community that it appears that our Schumacher side came from. As you can see it has a castle.

Schumacher Hotel

Just outside of Vianden, Luxembourg is a hotel run by some of our distant relatives.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Freddy Mercury




Here is the statue of Freddy in Switzerland.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Toblerone Trail

Here are the cement blocks that were created during WWII to protect Switzerland from the German tanks. They are cement and run outside of Geneva. Now there is a walking path along side of the blocks.

Calvin vs. Catholics


Here is the church that John Calvin used in Geneva. It is in stark contrast to the gold filled catholic Churches in other parts of Europe.