Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Estonia

This is a monument to the people of the Baltics who had to flee when the Soviets took over. These 100 suitcases represent the belongings of people who came to this port in Estonia but due to weight limitations of the ships had to leave everything they owned on the beach in order to board. There were so many people trying to leave before the Soviets arrived that the boats could only take people and not their belongings. The people only found this out when they arrived at the boat so they left everything sitting on the beach.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Brugge, Belgium



Here are a couple of the windmills that dot the landscape in Belgium.

Mosel Trip


The entire trail was paved with castles dotted along the trail.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Mosel River Valley


There are little villages all along the river. So you can ride a little then stop and have a drink, eat a meal or get a hotel for the night.

Mosel River Valley




More pictures from our bike ride.

Mosel River Valley


The bike trip took us through the wine fields of the Mosel River Valley. They put grapes all over the hills to the point that they cannot use machines to pick the grapes so they hire migrant workers. Most of these workers come from Poland.