10.04.10 - Fury Tail Light

Today, we spent the day at a Technik Museum in Sinsheim. Planes, cars, motorcycles... so much cool stuff. We even had a chance to go aboard 2 Concordes. But, even in Germany, one of the coolest parts was the vintage American cars. Pink Cadillacs, Red Corvettes and this cool Turquoise Plymouth Fury.

05.04.10

Martin Luther's Study at the Wartburg in Eisenach, Germany - We took a trip today to Eisenach (my first trip into the former East Germany!) to see the Wartburg Castle. This is the study used by Martin Luther when he was in hiding here after nailing his "95 Theses" to the church door in Wittenberg. The story goes that he was often visited here by Satan and once he threw his inkpot, hitting the wall and leaving damage and an inkstain. The spot was visible for centuries after until vandals took small pieces of the ink-stained plaster home for a souvenir.

The sunlight streaming into the room gave me the feeling of an old Dutch Masters Painting.

03.04.10

Hanau-Steinheim - Today, we went to the Palace Museum in Hanau-Steinheim to see the "Ice Age" exhibit. It was wild to see all of the animals of the age and to see all of the artifacts from civilations who have lived in this area. Amazing how much history is here. The Palace itself and the town were pretty idyllic. This is a shot of the tower from the gardens. A beautiful Spring day! The perfect way to spend Easter Sunday and to work off all of those little chocolate eggs!

Happy Easter!

We spent part of the day today dyeing Easter Eggs. I won't even talk about the entire bowl of navy blue dye all over the floor, kid and clothing. Hey, accidents happen. This is one that I made... an attempt at a little Batik.