"Schloss Linderhof" (Bavaria)

Situated near the border to Austria King Ludwig II. of Bavaria built a dream castle. The construction works started in 1869 and ended in 1886. The Castle is really impressive with it´s perfect embedding into the landscapes around.There is a huge park around with many golden and "kitschy" statues and pavilions. King Ludwig II. liked such things because he had some more castles like Linderhof ( for example Neuschwanstein).

Plansee (Tyrol, Austria)

In Tyrol there are several mountain lakes with a very good visibility. The Plansee situated near Reutte is one of these lakes. Here are some impressions of our divings there.

Old Town hall of Lindau (Lake Constance)

The Old Town hall of Lindau was bulit in 1422 as a gothic building. Later it was reconstructed with Elements of the Renaissance. Today it is one of the tourist magnets of this very nice town at the Lake Constance. The painting at the building represents the history of Lindau and was made in the 19th Century.

On the roofs of Hermannstadt (Sibiu) (Romania)

Frome the top of the "Ratturm" the view to the old town of Hermannstadt is one of the best. All these old and historical buildings can be observed from above with the many lovely designed details around.

View to the " Katholische Kirche" (Catholic Church) and to the "Neue Rathaus" (New Townhall).

The next picture shows the "Große Ring" (piata mare).

The next picture shows in the foreground the "Kleine Ring" (piata mica) and in the background the "Evangelische Kirche" (Evangelical Church).

Skiing at Plose near Brixen (Italy)

The Dolomites are a really fantastic area for skiing. There are so many possibilities to do this wintersports. Near Brixen there is a small but very beautiful and less overcrowded skiarea called Plose. Like everywhere in South Tyrol the runways are preperated perfectly. The view above the Dolomites seems to be fantastic.

Snow sculptures in Selva (Dolomites, Italy)

Every year artists from near and far take part in the competition of snow sculptures. This year they the sculptures were a tribute to the world Stars of music during the centuries. Here are some pictures of this wunderful and transient works of art.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mick Jagger

David Bowie

Luciano Pavarotti

Giuseppe Verdi

Eros Ramazzotti

Elvis Presley

Bolsterlang (Allgäu): Winter's Tale in November

Sometimes the snow is arriving very early in the winter season. On this lovely november day we used the opportunity and had a very nice skiing day with sun and snow in november.