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Vacation 2016 Franconia - Brandenburg - Berlin

In September of 2016, Volker went on a trip to Germany, this time without Judy. The flight to Berlin had a layover in Newark, NJ, on the way back, I changed planes in Frankfurt, Germany. Being on strict order to do all the things Judy wouldn't want to do, the trip included a lot of castles and towers and about 45 miles of hiking and walking. First, I visited Julia and Kay in their new hometown Coburg in Franconia - from their, Julia took me to Bamberg and Nuremberg. Back in Potsdam, I spend a lot of time with my family and took a couple of day trips to Berlin. We also took a short trip to Ilsenburg and I caught up on a number of smaller castles in Potsdam.

We couldn't put all our pictures online, but the best 1,047 of them you can find on the following 35 pages. Click any of the links or pictures to get there.

8/25 - 9/13 Everything on one page Here you can see our 88 favorite pictures and get a general overview of the entire tour. Below are 34 detailed sites covering every part of our trip.

08/26 Potsdam, Brauhausberg Prussia's old Military Academy, now a refugee camp, is Steffen's new work place.

08/26 Potsdam, Einsteinpark Next to the old Military Academy is Albert Einstein Science Park, where several scientific institutes were established in the late 1800s.

08/27 Taking the Bus from Berlin to Erfurt The next day, I got on a bus in Berlin and - via Leipzig and Erfurt - went to Julia's and Kays home in Coburg.

08/28 Breakfast at Prince Albert Square The first day in Coburg started with a really good breakfast at Prince Albert Square.

08/28 Coburg, Market Square From Prince Albert Square, we moved on to Market Square and its historical buildings.

08/28 Coburg, Ehrenburg Pallace & Court Yard Ehrenburg Palace was built in 1547 and served as the main Coburg residence for the ruling princes of Saxe-Coburg for 379 years.

08/28 Veste Coburg The 900 year-old Coburg Fortress towers majestically over the court yard and the town.

08/28 Veste Coburg, Part II The fortress is one of the largest in Germany - so large, that it took two pages to cover it.

08/29 Bamberg, Around River Regnitz The next day, Julia and I visited Bamberg, starting with a stroll along River Regnitz and the 150 year-old Ludwig Canal.

08/29 Bamberg Cathedral Bamberg's cathedral is over a thousand years old and hosts amazing pieces of art, like the famous Bamberg Horseman.

08/29 Bamberg Cathedral Hill There are two other impressive buildings at Cathedral Hill, the Old Court and the New Residence.

08/29 Bamberg Town Hall We walked back down Cathedral Hill, to see Bamberg's impressive and beautiful Town Hall.

08/30 Nuremberg City Wall The next day, I visited Nuremberg. First stop was the old city wall.

08/30 Germanic National Museum Bamberg's cathedral is over a thousand years old and hosts amazing pieces of art, like the famous Bamberg Horseman.

08/30 St. James Way Bamberg's cathedral is over a thousand years old and hosts amazing pieces of art, like the famous Bamberg Horseman.

08/30 Nuremberg White Tower & Hans Sachs Fountain Bamberg's cathedral is over a thousand years old and hosts amazing pieces of art, like the famous Bamberg Horseman.

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