Scrapbook for Europe &
Oberammergau Passion Play

Our night flight brings us to rainy Zurich, SWITZERLAND.

A lesson in the Anabaptist story.

Outside the Grossmunster where Zwingli preached.

Pastor from Reformed Church leads the discussion. Limmat River, site of drowning of martyr Felix Manz.

Saturday is market day.

Guide Kent gets some help with his ice cream cone.

Sunday, a time of worship with Mennonites near Basel, Switzerland.

A little corner of FRANCE. The vineyards. Driver: Hans - Guide: Kent

Street side lunch - Riquewihr, Alsace, France, famous for Flammenkuchen. A canal ride acquaints us with Strasbourg, France.

Beautiful cathedral of Strasbourg made from pink sandstone.

We enter GERMANY - First day of summer, through beautiful countryside,
crossing the Rhine River; arriving in Heidelberg, "The Jewel of Germany."

The Castle

Walking Tour

The Rhine

Along the Rhine - Vineyard Country

Working the vineyards.

Cable car from Reudesheim across the vineyards.

Breath-taking!

Along the Rhine - River Cruise

BBQ outdoor supper at our hotel along the Rhine.

The next day our cruise - Assmannshausen to St. Goar

The younger generation on lunch break. Lots of flowers.

Trains and more trains. Our scribes asleep on the job.

Vineyards The Villages

Working Barges

The Train Castles Galore - The Loreley

On the Romantic Road

Rothenburg, the best preserved walled city of medieval times.

Nordlingen lunch stop - a town saved from destruction by singing children.

A town with storks - mommy and young.

Remembering the horror of Dachau.

Concentration Camp 1933-45

A good dinner!

Excitement in the air - The World Cup (Soccer) Tonight Germany won its game; the parade of cars and horns continued into the night.

Munich - largest city in South Germany.

Nymphenburg Place surrounded by 700 acre gardens.

Town plaza with world famous glockenspiel

Outdoor Beer Garden Farmer's Market

Entering AUSTRIA

Salzburg - Birthplace of Mozart and Haydn setting for "Sound of Music"

Happy Travelers

Gardens and Fortress on the Hill

Shops

McDonalds

Carriage Rides

The famous Edelweiss

Mother and next genration dress for dinner at St. Peter's Stifftkeller, oldest restaurant in Europe and carved out of mountain side.

String quartet concert in the Fortress. Beauitful concert; beautiful view.

Leaving Austria, into the Bavarian corner of Germany.

Through the hayfields...

and countryside.

There it is... Neuschwanstein Castle, the fairy tale castle of "Mad King Louie" Ludwig, born to Emperor Maximillian.

OBERAMMERGAU, Germany, site of the PASSION PLAY, presented by the town residents, every decade since it began in 1634. Clear skies today, enough clouds for interest and a gentle breeze for a comfortable walk around this quaint woodcarvers village prepared to keep its promise to God for sparing them from the plaque of 1633.

Scene by scene, Old Testament still images correlated to New Testament vignettes. Panel by panel, each depicted the tragedy of sin and the need for God's plan to bridge the gap between Himself and human kind. Woven through each part was the theme of God's great love for man.

Oberammergau, the beautiful village.

The Villager
	Promotional scenes of the Passion Play.

Our motel on the peaceful edge of town.

This beautiful day and experience ended with a lovely full moon for our walk back to the motel. The memory still burns in our heart.

Leaving Oberammergau, we travel in four countries - Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein...

...and finally SWITZERLAND.
Countryside	Tunnels	Wooden Bridge - Lucerne

From Grindelwald to Mannlichan by the world's longest (4 miles) cable car.

From end of cable car a 4 mile hike to Kleine Scheidegg, and mountain flowers along the way.

The final climb on the Cog Railroad to Jungfraujoch at 11,333 feet.

Views from the "Top of Europe."

Ice Tunnel

Observation Center

Bern, the capitol and symbol of the city "the Bern Bears."

Emmental Region - our final visit.

Repacking, early departure for our return home. Our minds and spirits ALOFT as we remember the things we saw which were "true, lovely, honorable, excellent and worthy of praise."

TOUR MEMBERS SAID...

“I thought there was a nice balance of Anabaptist history, secular history, places of interest, shopping and variety of eating places.  There was so much to enjoy – scenery, church service, Rhine River cruise, canal boat ride and meeting new people.”
- Esther (MI)

“Having traveled for years in groups, I can truly attest this was the best tour yet – and not just because it was our Honeymoon.  Each and every moment was filled with culture, tastes, smells, sounds and experiences that satisfied the wanderlust in most of us – and the Mennonite pocketbook.”      
- Bob & Susan (OH)

“I especially wanted to the see the Passion Play.  Some of it brought tears to my eyes.”
- Dolorez (IL)

“We can’t imagine fitting more experiences within these 14 days.”
- Lester & Millie (PA)

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