Horse Museum

Horse Museum, another exciting trip in Regensburg. I was brought by my colleague, who is staying in Regensburg, to this special museum. I never been to such kind of museum and I was so curiosity to know how is the museum when I was on the way there.

After taking my lunch in a restaurant, i was sitting in my colleague's husband's car. He is really a fast driver. He drove by more than 220 km/h speed towards our destination. I can never drive in this speed in my country, as our maximum speed is just 110km/h.

Since I was in the speeding car, it just took a while to reach the Horse Museum. The first thing I saw when i stepped into the museum was several traditional house buildings in Germany. This is the first time I saw these types of buildings.

The whole building is built from woods and soil. Yes, it uses soil to build up the wall. The outlook of the house is quite nice.



After had a look on the houses, we came to a field, which crowded with people and horses!!! On the way, we might see horses passed by us.

We ended up this trip by having a beer before going our from the museum. Actually we did not finish visiting this museum, there are quite some parts we didn't go due to not enough time. The day came to evening, and its time for us to say goodbye to the horses.

Regensburg

In September 2007, I was in Munich and was having a business trip over there. I had few weekends to have some sight seeing around Germany. It was a good chance that my colleague, who is a German, planned to bring me to visit the other colleague who is staying in Regensburg. I was so glad about this arrangement as I may have a free trip to Regensburg.

Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate. The large medieval center of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In the early morning, my colleague driving to my hotel to pick me up to Regensburg. I was staying in Grassbrunn during that time. We take around 2 hours journey to reach Regensburg.

From far away, I already able to see the Dom. The Dom (Cathedral) is a very interesting example of pure German Gothic and counts as the main work of Gothic architecture in Bavaria. It was founded in 1275 and completed in 1634, with the exception of the towers, which were finished in 1869. The interior contains numerous interesting monuments, including one of Peter Vischer's masterpieces. Adjoining the cloisters are two chapels of earlier date than the cathedral itself, one of which, known as the old cathedral, goes back perhaps to the 8th century. The official choir for the liturgical music at St Peter's Cathedral are the famous Regensburger Domspatzen.



As it was Sunday morning, I was not able to go in for a visit because praying is going on in the church. I took some photos of the Dom, and found out there is a sun clock on the wall. It was very interesting. However, it was too complicated for me to understand how to read the exact time from the clock.

It was a sunny day and its really a good weather, we took a walk around the whole city before visiting my colleague.

I love the buildings here, it is full of different attractive colors. All the colors combination are so nice.



The Stone Bridge, built 1135–1146, is a highlight of medieval bridge building. The knights of the 2nd and 3rd crusade used it to cross the Danube on their way to the Holy Land.

Regens River

In the afternoon, we walked back to the Dom and took a visit into it. It is really a very nice church.

It was a great trip to Regensburg. After that, we continued our journey to the Horse Museum.

萨尔茨堡 Salzburg

萨尔茨堡（Salzburg），是奥地利共和国萨尔茨堡州的首府，人口约15万，是继维也纳、格拉茨和林茨之后的奥地利第四大城市。萨尔茨堡位于奥地利的西部，是阿尔卑斯山脉的门庭，城市的建筑风格以巴洛克为主，城市的历史相当悠久，是一个有着传奇历史和迷人风情的古老山城。萨尔茨堡更是著名音乐家莫扎特（Mozart）的家乡，电影《音乐之声》的拍摄地，是奥地利最美丽的城市。

在２００7年９月，我乘搭了火车由德国到萨尔茨堡这古老的城市一日游。在清晨我就从火车站出发了，车程大约４小时，一个漫长的旅途。

迷人风情的古老山城

一到达萨尔茨堡中心，莫扎特的肖象就在一个广场的正中间。接着就是古老风貌的建筑物。

莫扎特

在这只卖一种巧克力，＂莫扎特巧克力＂。红彤彤的包装，非常抢眼，就连整间店铺都红彤彤的喜气洋洋。


萨尔茨堡城内巴洛克式的建筑风格具有独特的魅力，主要代表是萨尔茨堡天主教堂和米哈贝尔花园。萨尔茨堡大教堂重建于1614年至1628年，是阿尔卑斯山北侧的第一座巴洛克式教堂，圣彼得修道院是德语区内的第一座修道院。诺恩贝尔格的贝内迪克汀嫩修女院是全世界现存历史最悠久的女修道院。

萨尔茨堡大教堂

萨尔茨堡到处都有人表演音乐，个个表演都很吸引人，而且还有销售各自的专辑。以下第二张照片当中的音乐家，是几个表演中最吸引我的一个，他用手碰触一个个玻璃杯，奏出动听的音乐。



在这欧洲的古老城市，竟然给我看见以下这张照片：

这＂麻将＂两个字让我傻眼......

剑

到萨尔茨堡走走，一个古老的城市。原为音乐之城，我却在里头看到了这把开信小剑。这剑的外形古朴，手工还蛮不错，想了想便以十欧元将它买下了。

慕尼黑夜景 Night in Munich

慕尼黑（德文：München）是德国巴伐利亚州的首府。2006年人口为130万，是德国南部第一大城，全德国第三大城市（仅次于柏林和汉堡）；都会区人口达到270万。

慕尼黑位于德国南部阿尔卑斯山北麓的伊萨尔河畔，是一座依山傍水、景色秀丽的山城。慕尼黑也是德国主要的经济、文化、科技和交通中心之一，是欧洲最繁荣的城市之一。慕尼黑同时又保留着原巴伐利亚王国都城的古朴风情，因此被人们称作“百万人的村庄”, 也是世界著名的啤酒城。

在此要向大家介绍慕尼黑的夜景。

Adidas 三轮车

Hirmer 销售店

S Oliver 销售店

雕像

黑森林 Black Forest

一回，与同事租了一辆汽车，看着GPS开车到黑森林去,全程用了数小时到达那儿。黑森林是德国最大的森林山脉，位于德国西南部的巴登-符腾堡州。黑森林根据树林分布稠密程度分为北部黑森林、中部黑森林和南部黑森林三部分。北部黑森林，从巴登-巴登到弗罗伊登施塔特（Freudenstadt）。北部黑森林最为茂密，分布着大片由松树和杉树构成的原始森林，因为树叶颜色深并且树林分布密，远远望去呈现浓重的墨绿色。地名为＂黑森林＂，当然有着大自然的风景，真个青山绿水。黑森林很大，我们到的地方叫蒂蒂湖(Titisee)。

蒂蒂湖并不是黑森林湖泊中最大的，但是小巧玲珑的蒂蒂湖距离黑森林的门户城市弗莱堡很近，坐火车只要45分钟就能抵达。这一点吸引了许多逗留时间不长，但又希望欣赏一番黑森林景色的客人。


我们开车在整个小镇绕上一圈，找了个泊车位，再到一家餐厅用餐。黑森林著名两样东西，一当然是黑森林蛋糕，二就是布谷鸟钟(Coocoo Clock). 先不说这布谷鸟钟，到了一家餐厅后我们就点了些吃的，还要点那黑森林蛋糕，谁知却已经卖断货了，遗憾......



说回布谷鸟钟，这里可是它的原产地，沿路都可看见许多专卖店。何谓布谷鸟钟？布谷鸟钟的内部有设计精巧的齿轮装置，每到半点和整点，钟上方的小木门就会自动打开，并且出现一个会报时的布谷鸟，发出悦耳的“咕咕”的叫声。这布谷鸟钟设计都蛮漂亮的，而且很精致，但价格不蜚，少说都百多欧元一个。


黑森林这地方的风景优美，的是一个休闲的好去处。在假日，可看见许多游客到访。单是它的山水已经是卖点，加上黑森林蛋糕与Coocoo Clock，更是锦上添花。但，吃不到黑森林是一个遗憾......

新天鹅堡 Neuschwanstein

在一次到德国慕尼黑（Munich）公干，趁周日到了闻名的新天鹅堡 （Neuschwanstein）游玩。此城堡是巴伐利亚 (Bavaria) 国王路德維希二世所要建造的四座皇宫之一，也是最为闻名的一座。路德維希二世钟爱建造皇宫，決定在这约在德国与奥地利边界不远处的地方兴建他的「梦幻城堡」。新天鹅堡拥有360个房间，其中只有14个房间依照设计完工，其他的346个房间则因为国王在1886年逝世而未完成。新天鹅堡宏伟的外观，犹如童话般的设计激发了许多现代童话城堡的灵感，包括美国加州迪士尼乐园和香港迪士尼乐园的睡美人城堡。

在当日清晨就由旅店启程出发到慕尼黑的火车总站，再随队到新天鹅堡的所在地游玩。当时天气不太好，下起了雨，吹起冷风简直是寒风逼人。再加上我这从热带国家来的游客，这些不寻常的天气简直会要了我的命。在向车站进发的当儿我已经在内心挣扎了许多遍，到底要放弃这趟旅程吗？结果我还是决定继续前进，朝这著名的新天鹅堡出发。

乘搭了约二个小时的火车，我首先到了一个小镇，再转搭巴士到新天鹅堡去。新天鹅堡是位于山上，因此温度也比刚才更冷了。到了山下，买了入门票后便步行到山上去。说实在的，那儿的环境以及风景都很好。在山脚的一旁是一片湖，沿路都种了许多花树。唯一不好的就是雨还是在下着，天气一点也没好转，温度也偏低。望向山上，见到另一头的山顶有积雪，听当地人说在前一晚山上下起了雪。我听了寒.....

山脚下的湖

雨还下着，一切尽在朦胧之中

我一路走着，冒着雨，忍着寒冷一步步向上走去。用了１５至２０分钟的时间终于到达新天鹅堡了。它那宏伟的外型已经让人目眩......在入门前我在四周到处参观，那感觉就象置身于童话中那藏有睡美人的城堡，而有个王子正由遥远的国度前来营救这罹难的公主.....

这个城堡有传统的建筑用砖所建成，稍后由其他石材进行外部装裱。用于建筑大门和悬楼的砂层方石来自于巴登-符腾堡州的尼尔廷根。用于建筑窗，穹弓，柱和祈祷堂的大理石来自于奥地利阿尔卑斯山脉的Unterberg。为了便于后来的王位厅曾动用的钢质的脚手架。值得一提的是，在王位的厅的正中央。大理石台阶的最上方，没有本来应该设置的王位宝座，因为路德维希二世从来就没有看到过和使用过这个王位厅。

歌剧厅

皇宫中有大量画工精美的壁画，精细的雕刻，富丽堂煌的装饰。值得一提的是，皇宫中的一切都保存得很好，并没有明显被岁月洗过礼的痕迹。

国王寝室

新天鹅堡

在参观完整座皇宫之后，我才沿着来路回旅馆去了。