Near Fussen we toured the castles Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein.
The inside of Hohenswangau (below) was very impressive but we weren't allowed to
take pictures inside. Inside of Neuschanstein is mostly unfinished. The Bavarian King ran out of money and died before the building was completed.

Later in the day we visited the concentration camp
memorial at Dachau.
Driving north we stopped in a town called Chemnitz. This town is in the former East Germany and was certainly not a tourist center.
 

More driving (through Dresden where we stopped at a big shopping center) until we made it to Berlin. 

The above picture (Steve, Jr., Beth & Deborah) was taken in a restaurant overlooking the bombed memorial church. While in Berlin we visited the zoo, the Brandenburg Gate, Tiergarten, Check Point Charlie Museum and the Ku'dam (the main shopping street).

This sign is about all that's left of check point Charlie, the famous control point between East and West Berlin. All the barricades are long since gone and nearly all of the Berlin wall. We did run across one section where at least part of the wall is still standing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

They still sell pieces of the wall in souvenir shops but if you have a chisel you can get a piece for free. Looks like many people have.
 
 

We then took a train to Copenhagen where Deborah shopped for fancy dishes and stuff and we
strolled around the old town.
 

The kids were excited because everyone spoke English. They enjoyed listening to a comedian in the square.
 

This is the palace where the King & Queen of Denmark lives.
 
 

Then we boarded the ferry boat to Oslo. It was a pretty big boat. The above picture of the palace was taken from the boat.We enjoyed one of the few sunny days. It was still pretty chilly. We went inside to the lounge after a few minutes.
 

The Oslo fjord.
 

Odd Juel (a Norwegian friend) showed us some of the sites in Oslo including the Viking ship
Museum, the Kon-tiki Museum and the Norway folk Museum and the Hageland Glass Works.

Some relics from Easter Island.          Oslo's harbor.
(Kon-tiki museum)

Much of the time we were in Oslo was spent attending the Civitan International Convention and visiting with many Civitan friends from around the world.
 
 

How big was that fish?
A tapestry in the old fortress.
 
 

We were upgraded to business class on the way home which was much more comfortable.

Beth really enjoyed the reclining chair.