After my parents finished the package tour part of their recent international holiday, they spent some time with friends in Germany and then England. Below are some photographs from that component of their trip.
The famous Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavarian Alps. An SMS message from Mum on October 26 read: “Christmas has come early 4 us. Anna brought us 2 alps 2c castles. We drove through gently falling snow. The autumn transformed in2 xmas crd scene. Stunning.”
I’ve converted this photo into a Christmas tree ornament on Zazzle. More Bavarian Alps photos:
Here are two more German scenes, Berlin on the left and Bamberg on the right:
In England, my geologist father enjoyed looking at the rocks at Hartland Quay, North Devon:
More from North Devon:
A stone circle in Dartmoor and a bath in Bath:
The Outer Hoard 
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