Trier was the capital of the Roman Empire in the 4th Century
Porta Nigra, the Black Gate, from the 4th Century
Roman Road in Trier - they don't make roads that last like that anymore
The Cathedral in Trier, parts date back to the 4th Century
Constantine's throne room is now a Protestant Church
Roman Baths in Trier
Roman Amphitheater in Trier
The Cathedral in Trier, parts date back to the 4th Century
Birth house of Karl Marx in 1818 in Trier. He was the father of Communism
Vineyards, Towns and Castles along the Rhine River
Customs House castle on an island in the Rhine
The castles along the Rhine since the Middle Ages
Castle along the Rhine River
Tower of the city wall
The tower is from 1322
Medieval town on the Rhine
Age has twisted some of the old houses.
Bacharach on the Rhine, the vineyards have been there since Roman days
St.Alban, where the Smelsers came from before 1750
School house where Smelsers went to school before 1750
Smelser brothers visiting school house
The Wartburg near Eisenach, Thuringia
The Wartburg was the hiding place of Martin Luther
The room where Martin Luther translated the Bible into German in 1521-22
In the Wartburg in front of the house Martin Luther lived and worked
Entry Gatehouse to Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Buchenwald
Original Picture of Buchenwald
Buchenwald Concentration Camp outer fence
The Reichstag (Capitol) built in the 19th Century, burned by Hilter to take over.
The Berlin Wall - double wall with no man's land between
The Berlin Wall with guard tower and no mans land
The Wall at Bernauer Strasse.
The Wall at Bernauer Strasse
Most of Wall is gone but there is line through the entire city were it used to be
The train station was blocked off by the Wall
Check Point Charlie
Gedächtnis Kirche (Rememberance Church) in Berlin left as a ruin from WW II bombings
