Charly2.com | Charly Caldwell II » Travel http://www.charly2.com Life's a lesson - you learn it when you're through Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:40:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Enjoy Italy… http://www.charly2.com/enjoy-italy/ http://www.charly2.com/enjoy-italy/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:40:47 +0000 charly2 http://www.charly2.com/?p=293 Outside of the actual vacation to Italy itself, some of our best times…

…are found reliving the trip through photos!

Here’s the links to all of the photos we published while we were on our trip:

Enjoy!

Charly & Melanie

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A quick post on Facebook asking where people love to eat in Southwest Florida — results in a ton of Southwest Florida Restaurant Recommendations!

Enjoy!

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It all started in 1998, and this time-lapse video from USAToday shows you exactly how the International Space Station has been updated and added to over the years.

Enjoy!

]]> http://www.charly2.com/watch-the-international-space-station-evolve/feed/ 0 The Python Watercar – my Christmas gift? http://www.charly2.com/the-python-watercar-my-christmas-gift/ http://www.charly2.com/the-python-watercar-my-christmas-gift/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:47:58 +0000 charly2 http://www.charly2.com/?p=273 Wow, now here’s something that’d be fun to have here in Florida!

PythonWatercar

The World’s fastest, highest performing amphibious vehicle ever designed and built…

The Python Watercar!

The Python features:

  • Speeds over 60mph on the water!
  • 0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds on land!
  • 5 Passenger, convertible!

and so much more.   Be sure to check it out!

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Usually, on our final day, we hang out, explore, shop and get ready for the big trip home…



We visited many of the churches in downtown Munich, along with the Hofgarten, and English Garden as well.  

Yes, we even stopped by the fairly new Apple Store in Munich, very cool! :)

We stopped by and watched the Isar river surfers too (you can see them too):



We hope you had a good time following our adventure – be sure to check out today’s photos!

See you soon!

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Between seeing awe-inspiring castles & scenery – today is definitely a day we won’t forget.

Here’s a small sample for you – looking out of Castle Neuschwanstein to the mountains & lake:



We started our day at 4′ Celsius (that’s in the low 40’s Fahrenheit) – we were quite shocked! ;) It’s been in the 60’s and 70’s.

Be sure to check out our photos from today, I think I’ve found my favorite photo from the trip so far.

Can you guess which one it is?

Enjoy!

Charly

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I sure hope you’re enjoying this trip ‘remotely’ as much as we are in person.

Today’s our last day with Dad & Kim, they had back to the states in the morning – so we headed to Salzburg, Austria (1 hour 30 minute train ride from Munich) to explore!



Keep in mind, Austria famous for being Mozart’s Birthplace, and for the scenes in the movie the “Sound of Music”.

After an awesome time in Salzburg, we headed back to Munich and hit the Hofbrauhaus!

Now, THAT was interesting – feel free to follow along by checking out the photos.

Enjoy!

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Today started out with a few train rides – taking us from Rothenburg to downtown Munich!   Even though that sounds fairly simple, it was somewhat exhausting! ;)

As soon as we checked into our hotels, we walked downtown and visited the Residenz Treasury & Rooms.   WOW!



Be sure to take a look at our photos to take your virtual trip through our blog! ;)

Tomorrow, we take the train to Salzburg (Mozart’s birthplace) and then hit the Hofbrauhaus in Munich!

Enjoy!

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Rothenberg is essentially the same as it was a few hundred years ago (at least from first glance)!



We had a great day walking, shopping (dad got a killer hand painted chess kit), and eating!

We toured the Criminal Museum, and saw LOTS of methods they used to use for torture and death… Yuk!

We ended the night at 8pm by taking the Night Watchman Tour, I captured the intro (which is hilarious) and will put it up when we get to our next destination.

Be sure to check out our photos of the day.

Take care,

Charly2, Melanie, Charly1 & Kim

]]> http://www.charly2.com/day-5-rothenberg-germany/feed/ 0 Day 4 – Darmstadt with Fred, and then Rothenberg http://www.charly2.com/day-4-darmstadt-with-fred-and-then-rothenberg/ http://www.charly2.com/day-4-darmstadt-with-fred-and-then-rothenberg/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:42:19 +0000 charly2 http://www.charly2.com/?p=234 What an awesome day!

We started out in Bacharach…



Today, we:

  • spent 2+ hours on the train from Bacharach to Darmstadt,
  • had a great afternoon with Fred in Darmstadt (thanks again!!), and then
  • spent 3+ hours on the train from Darmstadt to Rothenberg…

Be sure to check out the photos for today.

So, now, I’m wiped out – barely able to keep my eyes open to finish this post. ;)

A HUGE Thank YOU to Friedrich-Wilhelm (Fred!) for picking us up in Darmstadt, treating us to lunch & showing us a great time! It was so great to see you Fred!

Take care!

Charly

PS – Fred & I made this video for Lowell – see if you can figure out what Fred is saying…



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