Nelson Space-A Trip to Europe

My first try at Space-A travel was Charleston AFB SC but didn't pan out. After 2 days waiting, I drove to the Washington DC area and parked in BWI long term parking. I was able to get out on the Patriot Express charter to Ramstein AB Germany. I arrived at Ramstein about 3 days after leaveing home. I started my train travels the next day at Kaiserslautern and in the space of three weeks I visited Dresden, Berlin, Salzburg, Budapest, Berchtesgaden, Stuttgart (Esslinger), and Frankfurt. I was able to get a ride back to Ramstein where I had to wait 6 days for a return flight. I finally made it home 32 days after leaving.

AMC Counters at BWI Airport		Ramstein PAX Terminal (USAF Photo)
Ramstein Billeting Office - Bldg 305		Kaiserslautern Hbf (Main RR Station) This is where my train journeys began.
ICE Train in Frankfurt Hbf Deutsche Bahn Intercontinental Express Train		Fulda Bahnhof Connection station on way to Dresden.
Castle on the Hillside near Erfurt		Village (unknown) as Seen from Train
Dresden Hauptbahnhof		ibis Hotels Dresden Three ibis Hotels web in a row. Build in later East German years.
Pragerstr. in Dresden The main shopping street in old Dresden.		Dresden Catholic Church
Dresden Frauenkirche Church of Our Lady Lutheran (Wiki).		Dresden Frauenkirche Dark bricks are original bricks reused during restoration.
Dresden Frauenkirche Dark bricks are original bricks reused during restoration.		Dresden Frauenkirchen Inside View
Dresden Frauenkirche Inside Dome		Dresden New Market Area (Neumarkt) Dresden Panorama webcam
Construction in Dresden Note how barrier is painted to look like the building beneath.		Paris Look Out! Although not beside a river, here's Dresden's equivalent pay toilet.
Dresden Rathaus (City Hall)		Dresden Semperoper (Opera House) Their web page
Zwinger Palace Commissioned by Agustus the Strong in 1710 (Wiki)		Zwinger Courtyard
Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Main Railway Station) The busiest in Europe with 1100 trains every day. Main web page		Berlin Hauptbahnhof Main Level
Berlin Hauptbahnhof Lower Level		Berlin Checkpoint Charlie
Subway Store Near Checkpoint Charlie They're everywhere.		Reichstag - German Parliment Building The Reichstag is the home of the modern German parliment, the Bundestag.
Brandenburg Gate Looking West More about the gate.		Brandenburg Gate, Looking East toward Unter den Linden
Palast der Republik This is building that once housed the former East German (DDR) Parliment. Now being demolished for the re-building of the Stadtschloss (Berlin City Palace)		On DB ICE Train to München (Munich)
St. Sebastion Church - Salzburg Taken from near my hotel, Goldener Krone		Bad Durrnberg Austria Looking up hillside in the town near Salzwerks.
View of Alps from Bad Durrnberg		Bad Durrnberg Lettenbühel strasse
Hallein Altstadt		Salzach River in Hallein AT
Slide Inside Salt Mine Web site.		History Wall in Salzwerks
Hillside near Salzwerks		Keleti Railroad Station Keleti palyaudvar in Hungarian
Keleti Railroad Station Keleti palyaudvar in Hungarian		Budapest Labyrinth Bunkers Located in the Var district. See web.
Bunker in Budapest Labyrinth		Hungarian Parliment Building See web pages
Hungarian Parliment - Main Staircase		Parliment - Statues in North Lounge
Hungarian Parliment - Lodge		Dan & Edward at Hotel Kempinski Brunch Kempinski web site
Hotel Kempinski Sunday Brunch Kempinski web site		Game Restaurant in Budapest Suburb
Szabadsag tér (Liberty Square) Anti-soviet Protesters (tent) by Soviet Monument.		US Embassy in Budapest Located off Szabadsg ter.
Magyar Televizio Building Main buiilding for Hungarian TV.		Szent Istvan Bazilika St. Stephen's Basilica
House of Terror - Budapest Communist seat of intelligence until 1989. See web		Hungarian Transportation Museum in Budapest Their web site in Hungarian.
Transportation Museum in Budapest Közlekedési Muzeum (Wiki)		Jack in Front of Transportation Museum
Budapest Synagogue 2nd largest in the world. See Wiki article		Parliment View from Window This is the view of Pest from bedroom of Kútvölgyi utca 66/D
Garage Entrance for Kútvölgyi utca 66/D House is directly up the hill.		Strange House on Kútvölgyi utca This unused house is located a few hundred meters up from # 66.
Berchtesgaden Market Area Gasthof Goldener Bär (Golden bear) on left. Nice restaurant inside.		Berchtesgaden Market Square
Berchtesgaden Market Easter Goods		Berchtesgaden Bahnhof Taken from Maximilianstrasse
Berchtesgaden Maximilianstrasse Taken from foot path between Bahnhof and upper Berchtesgaden.		Bertesgaden Cemetary
Alps Around Berchtesgaden		Bunkers in Obersalzberg Intended for final command center. See more
Central Shaft in Obersalzberg Bunker Complex Intended to be the central connecting point for all bunkers, but never completed.		Obersalzberg Looking into Valley by Berchtesgaden Taken from near former site of USRC Gen Walker Hotel (Platterhof).
Snow Scene near Obersalzberg Documentation Center		Parking Lot Where Gen. Walker Hotel Once Stood More info from Third Reich in Ruins web pages
Street in Esslinger Old Town (Altstadt)		Esslinger Altes Rathaus (Old City Hall) Forms the center of Marktplatz in the Altstadt (old city).
Carl, Paul & Jürgen at Ristorante Boccaccio Schloßstr. 126, Frankfurt		Anke and Karin Taken at Ristorante Boccaccio where Jerry works.
Paul, Jerry and Carl Taken at Anke & Paul's apartment in Frankfurt.		Frankfurt Römer (City Hall) Kroatian demonstration this morning in the Römerberg (city hall square).
Caffe Gelateria LaPerla Located in Frankfurt's Römerberg.		Anke & Paul
Bridge Tower in Worms am Rhein		Mannheim Strohmarkt Market area on Plankenstr. Water tower (Wasserturm) in background.
Square in Town of Rampstein		Ramstein Lodging Building 304
Berlin Wall Section on Rampstein AB		Rampstein PAX Terminal
Rampstein AB Parking Apron		Inside Rampstein PAX Terminal