Munich Germany and the Bavarian Alps

Munich was one of the most beautiful cities we've visited, and has been voted the most liveable city in the world by Monocle:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/jul/07/saturday.travelwebsites

(Although some Bavarian peeps I've talked to in the US say "meh.')

But seriously, you can't go wrong with amazing Bavarian Alps, the legendary Mad King Ludwig and his castles (which were Disney's inspiration for castles and underground grottos and such), nekkid sunbathing in the park, and beergardens, like the one below. Note the oompah band in the bandstand.

In Which the World's Biggest Kid Finds a Luge in the Bavarian Alps

Lubeck, Germany

Traveling by train from Amsterdam on our way to Copenhagen, we stopped shortly in Lubeck Germany. There we walked around the picturesque town, visited the rathaus and Nobel prize author Thomas Mann's "Buddenbrook's House," and sampled marzipan.

The Bells of St. Mary's, Still Down From Bombing During World War II

Astrological Clock in St. Mary's

I Always Told My Kids They Were The Spawn of Satan

Lubeck in Marzipan