Welcome to my on-line (and on-going) photo album of life in Europe.
Hope you enjoy,
- Murray
p.s. Above is a picture I took of the Cologne skyline at dusk - and of which I'm pretty proud.
2004
The Long Goodbye (May 14-30, 2004)
The First Weeks in Cologne (June 1-13)
my first glimpse of Köln (lots of churches)
Further Explorations (June 15-30)
- more of Köln, also Brühl, Bonn, Drachenfels and the Rheinterrasse
amaxa's global sales meeting final bash (July 1)
- a tour of the Brauhäuser of the Aldstadt and a night on the town
Kölner Lichter (Cologne Lights)
- festival along the Rhine highlighted by fireworks display
a Day in Düsseldorf
- I stumble upon a French festival in Germany's fashion capitol
Aachen
- Charlemagne's Imperial city
St. Goar
- and the castles therabouts
Festivals
- music and medieval miscellany
Copenhagen
- a weekend rush through the highlights of
Copenhagen with Dave & Cherry
the Rhine and Frankfurt
- showing Dave & Cherry my neighbourhood
the Mosel: Trier to Cochem
- a weekend bicycle trip through the heart of the wine region
Castle Cruise up the Rhine
- cruise with Bob and Lisa from Boppard to Koblenz
Vimy Ridge
A Weekend in Paris
- meet up with Bob and Lisa again in the City of Lights
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
- a well-preserved medieval town in the south of Germany
Freiburg, Strasbourg and Saarbrücken
- a whirlwind tour through SW Germany (and NE France)
Austria (Nov. 27-28, 2004)
a weekend in Vienna, Melk and Linz
Dresden (Dec. 4-6, 2004)
my first visit to (the former) East Germany
Home for a Rest (Dec. 18, 2004 - Jan.4, 2005)
home for the holidays to visit family and friends
2005
Bicycle tour of Luxembourg (Mar. 26-8, 2005)
an Easter trip through one of Europe's smaller countries
Exploring Trier (Apr. 2-3, 2005)
in town for a hockey tournament, but take a break to explore
Another weekend in Paris (Apr. 15-18, 2005)
my mother's chance to explore the city of lights
Amsterdam (April 23-24, 2005)
seeing the famous canals and cafes first-hand
Prague (May 13-16, 2005)
stuck in the middle of a Czech crowd while they humble Canada in hockey
Lille (May 17-20)
forced to travel for conference, I still manage to make the most of it
Home for a Rest pt.II (May 21-29, 2005)
these so-called vacations will soon be my death
Bob and Lisa's wedding (May 28, 2005)
the reason for the trip home
Visiting Jon, Jen and their growing family (July 1-3, 2005)
(Vienna and) Budapest (July 19-23, 2005)
A visit by Anouk is used as an excuse to head off to Hungary
Weekend trips to Birmingham, Rodenkirchen and Amsterdam (Aug. 2005)
Tolkien Conference, beach BBQ, Sail 2005 and Schadowstrassenfest
Dresden pt.II (3-4. Sept. 2005)
The ELSO conference takes me to Dresden so I use the opportunity to continue exploring
Hanging out with MEETin Düsseldorf (Sept. 2005)
Bowling, brunch, street festivals etc.
Baby boom
A collection of pictures of all of the little ones who have sprung up recently
back to Canada for a pre-Christmas visit (11-28 Nov. 2005)
and a stroll along the Thames on my way back to Germany
2006
MEETin International (Jan & Feb 2006)
Cologne Christmas markets, skating on Eiffel Tower, boat party in Amsterdam etc.
Karneval in Köln (23-28 Feb. 2006)
Six days of insanity. Friends from Amsterdam, Paris, and Düsseldorf visit.
Visiting Vienna with Mark and Sarah (13-17 Mar. 2006)
back to Austria to meet up with friends from home
A Weekend in Barcelona (24-26 Mar. 2006)
the SST department is rewarded to a weekend retreat
Weekend excusions (April 2006)
Roermond, Trier, Queensday in Amsterdam
Rome with Bob & Lisa (4-7 May, 2006)
I head to the Eternal City to meet up with friends from home
Belfast and Northern Ireland (13-15 May, 2006)
Visiting with Anouk before she returns back across the Atlantic
Mike and Britta's wedding in Hannover (18-21 May, 2006)
and the chance to meet up with friends from home
MEETin European Convention - Paris (25-28, May 2006)
hundreds of members from across Europe (and America) gather for the weekend
amaxa summer party (August, 2006)
dancing on the Rhine
Anouk - a long story in the making (1995-2007)
A brief summary of the 12 years we've known each other
Anouk - Sparks fly (2006/2007)
2007
Anouk and me in San Diego (Feb. 2007)
Keeping it together over the hurdles and across the time zones
Another visit to San Diego (Mar/Apr 2007)
Keeping it together cont'd, I return to San Diego for a longer visit
Carcasonne
- along with Stockholm, Paris, Cologne...
(20-28 May 2007)
Anouk visits Europe for her birthday - and we take off for a weekend in France
Edinburgh (24-25 June 2007)
A weekend in Scotland to meet up with mom - while Anouk heads to Joshua Tree National Park
San Diego Zoo (30 Aug - 4 Sep 2007)
Back in SD to visit Anouk
Marriage to Anouk in Sorrento (7 Dec 2007)
The beginning of the best part of my life
A tour of the Amalfi coast (8 Dec 2007)
and a medieval Paper mill and Museum
Paris to celebrate Natalie's doctorate (14-16 Dec 2007)
(and our marriage) with the new in-laws
2008
London and Cologne Karneval (Jan/Feb 2008)
quick trip to London and then back to Cologne for Karneval (with guests)
Drachenfels, Löwenburg and Liechtenstein (Feb/Mar 2008)
weekend trips to the hills - near and far
