Last Batch of Photos from Germany

Cat Behaving Badly

Every time I left home for more than a few days, Mitty required a lot of attention when I was back. In her mind (or in my imagination), she became the little kitty who got abandoned. She also developed some strange behavior (which went away after 1 day). She would wake up in the middle of the night and put her paw on my face, as if to make sure I was still around. (Can be creepy when you are sound asleep.) Last night, she woke up, made some "ka-ka" sound, then turned her body. She forgot she was sleeping on the edge of the bed and immediately fell down to the floor. I could hardly believe a cat would made such a mistake and bursted out laughing. Of course she pretended nothing had happened (cats have high self-esteems) and went immediately back to sleep.

Dispatches from Germany

Church Window

Some unknown church. The facade looks really impressive.

Dispatches from Germany

Finally, seeing the sun at Regensburg. View from the Hotel Lobby.

The Danube is now golden.

The building on the left hand side is the lovely Sorat hotel where I was staying.

The only moment it was sunny in Regensburg during my 3-day stay.

Dispatches from Germany (Inside Dom Cathedral)

I was the only person in the cathedral for a wonderful 30 minutes.

This would make a good bookmark.

"Who's that figure doing acrobat on the top?" This is my friend Chinchih's first reaction on seeing this photo.

Love the pipe organ.

Some Pope statue. Current Pope Benedict XVI is actually from the Regensburg area and had taught at the university here.

A kiss, locked for eternity.

Cathedral entrance

Dispatches from Germany

Facade of St Peter's Cathedral. Started in middle ages, this cathedral took hundreds of years to build.

Main entrance. I love the granite steps. 

The stores around the cathedral. 

The saints are watching you. 

I guess this is St Peter, who's guarding the entrance to heaven.

The German Eagle

I only had very little time to take photos outside the St. Peter's Cathedral this morning. Tomorrow I will have more free time and may be able to venture in.

Dispatches from Germany

View from my hotel window. This river is the Danube River.

Another peek of the Dom Cathedral from my hotel room. Both the bridge and the Cathedral were about 800 years old.

It is snowing!!!

A Room with a view. I am ready to head out to downtown Regensburg.

Cross the bridge to downtown Regensburg. Instead of blue, the Danube actually looks brown.

Thanks to the jetlag I woke up early and decided to go out and take photos. To my surprise I found my hotel room had such a good view of the downtown Regensburg that I hardly needed to venture out. It was snowing too (quite a surprise since last night it was not cold at all). I am glad I borrowed some warm clothes from Chinchih.

Bramwell Is My New Hero

After start watching Bramwell last night I was so hooked. Now I wish I could stay home and watch it instead of preparing my trip to Germany.

Fun Drawings

Book Inc. celebrates the year of dragon.

Moment of Clarity

The showering was on and off all morning. I grabbed my morning coffee as usual, then crossed the street to Book Inc. While I was waiting for the traffic light, the sun suddenly appeared, and there was such a magic in the air. I took a snap, knowing it wouldn't be caught by my cell phone. Like all moments of clarity, it was gone soon.