After my week in Italy in September 2002, I headed back north to familiar territory: Würzburg, home of my very good friend and former radio co-host Brad Best and his wonderful wife Anja.  Yup, you guessed it, more freeloading off of friends.  Rest assured, they have the same offer when they get around to coming out to Arizona.

See more photos of my 2000 visit to Würzburg here.

Brides on strike?	A fight to the death at the Stadfest	Brad enjoys a tall one.
The Jagdschloß ("hunting lodge")  of  Prince-Bishop Julius Echter	In monochrome	In infrared
	Veitshöchheim, outside  the Jagdschloß	Würzburg after the rain

The Schwangau region, home of King Ludwig II and his castles
 

Schloß Neuschwanstein,  last castle of Ludwig II	Höhenschwandau	Neuschwanstein, seen from  Schloß Höhenschwangau
The walls of Schloß Höhenschwangau,  summer castle of Ludwig II's parents	Sorry, external shots only --  no cameras allowed inside.
The walls of Schloß Neuschwanstein		Brad tries not to laugh as the tourists  swarm in for their souvenir snapshots
View of the Marienbrücke from  the courtyard in Neuschwanstein . . .	. . . and vice versa.
Scaling the walls of the gorge  under the Marienbrücke

Nürnberg (Nuremburg)
 

Punks on the Lorenzkirche steps	One of two photos I snagged inside  Lorenzkirche before getting busted  for using a tripod
Several disturbing statues may  be found in Nürnberg.	The key is not to drink the champagne  until after the balancing act.	More frightening statuary.
Inside the Frauenkirche	View from the Kaiserberg
	For Steve Keck: Kultur im eckstein (Culture in the cornerstone)