Germany, slovakia, Austria and Italy

Several magnets took a trip to Europe with Tom who is a master builder of super-efficient masonry stoves and his wife, Brenda, a retired school librarian who would like to visit the sites on the jig saw puzzles she puts together. Their first stop was in Germany where the camera got displaced so their photos were taken with the i-pad and the quality was a little disappointing, especially the scenery shots.

Slovakia is where Tom shared his knowledge in a workshop where they built several stoves in an old school building. The woman who’s idea it was to have this workshop is an architect and she has now has a magnet.

The workshop gang.



This is a loudspeaker leftover from the communist era. Every morning it broadcast the national, anthem, news, announcements and so on.

 

A streetscene in Bratislava. Note the sign in the lower corner, interesting because the city was known as Pressburg until sometime around World War I.

 

Brenda gave a magnet to a toll clerk on the autobahn in Austria who seemed very glad to get it.

Austria

Italy was the main objective, especially Tuscany, an area so photogenic that its images grace many a jig saw puzzle. There are so many photos and comments that I think it best to follow this post with one on Italy alone.

Tom and Brenda's adventure ended in Munich, Germany at the same hotel they started out in. There they were reunited with their camera thanks to the clerks pictured below who were happy to ham it up for photos.