Lighthouse Tour of Germany 2010

Group Photo at Pilsum
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Group Photo at Campen
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Inside Berlin's huge new train station
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The Berlin Airlift
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Ken stands by a remnant of the Berlin Wall.
Photo by Dianne Taeckens

 


 

 

Darlene explores the former Gestapo headquarters
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Darlene
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Shirley
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Tom
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Nothing says Germany like Heineken
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Part of the group poses in front of the Brandenberg Gate
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Examining a memorial to the massive book burning that took place in the 1930's
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Several of the group took a tour on the Slee River
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

This is a memorial to those who tried to swim to freedom in West Berlin
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Thatched roofs were common in Northern Germany
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Transportation to the Darsser Ort lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Ron, Darlene, Shirley, and Tom on the wagon
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

 

Darber Ort
Photo by Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

Tom and Darlene at the top of the Darsser Ort lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Darsser Ort lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Chad frequently went on scouting trips to find the best route for the bus
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

1898 Warnemunde lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Society members learn about the Warnemunde lighthouse
Photo by Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

The 1878 Buk lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Dianne and Darlene at the base of the Buk lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The 1872 Timmendorf lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The Travemunde lighthouse keeper
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Travemunde Nordmole light
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The Pelzerhaken lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Built in 1842, the Pelzerhaken lighthouse was increased in height and covered in brick in 1936
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Hustlin' back to the bus
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Dahmeshoved Lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The photo lineup for the Flugge lighthouse, which was covered up for maintenance
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

There was a path; no one trampled the wheat! The trek through the field was to get the best photograph of the old (1832) and new (1967) Marienleuchte lighthouses
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The Marienleuchte lights
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Ron and Tom pose as triplets
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Shirley gets a great photo of the 1895 Holtenau Nord lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Photo by Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

The Holtenau Nord lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Dianne, Pat and Ron at the top of the 1865 Bulk lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The Eckernforde Hafen (harbor) lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Tom and Darlene are interviewed by the local press
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Shirley shows off her Lighthouse Passport to the local paparazzi
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Falshoft lighthouse 1908
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

We rode to the island of Sylt on our bus on the train
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Elliott leads the way to the lighthouse.
Photo by Dianne Taeckens

 


 

 

Chad finds a vantage point at the top of a pile of dirt
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The 1856 Kampen lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

List West lighthouse on the island of Sylt
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

List Ost lighthouse, also built in 1858
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The 1907 Hornum lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Westerheversand lighthouse, 131 feet tall, built in 1908
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Busum lighthouse 1913
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The Trinity House Lightship
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Photo by Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

Wittenbergen Unterfeuer
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The group at lunch at a small restaurant at the Altenbruch lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The Altenbruch lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The Altenbruch lightkeeper shows off the interior of the lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Obereversand lighthouse (Eversand Oberfeuer) -- 1887. The keeper gave a very thorough tour of the lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Leaving the Overeversand lighthouse.
Photo by Dianne Taeckens

 


 

 

Photo by Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

Our group rode while hundreds walked across the mud flats at low tide to the island of Neuwerk
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Neuwerk lighthouse was built as a watchtower in the early 1300's, making it the oldest building on the German coast. It was converted to a lighthouse in 1814
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 


Photo By Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

Shirley and Irene take a break at the Neuwerk lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Kaiserschleuse lighthouse (Kaisserhafen East Mole) -- 1900
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Bremerhaven Nord Mole
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Tom peers through the periscope of the German u-boat Wilhelm Bauer
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The musicians of Bremen
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

The tiny Wybelsum light is dwarfed by a field of giant wind turbines, a common sight in Northern Germany
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Kleiner Lighthouse on the island of Borkum
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Borkum Neuer lighthouse 1879
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Photo By Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

Chad and Ron share a laugh while waiting for the train to take us back to the ferry from Borkum
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Borkum - Alter Leuchtturm
Photo by Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

Inside the Pilsum lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Photo by Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

Angela and Ronald, our German tour guide and bus driver
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

As always, Tom has to get one more photo
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Photo By Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

Potsdam
Photo By Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

Potsdam
Photo By Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

Photo By Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

View from Church
Photo By Darlene Chisholm

 


 

 

Lens etching-1 is the lens in the Falshoft lighthouse
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

 

Lens etching-2 is the lens at Altenbruch
Photo By Ken Mulder

 


 

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