Photos: A Family Trip to Germany & Austria

Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011, 8:00 PM | Subscribe to the magazine

The Christmas market in the picturesque main square of Trier, Germany.
(Courtesy Ron Wetsch)
The Old Bridge in Heidelberg, Germany.
(Courtesy Ron Wetsch)
Ron and Deanna Wetsch in front of Neuschwanstein Castle with their children Caitlin (21), Andrew (18), Olivia (14), and Lauren (11).
(Courtesy Ron Wetsch)
The town hall in Marburg, Germany.
(Courtesy Ron Wetsch)
There weren't a lot of restaurants open in Heidelberg on Christmas; we went into Palmbrau Gasse, a small quaint place where we ate flamkuchen, a German-style pizza made with crème fraîche rather than tomato sauce. After a long, cold day of hiking around Heidelberg and the castle that overlooks the town, it was absolutely delicious.
(Courtesy Ron Wetsch)
Ettal Monastery.
(Courtesy Ron Wetsch)
A street in Oberammergau.
(Courtesy Ron Wetsch)
An aerial view of the snow-covered town of Heidelberg.
(Courtesy Ron Wetsch)
The Bavarian town of Lindau.
(Courtesy Ron Wetsch)
In Bavaria, the Wetsch family spent part of an afternoon visiting the Wieskirche (church) in Wies.
(Courtesy Ron Wetsch)