German road tripping!

Spent the last 5 days road tripping around the country with my old roommate, Stefan and the legendary Australian, Ben.  Great, crazy times enjoying German culture, eating loads of bread and meat and just going with the flow.  Unfortunately the flow of the river was against us and after loads of rain, there were massive floods all over, so the mission to get to a great hike in the Czech Republic didn't happen.  Ended up doing a great hike in Germany right next to the border due to roads being closed.  Saw lots of flooding, sandbags amongst the small towns and Dresden in the east.  Didn't stop us from having a great time and seeing some great things.  Here's a few pictures:

Bouncy ball action in Erfurt, compliments of Kathrarina

Traffic jam on the Autobahn means football!

Stefan and I in Dresden by the Frauenkirchen (totally destroyed in the war and rebuilt using some of the old stones)

Massive flooding in Dresden

Sign under water

Bier Garten wet with something other than beer for once

Jumping in the Artist Passage in Dresden

Not going on that street afterall

Relaxing on our hike through the rocky mountains

Beautiful area with the Czech Republic in the distance.  Just couldn't get there due to flooding on this trip.  I'll be there in a few weeks

Enjoying the small natural pond at 761m above sea water

Little bit of a water problem in this alley

Camping out in a field

Best campsite ever!  Enjoyed badminton, grilling local meats and playing uno for the last hours of the day

Ben walking up to take a picture of the sunset

The boys drinking Rauchbier (smoked beer that tastes like liquid bacon) in Bamberg

Beer garden in Bamberg!