Germany and Kosovo

I have finally finished JMRC (Joint Multi-National Readiness Center) and am now in Kosovo.  At the end of training in JMRC we got a pass into Regensburg, Germany.  This town dates back to the Roman times and was actually founded as a Roman outpost that was on the edge of the civilized world.  There are still remnants of the Roman wall.  Among other things, the town is known for: the world's oldest bratwurst stand, St. Peter's Dome (a massive gothic style church), and the best history museum in East Bavaria.  It was a small town and took about 30-45 minutes to walk from end to end.  The beer was delicious and the food was... well, let me quote my friend on this, "It takes about two beers for German food to start tasting good."  Enough said.
Now for Germany pics:


This was taken outside of Hohenfels, Germany



St. Peter's Dome



St. Peter's Dome

One more thing from Germany; As we were getting ready to board the bus at the end of pass, we stopped in a grocery store and ran across this... too funny!

Kosovo

I am now in Kosovo.  It is very green and has lots of rolling hills.  The cities are interesting.  The are filled with trash.  You'll be driving along and all of the sudden you'll see a big pile of trash on the side of the road from people randomly dumping. 
There is a huge disparity in wealth and it is apparent in the homes and vehicles that people drive. 
Yesterday, I was able to go to Northern Kosovo and it is different than the south.  First, there was 3 inches of snow; second, fog kept visibility to about 50 meters, and lastly, the vegetation reminded me of Chama.  To get there we had to go on these unimproved roads, if you can call them that.  It was the craziest off roading I have ever done- I can't describe it, but I'll post a pic from the aftermath after this.

I hope you have enjoyed the pictures.  Tung!