Trip To Frankenmuth, Michigan  (August 23-24, 2003)

(Click on any of the thumbnails below to view the full-sized photo.)

These are pictures of Bronner's, a store that in my opinion redefines kitsch.

dcp02307.jpg (236581 bytes) dcp02308.jpg (247786 bytes) dcp02309.jpg (237443 bytes) dcp02310.jpg (241830 bytes) dcp02311.jpg (241880 bytes) dcp02312.jpg (310646 bytes) dcp02313.jpg (259790 bytes) dcp02314.jpg (282310 bytes) dcp02315.jpg (257018 bytes) dcp02316.jpg (213540 bytes) dcp02317.jpg (329203 bytes) dcp02318.jpg (364513 bytes) dcp02319.jpg (351074 bytes) dcp02320.jpg (276337 bytes) dcp02321.jpg (260281 bytes)

Devrim in the play area of the hotel in Frankenmuth.  The gator would go around and entertain the children.

dcp02322.jpg (234412 bytes) dcp02323.jpg (246403 bytes) dcp02324.jpg (254388 bytes)

Outside the hotel ...

dcp02325.jpg (199556 bytes)

On the covered bridge ...

dcp02326.jpg (230247 bytes) dcp02327.jpg (221532 bytes) dcp02328.jpg (194861 bytes)

Near the Cheese Haus, another redefinition of kitsch ...

dcp02329.jpg (225206 bytes)

In a cool little shop we found with old arcade games and amusement machines ...

dcp02330.jpg (263587 bytes)

The Glockenspiel, at night.  (As an aside, I don't know what Glockenspiel means in German, but in Detroit it probably means a shootout involving the police ...)

dcp02331.jpg (77964 bytes) dcp02332.jpg (61686 bytes)

The covered bridge again ...

dcp02333.jpg (135274 bytes)

Sneak photo attack on Devrim in the shower ...

dcp02334.jpg (106629 bytes)

Historical plaques ...

dcp02335.jpg (212399 bytes) dcp02336.jpg (237342 bytes) dcp02337.jpg (250723 bytes)

The Glockenspiel during the day, reenacting the story of The Pied Piper.  Also included are two macro photos of the back of Devrim's head ...

dcp02338.jpg (160288 bytes) dcp02339.jpg (179930 bytes) dcp02340.jpg (126283 bytes) dcp02341.jpg (291899 bytes) dcp02342.jpg (233211 bytes) dcp02343.jpg (165589 bytes) dcp02344.jpg (170502 bytes) dcp02345.jpg (171866 bytes) dcp02346.jpg (177054 bytes) dcp02347.jpg (205565 bytes)

... on the way back, we went to Cabela's, the premier store for those who like to do outdoorsey things ...

dcp02348.jpg (150735 bytes)

Daddy, daddy, look at all the animals!

dcp02349.jpg (303911 bytes)

Devrim really liked this chair.  Unfortunately, it was priced over $1,000.

dcp02350.jpg (281529 bytes)

Local time on the server (at the time this page was served) is 6:29:31 am (America/Detroit) on December 22, 2024.  This page required approximately 0.00s (0.00s system, 0.00s user) of CPU time on the server to generate.  This page is maintained by David T. Ashley.