Love that picture of the Eiffel Tower. taking it diagonally emphasizes the height. Clever.  I would never have thought to do that.  And really, there must be some place you haven't gone yet!  :-)  Switzerland, maybe.  It reminds me a lot of the Sawtooths in Idaho but with quainter homes and a lot more high pasture cows. And no salmon. It really is a lovely place, very different from Germany and most other European countries.