Next to the Delta terminal

Early rockets. Surprisingly small.

The Saturn 1B is the biggest toy in the NASA's Rocket Garden.

Mercury mission control room.

Mercury-Redstone 1A capsule, flew in space on December 19, 1960.

Gemini 9A spaceship, spent more than 3 days above our heads in 1966. Looks small but fits two persons.

Close-up of a Space Shuttle, its white boosters and the brown fuel tank.

Mission STS-133 flying space shuttle Discovery. Was planned to launch two days later after several missed attempts. Launch was later rescheduled for 2011.

Empty launch pad with tracks for moving the spaceships from Vehicle Assembly Building.

Me on the visitors tower next to Discovery.

Space Shuttle Discovery preparing on launch pad for mission STS-133.

Used Space Shuttle engine.

High tech surrounded by nature.

Vehicle Assemby Building constructed for the Apollo moon missions, now used for Space Shuttles. Fourth largest building in the world.

Saturn V, the rocket that shot astronauts to the moon.

German Yellow Press: 'Now the moon is a Yankee.'

Model of the Apollo spaceship.

A piece of moon rock. Allowed to be touched (and I did it !).

Apollo 14, the third mission to the moon.

The big sign on the Kennedy Space Center entrance.

Space Shuttle replica on display.

NASA logo on the Shuttle Launch Experience.

St. Augustine

Daytona Beach Speedway entrance

Divers in the Blue Spring, one of the biggest springs in Florida.

Yes, these flamingos were not artificially painted.

The national symbol, the bald eagle, in front of the American flag.

Too many snakes.

Family portrait of three alligators.

Manatee having lunch.

They are much bigger in real life !

Twice my size, six times my weight.

Sunset in Clearwater.

Clearwater's beach.

Magic's Dwight Howard will miss that free throw.

Southermost point of the United States.

Southermost sunset in the United States.

One of the nice roads in Key West. Actually not far from downtown.

View on the Florida Keys from Highway 1.

Sunny day in the Caribbean !

Main beach of Bahia Honda State Park.

Small part of the Seven Mile Bridge.

On the Seven Mile Bridge.

My first wild alligator.

Note the lower right corner: that's me and my camera !

A grasshopper in the way.

An Anhinga bird in the morning sun.

Everglades: a sea of grass.

A cute baby alligator.

Not only animals along the way.

A snapping turtle.

Everglades around Shark Valley lookout.

Everglades, too.

Looks almost like Europe.

I didn't dare to touch the tail ...

Exit of the Loop Road.

Diiirty. But fun. My Mitsubishi Endeavor.

Americans enlist in the army during the halftime show.

Shaq gets ready for tip off. LeBron James didn't shine, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade played disappointing.

People left before the game was over. Seems like there are no real fans in Miami.

A proud Celtic in Florida.

Here live the rich'n'famous.

Bright white sand of Miami Beach.

Palms next to Ocean Drive.

A rainbow over Miami Beach.

Final sunset over Georgia while I head home to Munich.