The highlights of the 2006's tour included

Two 2006 State Garden Shows

The magnificent Berlin Botanic Garden

Potsdam's historic & contemporary gardens (including the Foerster Garden & Nursery

Sanssouci (the summer residence for Frederick the Great)

The former Federal Garden Show in Magdeburg

Two totally unique Hundertwasser buildings

The Bauhaus architecture school

Woerlitzerpark (a wonderful English garden near Dessau)

The garden with the largest rose collection in the world

The dramatic restoration of the open pit coal mine into a recreational paradise with the large lake as its centerpiece in Bitterfeld

The one of a kind Ferropolis or "city of iron"

Furthermore, the tour explored Germany's pioneering and responsible society actively pursuing a sustainable lifestyle, as exemplified in the latest in green building technology, recycling programs, beautiful public parks and gardens, climate cooling roof gardens, lively pedestrian town centers, creatively fun playgrounds, hemp & organic food stores, solar & wind power, delicious, healthy cuisine, and more unique and inspirational places and people.