The four of them (E, K and their two sons N (3) and e (2) ) drove from England. Yes, I said drove. This was a 14 hours trip involving a ferry ride, driving thru snow and rain and ending with a 3 year old screaming in the back seat of the car. I'm with you N; I would have been screaming too!
On Saturday, we went to the Landstuhl fortress (Berg Nanstein) which is about 5 miles from my house. N loved going up and down the steps and wanted to explore everywhere! Luckily, I love to explore too!
We found a cute cafe to have lunch in (yes, this town is 5 minutes away from my house, but that was the first time I had eaten in the town!) Then it was time for the boys' nap.
Saturday afternoon, K and I went in search of wine. She had been told about a good Italian wine store in Kaiserslautern and we found it. However, I think she overestimated how helpful I would be in the wine selecting endeavor. When she said something to the effect of "which ones do you think are good?" I responded with "Well, this label looks pretty." K and E, you'll have to let me know which ones you like! (and if the label beauty correlates with the taste!)
On Sunday, we ventured out to Trier. Trier is thought to be one of, if not, the oldest cities in Germany. It was first settled in 16 BC. Yep, you read correctly; that's BC, as in Before Christ, more than 2000 years ago!
Below is the Porta Nigra which was built in the 200s.
We climbed up to the top of it (way to go, K!) and had an amazing view of the town below. Thankfully the stairs have been remodeled in the last 1800 years!
We had crepes and waffles for lunch (it fit right in the with pizza for breakfast!) and then were off to see more sights.
E and N entertained us with their imitations of airplanes. Do I see another pilot in the B family future? Based on his organizational abilities (you should see this kid do puzzles!), I'm thinking maybe an engineer.
Here's a great picture of the B family!
Thanks for the great visit (and for the Hob Nobs!) Hope to see you in England soon!
2 comments:
Thanks Christie, we had so much fun... oh yeah, and sorry again for the screaming three year old!
I'm turning green...
Read about this on K's blog too, but it was fun to get your take on things. Looks like such a great time.
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