Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
“Oh, one last trip before you head out, that’s nice!” multiple people said about our September road trip to see the Passion Play. Here I would roll my eyes at Chris. If only that were our last trip before we head out! But no, Chris saw days off on the school calendar and I believe…
The whole point of our September trip to Germany was to see the Oberammergau Passion Play! The first time Chris and I came to Germany on a space A flight at the end of flight training, we merrily drove our way through Oberammergau in the Bavarian Alps and heard about their passion play for the…
and leaf! Moving is the pits, so take a hike. The nearby Sonian Forest beckons
Taking the gondola up Mount Wank is another Rachael suggestion we loved. A family pass up and back is 60 euros. “Should we just hike up?” Chris asked. I narrowed my eyes. “The comments I found online said the hike down could take several hours… so… I’m not sure we’re prepared to do that….” It…
Honey To Go. Honey. To Go. Is that… a honey vending machine?! What fresh wonder is this?! “I’m taking a left unless you tell me to take a right,” Chris said. “TURN RIGHT!” the kids and I hollered. YEAH we need some honey from a vending machine! Here’s what it sells: honey (small), honey (large),…
Isaac’s age and my and Chris’ ages are all about equidistant from the age Chris and I were the first time we went to Oktoberfest. With that weird thought, we drove up to Munich. “Do we have to wear those lederhosen and dirndls?” Eloise asked. “I want to wear one because I don’t want to…
We are leaving Brussels for our next assignment before the end of the year, so I resolved to join the NATO International Club for as many historical walks as possible this fall. This would force me to spend more time downtown in historic Brussels—one of those things I always want to do, but don’t often…
