Monday, April 25, 2011

Once upon a time

Once upon a time there were 4 princesses and a prince living in Germany. One night the Queen went to a birthday party while the queen was away a wizard came and cast a spell on them. When she returned she found that they had all been turned into something else. The first princess had been turned into a beautiful tough Football Player


The second Princess had been turned into a pretty silly Clown


The third had been turned into an adorable Puppy


and finally the fourth was turned into a cute Kitty





But it was not long until their little brother and their favorite aunt tried to save them. However the wizard got her too and turned her into a funny looking princess. However Prince Carson got away and ran to get Uncle Kevin.




Uncle Kevin knew exactly what to do. He told them to all take a shower and they would be back to normal.






And they all lived Happily Ever After. The End!

Fall of the Wall

This past week we went to the place known for "The fall of the wall" aka Berlin. We left Heidelberg around 9 in the morning and arrived in Berlin at about 2. Due to our first train being late we missed our next train so we had to wait around about an hour. Luckily the train station is huge so it was easy to find some entertainment. We then headed north of Berlin to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. It was a very humble experience for us both. It is so crazy to think that one man had the power to do so much destruction.









The next day we spent walking around the city and viewing all the historic points. So much has happened in the town but now it is just marked with little landmarks. Some of the things we saw were the TV tower at Alexanderplatz, the Berliner Dom, Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag (parliment building), the Holocaust Memorial to the Dead, the aquarium,check point charlie and the East Side Gallery (Berlin wall, or what is left of it). Overall it was a good day but our feet sure hurt afterwards. The night ended with some weird meat sandwiches and a sauna in our hotel.

















The next day we woke up early and boarded a Train to Wolfenbuttel a little town where the coolest German lives... KIRA! It was so fun to see her again even if it was a quick trip. She took us around her town and showed us all the sights there and then we drove up to another town where there was a beautiful castle and view of the city and surrounding areas. We then headed back to the train station in the afternoon. We had a very fun relaxing day. Thank you Kira for being a great host and for showing us around. It was so good to see you again!





Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Spring has Sprung {Netherlands}

Well I do not know about Idaho but Spring has Sprung over here in Europe and we are soaking up as much sun as possible. In hopes of soaking up some sun and some beauty we headed to the Netherlands last weekend. It began with a 5 hour drive beginning at 4 in the morning and ended with some tired grumpy girls but it was still lots of FUN! Overall there was 10 children 9 of them girls and Carson. The europeans looked at us like we were crazy everywhere we went.

We went to the Keukenhof Gardens and then to the windmills. We attempted to go to their flower parade but after an hour and half waiting they told us it was still going to be awhile due to a flat tire so we decided to beat the traffic and get out of there as fast as possible. The gardens and fields though were breathtaking.

The next day we headed to the windmills. They were also very beautiful. Very different looking from the ones in Idaho. Overall it was a quick fun, beautiful trip full of lots of laughs, tears, and tulips!