First Week in Germany
We are happy to be here in Germany. We are learning all kinds of new things...language, road signs, how to drive a stick shift again, etc. We are living in a hotel with a kitchenette with a microwave, hot plate, and dishwasher which has been nice.
Our first few days here, we took a scenic trip through the rolling hills. First we stopped at a Cathedral outside of Koln. Heaven for a Humanities major. There is architecture, art, history, etc. everywhere.
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School started on Wednesday. Bailey went all day and Avery went in the afternoon. They did great. Avery's teacher said she was a little quiet and I told her not to expect much else from her. Bailey wrote a "Once upon a time...story" that she was really excited about and her teacher read it aloud in class. They look so cute in their uniforms. We discovered that they don't wear shoes in class, but houseslippers. We will be looking to buy some on Monday so they have the proper equipment. We are looking forward to their first full week of school this week.
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Our second Saturday trip included a train trip into Koln. We visited the Koln Dom, where we climbed the circular staircase of 509 steps to the top. Greg carried Bryn and I carried the stroller. Oh, if we would have brought the backpacker. Greg and I ate a Doner kebab and the girls had McDonalds for lunch.
We saw an interesting "Bierbike" that looked like the occupants were having a blast. Certainly something Matt Bunch will have to try when you guys come to visit! Then, we visited the Lindt Chocolate Museum. Of course this was my favorite part. It was very fun. We saw how the cocao beans are grown and harvested. They had a greenhouse which had the specific climate you need to grow cocao beans. It was like a sauna. Avery got stuck in the passthrough doors and then Bailey tried to save her and she got stuck as well. Next we got to see how chocolate is made, measured, wrapped. The assembly line reminded me of the 'I Love Lucy' epsiode where they kept eating all of the chocolates. There was a huge chocolate fountain where one of the workers gave all of us a wafer with chocolate on it. Delicious! We were all pretty tired and ready to go home when we finished. We took the train back to the Hotel in Bonn. What a great day in Germany. I'm sure all of us will remember this one for a long time.
Our first few days here, we took a scenic trip through the rolling hills. First we stopped at a Cathedral outside of Koln. Heaven for a Humanities major. There is architecture, art, history, etc. everywhere.
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Our first Saturday, we decided to take the girls to Monchau, a small town that the Elders from Church told us is "what every American thinks of when they think about Germany." We had a fun time riding the Train through town, eating Pommes Frites, and the girls picked out a gingerbread cookie (in the shape of a sun). It was a great first trip!
School started on Wednesday. Bailey went all day and Avery went in the afternoon. They did great. Avery's teacher said she was a little quiet and I told her not to expect much else from her. Bailey wrote a "Once upon a time...story" that she was really excited about and her teacher read it aloud in class. They look so cute in their uniforms. We discovered that they don't wear shoes in class, but houseslippers. We will be looking to buy some on Monday so they have the proper equipment. We are looking forward to their first full week of school this week.
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Our second Saturday trip included a train trip into Koln. We visited the Koln Dom, where we climbed the circular staircase of 509 steps to the top. Greg carried Bryn and I carried the stroller. Oh, if we would have brought the backpacker. Greg and I ate a Doner kebab and the girls had McDonalds for lunch.
We saw an interesting "Bierbike" that looked like the occupants were having a blast. Certainly something Matt Bunch will have to try when you guys come to visit! Then, we visited the Lindt Chocolate Museum. Of course this was my favorite part. It was very fun. We saw how the cocao beans are grown and harvested. They had a greenhouse which had the specific climate you need to grow cocao beans. It was like a sauna. Avery got stuck in the passthrough doors and then Bailey tried to save her and she got stuck as well. Next we got to see how chocolate is made, measured, wrapped. The assembly line reminded me of the 'I Love Lucy' epsiode where they kept eating all of the chocolates. There was a huge chocolate fountain where one of the workers gave all of us a wafer with chocolate on it. Delicious! We were all pretty tired and ready to go home when we finished. We took the train back to the Hotel in Bonn. What a great day in Germany. I'm sure all of us will remember this one for a long time.  |   |
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