Sunday, May 31, 2009
Zwingenberg Weinfest
Today we rode our bikes to the annual wine festival in Zwingenberg. We met Adam and Melanie at the fest for lunch (salad, ribs, and fries), drank some local wine, and walked around some craft booths. Such a nice Sunday afternoon activity!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Baby Campbell
Congratulations, Kurt and Carrie, on the arrival of your beautiful baby girl, Emma Grace!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Mallorca
On Friday, we headed to the airport to catch an afternoon flight to Mallorca, a Spanish island located in the Mediterranean Sea. The trip started out rocky (we missed our flight, had to pay for a second one-way ticket leaving at 4:30 am, and by default, had to pay for a hotel near the Frankfurt airport while simultaneously paying for an empty hotel room in Mallorca). Even after arriving in Mallorca the next morning, things still didn't go exactly as planned (we rented a scooter and proceeded to crash that scooter within seconds of riding on it). In other words, two years of potentially bad travel experiences were jam packed into a 24-hour time period. Aside from the complications at the beginning of our trip, this was exactly the kind of beach vacation we were hoping for!
Our hotel, Hotel Costa Azul, was located in Palma, right along the port and within walking distance of the old town.
Bradon with his first Sangria
We spent our first two days at a beach called Porto Nous. It was a small, non-touristy beach (topless...yikes, we weren't expecting that), located less than 20 minutes away from our hotel.
Each day after the beach, we tried to see a little bit of the city. This huge, Gothic cathedral really stands out as you enter Palma.
Our dinner on the second night was hands down one of the best meals we've had on a trip. We shared tapas, sparkling cava sangria, and each had a rich and delicious creamy pasta dish at a restaurant called Forn St. Joan.
On our third day, we went to Platja de Palma. It was a bit windy and cool, so we spent most of the day reading on the beach.
We had a great trip with you, Brandon. Thanks so much for coming to see us!
Our hotel, Hotel Costa Azul, was located in Palma, right along the port and within walking distance of the old town.
Bradon with his first Sangria
We spent our first two days at a beach called Porto Nous. It was a small, non-touristy beach (topless...yikes, we weren't expecting that), located less than 20 minutes away from our hotel.
Each day after the beach, we tried to see a little bit of the city. This huge, Gothic cathedral really stands out as you enter Palma.
Our dinner on the second night was hands down one of the best meals we've had on a trip. We shared tapas, sparkling cava sangria, and each had a rich and delicious creamy pasta dish at a restaurant called Forn St. Joan.
On our third day, we went to Platja de Palma. It was a bit windy and cool, so we spent most of the day reading on the beach.
We had a great trip with you, Brandon. Thanks so much for coming to see us!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Brandon's Trip to Germany
Brandon (Matt's brother) arrived in Frankfurt on Saturday morning. It was a bright, sunny day, so we decided to go straight to Burg Eltz, located about 2 hours from our house. This was the most secluded castle we have ever seen- not a single house or road is visible from the castle, only forest! This is also one of the only castles we've seen that goes up instead of out.
On Sunday, we went on a Rhine River cruise from Bingen to St. Goar, where we stopped for lunch, and back to Bingen. All together, we passed more than 10 castles on either side off the river and as you can see, we had awesome weather.
On Tuesday, the guys went to Heidelberg to see the Altstadt and Castle...another beautiful day!
On Wednesday, Matt and Brandon took a trip to Felsenmeer (sea of boulders) located about 15 minutes from our house.
On Sunday, we went on a Rhine River cruise from Bingen to St. Goar, where we stopped for lunch, and back to Bingen. All together, we passed more than 10 castles on either side off the river and as you can see, we had awesome weather.
On Tuesday, the guys went to Heidelberg to see the Altstadt and Castle...another beautiful day!
On Wednesday, Matt and Brandon took a trip to Felsenmeer (sea of boulders) located about 15 minutes from our house.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
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