Oh how we MISS Germany!!!

After all the basketball games were completed and we were on our way back to the airport we took a bit of a detour to some of our "old stomping grounds!"
For those of you who don't know (not sure if anyone but our children read this blog) we spent 7 wonderful years in Germany... 3 while Ed was serving in the Air Force and 4 for Ford Aerospace as a contractor after completing his time with the AF... We were stationed at Hahn Airbase which is no longer in existence over there, however, they have turned the once base into a small airport! So when we fly from England to Germany we land at what we know as our old home!
We feel right at home everytime we are there... Something just clicks for us, maybe it's the people, the scenery, the bread or the FOOD! Of course it is the Food!!! We had our fill of Schnitzel and Spatzel.... Black Forest Cake, Apfel Strudel, German Breakfasts - YUMMM - O!!


Our first stop was at Traben-Trarbach... This is down on the Mosel River and in what's known as "Wine Country!" Traben is on one side of the river and Trarbach is on the other...

This ice cream shop was one of our favorite places to take the kids for a yummy treat! Of course they don't remember it - but it had the BEST ice cream!!! We were there on a Saturday afternoon and they were closed.... Everything in Germany closes at 1pm on Saturday and re-opens on Monday morning!!! How awesome is that!!!

This is another photo of the Mosel... Some of the scenery that just reminds me of the time we were there! We spent a lot of Saturdays along the Mosel having a picnic while watching and feeding the ducks. Then off for a walk and some ice cream!

This is a photo of the Cochem Castle which is also along the Mosel... We used to go on school field trips to a lot of the castles in the area when our oldest son Greg was in Elementary School over there... I have fond memories of climbing the windy cobblestone streets to the castle while I was 8 months pregnant with our 3rd child Hillary!!! It was great exercise, but it sure didn't make her come on time!!!

Just another photo of the whindy narrow streets that make Germany so Fairytale like! We had an enjoyable time walking around some of the villages which brought back wonderful memories of our 4 littke ones - which are now 4 BIG ones!!! Where did the time go.... :0)

We are hoping that one day soon we will be able to take all 5 or 6 of our kids back to Germany... This includes our son-in-law and most likely by the time we can afford to do so we will have a daughter-in-law too!

We have truly been blessed with the opportunity to live overseas. It hasn't always be the easiest of decisions but it has always been the right one.... We will now have more memories to add to our portfolio as we travel to various places while we are in England....

We have been to Tenerife (Canary Islands), Germany, Scottland, as well as various places in England. We hope to visit Egypt, France, Corfu, Italy, Ireland and many more! We do miss America and come back often, however, this is a time we may never have again so we must take advantage of it while we can!!!!

I could do with a In & Out Burger "animal style" and fries though!!! YUMMMM -OOOO :0)