Hotel Seeblick Bensheim

... the city, its adorable beer taverns, and its gorgeous architecture. But I didn't love it, and I can't quite figure out why. Perhaps I was expecting more, due to the fact that every Germany guidebook touts it as a perfect German fairytale city. But it's also a college town and an industrial town, and the legendary "nightlife" I heard so much about wrapped up at about 10pm. But nonetheless, it's a stunning ...

sorry it has been so long since we have been on and updated. Payton is doing GREAT. had an unhealthy 2 weeks but all better. She had thrush which is so hard to get rid of, then another cold and ear aches. but she is all better. she weighs about 16 to 17 lbs now and is about 23 1/2 to 24 inches long. she is really starting to coo now and its so cute. she is trying to sit up on her own. we almost have a sleep pattern down :) which im super excited abou

... cheated.

We arrived in Heidelberg late this afternoon. Heidelberg is the crown jewel town of southwestern Germany- Mark Twain came here and made it famous for Americans, and German artists of every type have sung its praises. I can't disagree, it's stunning. And cold. And I can also FULLY recommend their Thai food, since I discovered I'd rather stick a fork in my eye than partake in more German strudel, shnitzel, or spatzle, so we had a lovely dinner at a Thai joint in ...

... they kept saying "sorry" they could do nothing, and continued to ping-pong me around. I finally found a sympathetic official (or maybe he'd read about Americans going "postal") and he made some calls and FINALLY got my bags routed to Basel.

My bags arrived in Basel, where it was a joyous reunion, and we were on to Geneva. When I got them in Basel I literally had 3 minutes to get them downstairs to the train track. About all ...

Continued down the Main River this morning. Docked at the small town of Aschaffenburg. No tours here; this is not a tourist town. I went off walking by myself since the town was right by the dock. I took the main street through town and found a few old half-timbered buildings. This is not an old or restored town. However, I did ...

... for the witchhunts in the Middle Ages. Two undred men, women and children were burned at the stake in this town. I walked along the waterfron and returned to the ship.
After dinner a local band performed in the lounge. They played a variety of music and were very entertaining.

... too! oh well!
Sat was another beautiful sunny day with 27C...no time to relax tho...spend the day packing...yikes! That backpack is full....even took out a few more cloths...just gonna have to live with the rest and come and get the other things when we hopefully come back next year!
At least its done, and sunday we can relax a bit before having to get up at the crack of dawn to get our train to the airport!

Canada here we come!

... table and watched the festivities while drinking good beers that we'd never heard of before.
The hot spiced wine really took away the chill and we walked around Frankfurt for a while. It's much more scenic than we expected! especially the older parts of the city and the river front.
That night we had a fun dinner with Katie's friend Heather and her boyfriend Sebastien. They took us to a local restaurant with great apple wine!

... at in London. Off the side there were little squares with more market stalls. As I walked along, I could see Heidelberg Castle half way up the hill. I came to Kornmarkt and from here I caught a funicular to the castle. From the castle there was a great view of the city and the Nectar River. The castle is partly in ruins. It is a Gothic-Renaissance style fortress and its oldest structures are dated from 1400. A royal Bavarian family lived here for many years. It is ...

... of in Delhi - with french fries and a salad. Yum!!). Then we caught a boat for a short cruise down the Rhein. It was so cold, but beautiful. There were cute, quaint little towns along the banks, and castles in the side of the mountain. I was there by myself, so I befriended a couple of girls from Canada for the afternoon. On the way back, we stopped off for a wine tasting. It was very nice. I got a great night's sleep at the hotel, and then the next morning headed ...