Germany!

We’ve been a little slow-going on our posts, but here is one of our latest adventures: Germany!

Our trip started out by almost not happening- the train system in Europe continues to elude us! Thankfully, with the help of some wonderful friends, we were able to hop on a train and meet them in the lovely town of Roermond. From there they took us to the city of Koln (it is pronounced cologne) to the incredible Cathedral there (with an incredible view…if you dare take the 533 steps of twisting spiral staircase death up), and the very romantic lock bridge- where couples engrave their initials into a lock, attach it to the bridge, and throw the key into the river.

We spent two evenings at our friend Anna’s parents home, and they were gracious enough to put up with 2 crazy Americans for a few days. Anna and her mother took us to an old fortress, a monastery, strawberry picking, and to see some lovely old timberwood houses!

Our final day in Germany was spent in Heidelburg, where we got to peruse the incredibly long shopping street, and explore the picturesque castle in the hills.

Monday we loaded up our bags (mostly full of chocolate) and hopped on a train after a bittersweet goodbye. 9 trains and 11 hours later, we made it back to Middelburg.

Germany was a wonderful trip, and we were so thankful to be able to spend our time there with some incredible friends!

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