Day Three, Germany

If you've been following any of my recent posts, I am slowly trying to post the pictures from our trip to Germany in September. Check the previous posts for pictures from the plane trip and the first two days. Today, I'm sharing our pictures from the third day. We went to Lichtenstein Castle. If you've never heard of it, it sits on a cliff in the Swabian Alb. Just like everything else in the country (or continent, for that matter), it was gorgeous. We enjoyed a tour inside, but photos were not allowed. We also had lunch (my first encounter with the Pommes Frites mit Champignon Rahmsauce) and played on the zip line.

When we left the castle for the day, we were going to go to some caves, but decided against it because it started to rain. On our way home, though, we got to see a huge flock of sheep, including lots of babies, being herded across our road. Very cool experience! Unfortunately, I believe my camera was full. :( Bummer.

The rest of that day was spent in German grocery stores ~ an experience all by itself. Then, we headed home and cooked dinner and hung out at my mom's. Another lovely day!

Until next time,

IrieMomma

Day Two, Germany

If you saw my last two posts, you saw a few shots of our plane ride over and then our first SLEEPLESS day. Well, after a good night's rest, we all piled into my mom's car and headed out to Rottweil (yes, that is where the Rottweiler comes from) and then to the Triberg Waterfalls in the Black Forest. Beautiful is an understatement and there's no way my tiny little Kodak Easyshare could capture such beauty, but I tried. Enjoy.

Entering the town of Rottweil

Isn't this just beautiful?

She wanted this picture with the tin cats in the background. :)

Had to take this picture for Daddy ... of course we ended up seeing more of these.

At a restaurant called Pinocchio. This was the nicest waiter. We had an hour long "conversation" (or more) with him ~ he, only able to speak Italian (he was from Sicily) or German and us only able to speak English well, but thankfully understand German to a degree. We managed to communicate just fine! Amazing.

Funny sign ... we went to the right. :)

Check out the Black Forest squirrels! I don't know about you, but the ones all in my yard are typical gray squirrels. I'd never seen a brown and black one like this. The girls said it was a "Rottweiler Squirrel". Hehe.

And, that's all she wrote. A lovely, lovely day. And, such a beautiful drive.

Next time, day three at Lichtenstein Castle ... where I discovered the deliciousness of Pommes Frites (french fries) with Champignon Rahmsauce (mushroom cream sauce). My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Until next time,
Irie Momma