We Wandered Marseille

  

Sitting on the harbor, eating a crepe for lunch and enjoying the sun. Up rides a guy in black leather on his motorcycle and stops right next to our table. Once he gets off, he picks his little boy up off the back of the motorcycle clad in a black leather jacket, big sleek helmet with the visor and a plastic gun. The man then proceeds to hand the little boy a single red rose. With the gun clenched in is left hand and the red rose tucked behind is back in his right hand, the little boy strides up the woman selling crepes and hands it to her. The crepe woman takes a quick break from cooking, kisses the boy and the cheek and tells him she loves him and to run back to daddy. Its moments like that make you love life.

Bad News: no beaches close to us

Good News: no NUDE beaches close to us

The pictures speak for the rest of the trip. We loved old port, Notre Dame, and the little islands off the coast. The waters were gorgeous!

We Ran Through Paris

Crepes for lunch, crepes for dessert....should have had crepes for dinner!


"What is the french guy making our crepes saying?....Ah he is making fun of my pencil behind the ear.... Even in Paris." -Brendan


Louvre, crepes, Notre Dame, Pompidou, walking the Champs d'Elises, Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower, Spring Festival, metro, more crepes, fall into bed.


"Oh my gosh! Metro in Paris during rush hour. Not the best idea. This guys arm pit is right in my face and I am running out of air!!!!" - Meg

We Got a Taste of Brussels

We Became Family In Frankfurt

Our Hostel

  

"We are going to get off this metro to meet my uncle, and I am not really sure what he looks like...this might be a problem...." -Meg


"Ich bin Amy, Ich kann kein Deutsch!" - Erik (my cousin teaching Brendan how to say 'I am a Yank and I don't speak German')


"Do you hear that?".... A second later hundreds of bikes wiz past us in a blur!


Yellow fields forever.


The Germans were so hospitable. When we asked two German girls where to eat because we were hungry and looking for lunch, they whipped out a brand new package of cookies and offered them to us. We accepted. They were delicious!

We Drove Though Fields of Yellow to Neuschwanstein

"I love this train ride! It looks like someone took a yellow highlighter to the fields!" -Meg


"Wow! An hour train ride, 30 minute bus and 30 minute hike to see the great Neuschwanstein castle... Why is it wrapped in bubble wrap?!" -Brendan


"So this (Munich) is where Oktober Fest happens."- Brendan


"Best yogurt EVER!!!!!"-Meg


"Dang! That barmaid is holding 10 beer mugs! Each has got to be a full liter!!!!"- Aura Maria

We Were Moved by Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial

April 29, 1945 Liberation Date


We got to visit the Dachau camp on April 29, 2012