Christmas Market

I know this post is a little late in coming, but I figured better late than never. The weekend before Christmas (which somehow seems sooo long ago already) we went to a Christmas market in Rudesheim. Germany and most of Europe is known for their Christmas markets, but this was a really fun one. We met up with some friends of ours and we braved the cold (seriously Mother Nature, quit making it so darn cold without the white stuff to make it worthwhile!).

To get there, we had to take a ferry across the river (the Rhein I believe). If that had been all that we did the entire day the boys would still have been thrilled. You would have thought the ten minute ferry ride was the BEST. THING. EVAR! Okay, so I was a little excited about it too.

The city didn't disappoint us either. I suspect that at any time of the year the city's wonderful to behold but it was even neater with the entire center being closed to traffic and filled with fragrant and colorful market stalls.

We managed to eat our weight I think that day. We had french fries, hot dogs (wursts), hot cocoa, kartoffeln soup (potato soup) in a bread bowl, and chocolate covered strawberries on a stick. And that's only what I remember. There may have been more, but I won't admit to it now.

Honestly it's days like these that make me absolutely fall in love with Europe all over again, even if sometimes I'm homesick and lonely. There's nothing like this back in the States.

Road Trip

Today we went into France, about an hour into France, for a quick road trip. We ended up at a castle which was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. We got to walk around at our own pace and enjoy the scenery. I didn't catch how old the castle was since all the signs were in French and Deutsch. Bah! (I know, I know...dates are the same in any language, but the signs were crowded by the tour groups so I just skipped them and promised myself I'd look it up online later)

Any day with a castle is a great day indeed! It was the first time that our daughter got to see a castle or something quite so old. She really enjoyed it.

I might try to post some other photos later, but for tonight, I'm exhausted. We left at 7am, returned at 6pm, and I've since done all the laundry, made dinner, and cleaned up. Who says I can't be super woman?