On Saturday we did the essential errands, and then hit the road headed for the hills! I've been anxious to see a castle since we got here. There are so many so close! We've heard great things about Heidelberg and it's a pretty short drive (especially thanks to the autobahn- no speed limit!) so we set out. We were very impressed and of course, William was a hit. At one point I realized that we were
that family. The family with a kid missing a sock. I've always wondered when I see a sock somewhere how someone loses a sock! It just fell off while Nathaniel was packing William around in the bjorn. I scanned all of the ground that we had covered, but in vain. I then forgot about it until I paused to take a picture and Nathaniel kept walking. When I left to go catch up I heard a woman say to her husband, "Did you see that baby back there? He was missing a sock!" Haha! I laughed, ran up to William and took off his sock. There, now he's the kid with NO socks. All in all it was a brilliant day. Great scenery, fabulous weather, and a happy baby (until we got home, naturally).
Ready to go out and see the world! (This child looks
nothing like his mother!)
Our first view of the schloss. The castle was first damaged during the 30 years war and then rebuilt, but then destroyed beyond inhabitable repair when France invaded Germany. For many years thereafter the town used it as a quarry! Free building materials- I can't believe it! Finally someone stepped in to stop that and fixed up/added an event hall of sorts and restored what they could of it. It's really amazing. I can't help but imagine what it must have been like in its glory days.
William is obviously very excited to be there.
Um... pride and prejudice anyone?! The grounds made me feel near and dear to Pemberley (wrong country, but still).
Ooh...This was an interesting one. Very masculine...right?
They were doing some renovation work, but can you see the awesome sun clock?!
This is a view from the terrace of Heidelberg. Below is a little video of the view but I took it mostly to capture the sound of all of the church bells ringing.
Ready to go out and see the world! (This child looks nothing like his mother!)
Our first view of the schloss. The castle was first damaged during the 30 years war and then rebuilt, but then destroyed beyond inhabitable repair when France invaded Germany. For many years thereafter the town used it as a quarry! Free building materials- I can't believe it! Finally someone stepped in to stop that and fixed up/added an event hall of sorts and restored what they could of it. It's really amazing. I can't help but imagine what it must have been like in its glory days.
William is obviously very excited to be there.
Um... pride and prejudice anyone?! The grounds made me feel near and dear to Pemberley (wrong country, but still).
Ooh...This was an interesting one. Very masculine...right? 
They were doing some renovation work, but can you see the awesome sun clock?!
11 comments:
Beautiful! I am so happy you are sharing your experiences this way! I love reading about all that you are seeing!
Wow what great pictures. Keep them coming I love seeing all the cool things you guys are doing. We miss ya!
Great pics! I'm glad to hear you guys get time to go out and about.
And about the sock, that is why I just don't put any on O anymore. They look nice, but it's a nightmare to always look for the missing sock or shoe or sandal. And, she doesn't quite need them yet.
Miss you guys!
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Felicity- looks like you guys are having so much fun. I would love to live in another country, short term only though, like you. And William does look just like his dad.
What a fun time you guys must be having! I am so glad that you are lining it up and seeing the sights.
Um...Nathaniel's arms look huge in that picture. Glad to see you're having fun :) We played Settlers with some friends last night and it just wasn't the same haha.
Wow, that looks amazing!
As for socks, after one trip to my sister's I discovered I had one of my nephew's socks in my laundry--I think they try to escape!
Thats Europe for you, i had the same baby bath and we have boxed milk, it's great for storage.
Glad you are safe and sound and enjoying Germany.
Feel free to pop over to England if the fancy takes you, you are welcome to stay.
Dawn and Brent Fullwood
Logan was looking at your blog with me at William and getting excited for baby and then I left your blog and he said more more and did the sign for it. I thought Nathaniel might like that! He loves your kid.
How fun to get to see castles with your Prince Charming!
Thank you for this post. I am so happy to see everything, I feel like I get my own virtual trip to Europe. It looks so pretty there!
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