When making our plans for Germany Erik tasked me with creating the path from Frankfurt to Hamburg. From my research we could either travel to Cologne and Trier along the western border, or we could travel more toward the middle along the "Fairy Tale Road." We chose the latter thinking the kids would be interested …
Birstein
After our lovely time in Frankfurt with Erik’s cousin Klaus Peter and family we headed to KP’s parents' house, Dieter and Karen. They live in Birstein, Germany about an hour from Frankfurt. We had a beautiful drive in our faithful Honda Galaxy. The roads were a bit curvy and Erik felt it important to embrace …
Amusement in Germany
Hi it's Katie and Juliette and we're here to write about Taunus Wunderland (https://taunuswunderland.de/startseite.html). My favorite (it's Katie) ride was the Wild Mouse Ride. you sat in a little car and zipped through a track. Dad thinks its an out of the box cart because theres one in the amusment park near Grampa Mike. My …
Meeting Our German Cousins
From Erik - Way back in 1989 my family lived in Cape May, a bustling beach town located on the southern tip of New Jersey. What made that summer especially memorable was the unexpected (to me) visit of my cousin Peter from the mythical land of Germany! His parents were taking a long journey through …
Das Krankenhaus
We woke up to our last day in the southern Black Forrest. We spent a good part of the morning packing our things – amazing how messy our “house” can get in just a few days! After Erik’s now familiar game of Tetris with the bags, we were off to explore the Park Mit Allen …
Black Forest Fun
From Liz - Waking up to the sounds of the farm – roosters, cow bells, and goat sounds, we were ready for another day in the Black Forest. We drove to the village of Gutach and found a small bakery for some morning treats. Katie, who isn’t much into breads, found a “Fleischerei” (Butcher's Shop) …
Making Memories and Friends
Friday saw Team Lilla get off to a very slow start! The long car rides and the late nights had caught up with everyone, so we let them all enjoy their beds, did our first loads of laundry, and made another trip to the grocery store. Of course, as soon as everyone got rolling we …
Three Days – Three Adventures!
From Erik: After we all regained consciousness after the longest day ever, we were all anxious to get underway and begin exploring this incredible land! For our first adventure we decided to spend our day visiting the Deutsches Museum, which is a wonderland of Science and Technology, but as they say, sometimes getting there is …
The Longest Day Ever
We made it! After a long journey across the ocean we found our way to Munich! We left Chicago at 12:30 pm. After a quick stop in Philadelphia we boarded our plane to Munich at 4:30 pm (EST). The airplane trips went pretty smoothly, all things considered. The kids were excited about the TVs in …
Team Babies
Hi! It's Katie here giving you the latest news in the Lilla world. Our family has divided in half (or 2 and 4 anyway)! The two groups have gotten into teams - the "Naps are for Babies" team and the "Babies" aka Naptakers. Why would you want to take a nap you ask? Because there …
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