After a very lo-o-o-ong day of travel, we arrived in Reutlingen-Sickenhausen around 8pm last night. We love our Ferienwohnung – the whole upper level of a house. We have plenty of space; living/dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms and a balcony overlooking the garden. The rooms are large and sunny. It is spring here with trees budding and spring flowers everywhere.
Our travels started with a lovely Easter weekend in the Twin Cities. We stayed with Martin’s folks and were well taken care of. We ate lots of our favorite foods and were not forgotten by the Easter bunny. We joined Lisa’s parents for church at Central Lutheran and were blessed by the beautiful music and by seeing old friends. It was great to be with both sets of grandparents for the afternoon.
Our flight out of the Twin Cities was delayed by two hours due to high winds in Newark. We ate lunch at the airport and the time went by quickly. We didn’t have much time in Newark because of the delay and our flight to Paris was great. We were in a brand new 777 with a very cool entertainment system. The boys were in heaven. Fun!
We had a little difficulty finding our car leasing agency. We walked quite a ways only to find out that we could have called for a ride. In any case, we are very pleased with our Renault Scenic. We were able to fit the five of us and our luggage in without any trouble. Martin has been driving and I’ve been the navigator. We got out of Paris and drove to Verdun, where we walked through the old part of town and visited the cathedral. Verdun is a very interesting and picturesque city in the Champagne area of France. (Yes, where real champagne comes from.) During World War I Verdun was the site of some very large battles, where much of the city and the cathedral were destroyed. I remember visiting Verdun in 1970, when we were able to see the cemetery and museum from 1918. Maybe on our way back to Paris in July we will have time to visit that part of Verdun too.
Our travels started with a lovely Easter weekend in the Twin Cities. We stayed with Martin’s folks and were well taken care of. We ate lots of our favorite foods and were not forgotten by the Easter bunny. We joined Lisa’s parents for church at Central Lutheran and were blessed by the beautiful music and by seeing old friends. It was great to be with both sets of grandparents for the afternoon.
Our flight out of the Twin Cities was delayed by two hours due to high winds in Newark. We ate lunch at the airport and the time went by quickly. We didn’t have much time in Newark because of the delay and our flight to Paris was great. We were in a brand new 777 with a very cool entertainment system. The boys were in heaven. Fun!
We had a little difficulty finding our car leasing agency. We walked quite a ways only to find out that we could have called for a ride. In any case, we are very pleased with our Renault Scenic. We were able to fit the five of us and our luggage in without any trouble. Martin has been driving and I’ve been the navigator. We got out of Paris and drove to Verdun, where we walked through the old part of town and visited the cathedral. Verdun is a very interesting and picturesque city in the Champagne area of France. (Yes, where real champagne comes from.) During World War I Verdun was the site of some very large battles, where much of the city and the cathedral were destroyed. I remember visiting Verdun in 1970, when we were able to see the cemetery and museum from 1918. Maybe on our way back to Paris in July we will have time to visit that part of Verdun too.
The rest of our journey to Reutlingen was uneventful. We were all exhausted and very happy to find our lovely beds. Today has been a day of rest, unpacking and grocery shopping. Martin is happy to go to the Bäcker (baker) and the Metzger (butcher). This is the region of his childhood and he loves being back in familiar surroundings.
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