A day at home was spent getting ready for cousins and aunts. lots of coffee cake and drinks. we sat in a veranda enclosed with glass. It was hard for Marvin to understand it all, but he does wonderful. It was great to see my relatives. They are all getting older, but still work very hard in the garden. It is a very old town here. No work for young people here. We,ve been to stendall a near by town shopping for cloths to keep us warmer. The weather her...

We left Oberniesen at 9:00 and arrived at 3:00. We found our way very easily thanks to our gps. We drove at speeds up to 180. (very exciting) We were greeted by Jutta and Hans and they had prepared us a wonderful dinner. We played rummy and drank beer and schnaps till 2 in the morning Today Jutta and Hans took us to the town of Quedlinburg and to a glass factory in Derenburg. We took a train tour through the town. We saw many old character buildings and s...

Today was sunshine,rain,snow, and hail. Eat spargle ( white assparagus hollandaze sauce ) only in Germany. Went for coffee and cake at 3 p.m. to my cousins home in next village. We had a sing along with Olafs daughter. Marv played his Guitar,with everyone. Getting ready for our next adventure to Bertkow, east Germany. 5 - 6 Hr. Drive from here. The country side is in full bloom. The yellow flowers are turned into oil, for cooking and petro. Till next ti...

trying to get this blog going has been not easy. Bear with us. We have been busy this first weekend. Day trip to Lindburg shopping and then to Seigfrieds for dinner. Such a wonderful meal and a great visit. Saturday, was a tour through Frankfurt old city and business centre. beautiful churches and town sqaure. Lots of people from all over the world. we went to the 22nd. floor of a business building and had a coctail and experienced the city from above. t...

Our flight went smooth. Arrival was 1 Hr. Delay, but otherwise was great. We were greeted by Petra at the baggage exit,picked up our car at Hertz and were on our way. We had sour kraut and Kessler for dinner. Drank schnapps and beer. The next day we shopped for food. Our flat has 2 floors. We have feather blankets on our bed. Marv played Volleyball with the village folks. Their pre play warm up was interesting, somewhat like boot camp. They drank beer at...