Travel...

Wow, four cameras takes a lot to organize so I could post for you! LOTS of pictures must = GREAT trip :) Sorry to keep you waiting but I think you'll get most of the highlights from this blog.

Friday: Picked Chad, Jacob, and Cara up at the airport. I slept the whole way and was a very good girl! Mommy was looking forward to me having some entertainment on the way home, but I slept again... Good thing, they weren't very entertaining and I was afraid I was gonna get drooled on!!

Saturday: We took it easy in the morning and then went to Bury to see some local life. Daddy went with a friend to pick up the rental van while we were gone. (None of our cars could hold all six of us!) They got to see a local market and explore the remains in the Abbey Garden.

Of course the boys were climbing. Mommy wouldn't let them take me :(

Sunday: OFF to Germany!!!

We took the Chunnel (Channel Tunnel) which was a first for everyone but Daddy (well, everything about this trip was a first for me). You drive onto a train and park and then sit in your car and enjoy the 30 minute journey under water. When you stop, you are in France. It was nice because I got to stretch my legs during this portion of the journey.

Can you see me chillin' on the floor?

The boys were making fun of Cara. She slept through France on the way there AND back!

We then drove on into Belgium and stopped in Brugge. Apparently known as the "Paris of the West" Mommy says it was beautiful, but the chocolates were the best part! She said we are going to try and go back one more time before we leave England... man, that list is getting long.

It was still another 4 hours to Ramstein (the Air Force Base in Germany) after we left Brugge. We arrived in the evening, in time for a late dinner and check in to our hotel room... it was a fabulous 4 bedroom apt. base. Everyone got their own rooms and beds! Well, I shared Mommy and Daddy's room but had my own bed :)

Monday: We toured around the local area. Everyone was tired so we had a late start and to be honest, no one was really excited about getting back in the car right away. First we saw Landstuhl Castle with great views.

The Golden Arch is everywhere we go... :)

Then we visited this tower... still not sure what it is from, but again had great views of the area. Actually, I was asleep in the van so Daddy decided to stay with me (since he is in Germany all the time) and Mommy took everyone on this walk. They said Cara almost fell on the slippery leaves and scared Mommy!

That night we introduced the cousins to Snitzel. Mmmmmm good!!

Tuesday: We drove to Bingen where we intended to take a River cruise along the Rhine, but because of the off-season, they only had one boat going and we missed it! Instead, after spending some time in Bingen, we drove along the River and stopped in St. Goar to visit the Rheinfelspfad Castle. Another funny story... almost didn't get to go in because they only took cash and Mommy and Daddy think they had enough (the town with ATM's was back down a big hill and time was not on our side). Luckily they scrounged up enough and we all got to go inside!

MORE TO COME... CONTINUED AGAIN... :)