Germany

We finally made it to Germany. We dropped our rental car off in Metz- and caught our train without any problems- or so we thought. Just as the train was leaving for Luxembourg Blythe looked at us and said “I left my camera in the back seat pocket of the car”  Well the train was moving and there was no way we could get off- Patrick and I debated on going back, but we would miss the last connection to Koblenz our final destination- (it wasn’t our first choice of towns- but it is holiday season here so you take what you can get). We got to our hotel in Koblenz and called Alamo in Metz. Needless to say the conversation was a little hard, and all we knew was that they found a camera but it didn’t sound like hers. So I once again called on Isabelle (one of my French cousins) to save the day. She has solved all our problems and will pick up the camera and send it to us. What would we do without her? Back to Germany—we got to our hotel and it was a new hotel that is very modern and the girls love it- lots of bright colors and cool art work all over the place—so we went from a historical French chateau to IKEA home— Koblenz has turned out to be wonderful. It is a very old city that has some very cool things to see- It is at the point where the Mosel and Rhine Rivers meet. There are castles all over the place. Today we went up a cable car to one of the oldest castles in Germany 1000 A.D. We rode the cable car up to the fortress and ate at the restaurant at the top. They are renovating the fortress so it is closed right now- they are hosting a big Botanical Festival in 2011 and are preparing for it all over town. Patrick was very happy to finally get his bratwurst and beer. It was so much fun to sit up there overlooking the city and watching the boats go up and down the rivers. We even got pictures of the differences in the water from each river (that was pretty cool). Tonight we did laundry (we had to have clean clothes) and picked up a gift for Tucker—HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY TUCKER!! Sorry we couldn’t call you yesterday- we miss you and will call when we get home. We are heading to another castle tomorrow and then some more shopping before heading to Denmark to visit the Hojens. We have had a great time in Germany—great beer, nice people, beautiful castles. That is what we came for so I would call it a complete success.