Day 4-5 of the Miller visit

Tuesday was castle day for the Connecticutians.

You might compare these pictures with the ones we took last September when everything was so green. You can see that there is still such a majestic quality to the places even in the leaf-bare winter.

David took dozens of pictures of Castle Vischering - from the 11th century. We all loved the "knight in shining armor"-ness of it all. There was even (weirdly) a Barbie Doll display! Beth Aura and I reminisced together viewing some of the toys we used to play with. (I had only the Barbie Airplane, but Beth Aura had quite a bit more - the town house or hospital one? I can't remember.)

NordKirchen was just as huge as it was last summer - the girls had a great time posing as the statues while Lindsay took pictures. We ended the day eating at our Italian/German restaurant just near our apartment - Zum Rushouse, while Steve had German class in town.

Wednesday was SHOPPING DAY! It was just the 'older girls' today, while Rowyn took Leah to her school for a visit, and our kids went to school as well, and the guys took some time off. We had loads of coffee at our favorite coffee place - Floyd's - and took in the huge Wednesday morning market off the Dom Platz downtown, and then spent the afternoon just soaking it in. It is very difficult to decide what kind of souvenirs to take to family back home, so although we did little actual buying, Beth Aura had a better idea of what was available. Lindsay, actually, did spend her money on some German hard rock music and some very chic sun glasses.

Steve and David met Rowyn and Leah after school and took them to lunch - once again to Zum Rushouse, and had a lovely ramble homewards through the park. After all the touring around during the last two days, it was a very nice break for all! (Except for poor Harrison and Ev at school.)