Chelsea & Ryan’s Visit

Chelsea and Ryan made their very first trip to Europe to visit Dan and I in late May/early June.  They got a whirlwind tour of this little corner of the world visiting six cities in four different countries in only twelve days!  We introduced them to life in Wiesbaden, visiting the Saturday morning market in the Marktplatz, having a picnic in Kurpark, and giving them a taste of brats and crepes at Wilhelmstrasse Fest.  We also visited some wineries on the Rhine and took a day trip to Trier, Germany’s oldest city, and Bernkastel, a quaint little town on the Mosel River.

After all of that our visitors ventured off to Venice, Italy, to meet up with Ryan’s parents for a few days.  They had a great time eating pizza, pastries and gelato and enjoying the beautiful canals. 

When they got back we headed to the land of prostitutes and marijuana…Amsterdam!  It definitely wasn’t our favorite city but it was an experience, and the boys thoroughly enjoyed the Heineken Brewery tour.  Lastly, we met up with our cousin, Molly, in Brussels, Belgium, for some waffles, chocolate, and Belgian beer.

We are so happy Chel and Ryan were able to visit, and we hope they had fun! Miss you guys! 

Switzerland

I can’t believe that it’s almost August already, and we haven’t updated the blog since April.  I think a twitter account might have been easier to keep up to date. 

 

Marissa and I decided to take a trip to Switzerland for our two year anniversary in late May, and it was beautiful.  We left work early on Friday and drove to Zurich, which is a really cool town built right on a river and a lake. 

 

We spent about 1.5 days exploring Zurich. We saw the Church, took a ferry boat ride, and climbed to the top of the mountain to enjoy some wine and Swiss chocolate while overlooking the city.

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After Zurich we drove to Grindelwald to spend the day hiking. The weather was perfect, and the views were awesome. 

After all that hiking we stopped for pizza at a nice restaurant with really good views of the Alps.  It was the perfect trip to celebrate our anniversary!