Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Visit to Germany, Part 2

An especially enjoyable part of my trip was staying with my sister and her great family for a few days and getting to enjoy their company and play with my nephews. Oh, what fun it was!!

There was much climbing,
running,
launching of ships with important cargo (sadly, the ship took off down the river without a proper photo),
examining of bugs,
jumping for joy,
more climbing,
vital scientific experiments with the common dandelion,
driving lessons,
for for those future race drivers,
and merry-go-rounds for the young,
and the young-at-heart.
Of course, having such a good time can be quite exhausting and called for plenty of good food 
and rest in the sun! 
I had a most wonderful time! Danke, Caroline und Familie!!!

P.S. For those of you who asked about the custom of the bride and groom sawing the log in front of the church, I wrote about it in the comments of the last post. Speaking of which, thank you for all the heartfelt comments since I've been back!! 

24 comments:

  1. So wonderful to see these happy happy photos and hear about your travels Silke! happy you're home safely with Daniel but glad you had a great time! Love & speedy jetlag recovery!! Rachel xox

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  2. I can tell by the last photo that you really enjoyed yourself! How fun to see the nephews off and running!! Oh, the energy of youth!! ^_^

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  3. hese photographs speak so much joy and pleasure. The other lady looks like you, you could be twins! Very lovely, Silke, and I must say what beautiful country it is and so CLEAN!!!

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  4. Aaaw I published so fast. I wanted to thank you for sharing.

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  5. Love this! It is like a trip back to Stuttgart! The swings, the merry-go-round....AH! And I think I could use a generous slice of that torte..... ;) ......mnaybe TWO.
    So nice that you had a chance to spend quality time with your family!!!

    XXOO~~♥
    Anne

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  6. Yay...such fun and joy...beautiful adventures...looks like you had a lot of fun surrounded by special peole you love..what a gift! Enjoy your memories! yay!
    Kiki~

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  7. Awww....I'm so happy you had such a wonderful time with your family!

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  8. Silke these photos are lovely! Looks like you had a great time! I love the last photo....you look great and so relaxed! :)

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  9. OMGoodness, can it get any greener??? Beautiful. Love love that sexy photo of you at the end oh sultry Beautiful One! **kisses** Deb

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  10. Such lovely photos! Good fun, good food and good friends. :) You look SOOOO relaxed in that photo! Theresa

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  11. What fun!! Love those boys. Lucky you and lucky them to have you for their auntie! I'm going to go read the comment about the log now.

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  12. love your smiling face with your sister...i can see the resemblance! so glad you had fun on your trip!!

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  13. Oh Silke - it is such pleasure to see your photos of family and the smile on your face that shows you are once again among those who mean so much to you. What a fabulous trip you have had - I can only imagine how happy those sweet children were to have their Auntie Silke with them again!
    Vicki

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  14. Hi Silke, welcome home! I missed you here on your blog... but see you will be making up for lost time by sharing that "missing time" with us now. Love the pix, you are a great photographer, capturing images from a unique perspective. Caro is cute as ever, and so are you, of course ;-)
    Love, Patti

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  15. What beautiful photos and what fun you must have had!!

    Blessings.........
    xoxo Gert

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  16. Lovely family photos, isn't it always more fun when children are around?!
    so glad you had such a wonderful time!

    xxx
    lori

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  17. Love love this!!! I often remind myself that that look of them running off on a walk or adventure disappears so soon. Just last night my children and I went on our night walk and little four year old Nate would run with his elbows pumping and I sighed at the joy and energy. I adore you and your world. Thanks for showing us such joy and splendor. Blessings friend.

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  18. silke..... looks like you are having a wonderful time....enjoy every minute...my friend

    kary and teddy
    xxx

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  19. Wie ich sehe, hattest Du wirklich schöne Ferien in Deutschland. Sogar mit richtig schöner Torte - sieht himmlisch aus. Liebe Grüße von Luzia.

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  20. Hello, Silke, hello!!!! Oh WOW, what a wonderful vacation you had! These are such love-filled and gorgeous photos. The scenery is breathtaking! And I just LOVE that tall climbing structure. Beautiful wedding, too. I'm so happy you had a fantastic trip. Hope you're recuperating nicely from the jet lag!

    xoxo

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  21. Your nephews look like they are having so much fun.
    How nice to spend time relaxing and playing.
    Love and hugs.

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  22. I have never heard of that custom - is that only in a certain part of Germany?

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  23. ~i have have just read backwards through your journey...what a wonderful time you have had with your family...so many beautiful places you have seen and moments shared with your family i am sure have filled your heart to the fullest...cant wait to see your grand ending tomorrow...thank you for sharing such a special journey with us...warm wishes and brightest blessings~

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  24. Thank you for sharing your photos of your visit to Germany. I have really enjoyed them.

    best wishes
    Robyn

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