My Family Came to Visit! - Part II: Germany

Hi everyone,

Here's the rest of the story about my family coming to visit us:

After spending about six days in England, we all hopped a plane to Berlin... and then we got on a train to Löcknitz... and then we finally arrived!  We unpacked a bit and got settled in before going out to get some Döner kebab.

The next day we ate a nice, relaxing, big German-style breakfast at our Bettenhaus that included streamers, since it was Ally's birthday!  We also went to the local cafe to get some cake to celebrate and then we walked down to the lake and saw the 1,000-year-old oak tree.  Our day wrapped up with a climb to the top of the fortress and a great view.

On the third day I gave my family a tour of school I was working at, and they came to my American Culture group to talk a bit about their favorite summertime activities.  I think the kids appreciated getting to listen to Americans who aren't me speaking to them.

We then continued our whirlwind tour by grabbing a train to Warnemünde up by the Baltic Sea.  We had booked another vacation apartment, and we were able to settle in right away and just hang out for the rest of the night.

The next day we grabbed a Fischbrötschen for breakfast and then walked down to the beach to wade in the water.  Then we hopped a train and a bus to get to Karl's, a magical strawberry patch/amusement park/shopping center that also contains the largest collection of teapots in the world.  We ended our day with another walk to watch the sunset from the beach.

On my family's last full day in Germany, we took a train to Berlin and I gave them a quick tour of the city.  We saw the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, Potsdamer Platz, Alexanderplatz, and the Berlin Wall Memorial.  We also got some Hessish-style German food.

The next morning we got up early and headed to the airport.  My family flew off, and Jesse and I headed back to Löcknitz for our last two weeks before we, too, headed back to the States.

Until next time,
Amy