On the day we went to Wehrheim, we also stopped by an old Roman Fort called the Saalburg for a couple hours.Traces of the fort date back about 2000 years and it was a part of a huge wall that stretched across most of Germany.We...
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Since the town of Wehrheim where I (Chris) used to live was close by the temple, we took the train over one late afternoon. Actually we took the train in the wrong direction, then took a bus ride that dropped us off about 2km...
Last week we went to the Frankfurt Temple. It was about a seven hour train ride to get there (and that was on the high speed bullet train, normally it would take eleven hours).We stayed at church-owned apartments that were right...
My tough little girl with the 2×4 gets sad about a squirrel. by Chris (Karen said it’s cuter when you realize it’s the dad consoling his little girl) The saddest experience in Elora’s life occurred the...
Oliver likes all the pretty flowers. We call him “Blossom” whenever we put this hat on. Not really, but it would be funny if we did. Sort of… in a mean way. But he really loves the flowers and loves to make the...
We’re in Frankfurt right now on a Temple trip… but here are some pictures of play time at a couple different parks from back in Vienna we were meaning to put up.It can never be stated enough that their parks and the...
We took the kids to see the Wagenburg, the Imperial Carriage Museum that has over 100 carriages from the former Imperial Court. Back when there was an Imperial Court, the court had over 900 carriages. And they are all very...
Here are some random photos we found amusing for one reason or another. The two teddies, as I found them one night when I walked out in the hall. Guess which one is the dirty teddy? Gummy Hamburgers. We got Elora this gummy...
When we got home from Budapest, the weather in Vienna was beautiful (finally!!!) so we set off to the zoo with Elora’s friend Charlie and his big sister Mia.When the younger kids saw Mia climb to the top of the Panda bear...
Happy Easter! The Schonbrunn Palace gardens are alive with beautiful blossoming trees. So we took the kids out for some pictures. More photos later, but here is a taste. Now it’s on to Ostern!Vienna comes alive at Christmas...