Believe it or not, we attended a wine festival (Weinfest der Mittelmosel) in Bernkastel-Kues, located in Southwestern Germany. In such festivals, you might be able to spot wines like those from the wine shop...

On Labor Day, our Aunt & Uncle had the day off (his Uncle teaches at a US military base), so they took us to see an old Vogtsbauernhof museum. A Vogtsbauernhof is an old...

The girls were sad to leave our new friends in Lubeck, Germany...but it was time to head south. Ella had become particularly attached to Jakob, the baby, and she followed him everywhere! Remember how...

Our last name is German, although technically we don't have any German blood in our ancestry. It is an adoptive name--but surely the one with which all the family clings to. A great deal...

A good friend (and excellent blogger) of mine recently recommended that I try to share more impressions about our travels on our blog. I agree that he’s right…I don’t share my personal opinion very...

For months and months we'd been trying to get the girls excited to leave Mexico (not an easy task)! Our only big form of bribery was telling them that they would get to see...

Lübeck, Germany is a superb gem to visit on the Northern coast of Germany. After spending a great day on the beach in Lübeck, I spent the next 2 days sick in bed. Finally,...

So, we had arrived in this gorgeous European city, we were with great company, and I celebrated my birthday by spending a great day on the beach in Lübeck, Germany. But remember how I mentioned...

If someone would have asked me to guess where I would spend my 30th birthday, I'm sure I would not have guessed Europe. Nope, not in a million years! And yet here I am,...

After spending the day exploring Hamburg, we needed some serious refueling. We went well out of our way to visit Vapiano, a fresh Italian food restaurant located in Hamburg's downtown. This restaurant was started...