France, but make it German
We did some outings this week and we also stayed close to "home". Our outings took us to Strasbourg, France and into Mainz proper to the St. Stephan church for a concert and some art. We started the week by boarding a train headed south to Kehl, Germany. Then, rather...
The Good, the Bad, und der Hässlich
Guten Tag und Hallo! Sorry for the abrupt end to the post from last week…we were just so busy that I ran out of time (and energy) to write it all up. But I will catch you up on all our doings now.
Mainly Main and the Rambling Rhein
We spent this week further exploring our new corner of Germany. We spent a day in Frankfurt, explored more of Mainz, and took a cruise on the Rhein. We are also back to being without, so we have returned to buses, trains, trams, and lots of walking.
Back to Deutschland
Our time in Italy came to an end and we took a few days to see some new places and move to our new homebase. We visited the lakes of Italy, the Black Forest, and took a trip up Germany’s Romantic Road. We have landed in the city of Mainz, just west of Frankfurt and on the mighty Rhine River. We will be here for six more weeks.
Museums, Palaces, and Jazz
We spent this week as full-time tourists in Torino. We visited museums and palaces as well as a few events at the Torino Jazz Festival. This was our last full week here in Italy and we wanted to enjoy what we could.
Catching Up
It’s been a couple of busy weeks, so let’s get caught up! We spent time in three regions of Italy, so we’ll do this geographically.
Huck & Peter
Christmas Market-Berlin
Positano
With the girls (and one English boy)
On the Moon
Simon, Poppy’s newest fan
Peter
Dragon Piper
Piper at Work
At Whitney Plantation
Fish Market, Kristiansand
Adam showing us the ropes in Nashville
Kastellet – Copenhagen
Hugh Linnell
The Mueller Quartet
Peter Playing Choo-Choos
Photography Reality
Enoch
Swiss Alarm Clock
Jana & Hugh
Hadrian’s Wall
Huck in the Woods
Nobody Expects THE Michael Palin!
At the Schloss
SweetArthur
A Day at the Park
Our Missouri Loves
Peter and his Bumpa
Belfast City Hall
Rucking in Mueller Park
Teddy PlayDoh
Ready for presents
Cotswolds cuteness
Skjolden
Piper, Hugh, & Huck
X marks the Spot (for treasure? No! the spot where we were!
Niece India and Nephew Bodhi
Santiago de Compostela
Interlaken
Chester is cool!
Up the Beanstalk
At the Airport
Arthur
So many Steps
Christmas PJs
Bay of Kotor
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Lighthouse and the “Teepot” cafe – Rostock
On the Bike Trail
At the Chocolarium
Carters Vintage Guitars
River Cruise
Children’s Museum
Aqueduct – Segovia, Spain
Maxim Vengerov
Utah Symphony
Kilkenny Castle
New Orleans–Jackson Square
Lunch Crew
Nathan atop Gowbarrow Fell, Lake District
Rostrevor Forest
Luzern Kapellbrücke
Next Purchase…A Bigger Bike for Nathan
Piper & Grammy
Great-Niece, Sariah (Lydia’s daughter)
Mission Concepcion
Storytime with Grandpa
Parade Route
Don’t you love Colonial Era Headstones?
Matterhorn
Kinsale
Sarah & Poppy and Bran Castle
Chicago Theatre
Bob, Jill, Jana, and Torr
Jill in Nooksia National Park, waiting for her mushroom soup lunch
Harbor, Stockholm
Ebenezer Baptist
Piper in the Red Dress
At the Waterford Crystal factory
Royal Albert Hall
Family Fun
Öeschinensee
New Year’s Eve
Ohio River Trip
Teddy and Bubbles
Carrick-a-Rede suspension bridge
Old Town, Tallinn
Seealpsee
Weekend in Atlanta
Climbing Croagh Patrick
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Silver Lake
Muscle Shoals Studio
Just a Drop of Maple Sap
Hugh Smiles
Luzern
Grianan of Aileach ring fort
MLK Center
Lego!
Kayak Jill
Beethoven String Quartet
These instruments were given to Beethoven ~1800.
Guggenheim Bilbao
Nathan & Poppy at Rheinfall
Wildhaus Holiday
Teddy & Peter at train night
Piper Riding the Little Train
OMSI with El and Adia
University of Cork, Stone Corridor
Nathan at Langafoss
A Hike to Slieve Martin
Bell Canyon Hike
Sunken Trace
On the Camino
Alpine Beauties
Peter with his new Duplo
Constantine statue in York
Jill – Copenhagen
Musicians Hall of Fame
Amongst the Ferns
Grand Ole Opry
Matt R. Horn
The Band
A wet day in Konstanz
Em and India Saturday Cartoons
Max
Demonstrating a proper bow hold, Max is eagerly awaiting the go-ahead from the doctor so he can play the violin again.
Rostock, Germany
Liz & Christian at the Schilthorn
Peter & Pumpkin
Dragon Huck
Emery & the Little Big Band
The Crazy House
Boys in the Back
Thorvaldsen’s Christus
A Tribute
Tuckered
Nathan, Poppy, & Liz
On the Trail
Skyline
Nathan with a statue of Pablo de Sarasate in Pamplona
Nathan & Max
Gone Fishin’
Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau
Max and Margaret
Circuit de Pineta
Kayaking the Thünersee
Poppy with th Hagenbuch cat
Waterfall in the Pyrenees
Apples in the Garage
Lauren
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Huck: Ready For Adventure
Alpine Cow
Huck ready for Legoland
Peter and the “rains”
Workin’ at the Ball Factory
Margaret, India, Hugh, & Archie
Colorado Rockies
The Big Fish, Belfast
Thrill Walk, Birg
At the summit
Piper cropped
Teddy Giggles
Norway!
The Vasa
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Grotto
Wildflowers everywhere in the Alps
Irish beauty
Peter on the ‘rain
Derry from the Peace Bridge
Jared doing a handstand at the top of the Üetliberg a la Grosspapi
Teddy’s The King of The Swingers
January ’25
Nathan – Copenhagen
Nephew Michael
To Southampton
Time for a show
Ayyyy! The Fonz
Zephyr at the Science Museum
At the Hagia Sophia
The Aqueduct – Segovia, Spain
Sternwheeler Fun
The Vippefyret
Little Gator Friend
Laziz with Emily and Kevin
Big Gator Friend
At the Schloss Kyborg
With the ship
The Ohio Company Land Office
Bikers
Piper and a Lego friend
Jared on the Schilthorn
Derwentwater, Lake District
Peter in the Gravel Pit
Teddy Pilot and Peter Pirate
On the Üetliberg
General Rufus Putnam, Nathan’s 3rd cousin, 8 times removed
Little Buddy Hugh
Happy Independence Day!
Rock of Cashel
Cocoa Time
Nathan and Lauren
Sunrise at sea
Mt. Etna
Huck and Piper on the river trail
Kilkenny Castle
World of Coke
Personalized Toblerone care of Cousin Simon
I Went Down to the Crossroad
Blossoms on the Hill — we can see many trees in bloom from the kitchen window
Sognefojord
Peter in the Discovery Room
Max in the mountains
Archie
Nathan at Dunmore Head
Teddy
Traffic Jam
Piper & Grammy
Monks’ Mound
Passing under the Great Belt Bridge
Huck’s adventure in the woods
Royal Opera House
Bloody Foreland
A Prairie Home Companion
Teddy
Nathan’s sister, Liz, and her husband, Christian
Peter
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Walensee
Delta Blues Museum
All-Terrain Archie
Bern Switzerland Temple
St Regis
Airboat Tour
Boarding
On our bike ride in Waterford
House of Blues
Rheinfall
Hughman
Grammy & Teddy on the Train
Museum del Jamòn – AKA a Spanish place of worship
Teddy loves Ice Cream!
Cathedral, Kristiansand
Archie
The finished cookies
Bridge of Sighs, Oxford
Red Rocks
The Hikers: Lauren, nieces Emery, India, and nephew Bodhi
Goofy McGoofball
Mt. Chocolate
Cooking Pot at Dunfanaghy Workhouse
Cervantes, Don Q, & Sancho
Hill of Tara
Happy Halloween!
Vickburg Battlefield
Jill and Nephew Ammon
T.Rex
Thomas the Tank Engine Story Time
Max Violin
Tacos in Dallas
Peter & Teddy Bikes
Christmas Morning
August Snow Storm
Emerald Princess, Rostock
Huck & Piper
Finnish folkloric show
An Ovine friend
Some of the great entertainment on the ship: James Doughty
Tower Grove Park in St. Louis
Ohio River Trail
Sibelius Monument
San Antonio Skyline
A Day in Bern
Our Shack–The Crossroad
Huck & Piper Bikes
Concert
Ice Skating
Kylemore Abbey
With the Emerald Princess
Torc Waterfall, Killarney NP
Liz with Aunt Margrit
Shakespeare’s birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon
Nathan in the Pyrenees
Teddy & friend
Santa Cruz Sunset
Teddy & Pumpkin
Beverley Minster
