So Micah had the day off today in honor of President's Day. We thought we had a great opportunity to go and see some sights. At first we thought London would be perfect. But Micah has to fly tomorrow so we figured we should do London another day when we don't have to watch our time. Our second thought was to explore Cambridge. While I go shopping and sightseeing frequently in Cambridge, Micah only goes for church or if we are going for dinner. So we thought it was a good opportunity to show Micah the sights. The number one thing I wanted to show him was the Fitzwilliam Museum. This is a private collection museum which has artifacts, paintings and sculptures. So we had a relaxing morning and then ventured to the train station. Once in Cambridge we made our way there....only to find it is closed on Mondays!!! We were disappointed to say the least. So we continued on to a great burger place. That may sound silly but a good hamburger is a rare find in these parts. They usually end up tasting like bad meatloaf :). After lunch the temperature had dropped drastically so instead of exploring the city we made our way back to the train station. All in all a bit dissapointing but it was good because we spent some nice time together and had a spectacular lunch!!

Our Week in Germany

Micah and I went to Garmisch, Germany last week. We had such a great time. We flew into Munich and then took a train to Garmisch. He we are on the train. We were kind of excited and just wanted to start documenting our trip:).


We stayed at a resort called Edelweiss. This is an American resort just for military members. We had a beautiful room with an amazing view. We could see people skiing down the slopes from our balcony. This in one of the mountains we could see from our room. We wanted to go to the top of it but most days it was too foggy and snowy. We hope to go back this summer and maybe go to the top then.


We also went to a castle and church while we were there. The castle we went to was called Neuschwanstein it was King Ludwiggs castle. It was so ornate and extravagant. This is also the castle that Walt Disney patterned Disney land after. He was so taken by it and found it to be a whimsical looking place. So here are some pictures of us there. Unfortunately we were not allowed to take any pictures once inside so we don't have any from inside to show you. These two pictures were taken on the way up. We walked about 1 1/2 miles up to the castle.

This is Micah at the base of the hill before we walked up the hill.

Before we got to the castle we stopped at this church. It was really cool to see this church because all the cathedrals we visit here in England are built in the Gothic style of architecture. This church was the first church we have visited from the Renaissance. It was so amazing to see all the colors and sculptures inside. It was very colorful.

So that is our trip to Germany in a nutshell. In addition to sightseeing we did a little snowboarding. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to show you of that. But believe me when I say you aren't missing anything. I spent most of the time on the ground and on my knees. Micah as always had an awesome time and really got a lot better. This was the first time we have snowboarded two days in row and it was nice to have second day to practice the stuff we learned on the first day.

We had a such a great time in Germany and can't wait to go back. Micah's brother Adrian in coming to visit us this summer and we hope to take him back with us and do some white water rafting. There is just so much to do and see there we can't wait to go back! So the offer stands to anyone who wants to come visit we are always looking for a reason to go again:).