We wrote our experiences of Verona separately (for no particular reason)… so today, you get to experience Verona through both of our eyes in one short post! Verona: Jonathan’s experience To be honest, before going, I wasn’t that excited about…
Bergamo to Venice: Our Guide and Day in Venice
Venice… ah Venice… the city of love, canals, and funny smells. Venice was nice. It is definitely a place everyone should see. We’re glad we went, and we enjoyed the time there. But to be honest, Venice and the Venetian experience felt a bit hyped and overrated at times. We’re in Venice during a relatively low time of the year for tourism. However, Venice is still overrun with people taking pictures of things.
Bad Zwischenahn, Bremen, and the Twistringen Cemetery
On the 24th, we went into the town of Bad Zwischenahn, which is kind of a quiet little village in the wintertime and a well-visited lake/resort town in the summertime. (For those of you living in Colorado, who have been…
Bad Zwischenahn and Oldenburg
We traveled by train from Hamburg to Bad Zwischenahn, where Carrie’s family picked us up. Many people are surprised when we tell them that Carrie still has family in Germany. But yes, she does still have DISTANT relatives living in Germany. I’m still not exactly sure just how distant they are. As I understand it, Carrie’s great-great-great-great (something like that) grandpa had a brother. Carrie’s GGGG Grandpa came to the US, while his brother stayed in Germany. And for generations, the families have kept in touch. Which is very cool long-term communication if you ask me. So, back to the present-day, Carrie’s family lives on a 30 acre nursery in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany, which they own and operate.
Exploring Hamburg
Today we went into Hamburg. Jonathan and I were fortunate once again to have Anne as our guide. I was still feeling quite tired, and found it sort of hard to focus still from our all-nighter a few nights ago. But I was still excited for the day that would come. On our way there we stopped by this castle in Ahrensburg. Because the day was a bit cold and windy, we stopped at a little cafe for coffee and cake (and hot chocolate). It just happened to be the same caf
Luebeck and Kegeln in Hammoor
An awesome day filled with fun, food, and friends. Luebeck, Germany is the place to go for delicious marzipan.
Outside London Exploration
Carrie and I were both feeling like we were done with Britain and ready to move on to our next destination. Not that London’s not completely incredible… because it is, and we’ve really enjoyed our time here. But after visiting…
Exploring London (again)
I just got back from Los Angeles yesterday… or the day before, depending what time zone you live in. In any case, I’ve been (back) here since Sunday. I think Carrie is happy to have me back (really happy!), but…
First Few Days of the Honeymoon
Once again, we want to thank all of you for helping to make our wedding so special, either by your attendance, or by all the things you did to make our wedding just perfect. Thank-you so much! So… All of…
What a Wonderful World: Shadow Puppets
Have you SEEN this? What a Wonderful World Shadow Puppets? The Louis Armstrong favorite performed by shadow puppets. Pretty awesome video: Shadow puppets perform What a Wonderful World.