Cristmas Day

What a magical day we have had with our German relatives for Christmas. After an extremely late night last night (like 0130 this morning) we did all sleep in till about 9am but I still felt exhausted.Read more
What a magical day we have had with our German relatives for Christmas. After an extremely late night last night (like 0130 this morning) we did all sleep in till about 9am but I still felt exhausted.Read more
Vern and I had a date day!!! Thanks to Philipp and Katrin who took the kids for the day so Vern and I could go to Rüdesheim.
The kids went to a trampolining centre and then shopping at a toy andRead more
Awesome to see Vern is representing BCF. Nice work. Trine, you must be representing Flower Power! Lol. Good times- date day, what’s not to love?!!
Love the caravan park on the side of the river. That could be cold around the campfire at night ! Looking forward to the ski pics.
Yeah Al it could be a very cold midnight trip to the toilet in the caravan park.
Today was a slow start with the big traditional German brekky followed by an unpack from skiing and a partial pack to head home.
Silke arrived about lunchtime and then we all headed to Sonja’sRead more
Love all that cake too !!!! By the sounds of the European snow reports you got out of Switzerland at the right time . Love to all, Dad & H
Yes you are right dad. Even just a few hours later and it may have been a bit too hard to the road.
After the Christmas tree was safely delivered home, we met up with Sonja and Maybrit and headed to phantasialand. This is the German version of Disneyland and I have to say I was really impressed. IRead more
Certainly looks fantastic. I could imagine having a nice bratwurst from one of the shops there.
Well there is not much to report today as we slept in and then commenced the big repack into soft bags. Yes all that ski gear into 4 soft sports bags for the five of us. But it’s all done and theRead more
What a totally awesome day we had today in Bonn. Bonn was the capital of west Germany prior to the reunification. We stayed at the Haribo factory outlet shop, and boy did the kids go nuts on lollies.Read more
Today was Christmas tree day!!
We had such a great time choosing a Christmas tree and Philipp let Vern have the honour of cutting it down. I think Philipp just didn’t want to get his jeans dirty.Read more
That’s awesome!! A whole new experience in getting a Christmas tree. In future, going to Kmart isn’t going to cut it!! see what i did there? "Cut it". lol.
Wow that I seriously cool. A little bit more in the spirit to grabbing one from the non English speaking corner shop operator that we get ours from. Lol.
Our first day in Cologne was a quiet one. Boys were a bit worn out so they spent some time with Vern going to the park and having some lunch at a local Italian restaurant. Whilst louise and I wentRead more
Happy Birthday Vern, Make it a memorable European birthday to remember, Love Mike & Helen
Happy Birthday Vern! You made it!
What a beautiful morning it is today with the sun shining. We had a great German breakfast and Philipp and Katrin set up a fantastic birthday table for Vern. AfterRead more
Happy happy birthday Uncle Vern! How special to be spending your 50th with your family in Germany!! Drink up!! Xx
Wow, what a fantastic birthday present that book is. Have a ripper day Vern and enjoy the food and experience tonight at dinner
Last night we had the most fun and fabulous night eating Raclette together. The photos show what I am talking about but you put boiled potato on the small grill plates and top it with your favouriteRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Regierungsbezirk Köln, Regierungsbezirk Koln, Köln, Cologne District, District de Cologne
You can send some goose over. Looks great.
Looks like a wonderful day. Merry Christmas to you all. Snap lots of pics - capture those lifelong memories. Xx
They are certainly life long memories. It has been so great to actually “live” in Germany and not just tour it. That has been such a gift.