A Return trip to Rothenburg

When we found out that we'd be moving this fall, I started to think of some of the places that I really wanted to visit before we leave.  One of them was a return trip to Rothenburg.  We visited this wonderful town last summer with my parents and ever since have wanted to return.  We stayed at a fabulous old hotel.  It is FULL of amazing antiques, and each room is decorated differently.  It has great character and a yummy breakfast.  I think it is my favorite hotel that we've stayed at here in Europe.  Despite the HOT weather (90 degree heat with no air conditioning) we had a fun time.

When we arrived on Saturday we ate lunch and then walked some of the same paths that we did last summer.  The only difference was that last year we were looking for coffee shops because it was chilly, and this year we were looking for ice cream shops!  We had dinner at our hotel and then headed to the Burggarten so that the kids could run around and get some energy out!

Thankfully overnight there was a thunderstorm which cooled everything down.  We enjoyed a nice breakfast and then did a bit of shopping and walked around the wall again.

At our hotel, ready to explore the town!

On our walk...it was HOT outside!

Having some much needed eis!

The Kathe Wohlfahrt Vintage Car

The entrance into the Burggarten

Isabella hiding from Jack and Charlotte

Isabella and Jack hiding from Charlotte

A beautiful view of the town!

After a lot of running around,
Charlotte was ready to head back to the hotel!

Queen Isabella.  This was just outside our room.

The view out from our room.

 

Part of the hotel

I love this door!

And the winner is...

We recently found out that we're headed back to Dyess AFB.  Though we will miss Germany and all our wonderful friends, we're excited to return to a place we know so well.  It will be great to already have a home church and friends we've kept in touch with.  It will hopefully make the transition back to the States a little easier for us.

I am going to miss this beautiful view from my kitchen!

Happy 5th Birthday Jack!

Jack is five now, and he's very excited about it!  He received some fun gifts, including a couple new lego sets, Lego Star Wars, a Star Wars light saber, and a new bike.

Swimming at the Mullers

Our fabulous friends, the Mullers, have a pool at their house, and are incredibly kind to give us an open-invitation to use it whenever we want.  With warmer weather we've had a couple of great swims.  It gives Isabella and Jack a chance to practice what they've been learning at their swim lessons.