October 1st through the 15th Dad and Deb came for a visit! The first day they got in, we went to Cologne for my half marathon. We stayed in probably the best hotel by far that we've stayed at in Germany, the Pullman. We received a free upgrade and ended up with two suites. Which was perfect with having the kids. The marathon went great and I ended up doing an average 9:45 minute/mile pace. After there we went to Dusseldorf for some lunch.
From there, we came home for a night and Dad and Deb left for Prague. Richie dropped them off at the train station in Wiesbaden. They got to the Frankfurt airport to realize that we had booked them the wrong dates for their trip. They tried changing but everything was so expensive so they finally found our number and was able to call me. They got a taxi to the house around 3pm. I changed their tickets to leave that day again only this time with the right tickets. Richie was gone on a work trip for the week, so I piled the kids and the car and dropped them off at the Frankfurt airport. They had a great time and it was worth all the hassle in the long run. They loved Prague!
They got back late Thursday night. The next Friday morning we went to our old town Langenseifen and to Bad Schwalbach. It was a nice drive in the hills. We got out to take a walk in the fields behind out old house. It was so cold! Then we went to Bad Schwalbach and went to a Backerei for some brotchen.
On Saturday, the 8th, we piled up in the car and all 8 of us drove to Amsterdam. It was a fun trip but there are just so many people there! We went to the NEMO museum which was a neat science museum for kids. Dad, Deb, Josiah and I went to the Vincent VanGogh gallery too. That was probably my favorite part. It was especially cool to see Josiah listening to his headset, telling of different paintings. He was the only kid there and he would kneel down in front of the painting and take notes. So neat.
After that, Dad and Deb left for Brugge, Belgium by train while we drove home. They came back the following Wednesday night. On Thursday, we went to the Aukum Thermalbad and wine tasting in our neighborhood after we picked Luna up from Kindergarten. That night we also took dad out for his 60th birthday! Daniela came over and watched the kids so we had a really nice dinner! It was so cold but we sat next to a heater and sat outdoors and it was actually perfect! On Friday, Dad's birthday, we went to Josiah's soccer game which they won and Josiah scored a goal! After the game we had cupcakes and ice cream. We had the Balls of Fury Tournament while they were here too. Which was a blast! They left the next morning.
It was a wonderful visit and seemed so short since they traveled while they were here. It was my dad's first time to Europe so it's cool that he got to see so much while he was here, AND he went to four different countries!
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