Castles!

OK, we are in Germany, so here are some castles. This one is in Germany.



This one is also in Germany. It has seen better days.



This one is quite nice. It is in Germany.



And here are two beautiful American tourists in a German castle.

Happy Birthday to Me

It's my birthday, and I can have ice cream for lunch if I want.



Don't worry, it wasn't all for me. I only ate the banana split. One thing can't be disputed - the ice cream here is substantially better and more creative than what we get in Minnesota. Even better than the ice cream was the company, though.



Look! I got a birthday kiss!

Travel Blogging

Thanks to my technological genius, I have managed to figure out how to get photos from my camera to this computer. It wasn't easz, I can tell zou that. (Some information: the y and z keys are switched on the German kezboard, so if something I tzpe puyyles zou, trz switching letters in zour brain.)

Anyway, I should start blogging with food. Here is our dessert from the reception after Martin and Nicole's lovely wedding. If you can't decide between ice cream, chocolate mousse and tiramisu, then just have all three.



We knew that we were safe at the reception, since we were protected by a Knight!



After the reception there was a dance, and Michelle and I got to bed around 3:30. Because our body clocks are screwed up, we woke up at 6:00. Dumb. Anyway, we walked into the mostly sleeping town of Montabaur, found a bakery, and had some yummy, freshly baked bread. Here is part of the mostly sleeping town of Montabaur.



The reception and dance was held at Schloss Montabaur, a very nice modernized castle. Michelle and I wandered around the grounds, and found a way to walk on the walls. We tried to get into the corner tower, but the door was locked.



And finally, a picture of a Smart car. There are lots of them here in Germany. The Germans are very considerate of the environment.

We're Off!

The luggage is ready, and I think we are too.



If you are very, very lucky, I'll even blog from Europe.

See you in two weeks!

Kelson and the Sunflower Stalk

Kelson wanted to plant sunflowers this year. So we let him.

And boy, did he get sunflowers.

Here is the proud farmer.



You can't quite see the flower, so I'll step back a bit to show how big Kelson's little flowers got.



It will be his job to take them down and bring the up to the boulevard for recycling.

Apparently...

... dogs have a different idea of "comfy pillow".