December 21 – December 27, 2008
It’s the last Weekly Winners of 2008!
We had a busy holiday week with a lot of traveling.
On the way to see Oma and Opa, we stopped at Bad Dürkheim
And just happened to drive through the town of Frankenstein
Where we saw the ruins of Frankenstein’s castle
We had a lovely Christmas Eve
Until Oliver tried to set a wineglass on fire
And we finally got to eat all those delicious cookies I baked last week
On Friday, we visited the ruins of a Roman villa in Wittlich
And another in Mehring
And yet another in Longuich
We managed to squeak in time for a family portrait
Then we hopped over the border to Metz, France for some sightseeing and shopping.
We got home late yesterday evening and gorged ourselves on French bread, butter, cheese and lemon tart. We brought home a bunch of French toddler meals. After baguette and Christmas cheese, Oliver couldn’t quite finish his spinach and salmon dinner, so Rainer finished it off, complimenting the chef and recommending white wine as an accompaniment. We’re going to be gorging like kings for the next few weeks. I guess I should be glad we don’t live in France, cause I certainly wouldn’t be fitting into my skinny jeans if we lived there. How in the world do all those French people stay so skinny? Anyways, now we just need to figure out what to make with these mushrooms of death (click the picture if you don’t believe me) and we’ll be set.
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It all sounds wonderful! I especially like the family portrait!
Carol
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Gorgeous photos. Sounds like you had a wonderful Christmas!
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Wonderful set of pics this week! My fave is the family photo though~superb
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These are all wonderful. So different from our Christmas.
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You mean Trompettes de la mort? I love them!! No need to do complicated thing with them, rinse them very very quickly in some cold water, dip them dry, toss them in some butter and add some parsley and /or garlic, pepper and salt! I’ll come cook them if you want!! Heehee!
Lovely pictures, you had a wonderful week, I can tell! Buying food in France is indeed very very tempting!!
I love the family portrait!! Oh and those cookies!!! Wow!!
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Maybe he was glass blowing? LOL What is it with kids and fire?
Great pictures this week. I love the one in Metz. Simple gorgeous.
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My father’s mother came from Kaiserslautern before she moved to Frankfurt with my Opa later !
Nice pictures !
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gorgeous photos – the last picture is the BEST!!!
oliver’s face in the family portrait is prizeless. ::keels over with laughter::
You make me want to travel. Bad.
Love the shot of the water and building in France and your family portrait!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
What fun! So much to see in Europe!
Those are just gorgeous shots! I bet driving through Frankenstein was just gorgeous!! I love all the pics that you chose this week! Have a wonderful week and a Happy New Year!
So diverse and wonderful! Thank you for sharing and many blessings of the season upon you and yours!
So very many wonderful shots! I love seeing all of the places, all of those cookies and the smiling family shot, too. Looks like a wonderful Christmas.
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