April 25, 2013

Germany ... 2005

Yep. You read that right. 2005.
I'm jumping WAY back in time for my post tonight!

On December 31, 2004, I jumped on a plane to Germany
to stay with my sister, Jess, and her kiddos for a few weeks
while her husband came back to the States for some training!

This was my first BIG trip without Nate and while I've got to admit
that flying across the giant Ocean without him scared me,
I did it, and I'm glad that I did it, and I had such a wonderful time,
although I missed him like CRAZY!

Anyway, I've been going through some old photos
for my Photography by Annie blog, and I found these,
so I thought that I'd post a few!!

I was SO excited to see these adorable kiddos and once my jet lag
subsided, I was awake enough to have a WONDERFUL time!!

Clar & Kids 2

Oh, and before I go any further, these pics were taken with my Pentax -
which means FILM - but I didn't realize until AFTER I got home that I got the
wrong speed - so they're super noisy, but I don't mind - they give the
pics a nice mysterious quality! :)

Village of Oberkail

So my sister and her family lived in this beautiful little village of Oberkail!
It was so picturesque and beautiful and it was so much fun just to tote the
camera around and capture the loveliness!!

Oberkail 2

Jess's House

Road to Jess's Oberkail Chapel 3

Oberkail 22

Oberkail 9

More Oberkail Chapel 4 More Oberkail Chapel 1

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Village of Bernkastle

Bernkastle 2

Bernkastle River

Clar in Bernkastle Bernkastle Castle

Bernkastle Castle 1

Bernkastle 1

Village of Bitburg - this was more of a shopping area ... not many photos! from here!

Clarissa in Bitburg, Germany Jan 05

Villages of Malberg & Kylberg

The Village of Malberg

Kylberg 8

Kylberg 2 Kylberg 4




Manderscheid Castle

Clarissa at Manderschied

Manderschied 2 Manderschied 5

More Manderschied 2

Village of Speicher

Speicher 1

Speicher 3

Speicher Sunset 4

Speicher

Village of Trier

On one of the days when the boys were in school, Jessica put me on a 
group tour and I headed on a train to Trier, the oldest City in Germany!
Aside from spending time with Jess and the kids, this was my FAVORITE thing
about my trip! Trier was absolutely AMAZING and someday, I will take Nate back!

The Porta Nigra

The Porta Nigra

Porta Nigra 4 Porta Nigra 2

The Roman Baths

Clarissa @ Roman Baths

Roman Baths 4

Roman Baths 5

The Church of Our Lady

 Church of our Lady 5

Trier Marketplace

Trier Stone Trier 15

Trier 4 Restaurant where we ate

More Trier More Marketplace

More Marketplace 2

And the last stop ... Vianden, Luxembourg

We went to Vianden Castle, and it was AMAZING!

Vianden

Vianden Castle Tower Jan 05

Vianden, Luxembourg Jan 05

Vianden Village More inside Vianden 4

Vianden Great Hall

Vianden Castle Courtyard 2 Jan 05

Clarissa at Vianden

Beautiful Vianden Castle 2

I took SO many photos of the kiddos, and I'd love to post them all,
but that would take me a lifetime, so I'll just leave you with these few ...

Just Hangin' Out Jan 05

Clar and Hal Jan 05

As you can see, I had an amazing trip and I am so grateful that I  was
able to go!! And Nate was grateful for all the goodies I brought home for him ...

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