03 June 2009

Visiting friends and family in Germany

In Mid-May we packed up our car and drove over to Germany to visit our friends and family. It was a long drive, but it was worth it.

Our first stop was Munich, where we stayed with a couple of different friends and met up with as many people as we could. It was like piecing together a puzzle, trying to fit so many people into the four days. We were really lucky with the weather and managed to experience our first glimpse of summer. Aside from catching up with friends, we managed to enjoy a couple of beer gardens and visited a wildlife park with a big adventure playground. Yana enjoyed playing with all her little friends.

On our way to Kehlbach, where Kerstin's family lives, we stopped off in Wiesbaden for a night and stayed with Kerstin's grandparents. The remaining time was spent in Kehlbach, meeting up with more family and friends. We particularly enjoyed the time we spent with Kerstin's sister and her family, who had just moved to Germany from New Zealand.

A big highlight of the trip for Kerstin was her 10 year high school reunion. Kerstin spent a whole day with her old school mates playing different kinds of outdoor games, having a barbecue and a nice buffet dinner and catching up on all the news and gossip with everyone. It was great to see everyone again.

Here are some photos of our trip:

Yana playing with her friend Tim

Going for a walk with our friends Stefan, Tim and Anna (and Baby Benjamin enjoying his last few days inside Anna's belly)

Lindsay and Yana having fun on the giant swing

Pekip (Baby-group) Reunion with Babsi, Leopold, Katrin, Lisa-Marie, Kerstin and Yana

The two cousins going for a drive together

Kerstin and her sister Nina with their little toddlers...

... and with their approx. 30 week bumps.

26 May 2009

Avebury

Hier are some photos of our trip to Avebury, which is the largest pre-historic stone circle in the world and only half an hour away from us. It is somewhat more informal than Stonehenge, with no entry fee and houses and roads in the middle of it. Yana managed to walk most of the way around the circle by herself and enjoyed climbing up and down the hills.

The stone circle in Avebury:

Yana carrying our bag for us:


Yana and Lindsay chilling out in the sun: