6/23/14

Summer Vacation pt 2

Well, after our first brief summer outing to the Black Forrest it was time for another trip to get into the groove for the real summer vacation in August (Europe is very serious about her summer vacations, so you better be prepared). Off we were to the Italian region of Friuli.

Fred got us a fantastic apartment in one of those Agriturismos. This one even had a pool. And then of course in Italy there are museums....

....(where Henri got to take pictures, for example of mom and dad)...

...towns to explore...

... (where Henri got to take more pictures, this time of mom and Karl) ....

...there were images to draw ...

... fishes to fish (alright, didn't work that well with an ostrich feather)...

...and then we went to Venice to have the most expensive Capuccino in the world at Cafe Florian, which we thought was priced ridiculously high, no really, it costs a LOT of money to have a cappuccino in the San Marco place ...

...well, it was well worth it, just for this selfie.

Afterwards we went to the Biennale gardens. This year it's all about architecture. And very inspiring...

..sometimes confusing...

...outright weird we'd say....

....this by the way was the Spanish pavilion. Well, with this sense of perspective... might this be the reason the dropped out of the soccer championship that early?

Well...

...we liked it a lot. Maybe not for the intellectual depth, but definitely for the fun house qualities.

Up on the Rialto Bridge it was time to let mom and dad know that now it's enough with the picture taking.

Off we went.

Because of course in Italy you gots to go to the beach...

...and try out the latest goalie moves you saw the other night on television.

6/9/14

Golden

Yup, we're behind in posting a wild flood of photos, first and foremost from our jubilant trip to the Black Forest, where the golden wedding anniversary of Omi Ulla and Opa Michael (which means 50 - fifty! - years) was celebrated in style! Here we see the bride with all her grandkids (from left - Max, Tom, Anna Lynn, Karl, Henri and Thora). And here are the groom and bride in a setting that looks more Floridian than the actual Black Forest. Well, it was a splurge (or as Karl shouted out when entering the premises "A real LUXury hotel!"...).

And here we are. The whole party partying. We miss you all!