Edison's European Vacation
We had a wonderful time on our trip! Edison was a great traveler and loved meeting all of his family. It was so special to be able to take him to the cabin where Martin's dad and Martin, Michael and Monika spent time as kids, and to meet all of his Opa's and his late Oma's family. This will be a marathon blog post because I was terrible at choosing pictures. I wanted to post them all. But here's a sampling of our trip:
Our trip began in Ettlingen where we spent time with Dia, Martin's mom's sister. Here we are having dinner with Dia, her husband Dan, son Stefan and his girlfriend Tina.
Unfortunately our little friend was too jetlagged to enjoy the fun.
During our trip we were fortunate enough to be there for Germany's great European Cup run (unfortunately they lost in the finals). We watched the game against Portugal in a square in Ettlingen.
On Friday Martin and I took Edison to Karlsruhe where we had lunch at this castle (Edison slept through lunch again but enjoyed the sites afterward)
After lunch we went with Dia to Forbach (where Martin's mom was from) to visit her brother Wolfgang and his wife Elizabeth. They have a gorgeous house with an amazing view.
After enjoying a wonderful apricot cake that Elizabeth made we went for a little hike.
As you can see Edison shares his mom's love of hiking ;)
Edison enjoys the scenery with his dad.
That evening we had dinner with Dia and Dan. While Dan was cooking our delicious lasagne Edison helped Dia pick himberren (raspberries)
After dinner Edison wanted to help water the garden. It was wonderful to spend time with Dia and Dan. It felt like a nice connection to Martin's mom as well.
On Saturday we stopped in Freiburg to meet our former neighbors and friends Nadja, Enno and Joel who recently moved back to Germany. We had a great afternoon catching up.
In Freiburg they have little waterways that run through the streets. Joel loved walking through them but Edison? not so much. You won't be surprised to learn that he did throw his hat in!
Our next stop was the most special. We spent several days with Opa at the Boedele, a cabin that's been in Martin's family since 1935. I have been there several times with Martin, and have seen pictures from way, way back, so it was amazing to share this experience with our son.
Three generations of Boedele Boys! (And no, Edison's not doing what it looks like with his finger. I don't think :)
Near the Boedle is a wonderful restaurant called the Fetz that we visit often when we are there. Restaurants in Germany were very child friendly. They all had toys for kids to play with and many had playgrounds. Few have as gorgeous a view.
I'm not sure if Edison would have attempted the slide if he hadn't still been giddy with jet-lag :) It's not quite as intimidating as it looks, you don't go too quickly. He loved it!
Enjoying Opa's company.
Edison enjoyed meeting his Uncle Peter (Helmut's brother) who is also Martin's Patenonkel (godfather).
Chilling at the Boedele with Uncle Peter.
On Sunday we took a ride in a cable car. I think I was more nervous than Edison.
But you quickly forget nerves as you take in the breathtaking view.
A nice couple at the Fetz heard us talking about wanting to rent a hiking backpack for Edison. They were nice enough to loan us their's. Edison loved riding on his Dada's back!
Hanging out with Opa on the way down.
That night we had dinner with Gertrud, a special family friend. As always there was spirited conversation and lots of fun.
Edison will blow kisses to anyone but he doesn't easily give up the real thing. He loved Gertrud!
The Boedele doesn't have a bathtub so Edison experienced his first shower. He wasn't as traumatized as this picture would have you believe.
On Tuesday Opa had the great idea to ride the boat to Lindau. Edison loved it! Boats, trains, planes, you name it: he's the transportation man!
As we mentioned we all got caught up in the excitement of Germany playing in the European Cup. Here's Edison sporting his special fussball jersey.
The Boedele has a great front window and there are pictures of folks looking out going back to the 30's. Not that far back here's Martin and me on our 2003 honeymoon.
And then with our precious son almost 5 years later.
An Edison-sized garden :)
Our last stop in Austria was at the Hotel Traube where Martin and I had our Austrian reception in 2003.
Good memories...
Our next stop was Stuttgart to visit Uncle Volker, Marlene and the triplets: Else, Regina and Franzi. Edison loved the books they gave him.
Enjoying the garden with Uncle Volker and dad.
Reading his new book with Aunt Marlene. We had a wonderful dinner in the garden and then watched Germany beat Turkey in the semi-finals. Thanks Volker and Marlene for all of your hospitality!
Thursday was a traveling day as we headed to Belgium where Martin gave a talk at a conference. While en route Edison brushed up on his German reading.
I don't have too many pictures of Belgium but Edison and I did stumble upon this neat flea market.
On Saturday we stopped in beautiful Aachen Germany to visit with Martin's cousin Christoph, his partner Heike and their almost baby!
Edison made a new friend near the hot springs who gave him a pinwheel.
The pinwheel proved to be great fun in the fountains. It was a perfect end to our trip.
We had a wonderful time on our trip! Edison was a great traveler and loved meeting all of his family. It was so special to be able to take him to the cabin where Martin's dad and Martin, Michael and Monika spent time as kids, and to meet all of his Opa's and his late Oma's family. This will be a marathon blog post because I was terrible at choosing pictures. I wanted to post them all. But here's a sampling of our trip:
Our trip began in Ettlingen where we spent time with Dia, Martin's mom's sister. Here we are having dinner with Dia, her husband Dan, son Stefan and his girlfriend Tina.
Unfortunately our little friend was too jetlagged to enjoy the fun.
During our trip we were fortunate enough to be there for Germany's great European Cup run (unfortunately they lost in the finals). We watched the game against Portugal in a square in Ettlingen.
On Friday Martin and I took Edison to Karlsruhe where we had lunch at this castle (Edison slept through lunch again but enjoyed the sites afterward)
After lunch we went with Dia to Forbach (where Martin's mom was from) to visit her brother Wolfgang and his wife Elizabeth. They have a gorgeous house with an amazing view.
After enjoying a wonderful apricot cake that Elizabeth made we went for a little hike.
As you can see Edison shares his mom's love of hiking ;)
Edison enjoys the scenery with his dad.
That evening we had dinner with Dia and Dan. While Dan was cooking our delicious lasagne Edison helped Dia pick himberren (raspberries)
After dinner Edison wanted to help water the garden. It was wonderful to spend time with Dia and Dan. It felt like a nice connection to Martin's mom as well.
On Saturday we stopped in Freiburg to meet our former neighbors and friends Nadja, Enno and Joel who recently moved back to Germany. We had a great afternoon catching up.
In Freiburg they have little waterways that run through the streets. Joel loved walking through them but Edison? not so much. You won't be surprised to learn that he did throw his hat in!
Our next stop was the most special. We spent several days with Opa at the Boedele, a cabin that's been in Martin's family since 1935. I have been there several times with Martin, and have seen pictures from way, way back, so it was amazing to share this experience with our son.
Three generations of Boedele Boys! (And no, Edison's not doing what it looks like with his finger. I don't think :)
Near the Boedle is a wonderful restaurant called the Fetz that we visit often when we are there. Restaurants in Germany were very child friendly. They all had toys for kids to play with and many had playgrounds. Few have as gorgeous a view.
I'm not sure if Edison would have attempted the slide if he hadn't still been giddy with jet-lag :) It's not quite as intimidating as it looks, you don't go too quickly. He loved it!
Enjoying Opa's company.
Edison enjoyed meeting his Uncle Peter (Helmut's brother) who is also Martin's Patenonkel (godfather).
Chilling at the Boedele with Uncle Peter.
On Sunday we took a ride in a cable car. I think I was more nervous than Edison.
But you quickly forget nerves as you take in the breathtaking view.
A nice couple at the Fetz heard us talking about wanting to rent a hiking backpack for Edison. They were nice enough to loan us their's. Edison loved riding on his Dada's back!
Hanging out with Opa on the way down.
That night we had dinner with Gertrud, a special family friend. As always there was spirited conversation and lots of fun.
Edison will blow kisses to anyone but he doesn't easily give up the real thing. He loved Gertrud!
The Boedele doesn't have a bathtub so Edison experienced his first shower. He wasn't as traumatized as this picture would have you believe.
On Tuesday Opa had the great idea to ride the boat to Lindau. Edison loved it! Boats, trains, planes, you name it: he's the transportation man!
As we mentioned we all got caught up in the excitement of Germany playing in the European Cup. Here's Edison sporting his special fussball jersey.
The Boedele has a great front window and there are pictures of folks looking out going back to the 30's. Not that far back here's Martin and me on our 2003 honeymoon.
And then with our precious son almost 5 years later.
An Edison-sized garden :)
Our last stop in Austria was at the Hotel Traube where Martin and I had our Austrian reception in 2003.
Good memories...
Our next stop was Stuttgart to visit Uncle Volker, Marlene and the triplets: Else, Regina and Franzi. Edison loved the books they gave him.
Enjoying the garden with Uncle Volker and dad.
Reading his new book with Aunt Marlene. We had a wonderful dinner in the garden and then watched Germany beat Turkey in the semi-finals. Thanks Volker and Marlene for all of your hospitality!
Thursday was a traveling day as we headed to Belgium where Martin gave a talk at a conference. While en route Edison brushed up on his German reading.
I don't have too many pictures of Belgium but Edison and I did stumble upon this neat flea market.
On Saturday we stopped in beautiful Aachen Germany to visit with Martin's cousin Christoph, his partner Heike and their almost baby!
Edison made a new friend near the hot springs who gave him a pinwheel.
The pinwheel proved to be great fun in the fountains. It was a perfect end to our trip.
posted by Jen | 10:35 AM
6 Comments:
Awww....it looked like you all had such a wonderful time! Thank you for sharing all the photos!!!
--Monica
Thanks so much for sharing this fantastic trip with us. Looks like it was filled with lots of memory filled moments with friends and family and beautiful scenery.
love,
GG and Jean
Looks like you all had an amazing trip!
What an awesome trip! I'm so happy for all of you. Thank you for sharing the trip...such a wonderful treat! I'm glad you had a fun and safe time. Truly special!
Love, Melanie
Awesome.
I love Edison's crocs!
WOW!! Looks like you had an awesome time, Jen!
What a trip to remember!
~~Gina (Sportsfanatic)
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