Trying to make the best out of a given situation, we combined a required trip to the Embassy in Munich with a long weekend in the Bavarian capital. Eva found the coolest youth hostel in Germany (and perhaps the world ?), just south of Munich, Burg Schwaneck. Build in the early 1800's, the burg (castle) gives an idylic, romantic view of the Isar as well as of the Alps on a clear day.
On Sunday we headed to Schloß Nymphenburg in the city. We did a lot of walking and some good caching. There was also a super cool playground near the entrance. The weather was cold and crisp ... almost a bit too cold for the long walk. In the afternoon, we visited our friends Keith and Manu..
As we were getting packed up on Monday, I told the kids that we were heading to the embassy to get their passports renewed so that they could fly to America. For some reason, Emily though she was going to the doctor to get a shot. Later (as told to me from Eva), as Quinn went out of the room to help Eva, she asked him if he knew what we were doing. Quinn said yes: we're going to a sea. What, asked Eva. Yes, Mama, a sea. Papa said that we're going to the Emba Sea.
Embassy. A new word for Quinn. It is little things like this that really make us smile.
Before the Embassy, we headed back into the city center for some 'big city' tourism. Surprisingly enough, the kiddoes wanted to wait out in the cold for an additional 10 minutes to see the Glockenspiel. While this is a must for all tourists to Munich (and something we've seen a few times), I thought that our kids - exposed to such cool things like TV, video games, and interactive books - would find it boring. But, they remained interested the whole 15 minutes
No comments:
Post a Comment