Sunday, July 20, 2014

Germany & Austria 2014

When Grandma, Grandpa, Spencer, & Nikki came into town, we geared up for a whirlwind trip through Germany & Austria.  We hit up some past favorites and added a few new stops along the way.  It was an amazing trip through Bavaria, starting with...
Oberammergau
Trying to order a very traditional meal.  Some of us got lucky, others did not.  
Grandma is a sucker for all the great souvenirs that the kids always want, but we never ever buy.
Schwangau
These castles are always a hit!
We were able to split up our tours and send a kid or two with each group of adults.  It worked out really well.
We didn't make it into Hohenschwangau this time, but we did a lot of walking around the outside.
Salzburg
Mirabell Gardens
The Sound of Music bike tour was a must for our group of musical lovers.
This trailer bike was a pretty good setup for both Spencer and Carver.
Typical bipolar twinners
K did a great job biking all 8 miles by herself.  She was an inspiration and a great cheerleader for Grandma!

It got pretty hot and sweaty right around this part of the tour, but we were well rewarded with so many cool photo ops.
We headed up to the fortress on Day 2.
The views from up here are amazing.
Baby on Board
This is how we all felt when the restaurant we were hoping for wasn't even open yet.
Luckily, it was nothing that a little authentic apple strudel couldn't fix!
Munich
We timed it out just right so we could see the infamous Glockenspiel in action at Marienplatz.
We also did a bit of marketing.
We took a rushed tour of Munich's Residenz
We also took cover from the pouring rain by doing even more shopping.
Home at last...
...and plenty of time to hang out and play games with Grandma.
Thanks for another fun trip, Anderson's.  Till we meet again in March!

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