After Thanksgiving, G went back to the UK and the rest of us drove down to Germany for a few days. Our “home base" was on the Air Force Base in Kaiserslautern (south west of Frankfurt). We took trips to the surrounding areas from there.
It snowed a bit. :)
I love this shot of them.
And this one of them.
We visited quite a few cities and towns, which was really fun. One of the evenings we were able to go see Glenn’s grandma. It was great to spend time with her- the last time I saw her was at our wedding. It was such a blessing to be with her.
One of the days we headed to a town called Bad Wimpfen. My mom and dad loved this place when we lived here, so they were excited to return. Here are some photos of the town:
Another day we went to Cologne.
The cathedral there is one of the largest in the world.
Here are some interesting facts about the cathedral:
- it took over 600 years to build. I mean, really. Can you imagine a contractor in the States announcing that he was going to start a project that wouldn’t be completed for 600 years? They’d be committed!
- It has the largest facade of any building in the world
- It was the largest structure in the world until the Washington Monument was built
Impressive, wouldn’t you say?
Apparently, inside that gold box are the bones of the magi. How they found the magi, and then their bones, and then brought them to Germany is a mystery. But it’s all very legitimate according to them.
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