Heidelberg, Germany

We traveled 4 1/2 hours Friday night after Scott got off of work to see my cousin, Shanell in Heidelberg, Germany. She works as a civilian for the U.S. Military. (Shanell and I are in the picture above) Thanks Shanell for showing us around your city. We had a great time. It's also great knowing you have family so close when we are so far away from home!
This was my first time to Germany. Scott had been to Heidelberg briefly about 10 years ago. He just drove by the castle so this time we got to go in. Heidelberg is known for its medieval castle. You can't really see it in the picture, but it is the red sandstone looking building in the back. We were able to walk the grounds and take in a few museums. Scott especially liked seeing one of the worlds oldest and largest kegs.

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Hooray for the U.S. military! They serve the U.S. bravely and proudly....and they also have this thing called a commissary. My cousin said she would take us to the commissary if we needed anything from the U.S. that we couldn't get in Belgium. Scott and I just figured it would be the size of a gas station and we would just get some mountain dew and go on....boy were we wrong. The commissary is the size of a Publix with EVERYTHING American you could possibly want! As you can see from the cart we got a little excited.

Next weekend we are off to our first Belgian wedding in Ghent.

You know how much we enjoy weddings!