SIGHT-SEEING IN PRAGUE!!

These are all pictures of the Famous St.Vitus Cathedral, that is found in the Prague Castle compound. Its an amazing structure with beautifully intricate architectural detail.








This is the Famous "Charles Bridge" and Andrew walking its cobblestone path. Too Cool!

HERE ARE THE KIDS ENJOYING THEIR SNOW, SNOW, SNOW!!!

MORE SNOW!!!

This is what we woke up to yesterday! It was gorgeous! We hadn't had this kind of snow in a long while! Even while we were living here we didn't get this kind of snowfall. We were scheduled to leave that morning and continue on our way but we had to let the kids enjoy their first real mini "winter".
I'll let the pic's speak for themselves!

SNOW!!!!

We had been in Prague the day before yesterday for a long day of business and the kids...well, they were kids and were just that much too tired to be their angelic selves. Then on the way to their granddad's it started to snow! The kids were ecstatic with joy! We warned them that if it wasn't cold enough during the night that it would all melt and there wouldn't be any more come morning.

So we let the kids play for a while, thankful that they were able to experience at least a little snow. For Jessica it was the first snow she remembered, as we had left Europe before she was two. For Brendon it was his first snow ever, if he remembers it in a few years, I doubt it, but at least we could say that our "European" kids had experienced a winter with snow.

It was actually cool for us as well as we hadn't had snow in over 3 and a half years. It was one of those sweet touches that the Lord gives every once in a while to prove His love.

We weren't sure we wanted more snow to come as we weren't sure that we could make it with our car in snow and we still had to travel a bit and would, I guess, have preferred if it would have all melted and the roads cleared so as not to have to worry about slippery roads etc.
But as you will see in the next post God had something more in mind!

Holland!!!

We were 20 minutes away and so just had to see it! Actually I should say a big ¨Thank You¨ to Andrew. If it werent for him we wouldnt have gone through the ¨trouble¨ of going there.

So we found ourselves in Venlo on a really clear day and we had a simple walk around town and now we are able to say: ¨We were in Holland!¨

It was an interesting thing, we had to take a picture in front of this awsome building, mainly for the fact that in that little sign at the very top center, were written letters in arabic or some such language. It was an odd thing, that, but we never did find out why or what was written on that sign...maybe some day.

When you see a chocolate shop with nothing but chocolate, you see the chocolate shop and nothing but that chocolate in the chocolate shop.

Here is a small clip that we made of Geldern, a small town in the north of Germany near where my parents live. The north of Germany is somewhat different from the south. Insomuch as the north, in particular the north west, is a serious industrial zone, and therefore more grey looking. I preffer the look of southern Germany more. I guess it has to do with the fact that the four years that I lived in Germany, where all spent in the south. I wish we could have seen a bit more of that region...perhaps if we visit my sister. If we do I shall try to post! Enjoy!

Here are a few pics of some of my family members. We werent able to persuade every member to take a picture but the ones that did now grace this post with their beatiful faces. Thank you!


Here is my mom and Jessica! Love you Mom! You look fantastic!
My sister Jules!

They are hard to see, but my brothers Nick (to Hana's right) and Brian (To Pats right) decided to give Hana and Andrew and the kids a tour of Reudt. Right I had forgottent o mention that is thename of the town that they live in. Silly me!
And out they went, not knowing wither they were going, except that it was cold! Even Brendon saw the use of holding his gloved hand over his poor little nose to protect it from the cold!
My two sisters and I. From left to right: Claudia and Julie
The happy aunt Claudia with her niece and nephews. Hope I got that right. I get so tangled in the line and progression of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins...so on and so forth. But I think I got it! If not...do pordon!

We made it to Germany! These are a few pics of the town and surrounding area where my parents live.


This is the form in which they produce most of their electricity, or so I am told. These metalic windmills speckle the horizon on every possible meadow.
They live about 20 minutes away from Holland so the country side looks that way, therefore the windmill. Sorry, no lady in a short red skirt, white apron, and wooden shoes. For now Andrew will have to do! HA!
Following some pics of meadows where we found no trace of the electric supply mills...(there were more, free use of exageration here.)

Ahh, the lovely couple...strolling down the frozen lane...Brrrrr! It was cold!