We took a little trip to Ireland last week and met some family there. We were a large group of Americans- hiking, eating and drinking our way through a small town on the West coast. The landscape was beautiful, the food really good and some of the best company I can imagine. It was a real treat to watch the troop of cousins goofing it up wherever we went. I think the pictures say it all.
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Although the school year in Germany only ends in late July, there are several long weekends and vacations in late May and June that make it feel like the school year is already winding down. F and B both had last week off and we took advantage of the break to travel to the island of Usedom on the Baltic Sea. L took a day off and we spent 4 lovely nights in a thatched roof cottage in a sleepy village on the island. It was peaceful and beautiful. We explored our sleepy village taking advantage of the neighborhood farmer to buy fresh rolls every morning and homemade jam. We made excursions to the beachside towns, rented bicycles, and trampolined at the seaside. Half of the island of Usedom is Poland, so one our final day we drove to Poland and spent the day exploring the beach there. It was my first time in Poland since living there for 6 months back in 1999, and I have to say I was smitten. The Poles won me over with the no smoking sign at the playground and the pristine beaches. Overall a lovely vacation. I think we will certainly be returning to Usedom.
There is an expression when it comes to Germans and it goes something like this- "it is very difficult to make a German friend, but once you have a German friend you have a friend for life." I find this expression to be 100 % true- it is extremely difficult to make a German friend but the ones we have are great friends. A few weeks ago we headed to to L's home town to visit his mom and made a day trip to Heidelberg, where L went to University and where several of his high school and Uni friends still live. I am always so touched at how they all gather at such short notice to see us. We had a lovely barbecue and enjoyed catching up. It was especially nice to see how well B and F did with their German language. It's truly a group where despite time and distance we are always welcomed. On top of catching up with dear, old friends we rode many trains to- long trips from Berlin to Pforzheim and the shorter trip from Pforzheim to Heidelberg, visited the public pool and enjoyed taking a walk down memory lane looking at Omi's photo albums and just chilling in her cozy apartment.
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