I took some time to add an older travel diary (I backdate those posts) and I chose our Europe 2013 trip this time. We went back to visit family and friends for the second time … » full post and pics!
After our brief stop in romantic Monschau, we crossed the North Eifel to Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. There we stayed in the vacation rental of our friend Imgard. Together we enjoyed the Christmas Market and again the next day when our friend Cora came to visit!
For years we had a small camper in a seasonal spot near Monschau. We would regularly walk through the forest to this romantic, old town with its narrow cobblestone streets and half-timbered houses. Like a fairytale! Now that we were going to drive from Aachen to … » full post and pics!
With Christmas markets being our theme on this trip, we had to include the beautiful historic town of Aachen. The market is spread out over a few city squares around the medieval City Hall and Cathedral. Nico has worked in the Aachen hospital for ten … » full post and pics!
The next day it was time to drive to Eindhoven to visit dad. And after that to our friends Volker and Martina in Bottrop, Germany. One thing on the agenda for that weekend was to visit our first Christmas market at the CentrO mall in Oberhausen… » full post and pics!
Back in Frankfurt, we stayed with Thorsten again and met with Markus for supper at Andalucia before we flew back to Canada today. Look at all the stuff we brought back! Crete souvenirs and Dutch souvenirs (incl some pottery from my dad and a cross stitch work that my mom … » full post and pics!
We spent the last few days visiting dad every day, friends (Jan and Angela, Dinie, Els and Leon (and boys)) and family (cousins Hennie, Jaqueline and Wilma). On our way to Frankfurt, we visited Irmgard in Ahrweiler! We are now with Thorsten in Frankfurt after supper in town (Paddy and … » full post and pics!
Time to get back to the old country for dad’s 100th (!!) and a week of Crete (!!). We flew to Frankfurt this time and are spending a night with Markus in Weilrod.
We had a great weekend with the Breeuwer family in Broekhuizen. We visited Xanten in Germany and the Hertog Jan brewery across the Maas river. After that we spent some time with Miranda in Eindhoven and visited Els & Maurice, Jos & Hennie, Steven (we had a 70s vase for … » full post and pics!
