Yesterday, Landon and I took the train to a small town in the country in North Germany where one of my oldest girlfriends lives with her family on a farm. We spend a few nights there every time we visit Germany. Landon always has the best time — he is running around with my godson, who is 6, and his little brother, who is four. They pick wild raspberries, get to climb on tractors, play with the dogs and horses . . .
After Karen and the boys picked us up from the train, we bought the biggest, darkest cherries I’ve ever see . . .
I’ve tweeted many times about my love for German cake and pastries, especially Mohnkuchen (poppy seed cake). Karen’s little town has the cutest bakery, and since we couldn’t decide among all of the local delicatessen — and each boy had special wishes — we bought half of everything they make:
Karen is a very accomplished horseback rider and owns several horses and ponies.
After we enjoyed the cake and the boys had some fun running around outside, L dressed up as a dragon and got to climb on a tractor .
Karen fixed a little bike for him (without petals) to teach him how to ride a bike . . .
. . . and then we took a walk to their “Biogasanlage” where Karen’s husband makes power out of all kinds of things (among them pig poop) that he then resells to the local power company. It’s green, it’s sustainable energy, and they are making money with it. Why don’t we do this is America?!!
The wonderful dinner included boiled potatoes with “Kraeuterquark”– which I so rarely get to eat because most potatoes in America are fried and no one there knows about Quark (similar but so much better than yogurt with chives) — and we all sank into bed happy and exhausted.
in Germany
You might also like to read my entries of last year’s trip:
Traveling With a Toddler — Day 5: Train Ride, Farm Life, and More Vacuums
Traveling With a Toddler — Day 6: Dogs, Pigs, and Lots of Running
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I especially adore that picture near the end of your post with tiny Landon standing in the middle of that long road in Germany!
Oh, you are having a great time here in Germany. I can tell your little boy is so excited. By the way, my Family and I have been to Bremen once. We were invited to my friends wedding. It was awesome! And Bremen is soooo… beautiful. Totally different from where I live.
Viel Spaß noch!
Hug´s,
Verena
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great to hear about your adventure! fantastic pics.
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