The beautiful and extremely interesting Strasbourg, France! Made even more fun by our special guests, Marty and Charlene Abeln (Luke's uncle and aunt) and a guest appearance by Pat Abeln (Luke's dad).
     Located in the Alsace region of France, Strasbourg is the capital of this region and also the official seat of the European Parliment. It is also located in a geographically significant area between the Rhine River and the Black Forest of Germany. This territory has gone back and forth between French and German rule (as well as once being held by the Romans, Alemanni, Huns and Franks). Hence a duality in the city seen in its architecture, cuisine and bilingual residents. But, enough history!
     The food is delicious, the people friendly and the sightseeing amazing! I suggest at least 2-3 days to explore the city (especially if you want to see the multiple parks - we didn't have time but I want to go back when the flowers are blooming.) And make sure you eat at La Corde a Linge (The Clothesline) for lunch or dinner - our group of five each ordered something different and everyone loved it!

     So the long awaited "house photos" are finally being posted (after a year of living here!) Sorry Denisse, I know you've been waiting!! If you don't know already, we moved to the beautiful city of Wiesbaden, Germany and lucked out with our flat. It is in a residential neighborhood with a few businessed tucked into it. It's very quiet but only minutes walking distance from the main train station and downtown.
     Our flat is on the third floor of a home that was built in 1900 and as you can see we have some really cool architectural features such as the huge wooden beams, slanted ceilings, and two-foot thick doors. Living in the tree canopy we also get tons of natural light and a great view of the wild ring-necked parrots in the trees.
     We stored a lot of things before moving here which has left us plenty of room to acquire unique pieces at flea markets which are starting to take over our house (in a good way, I hope.) From the vintage milk cans in the hall, to the unique table and chairs in the dining room to the rocking horse named "Donkey" in our living room, it's always changing (as you can see in some of the details of the photos that were taken at various stages of "done-ness.")
     Anyway, I hope you enjoy these photos and maybe we'll see you here soon!