Stranberg

We stopped in this town on our way to Munich. We were looking for something to do, and came across a sign for a water park. We were all about the water parks while in Germany. However, we did need to eat first, so we got out the bikes and off we went.

The town was cute, like most German towns. A little more modern then some we had seen, probably b/c this was West Germany.

Trying to find food was always interesting. I have mentioned before how German cuisine doesn't really vary, so really it is about finding a place that looks nice, over finding a place with food you want.

We biked around the town for a while, and came across a really nice playground. What I do remember about this playground was a British family who was sitting near us. ENGLISH SPEAKERS! They had a daughter, probably around 2 or 3, that I tried to force Katie to play with since she refused to speak German. The little girl was a bit too young to really engage in play, though, I guess, and Katie wasn't really into me trying to force her to play with a particular child anyhow.

I also stood close enough to these people that they could hear me speaking, b/c I was really craving conversation...with anyone...other then Kai. Didn't happen, though...ah well.

After a little playtime we headed to the water park, and chose to eat there. The water park was very cool. It was waterfront, so you had the option of using the lake for swimming, as well as the kiddie area and inside pools. I am telling you, this is something I wish would catch on in America...these water parks things. They are AWESOME! Not super huge, so you can pretty much put one anywhere, but so great to have around! The kids had a lot of fun.

As you can tell from the pics, the kids are looking pretty chub-a-rific at this point. That's what a diet of carbs and sprite will do to you...

After leaving the water park we took to the bikes again and pedaled to the church in the pics. There is a story about it, which I forget, so I will ask Kai and update the post.

I should also add that this town was pretty well to do. Kai told me that a lot of German celebrities had homes there, and on our bike ride to the church we passed A LOT of gated homes, and even saw a television station filming at one. Pretty cool. The lake adjoining this town was beautiful, too. It would be a great place to retire...if we were rich...ha!

Um, yeah

Kai has been lazy with the picture posting. To give you an idea of how slow we are with things, in July 2004 we moved to NC and videotaped our journey down. Kai is still working on editing and putting together a watchable video of that. So, clearly, things that happened in 2008...well...maybe they will be completed by the time the kids enter college....MAYBE.