July 2008
| We started the month off by going to San Diego. We stayed at a hotel by the beach and spent an afternoon there. To the right is Taylor and Paul. Lower right Anne Marie and below the beach from the top of the stairs leading down to it. |
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| The second night we spent
at the San Diego Wild Animal Park These are the tents we slept in -----> It was cool to hear all the animals in the middle of the night. |
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We thought this guy was a statue, then he finally moved. |
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Taylor's 14th Birthday |
| Paul's Birthday |
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| Liam and Elise having chocolate chip pancakes for Breakfast. |
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Went to Seattle to see the B-52's more here |
| We saw Grandma Jo for her birthday |
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Landon, Judy and Mocha |
| Leann, Desi and Mocha |
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Elizabeth and Grandma |
| Grandma and Mocha |
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| Mocha was getting ready for her trip to Germany. | |
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Before leaving for Germany, we celebrated Bob's birthday! |
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Whoo Hoo, we flew business class!!! |
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Driving on the Autobahn!!! Fun and scary at the same time! |
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When we arrived and picked up our rental car, we drove to Baden Baden. |
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In Baden Baden we stayed at the
Rathausglockel
Hotel and Restaurant |
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Paul having his first pint. |
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This is taken from
Germany, the Seine River looking into France. We couldn't tell if these were German or French Swans :) |
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This is the
hospital where Michele was born. Paul is showing us where the kids had to play while Michele was being born. |
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One of the houses Paul's family lived in Germany. 9 Swarzwald is Soellingen Below is from the 70's |
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| We met the
neighbors that lived across the street
(he actually retired from Coca Cola and gave us some pins!) On the far right is their landlords son. |
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Then we drove to Buehl to find another place they lived. |
| Here is 11 Haupstrasse in Buehl (though the arch) |
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There was a memorial for the Royal Canadian Air Force. |
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airbase Paul's dad worked at. It is now Baden Baden Air Park |
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We drove through the Black Forest and went to the Open Air Museum |
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| A view in the Black Forest |
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Stayed the night in Freiburg at the Hotel Hirschen |
| We started our day
by hiking up to the ruins. It was a nice hike around local vineyards. |
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| We were looking
for the clock museum Paul visited when he was little. This wasn't it, but it was very nice. |
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Went to the waterfalls |
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| Then we drove into Switzerland! |
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Germany adventures continue in August!
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Happy Birthday to: |
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| Taylor July 7th |
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Paul
July 9th |
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Michele
July 9th |
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James July 11th |
| Kelly
July 12th |
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Courtney
July 12th |
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| Grandma Jo
July 13th |
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Heather
July 25th |
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Bob
July 31st |
Lots of July Birthdays |
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Happy Anniversary to: |
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Shane & Stacy July 9th |
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