Sunday, we began the day with Mass at the same church from Friday night and then headed to yet another German town for lunch. As soon as we entered the town I remembered it from the last time we visited. There is an adorable downtown area with gift and clothing shops, bakeries, and restaurants; not to be confused with the other thousands of adorable German towns with shops, bakeries, and restaurants. In this town though, right across from all of this is a palace with beautiful French gardens and all! The crazy part is that this is just a commonplace sight for Daddy Bear and my in-laws! I cannot imagine. I sometimes felt like a child in a fairy tale. So beautiful! We had a delightful Italian dinner and then had OH-SO-AMAZING gelato to top it off! Little Bear THOROUGHLY enjoyed his!
On Monday we headed to a small park/zoo where Oma dropped us off while she did some shopping. There were birds, goats, llamas, and many other cute little animals to see...
...and a fun German playground for Little Bear to play on (haven't merry-go-rounds been outlawed in the states? Those Germans aren't afraid of lawsuits!).
After we had lunch and LB, his afternoon nap, we headed to a delightful little Fairy Tale Land!
We all had a really great time riding the bikes and vehicles!
and LB loved the other rides too, like the airplane,
the carousel,
the ball pit (his first ever--haven't they outlawed these in the states too? He was a little unsure at first but grew to LOVE it!),
the train ride with Opa,
and many others!
After we had experienced all there was to see and do at Fairy Tale Land, we walked down the hill a few steps and ate dinner on the back deck of a restaurant overlooking Heidelberg. BREATHTAKING view!
Tuesday was spent driving a ways to a community of Catholics: priests, sisters, and families that Oma knows well. We enjoyed our time with them and celebrated Mass. Then headed to a restaurant nearby at a beautiful hotel buried in yet another quaint town on a hill. The food was delicious and the weather was perfect for dining on the deck overlooking a fountain and the gardens. These Germans know how to dine!
His face in the ball pit!!!!
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And that gelato couldn't possibly be better than sea-food gelato here, could it? COME ON... :)