Janet and Stefan's Visit

When I got home from the States, Janet and Stefan were in town! What a fun way to come home to Germany! They stayed with Brian and me for a week, and we had so much fun with them. Here are some of the highlights of their trip!

We took them on a walk through Frankfurt. Unfortunately another cold front had blown through, so it was really really cold, but at least it was sunny!

To warm up we stopped for coffee and tea. We were very excited to find a place that was open on Sunday!

One evening we tried out a new restaurant. It served the most delicious traditional German dishes I've had since we moved here! And the desserts were phenomenal - we had a cherry crepe and an apple pastry.

On Tuesday morning, we dropped Janet and Stefan off at the train station so that they could go to Hamburg to visit the Heinrichsin's! Brian and I really wish we could have joined them, but we unfortunately had to work. Janet and Stefan said that they had a really great visit! Thank you for hosting them, Jens and Barbara!

After Hamburg, Janet and Stefan took a train to Amsterdam to meet up with Brian and me. We hadn't been to Amsterdam yet, and so we were excited to explore a new city with the Rentsch's!

Check out all of the bikes! According to WikiTravel, Amsterdam has over 600,000 bicycles in the city!

We found a delicious chocolate shop that had all kinds of beautiful treats for Easter.

In a cute square while we were on our walking tour

Getting ready for spring! There were lots of flower shops on the walking tour

We stopped at a cute restaurant for delicious pancakes

I love this city! It's so beautiful with all of the canals!

On the walking tour

Part of the famous Red Light District

Enjoying the architecture and the sun

We took a tour of the Heineken brewery, which was very tasty AND informative

Is there any beer in there?

Very impressive!

Mmm...barley and water...the beginning ingredients for a tasty beer

The finished product!

Tap that

We went to a diamond museum and watched the pros do their work

We also went to the Van Gogh museum. I loved walking through it and learning a little bit about his life. The museum had really beautiful displays of his art!

After a fun time in Amsterdam, we drove back to Frankfurt for the evening. The next morning, we went to visit the Reiner's in Rottenburg!

Andrea cooked a wonderful lunch for all of us. Janet and Stefan had a great time catching up with more family. Thank you for hosting us, Reiner's!

The 500 year old building where Klaus works

We drove back from Rottenburg just in time for our dinner reservations at Kubu. Brian had planned a wonderful evening for my birthday!

After dinner, we went to the Jazzkeller for drinks and live jazz! I had been wanting to go to this jazz club for awhile, so it was so thoughtful of Bri to take us there for my birthday!

The setting was awesome - literally a cellar

The music was fantastic!

The morning after my birthday, Janet and Stefan flew back to Michigan. We were sad to see them go because we had such a great time! Thank you for visiting, Janet and Stefan!