For those of you who are following and do not know, Heidi my wife is German. Her parents immigrated to the United States back in the 60's, they were the adventuresome pair! The rest of Heid's family remains spread throughout Germany and Switzerland. Madyson and I are having the pleasure of staying with cousins and Aunts and Uncles while we make our journey. After Frankfurt, our first stop is in the town of Schwetzingen, which is home to Gundula, who is Heidi's cousin and her husband Florian. Gundi, as she likes to be called, is the director of the Volkschule. The Volkschule is a collection of 5 schools that offers life long learning to students from the very young to those in the 70's and 80's. Florian to was an educator and has since taken his profession of artistry and continues that as his passion.
On Saturday 2 July, Madyson, Gundi and I visited the town of Heidelberg on our way to the match in Sinsheim. Heidelberg is a very old town and home to the oldest University in all of Europe, founded in the 13th Century. Heidelberg is home to a midievel castle, you know, Knights of The Round Table type of stuff. Heidelberg was also home to the ESPN following for coverage of the World Cup on Saturday, so in amoungst 700-800 year old buildings was this totally modern travel studio, hosting many from around the world wanting to take part in the tournament. Enjoy the sites as we did:
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Love the Pictures, hope you guys are having fun and learning lots!!! Brody ran away again this morning!! Meghan brought remy over so we walked the dogs this morning while trying to find brody. Meghan says hello! Hope to hear from you guys soon. Love you!!
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