Renee's German Adventure...

After our spending Easter weekend in Italy, we brought Renee back to Germany so that she could see for herself what an amazing country Germany is! :) While she was here, we visited the church of Birnau, strolled through the city of Meersburg, went for a bike ride along the lake to the town of Langenargen, explored the castle ruins in Hohentweil, experienced the horrors of Dachau Concentration Camp, wandered through the city of Munich, visited the infamous Neuschwanstein Castle, and ferried across the Bodensee to the city of Konstanz where we spent the day sightseeing. We also did our best to show Renee all of the many wonderful things the German culture has to offer... Between delicious breads, tasty beer, yummy foods, beautiful scenery, the Autobahn, spargel time, the crazy German language, and the list goes on... :) Overall, we had so much fun showing Renee around Germany!!

Eva, Renee, and Denise in front of the Konigschloss in Fussen...

Taking a stroll along the Alpsee...

Denise, Renee, and Eva at Neuschwanstein Castle... :)

Neuschwanstein Castle...

Renee experiencing the German ATM (Geldautomat)! :)

She rubbed the lion for good luck as we wandered through Munich! :)

We stopped by the Theaterinkirche in Munich...

This was a very exciting part of our day in Munich! While we were trying to find the English Gardens, we came across this... The Eisbach at Haus der Kunst. This is an artificial stream that runs through the English Gardens. It has a standing wave, which is popular with surfers. It's considered a surfing hotspot and local surfers can be found here throughout the year! I've always heard about it, but I've never known where it was located... That is until Renee and I were wandering along in search of the English Gardens and we accidentally came across it! What a cool sight it is! :)

Renee giving her interview! :)

While we were standing there watching the surfers, we were approached by a local news team. When we were asked (in German) if we could answer a few questions for them, we denied by saying that we only spoke English. Well, that managed to really get there attention seeing as how they needed to interview English speakers... Lovely! After realizing that there was no escape for us, we relented and said that we would answer some questions... We were then asked to give our well-wishes to Prince William and Kate for their wedding that was to take place the following day... Oh great. Now, I don't think the news station could have found two people that cared less about the wedding than we did! :) Either way, we both were interviewed and proceeded to wish William and Kate much luck for their wedding and a lifetime of happiness, yadda, yadda, yadda... :) Afterwards we were informed that the interviews were going to be aired on the news that evening... We never did find out if our interviews aired... But, in our minds, we're Germany's newest stars! :)

After our interviews, we headed to the Hofbrauhaus so Renee could get a taste of some real German bier! :)

Enjoying a cappucino on the ferry to Konstanz...

Wandering through the streets of Konstanz...

Renee found a friend! :)

We checked out the cathedral in Konstanz...

Taking a break from our sightseeing! :)

Konstanz is known for its beautiful gardens along the lakefront... :)

It was a perfect photo op! :)

Showing Renee the full German experience...

Riding the train, of course! :)

Brian and Renee goofing around on her last night in town... :)

Thank you so much for visiting us, Renee! We're so happy that you came out to see us and we hope you had as much fun as we did!! Thanks for the great memories, chica! :)