Atkin Family: Blutritt 6/3/2011

Top Things We Miss Most From Germany!!!

So we are very happy to be home again but there are a few things that we miss from our stay in Germany. There is a saying that says something like once you have crossed the Atlantic Ocean you will never be completely at home again. We love it here but we also loved our stay there, mostly because of the wonderful friends we made there but also because of the wonderful experiences we had that aren't likely to be re experienced anytime soon. So our list of the things we miss the most. The food items just aren't as good here anymore or can't be found here.
1-Friends
2-Castles
3-Yogurt
4-Cheeses
5-Musli (granola cereal with numerous types of yummy variations)
6-Wurst (a wide variety of sausages)
7- New Experiences and Scenery that are nothing like we have at home. Ex.-Train travel, GREENness everywhere, immersion in a different language and culture.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Blutritt 6/3/2011

Weingarten has a big procession every year the day after Ascesion where they take a sacred relic around town. The whole procession is horses and musical bands. It brings about 3000 riders every year. Elise loves seeing horses so we decided to go watch the horses. The whole parade lasts for about 6 hours but we went for about an hour to an hour and a half. Elise loved watching the horses and when there was a break so that the cars could go through the line Elise would look and then point to more horses across the intersection and yell "More" so we all knew that there were more horses coming.