Recently in Travel Category
With the invention of facebook and the fast pace the girls are getting, I have been lazy as of yet to update my blog! Here are some of the many highlights:
June was a busy month with an extra week of school due to the 5 snow days last winter. Cara did her last acro performance:
I just was asked by an old school friend if I had these class photos of Marbury School in Aldgate, South Australia. I would love to connect with any of my old friends from that year abroad.
The first one is Year 12:
Front Row: Melani Phillips, Stephanie Long, Mark Harris, Rasha Briggs, Ms. Callaghan,Melissa Hoskins, Kylie Dinning, Bronwyn Coker, Elisabeth Hornung. Second Row: Rachel Coombe, Lachlan Small, Howard Wakefield, Daniel Kortschak, Nigel Hendrickson, Robert kwok, Carina Becker, Andrew Webling, Katherine Worth. Third Row: Joanne Tonkin, Emily Salkeld, Aaron Mellor, John Tiplady, Mark Robinson, Alexander Clendon, Chi Wong, Rebecca Jenkin, Francesca Narni
This one is year 11:
Our first time to Hawaii we chose to go visit my aunt in Kauai. We had a wonderful time in Poipu and are ready to go back, time permitting.
Our friends Scott and Charlotte joined us there. We got in a good hike in Waimea Canyon and Tim got surfing lessons. I was pretty bummed not to be able to surf with this silly broken ankle. Oh well, guess we will have to go back! Here is a photo of Tim, Scott, and Charlotte.
We had a great trip to Germany visiting some of our favorite places along the way. Heidelberg, where Tim went to school on exchange for a year was charming and the girls loved the castle and old town shopping.
Our Paris trip was wonderful. We really liked our apartment near the Eiffel Tower. It is a much better way to go if you are traveling with children. Great to have a home base.
Krickenbach was covered in snow for Easter. The girls had a great time looking for eggs in the house, although were disappointed not to have a hunt outdoors. Tims photo gallery has all the photos. You can find this in his Gallery.
Two years ago we delayed our trip to Germany to go to Italy with my family. The girls loved Italy and really enjoyed learning the history. This year we will head now to Germany to visit Heather and Jazmin in Krickenbach. We have rented an apartment a few doors down from Heather. The girls are excited. This year Madi took a sampler in languages and one of them was French. She really enjoyed learning the language and culture. Tim is now listening to French tapes with her, as I listen to German tapes with Cara.
We would like to take a side trip to France for two days. We are looking at this apartment to rent. It seems to have a lot of charm. We are hoping so at least! I will have to write up on how it goes!
