Reuniting Friends...Day 2

Our European adventure continues...

We arrived in Germany today, March 12th about 7:20 am. WHEW! That was a LONG flight! But the kids did well & the only issue was Colin trying to find a comfortable position to sleep in when he was SO TIRED!

I anticipated & dreaded going through the passport & customs part of this trip. But actually, it was really easy! I guess Germany isn't as concerned about their visitors?!?! They didn't ask us any questions, we didn't have to fill out any forms, & we didn't have any customs checks with our bags! Crazy, but I was relieved!

The next part of our adventure starts with getting our rental car & trying to navigate the German Autobahn!!! Note to self & others: when trying to navigate, it's probably best to orient yourself with the direction your facing! I guess we were too excited to get going, we just took off, not sure where we were or what direction we were going! HA! We got so confused & turned around, and it's NOT easy to exit & do a quick U-turn! We ended up on another section of the Autobahn, had to exit that & find another road to turn around on & make our way back. Then, once we found the correct Autobahn highway number, we discovered that we were heading in the wrong direction! WHEW! There went 25-30 minutes, but we got a quick tour of some parts of Germany that we probably wouldn't see...or will probably ever see again! HA!

We finally made it to our friends house (of course after getting lost in their small village because the street signs are kind of hard to read). And the kids anxiously waited for their friends return home from school...oh, but it was a very sweet reunion!

Our adventure continued right after this reunion! We loaded the cars & both families drove to Switzerland (via Germany & Eastern France). Here are some pics of the view on our way:

So, here's the next mini-adventure we had on our way to Switzerland! I made the mistake of letting Colin drink some apple juice & orange juice on the plane...a rare treat for him! Well, the juices were "catching up" with Colin & we found ourselves making an emergency pit stop on the side of the road in France. He got to do to France what many Americans wish they could do, he got to literally dump (for a kinder way to put it) on France!! It was great but not expected, so we weren't prepared! Gas stations & rest stops were very few & far between, so this was the best we could do!

We arrived in Switzerland just in time for dinner. We were all tired, so we ate dinner, got settled & went to bed!

And so, there is Day 2!