We moved to Wiesbaden a few months ago and have been very busy. Between work, dealing with the boys, and unpacking we haven't had much time to explore our new surroundings. Our first excursion was to the Russian Orthodox church called St. Elizabeth's. It was built in 1847 by Duke Aldolf when Elizabeth Mikhailovna, his 19 year old wife and Grand Duchess of Russia, died. They had married when she was 18. Sadly, she died during childbirth, as did their ...

 Today, my friend's son was having his second birthday party in Heidelberg. We went and had a fun time playing with the boys, jumping in the bouncy house, and eating cake. We had to leave a little early though because they cranky and it was past nap time. As soon as we got in the car, both of them passed out. About a half an hour later they woke up and didn't want to be in the car anymore. Lucky for us there was a castle nearby to make a pit stop. ...

The Schloss (Castle) Schwetzingen was the summer home of prince elects Karl III Phillip and Charles Theodore and is well known for it's beautifully maintained gardens. The garden is a blend of two styles, the French Formal and the English Landscape and is preserved that way to reflect the change in gardening attitude during the 1700's. You can see the formal style garden as soon as you walk in the entrance. It has a huge circular format, with hedges tr...

The boys have been very in to Legos at daycare, so Ben and I decided to take them to Legoland this weekend. The drive was kind of long, it took us a little over two hours, but their faces lighting up with joy was worth it. After dodging children and parents with fanny packs, we pulled into the smallest parking space in our European experience thus far. We were literally packed like sardines. We got the stoller and pulled the boys out without even opening the...

On the way home from Legoland we took a small side trip to see the tallest church in the world: The Ulm Munster. You could see the spire from the autobahn several miles away. This church dominates the skyline high dwarfing all the buildings around it. The spire rises 530 feet and you must climb 768 steps to reach the top.The parish church of Ulm was located outside the walled city in the 14th century. In 1377 the inhabitors of Ulm decided to work together to...