Im catching up on blogs and pics for the family. Sorry some of these are months late. This blog is about our trip to the Neuschwanstien Castle. Some history (thanks to wikipedia): The castle is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria. The palace was intended as a personal refuge for the reclusive king, but it was opened to the paying public immediately after his death in 1886. The palace has appeared prominently in several movies and was the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle. We woke up VERY early to catch a taxi from our apt to PanzerKasserne. We didnt have our car yet and that was the most expensive cab ride in ... read more

As promised here is the blog on our short visit to the Tv Tower and multiple visits to the Indoor Market. First up is our visit to the TV Tower. It was built between 1954-1956. It rises up from the summit of Hoher Bopser in Degerloch in south Stuttgart. It is the first concrete and steel TV tower in the world. It stretches 217 Meters high. The top portion has a broadcasting studio and cafe. Luckily there is an elevator to make the trip up that much easier. Once outside we almost blew away and froze to death at the same time. Still definitely worth the 5 Euro cost to get up there. The view was stunning and I look forward to visiting again in the summer. Unfortunately the cafe was beyond packed since everyone had ... read more

Our first weekend trip! Saturday December 12th-13th Ulm, Ravensburg, Beinfurt Our first weekend trip we headed south to visit Nick's family. We made a few stops to do some sightseeing. The weather on the way there wasn't too bad. Cold and a few flurries with no accumulation. Our first stop was in Ulm to see the Ulmer Minster. One of the tallest churches in the area. I remember studying this church back in my art history days but unfortunately I didn't remember too much information. It took us quite awhile to find parking- in that some places you have to have a certain pass to park on the streets. So we kept winding our way through the village untill we found an open spot. Once you were near the center of the town you could hear ... read more

Hello folks I took a day trip to Busan today. Good times. We hopped on the KTX for an hour train ride there. Got there early afternoon and took a failry long taxi ride to the beach. But was I a happy camper once we got there. Too bad it was a little chilly:( First and foremost, Koreans do not wear swim suits or swim costumes (as the welsh call them lol). they go in with their clothes on. They also had jet ski's zooming around dangerously close to the beach and swimming area. Also, we picked a great day to go. It was Busan Awakening 2008. Fun times. A gigantic christian revival of some sorts with stage and jumbo tvs and fireworks and unfortunately some high pitched singing. We layed on the beach for awhile ... read more

We made it to the beaches everyone. It is absolutely stunning, breathtaking, amazing, undesribbable really. not much time to chat. internet is pricey here on the beaches. the one and only downside. :) Will add to blogs when i get back to bangkok tonight. Miss you all. kisses to nick :) well i have a little more time to finish this. we were at krabi, ao nang? and railay thailand. railey was absolutely the best place out of all of this primarily due to the beach and the scenery. First thing to mention is on monday when we left bangkok for krabi-(abt an hr plane ride) i became deathly ill in the cab ride. upset stomach, nauseousness, clammy, sweaty, soooooo ready to pass out. i was very scared and had really bad anxiety. I some how ... read more