Europe 2015 – July 4th

Feeling a bit out of whack from jet lag, we managed to pull ourselves together Saturday morning with the help of good coffee and a delicious breakfast. As if the sausages the night before weren’t enough, the boys were pretty pleased to see their morning selections — bread with honey, chocolate, and/or Nutella.

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After breakfast, we set off on a walking tour of Nienburg. The first photo is Jokke and Merja’s house.

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We stopped at the bank to get some Euros and then made our way to the “downtown” area.

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We saw the first of many churches we would see on our trip.

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Finn’s face here sort of sums up how the boys feel about visiting churches.

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We continued on …

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… and made an impromptu stop at their police museum.

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They gave the boys some police car shaped gummy candy.

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And then we moved on to the Saturday market and saw this ode to asparagus farming fountain.

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We made our way to a cafe for a much needed cold drink.

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In the evening, Emi and Jakob came over (although I have no pictures of Jakob — he’s camera shy, I think).

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Jokke, Bruce and Finn played horseshoes on the side yard.

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Ezra enjoyed the pond and the fish.

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Later, he and Jokke stuck their feet in, hoping for a little nibble.

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We also enjoyed some cherries that the boys picked from a neighbor’s tree. Yum!

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It was a great day! At some point, we couldn’t keep our eyes open any longerĀ and we gave in, hoping for a good night’s rest.

Here’s a slideshow of all of my photos from this day.