Travels worth noting

May 20, Last of Trier
This was mostly a travel day really, but we returned to the Lindners back in Trier. This was our longest drive and we had the worst traffic jams. Still it was an enjoyable trip. Ian and I drove most of it. We spent the rest of the evening with Daniel, Josh and James Tiberio. We played some Foosball.

May 21, Breakfast and goodbye.
Yoham got a ride from a college which meant he didn't have to walk an hour to work so he could see us before we left. We said our goodbyes, happily knowing that we would see them again in September when they visit Josh and Marielle.

Final Trip Video to come

Church

Ian and I went grocery shopping for breakfast. After the rest of the group joined us for breakfast we just chilled. There may have been some Fooseball. Ian went grocery shopping again for the dinner they planned to cook in the evening. Weber, Josh D, Phil and I went with Daniel to Daniel's school in the morning to play volleyball. Joel and another of Daniels friends joined us. Ian stayed behind to get some rest. After we returned, Phil and I went with Joel and the Lindners (including Josh), to Church. Joel Translated for us. When we returned Josh and Ian had a roast ready for dinner.

Our lovely hosts.

Castles and Gelato

May 3:

First thing in the morning, Josh, Ian, Daniel and I went for a quick jog around the park that we went to on the first day. It was a good way to start the day.
Breakfast again was a feasts. After devotionals, which Yoham (Mr. Linder) and Marielle joined in, we made our lunches to embark on an adventure. (of course we packed our beer.)

Figure 1: Pond at the Park

Today we visited three castles.
The first one was closed for a wedding. It was still gorgeous.

Figure 2: Parking lot at the first Castle

Figure 3: Castle

The second one Burgeltz, we got to do a tour, then we wandered around outside the castle a bit. I will update this with pictures and more details later:

Figure 4: Inside Burgeltz

Figure 5: Just outside of Burgeltz

The last one was also closed, but the town Cochem was in was gorges. We had gelato at two different places and wandered around the markets. I felt like this place was touristy, but the way to experience Germany. The vineyards were gorgeous, and just the walk from the parkade we used to the castles was amazing enough. I wish we could stay in this place a bit longer, and this town should have definitely been a destination. If you go here  be prepared to go on a gelato crawl through the markets. I will update this with pictures and more details later.

Figure 6: Gelato

Figure 7: Castle at Cochem

Figure 8: wandering the streets of Cochem

After returning from the castles we were all pretty tired. We played Settlers of Catan for the rest of the evening. We played a version where Troy was playing against another city. I was with Phil and Weber. Josh, Ian and Daniel were on Troy. Phil wasn't paying much attention and the rest of us are pretty competitive so I hope he still had fun.

Aquainting with Trier

May 2:
This morning Josh D. Ian and I went grocery shopping for breakfast. It was a very large and german breakfast. After breakfast we had a devotion before delving into the days activities. First we went groceryshopping again (Ian was loving this). After shopping Mrs. Linder returned to the home and unloaded the groceries. 

Breakfast at the Linders

We spent time in downtown Trier for the rest of the afternoon. We went to an old and very historical church dubbed the Dome. It was had architecture from many different time periods as it was renovated many times. Had infuence from the Roman empire, and Gothic influences. The building used to be a palace that was expanded. During WWII it was heavily damaged, but it survived. It is joined with church next door, which was also very beautiful. Next we went to the protestent church and to the Basilica. After this we went to see a bath used by the romans. After the sight seeing, we ate donairs, (I had a turkish pizza). We walked back to the house and hung out in the house till dinner. Everybody came for dinner but Mrs. Linder. Marielle's friend Joel, who was with Josh D. in Colorado and at his stag, came along. We stayed at the restaurant pretty late and I was getting pretty tired.

Porta Negra