Danke Schoen

"Danke Schoen, Oh Darling, Danke Schoen.
I said, Thank you for seeing me again.
Though we go- on our separate ways,
Still the memory stays, for always, my heart says, Danke Schoen.

Danke Schoen, Auf Wiedersehen, Danke Schoen."
- Wayne Newton









We just returned from a long weekend trip to Germany. The mini-vacation was planned back in March when a budget airlines ran a special...9 Euros there and 5 Euros return. Who can resist cheap fares like that? We picked Bonn to be our headquarters and booked a hotel there for the 3 nights. Over looking the Rhine and a block away from the city centre, it was the perfect location and not to mention the indoor pool we had to visit each evening with the boys.







We feasted on bratwurst and sauerkraut, drank plenty of hefeweizen beer, and stopped by the local Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. Our second day we took the train north to Cologne. Daddy toured the Dom for his first time and climbed the stairs to the top of the south tower while I sat back and ate ice cream with the boys. We then rode the miniature train that scuttles through old town and by the chocolate factory. On the third day we spent our morning in Aachen, located near the Belgium border. Known as the main seat of Charlemagne's court, the city also houses the Great Aachen Relics (allegedly the swaddling clothes and loin cloth of Christ, the gown of the Virgin and the garb of St John the Baptist).






In between all our side trips, we walked the streets of Bonn. It is a beautiful city and widely known as the birthplace of Ludwig Van Beethoven. Even though the overcast, cool weather was not in our favor, we were only rained on once for 10 minutes. The small shower quickly ended and departed us with a beautiful rainbow over the Rhine.