Germany, France... and home tomorrow

Loved getting to watch Miles play soccer in Germany - the German teams were amazingly talented so it was tough competition but Miles held his own in net.

Enjoyed our two nights in Ottersberg, Germany other than the bell at 6:30am that rings 65 times!

Back at our home exchange for final night. This afternoon we kayaked on the Moselle river past Sexey au Forges.

Visiting Germany

Drove to Kaiserslautern and had a brief visit with Miles. Checked out the city centre then on to Otterberg for a fun dinner and night.

Daytrip to Strasbourg

Drove into Strasbourg for the day - had hoped to watch Miles play but his game was moved elsewhere - they won this one. We really enjoyed the city. Checked out the Notre Dame cathedral and impressive mechanical clock with moving figures and went on a river boat tour of the city. Impressed that the printing press was invented there and that Strasbourg houses the EU headquarters (in last pic).

Fish in water ...and fish out of water

Yesterday we went into Nancy and checked out the aquarium and museum.

Kari made her special stir fry for dinner. We heard from Miles that he played his first game last night - 2:1 for German team.

Just back from swimming this morning at local pool - not impressed that caps are mandatory for all! Boys' not supposed to swim in non-Speedos either but they snuck in with swimsuits rolled up.

Miles off to Germany

Sad to send Miles off today - he and Colin drove to Kaiserslauten where they met up with his team that had just arrived from Vancouver. They will be playing in several cities in Germany, practicing with some German coaches and watching a few pro games. Their hotel in Kaiserslauten is a converted prison and Miles had a "cell" to himself!

The three of us stayed back in Sexey-au-Forges and went for a walk and a run ... sadly I dropped my phone and smashed the screen. Enjoyed rollerblading after dinner down by the river.

Lac de Madine

Fun to see a travelling boulangerie truck outside our window this morning.

Went to a local lake today and enjoyed a swim, pedal boat and voiturette.

Leaving Thun ....back to France

We were sad to leave Thun, Switzerland and the Iseli family - also enjoyed visiting with their neighbours, Chris and Anna.

Drove back to our home exchange to feed their cat, do lots of laundry and get Miles packed for his soccer tour in Germany.