Packing.....Unpacking

Another way of saying "in the way" is to say "Bella helping out"

SO when it was time to pack up our bags,

Bella was my sidekick.

Helping daddy empty his bags and fold up the clothes.

Rosenheim

Yes, we are THAT close to major tourist cities.

A view of our apartment building.

We have a glass/window balcony in our living room and bedroom

We are on the third floor....thank goodness

for an elevator this season!

view of the mountains from our bedroom window

view of the mountains surrounding the city

have I mentioned how much I love it here?

The river Inn

downtown Rosenheim

Rosenheim Freibad

At one of the pool parks in Rosenheim.

Bella on top of the "turtle" slide

and on her way down!

Brax slowly wading himself into the kiddie pool

Not a chance is he going anywhere near the sprinkler.

Eachother's comfort

In the past few months Bella and Brax have

realized that they are siblings and that sometimes

they just don't want to get along.

There are issues with sharing,

attention and teasing BUT when it is time to pack up our

lives and move 4000 miles away

they find themselves to be

the best of friends and eachother's comfort.

he allows Bella's hugs for only 2 seconds long.....SO,

I don't think I have to post the picture of what happens next.

No problem adjusting.

Neither one of the kids forgot their toys we left

behind in Germany for a few months.

They were SO very excited to see them again.

Brax trying to play with everything all at once.

He just couldn't contain himself.

This bike causes ALOT of conflict in our house.

Bella refuses to share a bike that she is just too big for.

one step forward, and one step back.....

This was all the little brother's idea.

Brax enjoys coloring too...mostly because his big sister does.
Whatever Bella does, Brax has to do as well.
When they color together,
he is allowed ONLY two colors....brown and orange.
At least she is sharing.

Munich

We ventured into Munich for an afternoon.
It was such a gorgeous afternoon so we jumped
on the train and off we went!

Entrance to downtown Munich

Downtown Munich

Rathaus......City Hall

another view...

waiting for lunch to arrive....Brax loves going out for

lunch, he always gets to have a pretzel - his favorite!

Bella waiting patiently for her chippies.

Well-behaved kids + cold german beer = HEAVEN

This place must make a killing.....

Litre beer on a hot day

Taking a break from the stroller and letting

the kids run about at the park downtown.

Salzburg

Salzburg, Austria

Hohensalzburg Fortress
From nearly everywhere in Salzburg you can see
the city's major landmark, its castle.

Getreidegasse

Old town Salzburg

shops, restaurants, churches, and museums along and on this street....

the street is famous for Mozart's birthplace.

Kollegienkirche

University Church

Mozart Monument

Salzburg Dome/cathedral

the largest of the city's 36 churches

front view of the Dome

Archbishop Paris Lodron

inside the cathedral

playing chess in the square

Leopold statue also in the square

Mirabellgarten.....in the movie Sound of Music...

this is where they sang the "Do-re-mi" song....

in the Mirabellgarten.

At one of the entrances to Mirabellgarten.

Mirabell Castle

Nowadays, people from all over the world

pay a lot of money to get married in here.

Bella running free in the gardens.

She insists that the flowers smell "pretty".

Brax just running.

Mozart's birth place.

Mozart's residence from 1773 - 1780.