Burghley House

London

Frankfurt

Frankfurt Temple

& grounds

& neighborhood

Heidelberg

We found this curious statue in a village near Heidelberg. Then we visited Heidelberg with its castle.It took 130 oak trees in 1751 to make the below keg, which holds 58,100 gallons of liquid.

Switzerland-Bern Temple

We had a wonderful experience as we visited the Bern Switzerland Temple. The people were warm and hospitable, and the temple was great. We spent the night in the patron housing, which was very minimal. Several families were also there from Italy. It was fun.

Germany

In Germany we visited Kehlsteinhaus ("Eagle's Nest" in English), which was Hitler's alpine hideaway. The scenery was beautiful! (This view of the Zugspitze is from the Edelweiss Lodge where we stayed.)

Down in the village we ate Schweinehaxe and Schnitzel. After Garth heard about Jacob's love of Schweinehaxe, he had to try it. This was his first (of multiple) Schweinehaxe he ate on the trip.

in England together

After we met up with Rachel & Jacob, we visited Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, birthplace of Winston Churchill.The next day we ate delicious scones with clotted cream and jam, as well as white hot chocolate and fruit teas at Emily's Tea Room.

Jacob is a pro at punting the Cam. We enjoyed our ride down the river and a great day in Cambridge.

We also saw the abbey ruins at Bury St Edmunds.We ate a yummy Sunday roast, complete with meat, potatoes, veggies, Yorkshire puddings and gravy.

The next day we visited a bread festival at Bircham Windmill in Norfolk, followed by a visit to Holkham Hall.

(This is actually bread.)