Another beautiful day

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Time flies when you're having fun! I can't believe we're in the home stretch of this trip - we'll be back in California at the end of the week! In the mean time, we're having a lovely time with my aunts. Although there was a small mix-up in meeting up with Christel this morning, we figured it all out and went on to the Tierpark - a small zoo on the edge of town. Christel remembered her mother taking her there often as a child. The kids enjoyed seeing the animals and engaging in the interactive exhibits (and play grounds). Clara even braved the petting zoo and pet a goat - a big step considering just two days ago she was bitten by a goat!

And Baerbel & Dieter hosted us in their pool again, much to the kids delight. Afterwards, we headed back to Goerlitz and deposited Christel and the kids at the hotel while Zach and I had an "international date night": we took a walk along the Polish side of the Niesse River, and ate dinner in a Polish restaurant on the river bank. Meanwhile, Christel & the kids went for a walk, found yet another playground, and when Molly saw the bridge over the river she asked if they could go to Poland! So they did, and they even discovered where we were eating and surprised us.

Pictures:
Stadtwerke Gorlitz - manhole cover
an overgrown building
the tiniest snail ever!
swimming in the rain (under the cover)
yummy berries in Dieter's garden
Johanna Altmann & Herbert Zander on their wedding day