Burg Nanstein

We tried going to Burg Nanstein in Landstuhl last year, but for some reason we were unable to actually go inside to look around. I heard that this happens a lot. We got lucky this June though. Here are some pics from Nanstein, some from this year and some from last year (around the castle grounds).

August 2009-

I had to take a pic of the kids by the pretty ivy by the parking area.

Score! We found a lizard!!

June 2010

Landstuhl from above
Brave Daddy!!!! LOL!! The kids were afraid of these spots. It was nice and cool down there though. :)

Frankfurt Zoo

The Frankfurt Zoo was our first trip outside of the Kaiserslautern area. We took the kids there last July (2009). It was a fun trip. My only complaint is the parking. We had to park on the street a few blocks away. The zoo is nice, but they start kicking you out about 30 mins before their closing time :( There were nice eating places, even a Mexican restaurant. What is it with German nachos? What's with the seasoned chips??? Can you guess which restaurant we chose?

Here are some pics from last year's trip.
Ever seen a snake turtle??

Kaiserslautern Zoo

We visited Kaiserslautern Zoo last year, before J got here. The zoo is small, but they have a lion that is rather loud. They also have animals like raccoons and chickens that we see on a regular basis at home. Oh, and the cafe there is not what you would expect from zoos in the U.S. As with most German eating places, the food is quite good. Here are some pics from that visit.

We got to watch this tiger at feeding time.

The thinking gorilla statue
Hahaha! We thought it was funny that they had raccoons.

Dinosaur Park

I haven't made any new posts in a while now. So, I thought I would post some pics from our past field trips that we took before I started this blog.

The first of our visits is to the dinosaur park in K-town. We also took Grannie and Pawpaw when they came at the end of May this year, but Man! was it hot that day.

Summer 2009 visit-This is an AWESOME picture! Don't ya think? :)

May 2010-Don't they look miserable? We were HOT! Oh yeah, and here is the pachycephalosaurus. I just spelled that from memory, too. My first son became a dino freak at age 2. :)

This is my Dad and J. He held him pretty much the whole time. I guess the stroller made him super hot.