After 8 days in Germany, we are finally back home. I had a business trip and since Connor was tracked out, the boys decided to tag along with me. It was really a great experience but bittersweet. Checking into the airport as a family of three left EJ and I both in tears; such a constant void always. But it was nice to get away from life for a while, see a new place, eat some new things, and give Connor the history lesson of a lifetime.
On Friday we headed to Berlin for the weekend.
The train experience was interesting as our tickets were in German and we had no idea how to find our seats. It took about 45 minutes into the trip to finally get to the right spot. EJ was sweating, Connor complaining, and I was laughing at the fact we looked like the dumb Americans. We got off the train in Berlin only to find a Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts side by side; I guess American influence is everywhere. Our hotel was amazing overlooking the Brandenburg Gate and also the site where many of the scenes from the Bourne Supremacy was filmed.
Standing in front of the Reichstag, touching the Berlin Wall, and viewing the memorial to the Holocaust were amazing.
After Berlin, I had to work but the boys went to Munich. They toured Dachau...
Went to a soccer (a.k.a. football) match...
And spent a day walking through the city and learning the history regarding the rise of Adolf Hitler.
All in all, it was a fabulous trip but we are so happy to be home.
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