Pompaples - Home of My Ancestors

We got to go where the Bonzons are from - Pompaples. My great, great, great grandfather came from here. We got to meet Francois Bonzon from Pompaples. It is a quiet farming town and Francois told us that the biggest clan is still the Bonzon clan.

Birthday week with Anita and Beat in Zurich

It was so nice to be home with Anita and Beat for my Birthday. Zurich is a home away from home. We went to the children's park, to the lake and around town. I love feeding the birds by the lake but the big swans were a bit aggressive. Hope to see Beat and Anita again next year.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber - August 10, 2009

Feeling Christmas in August. We loved going around here. So many charming shops and buildings. It is a huge medieval town and some parts are car free so you don't have to worry about walking around. This is the town that inspired the setting for the Disney animated movie "Pinocchio" and also the Japanese Anime, "Sugar a little snow fairy" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". I also started to read, "Princess Bride" which I could not put down. Now I have to watch the movie. Walking around you'll see a lot of shops with toys, miniture houses, crafts, etc.. I even enjoyed freshly squeezed apple juice while resting in one of the many alleys you can go down on.

Lueneburg - August 8,2009

We didn't get to spend much time around Lueneburg but it looked bigger than Lauenburg. Some of the buildings in this town had this false facade to make it look to like there are more inhabitants in the area - very useful to make groups who want to make trouble with the town think twice.

This town was luckily was not bombed in WWII.

Lauenburg - August 7, 2009

We passed by a small town on the way to Luneburg called Lauenburg. It was a memorable drive in Jennes' Benz since we reached a speed of 230kph- the fastest we have ever gone ever on the autobahn. It was a smooth ride. Germany is wonderful with all the small towns that are so quaint and fun. We can just wonder around there forever.

Lubeck - August 7, 2009

Wonderful town to stroll around in. Although it was bombed in WWII, the town is built up now and is quite charming. St Mary's church has a curious story about a devil who was helping build the church and realised it wasn't going to be a bar and was about to destroy it with a boulder but was convinced not to on the promise that they were going to build a wine cellar close to the church. I heard this is a nice place to visit during the holidays. Too bad I am afraid of the cold but I do love Christmas. Don't forget to get Marzipan from here. They are really yummy.

Staying with friends at Lutjensee - 2nd Week of August

I stayed at Lutjensee at my Suzanne and Hans Peter's place in the country, 45 minutes from Hamburg. Their daughter's names are Laura Eva and Romy Anna. They were taking horse riding lessons and I went to watch them. I got to brush Romy's horse. They also lived close to a lake where we would swim and play in the sand. We made a little canal and had barbeque one afternoon. I loved playing with them and I love watching them sing and dance, especially the "Fly like an eagle" song.