Bill and Ruth's Big Adventure! Day 6

We took the kids on a day trip to Rothenburg ob der Tauber which is about an hour and a half southeast from Heidelberg (by car, that is). We walked around the quaint little town, drank a cup a coffee (we were hungover what can I say?) and bought several Schneebellums (a traditional pastry of Rothenburg o.d. T.) that we consumed the following morning. Upon our return to Heidelberg, we made a bee line for the nearest bar and restaurant. Let these photos be a testament to the fun we had that day!
Just arrived...Bill and Ruth pose happily for the camera
Dream realized...Bill takes a minute to digest his surroundings
Heyyyyyy...

The Church Lady at Jakobskirche. The elaborate wooden Blood Altar is magnificient and Mom climbed lots of stairs just to see it.

We'll be right back with more of the Church Lady...
Tony, the Gentle Giant and Weebs.
In search of Edelweiss...
Weebs, shopping...
Tomatoes.
Weebs all bundled up! It was a bit chilly outside!
Mom, Dad and Amy.
A 'candid' shot of Mom and Dad.
Wooden kneelers at an old Lutheran church...ouch!

The lovely Church Lady...our Weebs.


St. Jakob.

We were here...

Goodbye, Rothenburg!

Back in Heidelberg...
Wild Bill and his Guiness
Just one more...why not?
Wild Bill was feeling a little feisty!

Our Tony...such a good sport for putting up with a bunch of Mullarkeys!

Bill and Ruth's Big Adventure! Day 5

Day of Feasts!

We laid low on Sunday because we were invited to a traditional German barbecue at Villa Eva, the beautiful home of our landlady and landlord Eva and Klaus! But first, in the morning, we had a mouthwatering brunch at Cafe Rossi (http://www.caferossi.de) after which we were not certain that would be able to eat more food later that on the day. But, we managed to do just that.

At the barbecue Sunday evening, Mom actually drank some beer and Bill drank some beer and Ouzo that Klaus brought out to us. Eva served us two desserts, chocolate mousse and a sour cherry chocolate almond cake...yes, you read that correctly..YUM! Everything we ate was homemade and it was the most delicious meal we have had yet.
Bill and Ruth are learning German curse words at Cafe Rossi where we ate brunch! Tisk tisk...
Tony in his groovy Ray Bans...meow.
At Villa Eva...Turkey, Chicken, Pork and Lamb were served. Goot!


Tony helping himself to German potato salad.
Klaus serving Bill more beer...slow down Dad! (Just kidding...sort of)
Turkey, potato salad and a green salad (Before Ouzo - B.O.)
Yes, I'll take some beer, thanks!


Sweet Eva is dressed in red. A little camera shy!

Bill and Ruth's Big Adventure! Day 4

Yesterday, Bill and Ruth survived an ambitious itinerary of seeing the sites in three small towns and topping it off with MORE BEER and sausage back in Heidelberg. Just in case you didn't know, Bill is in heaven what with all this sausage and beer. Surprisingly, Mom has been putting us all to shame by drinking all three of us under the table! Ha ha!

We started the day off by driving to the quaint villages of Neckargemund and Neckarsteinach. We sat on the Neckar river and had lunch at the Neckar Terrasse restaurant. The view was fantastic and we were all having such a wonderful time that we forgot to get the camera out to prove that we were actually there. Next, we headed to Schwetzingen to see the Schloss gardens which were created in honor of the gardens of Versailles in Paris, France. We then headed back to Heidelberg to partake in the Afrikatage festivities by drinking a beer and eating some bratwurst while Bill sang "Heaven, I'm in Heaven..."
Entering the Schloss in the town of Schwetzingen.

Weebs, the tour guide. We were just along for the ride...
Wild Bill...
A bride in the gardens.Wild Bill and Too Tall McGraw

The famous photographer, Bill Mullarkey, takes a perfect pic of his peeps.
Another Wild Bill original...Tony's turn...Too peas in a beer barrel...
Yummmm...bratwurstWe begged her to stop drinking three at a time, but Ruth would hear nothing of it.The happy family after beer and sausages..."snawsages."
On our way back through Heidelberg to the car park.


At the end of a very long day, Bill and Ruth say...where's the party?