Last week we wanted to check out a local swimming pool but then realized that it was a German holiday, so it would be crowded. I did some quick research on the Internet and found Aqua World (Les Thermes) in Strassen, Luxembourg so we decided to go check it out. We found this was a GREAT idea because it was not a holiday in Luxembourg and we had the place pretty much to ourselves.
There is a large [Read more…]
If you live in Germany you have got to try out a Barefoot Park! Ever since I read about them before moving here I have wanted to try one, and we got to a few weeks ago! We had so much fun, even Bub, who does not like being barefoot 😉
We went to check out the Barefoot Park (Barfußpfad)in Bad Sobernheim, it’s about 1 hour and 30 mins from Spangdahlem and an hour from Ramstein. So we drove up there, [Read more…]
Bea wanted to have a Vintage Travel themed party for her 11th birthday, luckily that went right along with the decor of our home so I was able to put one together for her.
I designed Travel invites, I did them on a white background so that they could be printed on any color of paper, we printed them on tan card stock to give them a map like style.
I painted and distressed some shutters that [Read more…]
Well we made it 6 months without having our first visit to the ER, I do say that’s a record for us 😉 We went to Trier Mutterhaus, which has a really long name: Klinikum Mutterhaus der Borromäweinnen, for our first ER experience. It’s about 34 mins away from Spangdahlem BUT is the hospital that has the dedicated pediatric ER. I’d much rather drive a little bit further for top quality pediatric care [Read more…]
Wow, I can hardly believe it myself, it’s finally here! Boo was in the Class of 2014 and we have attended our first child’s High School Graduation! He’s a college bound Freshman this fall! We are so proud of him and excited for his journey at college.
While I’m thrilled that he has earned a Full-Tuition Academic scholarship at his College of choice, I am not so thrilled that we’ll be taking him [Read more…]
Eifelpark is super close to the base, about 10 minutes away, so we decided to go check it out on Memorial Day. It’s just across from Dudeldorf in the village of Gondorf. I’ve been told the American holidays are the best days to visit the German parks because they are less crowded then, that was certainly the case for us with Eifelpark. The park was recently revamped and had a grand opening a few [Read more…]
Residence du Parc is located near Disney Paris. I had read many recommendations to stay outside of Paris in the Disney area and take the train in, which we did because all the decent priced hotels & apartments were booked by the time I went to make reservations. It was an interesting experience but not sure it’s one I’d ‘recommend’ to others unless they were in a situation like ours.
Residence [Read more…]
Scavenger Hunt Adventures is a great new series I’m excited to share with you! It currently includes; Mission Paris, Mission Barcelona, and Mission Rome. These are must haves when traveling in Paris, Barcelona, or Rome with kids. I’m also excited that the author, Catherine Aragon, is a fellow military spouse!
The books are available both in print & digital forms. The digital forms (e-book) include [Read more…]
This past weekend we went out to Burg Eltz after hearing all the talk and ‘hype’ that it was a must see. Even according to Rick Steves’ it is favorite castle in Europe, so of course it had to be near the top of my ‘must-see’ list. Plus it was another place to cross off the Panther Paws day trip list, along with Burg Pyrmont. Needless to say my expectations were set pretty high and I have to say I [Read more…]
We went to Wallenborn, Germany to check out the cold water geyser and the Imkerei Mehler (honey shop & bee aviary). It’s another day trip we got to cross off the Panther Paws list as well!
Wallenborn, Germany is a short 30 minutes from the Spangdahlem area. Here you can see the cold water geyser which is 1 of only 3 in all of Europe, there are only 2 located here in Germany.
The little brown [Read more…]