A Day in Cologne

One thing that I love about Isaac being an ABM is that we can get stationed with friends more than once. Which is pretty rare in the military. I was very excited when I found out The Elizondro's would also be station in GK at the same time. They got here in January and have been such a huge help in making the transition go smoothly. We couldn't ask for better friends. They invited us to go to Cologne with them and we were more than happy to go!

I like this picture. Mainly bc it shows how a train ride with kids really is. No fake smiles here  ha ha

The train ride was new for both families. Thank goodness for phones with neat apps that show which trains to catch and their times. There were pro's and con's but we'll definitely be trying it again. 

crazy lady!

This might appear to be a random pict but it's not. It's actually a pretty interesting story. So, we make a connection on a train and this lady starts talking about jeans. Then she looks at Joy and says, "I need your passport" Ummm how about no. Then she looks Joy dead in the eye and says, "Give me back my children"  I am still laughing at the look on Joy's face. We quickly found a spot to sit on the train away from her. However, when we got off the train crazy lady greeted Joy at the platform. she kept trying to give the kids a piece of folded up paper and then rambling in German. Anywhoo, we rounded up the kiddos and left crazy lady behind. Hopefully forever!

still in awe of this Cathedral

The Cologne Cathedral was the first thing we saw when we got out of the train station. It is beyond breathtaking. It was just as amazing inside. * I put more picts up on fb*

seeing how chocolate is made

 We also went to the Chocolate Museum. We found out how chocolate is made, had yummy samples, and then went to the gift shop. 

yummy lunch break!

 For lunch we went to a place that said they had hamburgers. Apparently they are very literal here. It was literally a burger. At first I was like, "What the heck?! Where's my sesame bun, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and onion?" Then I took a bite of the most amazing hamburger patty I've ever had in my life and forgot all about the trimmings. So yum!

loving our scarves!

To top off our fun day Joy and I left the fellas and went shopping in the train station (yes, they have shopping IN the train station. I 110% support public transportation ha ha. We got these pretty scarves. I'm excited to go on many more shopping adventures with Joy!

all smiles till we paid lol

 Had to throw in this last pict...we walked out of the Cathedral and saw these people that looked like statues. I'm watching people take pictures with them and give them a few Euro in coins. So, we go to take a picture. They lady asked for 10 Euro (around $13).  I have to go on a bunny trail at this point. Isaac and I have always had disagreements on tips and such. I like to give big. $4 frap...I'll give a $2 tip. Isaac gives 15-20%, no matter what. Now back to the story. She ask for 10 Euro and I nudge Isaac and give him a face. He then gives her 20 Euro! Then the person that took the pict (another statue) had the nerve to ask for some money bc he took our pict. I had friends for that jerk! Anywhoo, Isaac thought I was nudging him to give more and I was really nudging him to tell her he could have 2 Euro tops. Oh, well we've learned our "European rip off" early ha ha. And really...who can stay upset about being ripped off in Germany!