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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Wedding Anniversary in France

I absolutely love my husband and the adventures we have shared. This year Josh and I celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary wine tasting in Burgundy France.
Dinner and a Burlesque show at the Moulin Rouge. 

Your not allowed to take pictures inside, for now what are obvious reasons. 

Before we went wine tasting we spent time in the quaint town of Dijon. The mustard shop had some of the most bizarre combinations, such a blueberry and garlic.

Estate homes turned into wineries lined the road on our tour through wine country.
Josh and I enjoying time in the sun and among the vineyards.

Yum! Almost wine!

Some of the cellars are so old they were once dungeons. This was one of the largest and oldest wineries we have ever been in. It was also self guided which means you could pour your own :)
I love being married to my best friend and a man I truly admire. I look forward to all of our adventures yet to come.

Monday, August 20, 2012

Wilkommen

Recently my parents came to visit Josh and me. We had a few days in Kinsale and enjoyed the Kinsale Arts Week. We took in the shows, my parents learned how to roll sushi with Martin Shannon-owner of Fishy Fishy, and we enjoyed the Lifeboat Wine Tasting event. For the rest of their visit, we hopped a flight and enjoyed discovering Germany. We spent time in Munich, toured villages along the Romantic Road, strolled through historic Rotenburg, visited King Ludwig's infamous castle, and finished in Old Town Neuenburg.

My parents rediscovering their German roots. 

Rothenburg was badly damaged during the war and has been virtually rebuilt. It was such a charming village straight out of Epcot.

A local delight, tasting a bit like fennel cake.

Large beer garden where pretzels and beers were enjoyed.

A bit dark but the Glockenspiel in Munich. It draws quite a crowd when it plays.

Glockenspiel in Neuenburg with such amazing details.

King Ludwig's Palace.
It was here where we learned the mysterious circumstances surrounding King Ludwig's death.  111 years later investigators are still reeling over what really happen to the King. His life was truly something out of a fictional story. 

Neuschwanstein Castle.
King Ludwig's master piece that Disney based his designs after.
"We invite you to enter the dreams of the fairy tale King"

Brost! Until next time mom and dad!