We are having a great time, but trying to get both boys over strep throat...ugg. After seeing a russian speaking doctor and a phychotherapist (pediatricians not in high demand in Kuhlungsborn), we got prescriptions for some form of penicillin for both of them....hopefully they will be all better soon! We enjoyed our last few days in Kuhlungsborn, despite the illnesses and spent a great day in Lubeck - a beautiful city that somehow escaped major bombings during WWII. The church suffered a blow from a British bomb, but remained intact. Kids really enjoyed the "defensive gates" of the city that were built in the 1400's to protect its inhabitants. They also enjoyed the "torture" room of the local museum...sadistic children imagining all of the horrible things that were used for punishment! Really gruesome.
After 2 hours of searching, we located my Oma's headstone in the local cemetary and laid flowers on her grave. Very hard for Nana to say goodbye. She is so grateful to
be in Kuhlunsborn one more time.
We left this morning and drove along the Fairy Tale Road...a stretch of 500 miles that follows along the locations of many of the classic Grimm Brothers' tales. We stopped in Bremen and found the statue of the Bremen Town Musicians and watched an amazing magician - still can't figure out how he made euros appear from behind Ava's ear and under Nana's hat! Then we stopped in Hamelin - famous for the Pied Piper that led the rats...and the children...out of town. We heard you could buy rat shaped cookies, but after looking all over, we settled for a stuffed rat for Ava. Tonight we are sleeping in the turret of a 14th century castle in the German countryside. They say that this is where Sleeping Beauty slept for 100 years....the spinning wheel is right outside our door. I would gladly touch it for a solid 8 hours!! It is incredibly beautiful and very cool to sleep in a a real castle. Tomorrow we look for Rapunzel's tower and Red Riding Hood's forest..should be fun.
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