Wittlich

Verbundkrakenhaus

Here is a picture of the Hospital that Arya was born in.  I stayed in the top floor furthest window to the Left.

I just can't get enough pictures of this girl :)  Love her!

My parents and I  (along with Arya of course) went shopping and walking around Wittlich

Here you see a pig.  It is legend here that there was a castle wall to defend the city at one time and the gates were protected by knights men and one night the gates were broken and there were enemies outside trying to get in.  Well they took carrots and stuffed them into the locks to keep it closed.  It was working until in the middle of the night some pigs came and ate all the carrots leaving the gates open to the enemies who then took over the city.  So here in Wittlich they have what is called pig fest.  They roast every pig in sight and have a good ole' party eating Pork because they were the cause of the take over by the enemy.

My dad in front of a Insurance office

Tex Mex in Germany....I am sure it is nothing like in the states :)

A pretty walk we took just outside the city limits along the vineyards and forest right before sunset.  It was BEAUTIFUL!

I love FALL colors

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Arya's baby blessing

On the 21st of October, Grandma Jarvis' Birthday, Arya was given a name and blessing by her father and grandfather and Bishop Stewart and his 1st counselor, Brother Miller.  It was a beautiful blessing.  Even though she was crying through the whole thing :) We had a broadcast that day of a conference in Frankfurt where the prophet, President Thomas S. Monson spoke to us.  So after the broadcast we went into the bishop's office and gave her a blessing.  She was Beautiful in her dress!!!

This is Arya in her fall dress she wore to church

Our family on Blessing day

With Grandma and Grandpa Jarvis 

With Mommy and daddy 

Neuschwanstein

We drove through Austria for a little bit and this is a picture to prove it :)

This tunnel must be for avalanches or something.

Pretty Pretty!

A little gorge and dam we stopped by on the way

There was this cool crane thing on a track that pulled logs and debris out of the water.  I love the color of the water.  So serene and Beautiful.  THere was a lake we passed near this that I didn't get a picture of but it was like emerald water.  So amazing!

Neuschwanstein Castle 

It is under renovation so it is pretty well covered in Scaffolding and cloth but still really pretty

You can see the Gondola that goes up the side of the mountain.  That is where we went

The Gondola ride!

The boys are not excited at all :)

We were excited to find a gondola ride down in the Alps that didn't cost a fortune.  We were glad we stopped.  It was Breathtaking at the top and fun to ride.

Looking towards the flat lands in Germany

Looking straight down to the base of the mountain

Looking towards Fussen and lake Weissensee

OUr family up on top

View of the Alps looking into Austria and Germany

Arya is 17 days old here.  She did a lot in her first few weeks of life.  You go Girl!!

• Born in Wittlich and stayed in German hospital
• visited a Roman ruin, The Porta Nigra in Trier
• Visited the oldest city in Germany....Trier at 7 days old
• Visited Landshut Castle Ruin,  in Bernkastle
• visited 3 different countries...
• Luxembourg, Germany and Austria
• Slept the entire way to our first stop on our road trip (4 1/2 hours)
• Went on a road trip and visited and walked around the major cities of Nuremberg and Munich and through Nuremberg castle
•  (While being held by mommy or daddy of course)
• fed ducks in a park
• Went down a really long bumpy slide with mommy
• Went on all of our first Subway ride into the center of Munich
• met lots of new people
• went to Church at 2 weeks old in Munich
• visited a palace
• went into a man made cave
• Saw some of the most beautiful mountains in the world
• Went on my first carriage ride
• Went hiking through a gorge and got a little wet
• visited an Olympic stadium
• went on my First Gondola ride up a mountain
• went on lots of hikes and walks with my family 
• traveled 850+ miles on our road trip
• saw beautiful fall colors everywhere
• Walked and drove by some of the most breathtaking vineyards
• Got to listen to our prophet on 2 occasions, General Conference and his talk while visiting here in Germany
• Received a name and a blessing by my father and grandpa Jarvis along with Bishop Stewart and 1st counselor Brother Miller
• and was such a good girl for my family

XOOXXXOOOOXXXOOXOXOXO

And now back to the trip

All the trails you can hike and where they go

Out Exploring

While we were out hiking I forgot that I hurt my knee in the spring and I have no ACL to keep things in line with my knee and right here is where I tweaked it and the bones grinded together for a moment.  It was short lived but I blacked out for a minute from the pain.  Weird but at least I can still walk fine :)

panorama of the Beautiful ALPS!

At the top where the restaurant is

back down in the valley

Out to Lunch eating some Jaegerschnitzel

Fried pork with mushrooms and sauce

The Alps were incredible and I would love to go again before we leave Germany in less than a year now.  It was well worth the trip.  It was a wonderful road trip with family and loved ones.  Enjoyed Every minute!!