Deac and Jane came to Europe - and set a record for the number of kilometers driven in one two weeks. Their trip took them to us, the Black Forest, Italy, Austria, and along the Neckar valley to a few medieval towns in lower Bavaria. Kate and I got to join them for some of the excursions, our most favorite, of course, being Titisee (notice the mashed potatoes). And when they weren't traveling, they were out exploring Heidelberg or turning our kitchen into a Christmas cookie war zone.
We meandered through the lower and upper Schwarzwald (killer pics of foot hills turning into mountains, mountains into the peaks of the Alps in the distance); stopped by to see Ernst, Laurie, and Shai; chowed down on some Rippchen (German ham chops) and sauerkraut; sang Christmas carols; and read some verse. We then swung through Freiburg, ventured out into the Alsace region of France and brought it back home via the A5. That was about 1/8 of what Jane and Deac did.
Anyway, enjoy the pics.
