Saturday, May 16, 2009

This should make your mouth water...

One thing that I love about Germany are the fabulous bakeries on every corner!  It is hard to resist the temptation to visit one every day and eat something delicious!  As you can see there are many things to choose from.  After having a frustrating moment, we rewarded ourselves with this...






Brock chose a chocolate covered banana that also had some really yummy cookie coating around it... very good choice!

I got this delicious pastry that I had been eyeing the past couple days as I had passed the bakery.  It made the frustration quickly go away. (as you can see I am what you would call an emotional eater :)

Last week we had a fun day visiting the city of Stuttgart.  It is a very busy city with lots to do and see.  This is a view of the Stuttgart castle and center of town.  

There were a lot of "live statues" throughout the streets.  This one was my favorite.  She looks gigantic! There buckets of money are usually pretty full so Brock and were trying to think of our own act we could put together to get some extra money.  That idea didn't last to long because I don't think our own bucket would fill to fast.



It is a very beautiful city.  It is about 11 km away from where we live.  Everything closes about 18:00 in our village throughout the week and 1:00 on Saturdays.  So it is nice to visit Stuttgart because everything is open much longer.  


The reason we look like wet dogs in this picture is that we were soaked to the bone from a rainstorm.  This is a regular occurance right now because it isn't quite summer yet.  So it usually rains a little about every day.  We have to ride the bus or walk everywhere we go so there are many times we get caught in the rain.  As we went grocery shopping last night it was quite the task to get home in the rain without our food getting all wet. (These are the moments when I miss my little Corolla and the Wal-mart around the street, but it's all part of the experience eh!)

Here is a little video clip of a recent rainstorm we were in.  It sure does come down hard!

11 comments:

Rachel said...

i'm starving...those looked so good! the pic with you and the pastry..can you say model?! you look gorgeous! looks like you two are having a blast, good for you!

Meg said...

Arrienne it looks like so much fun! Those pastries look delicious! I am glad you are taking a class and loving it. I am glad you are having so much fun!

Aunt Lulu said...

Wow! What a rainstorm! It reminded me of our trip in 2007. There were many rainy days then too. Ah, to be in Germany now that spring is here! I'm so proud of your adventurous spirits. Lots of Love!

Nick & Lindsey said...

Oh my you make me laugh so hard. Erin, my mom and me are laughing so hard at the things you say...I am so jealous of all that delicious food you are eating! That is such a sweet adventure. I am so proud of you for learning German. I bet that comes in handy...You should learn how to ask where the bathroom is!:) I just love you

Steph and Brady said...

Wow! It looks like you two are having so much fun! You two are so cute! Those treats look awesome!

Michelle said...

How fun! I'm an "emotional eater" too :). Those pasteries and and desserts looked yummy! You look so cute in your pictures as usual. It looks like that was a pretty good rain storm! What a fun adventure for you guys.

Unknown said...

wow look at all that yummy food!
No wonder german women are so "healthy" eh! Gladd you made it safely looks like youre enjoying yerselves!!

The Froerer's said...

You'll have to eat a couple more pastries just for me- they all look delicious. Except the banana, that looks like a turd. I'm sure it tastes better :)

Hansen Adventures said...

arrienne!!! I love you!!!!!!!! oh this looks fantastic! i miss you so much!! sooo excited for you! i hope everything is wonderful!

Erin said...

every time you post I can smell and feel Europe all around me. you and brock look so cute

Erin said...

Hey you!I know you're busy having the time of your life but I wanted to let you know I am making our blog private, and didn't have your email address and didn't want to shut you out. Just email me at eshepar2@gmail.com when you have a chance and I will send ya an invite! I am loving all your updates