Germany and Paris!

During the summer we decided to make the cross-atlantic trek to visit Sarah and Tuan, (and do some European site-seeing). We spent 3 fantastic days in Germany with the Nguyens taking day trips to Luxembourg and Burg Eltz. The drive to these places was almost as much fun as the sites themselves: the autobahn was an adventure in a ford-focus size car! Sarah, Tuan, and Mochi were gracious enough to show us the best restaurants and ice cream shops.... Ping-pong was a pre-requisite, as was drinking the 1/2 beer, 1/2 Sprite concoction served at the Castle behind their home. Yum.

After 3 days of jaeger-schnitchel and bratwursts it was time to take the train westward to Paris! We were lucky enough to be in Paris on Bastille day (the French Independence day) and got to witness the best fireworks display ever (it even beat San Francisco's millenium celebration). Another highly recommended activity that we enjoyed was a dinner cruise on the Seinne river. 2 bottles of wine later, it became difficult to find our way back to the hotel (but worth it)!

Of course the other main tourist attractions were also spectacular. The Louvre, Arch de Triomph, and Notre Dame weren't neglected. We definitely got our mileage in those 2 days!