Hey all! I hope you're having a wonderful holiday season! Even though life has been extra busy lately (which I'm sure you can relate to), we've had a great couple of weeks. My parents' trip to Germany went by in a flash, but we managed to squeeze a lot in during their stay. In addition to seeing two performances of Brenda's opera, we visited eight different Christmas markets (Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and five in Munich), and ate a whole bunch of holiday goodies. We were sad to see them go but so happy that they decided to spend Christmas with us in Germany this year!
Brenda and I posing for a picture in Heidelberg with the castle in the background.
The quantity and variety of holiday treats in Germany is unreal. We tried the dark chocolate version of that white ball on the left and it was delicious.
Our train rides to and from Munich were great and quite fast (254 kmh equals about 158 mph).
My parents at Marienplatz in Munich in front of the New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus). There is a Christmas market at Marienplatz every year as well as numerous others scattered all over Munich.
While in Munich we took a day trip to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a small mountain town in the Alps that was home to the 1936 winter olympics.
We enjoyed a lot of sunshine during our brief stay in Bavaria and got to see this gorgeous sunset.
On top of performances of La Sonnambula, Brenda has been working on her next role, Semele in Handel's Semele. We've also got a short trip coming up that was a Christmas present from Brenda to me. The trip includes two tickets to a musical in London! I'm really looking forward to it.
I hope you all have a Happy New Year, and we'll talk to you in 2015!
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