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Last European Adventure

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We have been very fortunate to have been able to do some traveling during our time living in Germany.  There is so much we wanted to see in Europe, but so little time!  We had been planning to do one last "big" trip before leaving.  It worked out that Jesse's parents were going to come visit one more time so we all got to go on a big adventure together!  So, we piled in our rented VW Sharan, and our chauffeur  Jesse started us off on our journey.   First stop: Salzburg, Austria Yes, we had been to the Salzburg area before with my parents, but there was more to see and do!  And by now, we were clearly experts on the area.  On the way to Salzburg we made a stop to see the salt mines where "Salzburg" got its name.  We visited the Salzbergwerk Mines and took a fun tour down into the old mines.  Unfortunately, you were not allowed to take pictures during the tour, but we got this awesome picture of us before the tour. Miners for a day! After the sa
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Freiburg and Colmar, France

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The kids and I have just over a month left until we move back to the US.  It seems so bittersweet to imagine this chapter of our lives in Germany coming to an end.  Before we came I had no idea what to expect.  It took several months to really settle in and now time has flown by.  The first day we arrived our German teacher (and translator....and liaison that helped us set up everything we needed to survive) said to us: "This time will go so fast for you, just try to enjoy it.  Before you know it you'll be closing accounts, packing up, and saying goodbyes."  I knew there was truth behind what she said.  So, here we are, doing exactly what she said.  I emailed the kids' school today to tell them when their last day would be.  I am slowly starting to go through closets and drawers to start purging and getting ready to pack.  Aside from preparing to move back we have been trying to squeeze in some more traveling before leaving Europe. A few weeks ago we visited Freibur
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