Weststadtfest

On a sunny summer weekend we checked out the neighborhood  festival in the Weststadt - a trendy part of the city with nice old buildings  from the later 1800 hundrets.

There was a program with shows for children, playoptions, a big flee market for and from children and food a drinks

The next morning we came back for breakfast

Frozen yogurt

Mia had discovered a recipe for frozen yogurt with peaches she wanted to try out.

It turned out pretty good

Lebendiger Neckar

Like every year the street along r=the river Neckar were closed in may towns for public events. In Heidelberg we checked out the activities at the Neckar Wiese.

Mia wanted to try the ride in a small sailing boat

Ravi in Town

An LSU physics professor who is visiting Germany and Switzerland came for a short visit from Darmstadt. After a boat tour on the Neckar and a short walk in the old town we took hm to the Königsstuhl and the for lunch at a beer garden.

T
he last meeting had been seven years earlier at the airport in Washington DC and then almost 20 years ago in Baton Roge

Picnic by the Neckar

On a nice warm summer evening we met our friends and neighbors for a picnic on the Neckarwiese - the large lawn by the Neckar only 5 minutes away from our place.

The children though it might be a good idea to take a little swim in the river

The water was actually not really cold and a few other people were also swiming

Ellis' Confirmation

We were invited to Ellis confirmation - which was a pretty long two our service by an auxiliary bishop with lots of incense and prayers. After that we all went to a nice Italian restaurant and then  had coffee and cake in the backyard

The son of a friend could cross his legs while sitting on a chair an Mia tried the same

 I
t was not so easy and she couldn't really do it like him

They had picked some nice cakes