A Visit to the Fairy Tale Forrest

After a couple a foggy days we though that the highest mountain in Heidelberg the Königsstuhl might offer us a peak at the sun. Luckily we were right. It was nice to see the clouds from the top

There was also a little old fashioned amusement park for children which was called Märchenwald

There were a few old fashioned rides

Also a few set ups where the k=children could listen to some fairy tales

Mia liked the little scooter

The train ride looked like it was 50 years old

The Rumplestilzchen story was kind of scary

We returned just in time to see a beautiful sunset

First Visit by the Tooth Ferry

After having her first wiggly tooth for a couple of days it finally came out during lunch at school. One nice person wrapped in a piece of paper so Mia could take it home and the next morning the tooth ferry had brought a little present

Alla Hopp Playground

Dietmar Hopp - one of the founders of SAP and very wealthy - started a foundation to support fitness and coordination with wonderful playgrounds that offer activities for all ages. When Mia saw a picture she wanted to go and so we headed to Schwetzingen by streetcar and bus to check it out.
The first stop was at he Schlossplatz with the statue of a market woman selling asparagus - a specialty of the region

 Mia rode her bike along the park of the castle and we walked

The playground was lots and fun and Mia didn't want to leave even after more than three hours

An extra tall bench was kind of fun - it was some sort of exercise to get on to it

Even the roof of a little hut was a challenge for climbing

Some of the installations looked like some piece of art

On the way back to the bus stop we happened to run into a big street fair - another Kerwe. Mia wanted to do the bungee jumping and the carousel

Then we walked back to the Schlossplatz

Just in time for dinner at a nice brew pub with Schnitzel and Spätzle

First Bike Tour

After looking for more than two months we also found a nice bike for Thomas. Mia was the first one to get one two months ago and Ji got her's five weeks ago. Now that we all have very nice used bikes we can finally go on a bike tour and we did a little ride to the Neckar Wiese and some shopping for Mia's school at Bismarkplatz.

Coszy evening at home

After a cold and damp day outside it was time for a hot bath for Mia and a nice dinner. Mia tried to use the chopsticks and it worked pretty well

The she wanted to use some blankets as a cape

Kerwe in Walldorf

When taking the bus to the cultural festival at SAP on Friday Ji and Mia had noticed that a big street fair was getting set up in the center of Walldorf - a small town 15 km south of Heidelberg.
The rides were kind of simple but Mia still enjoyed the jets where that had controls that let her go up and down while they were going around

 After the blue jets she also wanted to check out the yellow ones and the pink ones - which were the most popular ones

There was also an traditional carousel

After that we checked out he stands and the music

Dinner in Ladenburg

After our tour of the maze and checking out the farm it was almost time for dinner. We always liked the old town of Ladenburg down the road so we went there for a little sight seeing and to look for a nice restaurant with local cusine for dinner.
First Mia wanted to check out the playground by the old city walls

The we walked to the market square

Some houses were more that 500 years old

We ended up in a restuarant with very local dishes