Hamburg

 Another trip to Hamburg to help out Ji's friends when the husband stayed in the hospital

The tennis stadium at the Rothebaum was just around the corner - the press center was turned into a corona test center

Papa's Birthday

 Another birthday with chocolates from Mia

Heppenheim

After many weeks of not going anywhere out of town we made a little trip to Heppenheim. It is a small town at the edge of the Odenwald 30 km north of Heidelberg

In the center of the old town is the market square with the twon hall

There is also quite a big church - some parts are more that 1000 years old

Some nice small streets with old half timbered houses

Mia taking a break in the sun with here book

She stayed in the castle on top of the mountain during a trip with here elementary school class

In the summer there are festivals in this complex with a big court yard old town

An evening with friends

Despite the record number of corona cases with the Omicron wave hitting Heidelberg we had some friends over for dinner - after we all got tested

After dinner we played some Clue

 The murder was Colonel Mustard, who had killed his victim with a wrench in the library

Badminton

When Mia was playing with her new Badminton set in the courtyard the ball on got tuck in the top of one of the trees. It took quite some effort to get it out - luckily we had some old net from a vacation at the Baltic see

Christmas

On Christmas day dinner was a Sauerbraten roast with red cabbage and potato dumplings

Then we tried a Christmas concert with guitar and register

 Some Christmas presents 

And of course Christmas selfies

Christmas Eve

Like it is tradition on Germany we set up the Christmas eve. This year the tree was in a different spot since ta small chest drawer is now he corner by the TV where we had set up in the years before

 

 

We set also up the Christmas pyramid 

 

The traditional dinner for Christmas eve