Abi & Wes in Amsterdam: October 2011

Huge apologize for the delay here...real life intruded on my blogging commitment. But we're still alive!

On Sunday morning, Margaret and I moved her back into a single room and then headed out to “Lubu” or Ludwigsberg. This is where she lived when she was in school in Stuttgart. We took the train and wandered through the town to the square.

Since it was Sunday, there wasn’t much open and the town was pretty empty. As we walked, Margaret pointed out the plaques in the sidewalk, which commemorated the Jews who lived in the building and when they died. These three died in Auschwitz in 1944. It was neat to see, but a sad reminder of that part of the German legacy.

We bought our tickets for the palace and realized that there was a festival being held on that day. I had to admit I was a bit disappointed, as we were there on a slightly grey day and I was hoping to get some shots of the palace that were devoid of people, which was completely impossible at Schönbrunn (see the Vienna post for the pictures I took). Oh well, still pretty!!

I find the yellow of these Baroque palaces to be such a great color. It contrasts so well to the ornate gardens with the complex shrub designs and the riots of colorful flowers. Hmm...may be a thought for the next house?

A few flowers, because I find them so much fun:

We still couldn’t figure out exactly what was going on at the palace, but were able to get up close to the back, on the other side of the tents.

Inside was also decked out like you'd expect from a palace!

That chair next to the bed? Yep, that's the Queen's chamber pot...where can I find a toilet like that one?!

And for fun, some pictures of me! Since those never get posted, thanks to Margaret for taking them...

Abi in this case is short for "Abitur" which are the exams that high schoolers take.

This one really goes with the protestors in the last post. All these signs are against the new train station...

Ah, one last fun thing - This is one of the only pieces of East Germany that made it through to the present. He's a cute little guy!

Yum...lunch in Esslingen....where while we waited we watched a few hippies walk on a rope strung between two trees. =) They even let a little girl walk on it, with help from her mother of course.