Well, the journey begins. We are in our cozy apartment in Fohren-Linden, Germany. Zeb's house is about a 5 minute walk from "our house' but is actually in the next village of Berschweiler. We enjoyed an American style 4th of July. The Army post had a carnival like activity with rides and games for the kids (and some for adults like the trampoline) all afternoon and fireworks after dark. Zeb barbecued hamburgers and corn on the cob.
We slept late the last two mornings to catch up with the jet lag. This morning we took a stroll through our village. Very traditional Germany. It looks like the midwest, complete with fields, cattle and sheep, etc. Everyone here takes great pride in the village and personal property. Very clean, with lots of landscaping and small gardens. Everyone is cutting and splitting wood for the winter.
The owner of our apartment speaks pretty good English which is a big help.
I'll attach a couple of pictures below to let you see the country we are in right now. Looks like rural midwest except for the architecture. Definitely a Swiss influence?
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