When Justin and Kate offered to let me (Barbara - Justin’s mom) be a guest blogger, I immediately gained a much greater appreciation of the thought, care, and humor that they put into their selection of pictures and editorials they write.
Let me start by saying that both of them have been wonderful to travel with and even better as hosts within their home. We have had no shortage of sights, food, or fun!
My only complaint is that they deploy some kind of weird telepathic technique to win Pictionary games. Future visitors, I would STRONGLY suggest some game other than Pictionary ... possibly a game they’ve never played before!
Wiesbaden is a great town. The parks, farmers’ market, restaurants, cafés, and downtown walking area make it fun, and the number of English-speaking residents and the amenities offered by the base make it very livable for Americans. 
As you can see by the pictures, we enjoyed walks and chess games in the park as well as eating brats in the market, schlagsahne (whipped cream) items in the café and eating everything else that wasn’t nailed down.
We enjoyed a scenic and enjoyable evening walk overlooking the vineyards and scenic town of Weisbaden. All was going wonderfully until the sun went down and the fallen autumn leaves became possessed by an aggressive whirlwind. Fortunately, we were protected by an aggressive “Autumn leaf defense” dog!
In addition to our day trips to Strasbourg and Colmar in France, our day trips to Limburg and Rüdesheim in Germany convinced me I need to seek a grant to determine once and for all which is the cutest, most adorable yet liveable town in Europe. Limburg was adorable; we were there for market day and were challenged with deciding just which one of the gingerbread cookies was the cutest and which stained glass window was the most intricate and ornate. 
Rüdesheim on the other hand had it all for Bill: a visit to the Asbach Uralt (brandy) factory with samples, cafés 
with Rüdesheimer kaffe (coffee, brandy, and schlagsahne), trains, planes, and a romantic boat ride up the Rhein. What a wonderful day!
Gerty (Justin’s Oma) joined us on a couple outings in and around Wiesbaden; she was a trooper for the most part and was able to tackle the three flights of stairs leading to Justin and Kate’s apartment. We tried to accommodate her every gastronomical desire, including pflaumküchen, mohnküchen, Berliners, schweinebraten, sauerkraut, fleischsalat, herring, schinken, eel, savoy cabbage, jägerwurst, mini-Dickmann’s, liquor-filled chocolates, etc. What an appetite! 
And for all you readers out there planning on coming to Wiesbaden don’t forget your walking shoes.
2 comments:
Great post Barbara! Since Kate seems to be such a whiz at Pictionary, you should ask her about "Foot Thrust."
Also, that is the best Pecos picture to date.
Great Post!!! And Pecos looks most formidable. Also that brat looks most delicious. Sounds like Gerty had a great time. Wonderful!!! If you think Justin and Kate are a tough pair at Pictionary....take on Kate and her brother Edward. They practice telepathy, and are impossible to beat. This is due to their bizzare upbringing, so they tell me. DC MOM
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