Germany trip - PICTURES!!!! :)

Pictures from the trip to Germany..

Amsterdam - such a fun city

Last month I got to go to Germany and I just wanted to quickly post a few pictures of my trip...
On the way there I had an 8 hour layover in Amsterdam, which I of course used to explore the city.. So so cool! :)

In Bad Laer

My Mum was turning 70, so to celebrate her birthday (and to get away for a few days) she treated herself (and me) to 2 nights in a hotel that we used to visit all the time when I was little. It's very pretty in 'Bad Laer', even though it was freezing.

Near my Mums house -
about 2 minutes away from 'if I'd live here,
 I'd have to shoot myself in the foot'

It's no secret that I am no fan of the town my Mum lives in these days.... This photo shows you what's around... NOTHING.

Dear Brother, god daughter and sis in law

Hanging with 'Dear Brother'. Love that family! Helps that they live in an area I actually like. :)

Birthday party at the Chinese Restaurant

My Mum had invited her friends and family to celebrate her 70th at her favourite Chines Restaurant! Oh yeah, it's THAT good. 
Everyone came and had a great time. It was nice catching up with some of my family that I hadn't seen in years... Like 6 years or something! Ha! So weird. 

Building a tower

I got to visit some of my friends while I was there.... Sometimes that meant 4 hour train trips there, 3 hours with my friends and 4 hour train trips back! They call my crazy. No self respecting, frugal, environmentally conscious German does that. I do... It's worth it!

Raclette Dinner set up...
Halfway there! :)

My friends decided we should have dinner... A Raclette Dinner! OMG. So good. And their house is amazing and always makes me feel right at home. I was very tempted to spend the night. But I didn't.... Left at one am instead! :)

Haha, the 'weird' family! :)

Got to hang with my best friend and her fam. TWICE! Such a blessing! Good times. See picture.. 

Train station

This picture was only taken for my American friends who apparently LOVE trains! (SHELDON!) They are really not THAT exciting. Just a mode of transport. 

Christmas tree in my city

 Before I flew out I decided to stop for a couple hours on the way in 'my' city... the place I hung out at, place I Looooove! :) It was decorated for Christmas! 

Some huge traditional Christmas thing.
Wouldn't know the name right now