In Lahr

Well, to say the least, G fits into a Smart Car. Knees just barely clear the wheel. Do you people know how tiny it is? Do you know how long it takes for him to unfold to get out? The wheel is like holding onto a kiddy car.
We drove all over the countryside yesterday to find my old house that we moved into when we first arrived. It is about 30 minutes outside of Lahr and we didn't stay there too long because the kids ended up taking a 1 1/2 hour school bus ride twice a day to school. But, the house looks just the same and the old town too. I felt like Alice in Wonderland - slipping into a world not mine but still mine.
We then headed out to the largest amusement park in Germany. EuropaPark. We had a wonderful day. The weather was great and the beer was too. We saw many shows - ice shows, dancing, time travel, medieval josting, and many people just being themselves putting on a show they didn't know about. It was the best time of the year to go. Most kids were in school but it seems kids from France never go to school. They were there in droves. This just after they have had two weeks off. The park is much bigger than when we were here. It now boasts two huge roller coasters that you can see from miles away. The whole park is now put into countries of the European Union.
We drove back to the park after 8 hours of walking and playing and then drank some wine and went to bed. Great day - Great wine is so cheap - rose for 2 euros. Right from France - the same stuff that we had at the winery. Gotta come home soon or we'll be pickled.
Heading out to Baden Baden today with the little four-wheeled motorcycle. I did promise G a turn in the mineral baths. It's about a 1 hour tuna can ride on the little side highway number 3. We would never take the little car on the autobahn because it can't keep up - the engine is so small. The engine is smaller than James' motorcycle. Just picture a pregnant roller skater with two people on top - says G.
We will do a little more sightseeing in Lahr later today and then head out for Freiburg tomorrow for 4 days. Talk to you later.
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