We've been taking advantage of all the nice weather recently, taking to the bike trails for afternoon rides. Most often our destinations are local playgrounds where C can frolic and feed the ducks. My favorite is one just up the road in Gangelt tucked beneath the trees with a few walking paths that meander by a river. His favorite is one a little further afield in Niederbusch with a life size chess set and zip line that zooms him accross the mud pit below.
The boys and I had a lovely morning last week exploring new bits of Geilenkirchen. Found some swans in the central park and then after window shopping for a bit stopped into Cafe Schleypen - a highly recommended spot for yummies that we'd yet to try. C loved the case full of cakes he got to choose from. I loved the outside courtyard he could romp around in as we all three shared the homemade goodie.
Later, we lit off to the blueberry field to meet up with friends and U-Pick some incredible morsels. However, upicking German style is a lot different than our honor pay, overgrown, blueberry lot stateside. Here, the bushes are in precisely manicured rows and upon arrival you're assigned a bush, told to pick only that bush, and kindly asked to keep your children from wandering around to pick other bushes. Here too, blueberry picking must be an all day affair as we saw lots of locals with their lawn chairs and coolers, camped out amid the rows of berries. next up.... Valkenburg
coming soon....POLAND and POTTERY
around the bend..... Scotland
