Our day started off a bit stressed, as we discovered Maggie 2 doesn't cover Germany...and we were heading to Germany. I have no problem using a good old-fashioned paper map, but apparently, Greg doesn't really trust the archaic method of traveling and was a little more than stressed about the situation. I tried to assure him that we weren't traveling in the Middle East and getting lost Germany isn't really a big deal. He didn't buy it.
Our goal was to first get to Trier, Germany, the oldest town in Germany. It is right outside of Luxembourg, so it shouldn't have been a big deal to find. However, we quickly found out that not having a GPS and relying on a partial German map does make it more difficult. We did manage to make our way to Trier and enjoyed every minute we had there. We visited Porta Nigra, ancient Roman ruins and a massive cathedral, where we asked God to help us survive this trip without getting lost too many more times or risk ruining our marriage!
After our time in Trier, we hit the Autobahn and headed for Heidelberg...I drove and Greg managed the navigation. Greg was squirming in his seat every time a Porsche or Audi passed us going about 90 mph...I think he was feeling less than masculine as I was driving at a safe and comfortable speed the entire way to Heidelberg. I really don't understand what he was so worked up about:)
We did make it to Heidelberg with Greg's masculinity in tact and visited an amazing castle which was built in the 1400's. The boys loved it, but they really loved trying to catch lizards in the fountain just outside of the castle walls. We actually spent more time trying to catch lizards than we spent in the castle.
We wrapped up the day walking around Heidelberg and enjoying the festivities of the German's victory in the quarter finals. Europeans love their football!
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