Monday, December 22, 2008

Christmas Party

Adam and I had a Christmas party on Sat Dec 13th. It was a very last minute idea and we were just happy that people came! It was a lot of fun to see everyone before we all went our separate ways for the holidays.
Our friends David and Tiffany and thier 4 month old son, Noah.Our friend Nathan. He doesn't really stand like this or have a purple jacket.


Me with Lindsey, Nathan's wife.

Our friend Steve.
Our friend Matt sitting with Nathan and Lindsey's daughter Bella. She really enjoyed playing with (read: terrorizing) our cat with the cat toy she's holding. But it was really hilarious to watch.
Our friend Joel keeping his distance from the baby ;).


It was pretty low-key but we all had a good time catching up with everyone. We will definitely have to do it again in the new year!

Finally! Our Europe Post

Friday Oct 24th - Arrive in Frankfort, drive to Cologne, nap, meet at the apt, go out to dinner.
Sat Oct 25th - Hang out in Cologne, train to Munich, walk all over looking for food and eat Italian for dinner
Sun Oct 26th - Bus tour of Munich, lots of walking, our to dinner at Paulaner Brauhaus - Yum!
Mon Oct 27th - More walking around and touring, out to dinner at Schumann's - Yum!
Tue Oct 28th - Fly to Rome, get to the hotel, private wine tour and dinner, get drenched in the rain
Wed Oct 29th - Private tour of the Coliseum and Forum, out to dinner at the best Italian seafood place - Yum!
Thurs Oct 30th - Walk to the Vatican, St. Peter's Basilica, Sistene Chappel, get totally drenched again, out to dinner at a nearby Italian place for a traditional meal.
Friday Oct 31st - Fly to Cologne, out to Mexican for dinner
Sat Nov 1st - Plan on shopping but it was a holiday so everything is closed, walk to the Dom and climb many stairs.
Sun Nov 2nd - Fly back to San Fran.

The first night at the Gross's apt.


The Dom Cathedral in Cologne.

Out to dinner in Munich at Paulaner.
In a park in Munich.
Out to dinner on our first day in Rome.

It rained a lot in Rome. Here we are drenched on our first night.

The Coliseum. It was amazing!
With our tour guide in the Coliseum.
All dressed up in the hotel to go out to dinner in Rome.
Our food. My favorite meal! I still lust after it!
The Trevi Fountain. Just beautiful. We tossed a coin in so we will be back :)

The Pantheon. The hole is open and it there was a torrential downpour the night before so part of the inside was blocked off.


The Vatican.



Back in Cologne. We climbed the 509 steps to the top of the Dom Cathedral!


View of Cologne from the top. The Rhine River.