There will be several more posts to come, but here are the first pictures and stories from our vacation to Europe. We had an amazing time. We went with a group from church, which included several of our closest friends which made it even better. We loved every part of it, and in a way we really didn't want to come home. These first pictures are from our first day when we arrived. We were in Heidelberg, Germany. If we look tired, it's because we are! We had been awake for over 24 hours at this point, but we had to stay awake so we could quickly readjust to the time change, which we did. We were not prepared for how much we would love Germany. It was so beautiful, and the town was small, and quaint, and friendly, and peaceful. We wished we would have had more than 3 days there, but it was 3 days well spent!
This was our hotel. It was very old, and we had to walk up 4 flights of stairs to get to our room (there was no elevator). But we enjoyed the quaintness of it and felt like we had a better German experience.
This was taken on the bridge in town. If you look on the mountain behind us, you can see the castle. This is one of the only castles in Germany that was not damaged or bombed in WWII.
Closer picture of the castle.
We toured the castle, and this picture was taken standing at the castle wall. The grassy area you see below is actually the moat area.
Note the date, 1779. This was to signify the time that they built the "new" part of the wall. I don't recall the date of the original walls, but I was blown away that the new section was over 200 years old.
Inside the castle, the courtyard area.
There was a wedding reception inside the castle courtyard, so we took a picture. How fun to say part of your wedding took place at a real castle!
This was our hotel. It was very old, and we had to walk up 4 flights of stairs to get to our room (there was no elevator). But we enjoyed the quaintness of it and felt like we had a better German experience. 
This was taken on the bridge in town. If you look on the mountain behind us, you can see the castle. This is one of the only castles in Germany that was not damaged or bombed in WWII.
Closer picture of the castle.
We toured the castle, and this picture was taken standing at the castle wall. The grassy area you see below is actually the moat area.
Note the date, 1779. This was to signify the time that they built the "new" part of the wall. I don't recall the date of the original walls, but I was blown away that the new section was over 200 years old.
Inside the castle, the courtyard area.
There was a wedding reception inside the castle courtyard, so we took a picture. How fun to say part of your wedding took place at a real castle!
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