Lago Di Braies 9/3/16

Sept 3, 2016

Lago Di Braies

As we were looking for the lake, we found an antique market that also acted as our parking for the lake. We quickly walked through and mommy was able to buy a copper bucket as part of her Italian antique collection. Jace was very excited to swim in the lake as soon as it was within our sight. Unfortunately, we didn’t see anyone swimming in the lake so we had to walk a little to find our own spot away from other people so you boys could enjoy being in the lake. Even though the lake was ice cold, you boys did not hesitate to get your feet wet and throw rocks over and over into the lake. We also rented a row boat and took turns rowing the boat! The dolomites surrounding the lake was magnificent to see! Jace and mommy were definitely challenged learning to work the oars to row the boat but we had fun trying! It was definitely a great trip to take before Jace started school that following week! 

Lichtenstein Castle (Germany) 8/2/16

August 2, 2016

Lichtenstein castle in Germany

This castle was crazy gorgeous. It's a relatively unknown castle and wasn't overrun with tourists. It was pretty far off the beaten path and away from the crowds. We had to drive a couple hours out of the way to get there, but it was well worth it. There is a guided tour to go inside the castle but only done in German. However, we were able to see this amazing castle that is located right at the edge of the cliff. We walked the castle grounds and of course found another hidden treasure for Jace there! It wasn’t very big but big enough for you boys to run around and have some fun looking for “treasure.” 

Strasbourg France 8/1/16

August 1, 2016

Strasbourg France

Daddy picked Strasbourg since it was only a few hours away from where we were in Germany recently.  We have always wanted to take you boys to France so we took this opportunity to do a quick day trip there.  Such a beautiful city! The Roman gothic architecture made us feel like time travelers. We started our day by eating at a very cute pizza place. By daddy’s standards, it was the best pizza he’s had since we arrived in Europe!  You boys enjoyed it as well J We visited the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg, which contains a crypt that is over a thousand years old. We also visited the archaeological museum in the basement of the Rohan Palace, which is one of the richest National Antiquities Museums in France. Since we have been to quite a number of museums since we arrived last year, it was very comforting to know that you boys would enjoy walking through another awesome museum.  You both liked looking for “bad guys” (any type of armored statue exhibits) and of course skeleton remains! We all enjoyed learning more about the past together! It was an incredibly fun day in France! We plan to go back to France in the winter to bring you boys to Paris!

Heidelberg Germany 7/31/16

July 31, 2016

Heidelberg Germany

Daddy found another AMAZING castle for us to visit here in Germany.  We are getting use to not taking a stroller for Jace and Jace was getting use to walking quite a bit up to the castle grounds now. Although we needed to bribe him with treasure, as usual, once we arrived in the castle the fun began! You boys were running around the entire castle grounds and enjoyed looking into all the “dark” corners of the castle. It was one of the most beautifully kept castles we have seen so far without too much renovation to it. Of course, the ghost had a message for daddy for Jace to find another hidden treasure here! Walking through the town of Heidelberg was just as nice as well. It was a very cute town and we enjoyed our visit here!

Salzburg Austria (7/30/16)

July 30, 2016

Salzburg Austria

This was our pitstop before reaching our final destination to Vogelwey Air Base in Germany. As we drove through the center, we saw many booths set up near the river and naturally we wanted to check it out. It turned out to be a mini market filled with different vendors selling craft like goods. We ended up eating lunch at a thai booth that was very good! We continued to walk and granted Jace’s wish of gelato in order to see more of the center of Salzburg.  We also saw the cathedral here and it was absolutely beautiful! Daddy checked out the crypt there as well but you boys were so tired and just layed down on mommy’s lap as we sat in one of the pews waiting for daddy.  Unfortunately, Jace was running a fever this day so our sightseeing of Salzburg was cut shorter than we would have liked. However, we saw enough to know that we would definitely come back for the Christmas market here!

Salzburg Austria (Eagles Nest) 7/1/16

July 1, 2016

Salzburg Austria-Eagles Nest

Our long awaited trip to Eagles Nest has finally come. Daddy has been wanting to see Hitler’s hide out since he found out about it last year! We had to take a bus ride to the top of the mountain and from there walk through this long tunnel and into the brass elevator to the top where Hitler’s hideout was located. It was definitely in the middle of nowhere and made perfect sense for a hideout to be located. However, it was NOT safe to just let you boys run around once at the top. There were NO RAILINGS near the edge so a tight grip was a must when walking around the top of the mountain with both of you. We also ate at the restaurant there and enjoyed taking in the breath taking scenery around us. And of course, there was treasure hidden for Jace to find near the rocks as we walked further up the mountain but definitely away from the edge!

Partnach Gorge (Germany) 6/30/16

June 30, 2016

Partnach Gorge-Garmisch Germany

We’ve been to a gorge near our house in Sacile but not like the gorge here in Germany. Jace was a little nervous to enter the gorge because it was extremely dark once we went through the different enclosed parts but once daddy and sissy made “friendly” ghost noises, it was time to do the usual treasure hunt. It was quite a walk for us to do the entire gorge but it was definitely beautiful to see and fun for you boys. The raging water that flowed through the gorge was exciting to see for all of us.  It was actually cold to walk through because of how far down the gorge was located so it was nice to have the cooler temperature as we walked through.  As usual, Jace was waiting for the ghost to message daddy to tell us where the treasure was hidden. Since we didn’t bring a stroller with us, this was the only motivational tool that worked to bring Jace a burst of energy for the walk back to the car. It was absolutely the best gorge we have been to yet and we had the best time walking through together and enjoying the natural beauty of it all! 

Neuschwanstein Castle (Germany) 6/27/16

June 27, 2016

Neuschwanstein Castle-Germany

This castle is in Bavaria, near the town of Fussen. It was built by King Ludwig II. Neuschwanstein castle inspirted Walt Disney to create the castle we love to see in Disney World. As usual, there was a looooong walk to the castle but we have always enjoyed our walks up to all the castles we've ever been to. This was our second attempt to see the castle since the first time we were rained out. We went later in the day so we were unable to do a horse carriage ride up to the castle. Sissy had never hiked up to a castle so it was even a challenge for her ;) Once we arrived at the castle, it was truly as spectacular as we had hoped it would be based on the pictures we had seen online. We had read online that to tour the castle itself was not worth the money or time. Unfortunately, many people who have toured the castle have said that only a small portion of the castle is available for tourists to see and the rest of the castle was not available for tours. This did not stop us from wanting to see the infamous view of the castle from a bridge that was quite a walk to get to. As we hiked through the windy trails of wooded areas behind the castle, we discovered that the bridge to see the entire castle was under renovation :( Of course, this did NOT stop daddy! He took sissy and Jace past enclosed areas to get as close as possible to a spot where they could take a picture of the entire castle. Mommy stayed with Jordy despite Mommy's disapproval of having Jace go with daddy. After awhile, daddy came back safely with sissy and Jace and showed mommy all the pictures of the DANGEROUS spot they had to go to in order to get the pictures of the castle. They were near the EDGE of a cliff!!!! Daddy and his pictures......;) We enjoyed our walk back down from the castle and we were so happy to have been able to see the famous "Disney Castle." :)

Highline 178 and Erinburg Castle (Germany) 6/26/16

June 26, 2016

Highline 178 and Erinburg castle

Daddy found this extremely insane longest suspension bridge in the world! When daddy showed me a youtube video of this bridge before we arrived here, I told him NO WAY was I going to let you boys walk on that bridge. I adamantly told daddy that you boys and I would stay in the car while Daddy and sissy crossed the bridge themselves. Of course, daddy talked me into it and we all braved the bridge! Initially we were all scared!!!! It was VERY windy and foggy this day. Daddy even tried to shake the bridge to give us an extra scare! We were all holding onto each other very tightly especially Jace and Sissy! We wanted to just run to the other side but it was a VERY LONG bridge to get through. Half way through we started to enjoy the view and even the height of our adventure! It was very scary and amazing to see the highway beneath us as we walked. Once we reached the end, we were all so happy and actually ran as we got close to the end ;p However, we knew we had to walk the entire way back AGAIN! By this time, Jace was very brave and was even bragging about how fun it was to Jenna. Despite the wind, fog, and cool weather we greatly enjoyed this once in a lifetime suspension bridge challenge ;) 

To top of this great accomplishment for us, we had to make sure to "look" for Jace's treasure from the ghost at Erinburg castle. The castle ruins were truly untouched and kept all its original structure. It was getting too cold for mommy and Jordy so we weren't as encouraged as daddy, Jace and Jenna to tour the castle in its entirety. However, we still posed for our usual castle family pics and looked at Jace's treasure map from the ghost and had him find his treasure. Jace was too excited and immediately ran too quickly to find his treasure and took a great fall AND on camera :( After a great pep talk and reassuring words from daddy, Jace continued his treasure hunt and successfully found his treasure :) 

We were all so glad that daddy convinced/forced us to go on this great adventure today! ;p

Germany 6/25/16 (Innsbruck & Garmisch)

Innsbruck Germany

One of our first places to take Jenna while she visited us for the summer was Innsbruck Germany. The last time we went to Innsbruck was for their Christmas market and we absolutely fell in love with the city! We were still very much excited to see Innsbruck during the summertime. Although it was a quick day trip to Innsbruck, we enjoyed touring the city center once again and strolling through the streets filled with various shops, cafes, and restaurants.

Garmisch Germany-Edelweiss resort

We have been wanting to go to Edelweiss resort since last year! It is an exclusive resort just for military and their families. We were very fortunate to have joined Daddy during his TDY here in Germany! You boys were so excited to enter the grand lobby of the hotel and quickly let the entire hotel lobby know that the Hebert boys have arrived ;) It was the biggest hotel/resort lobby we have ever seen! Our room was the perfect size for all five of us and had a beautiful view of the mountains! We quickly dropped off all our things in the room and toured the rest of the resort. We saw the pool area, hot tub, two restaurants, café, kids arcade area, adults mini casino, laundry facility, and of course gift shops. I immediately knew that even though there were days daddy had to be in his TDY course, we had plenty of things to do to entertain ourselves in the meantime!

Soava, Italy 4/29/16

Budapest, Hungary 4/7-4/9/2016

We started our trip to Budapest on the afternoon of April 6 after we left Zagreb, Croatia. As we drove into the center of Budapest, we were absolutely excited! It was BEAUTIFUL everywhere we looked! Before daddy googled images of Budapest, we honestly had no idea that it could even compare to countries that we've been to already. Due to movies like A Night at the Museum, we thought Budapest was an old school city filled with Native American looking people. We were ABSOLUTELY WRONG! Budapest was a city filled with historical and grand architecture, mixed with modern restaurants/cafes/hotels, and very European looking locals. It was by far our favorite city to be in.

Our first night in Budapest we checked into our hotel and was immediately in love with what we saw just around the corner. It was a street upon street of the most innovative and uniquely designed bars and restaurants! We compared to an upscale 6th street in Austin except it was a mixture of places to drink, eat, and shop. Unfortunately, it was Day 2 of Jordy not feeling well but we were all troopers and decided to stick to our plans of doing dinner in a bbq restaurant. We had great food and drinks :) Jordy was doing good for the most part until after we paid for dinner. The restaurant had a very "bbq" feel to it with loud music, dark lighting, and very busy environment. We sat a table that had the ability to see the ground floor due to the grated floor area. As we were about to leave the table, Jordy started grabbing his tummy and crying. He was crying so much that he threw up straight to the bottom ground level! Fortunately/unfortunately, he was standing by the grated floor and all his throw up went straight through! It was definitely our signal that it was time to go! We decided to call it a night and let you boys rest and hopefully Jordy would feel better the next day since we planned to see more of the city!

Day 1: Daddy had a full schedule to hit the biggest tourist spots in Budapest. We began the day by going to Heroe's Square then walked over to Vajdahunyad Castle and then walked to the nearby park that was the most fun park we have all ever been to. There was a trampoline area that you boys absolutely enjoyed. Even though Jordy had moments of pain from being sick, you still managed to enjoy the park with big brother Jace. Jace carried his new wooden flute we bought you from Croatia and kept playing it as we toured the different places today. It was so cute! We did a lot of walking today but you boys did great!

Day 2: We wanted to make sure that you both had your turn to enjoy Budapest and we went to Aquaworld. Unfortunately, Jordy was still sick but seemed a little better so we decided to press forward with our plans for the day. The indoor waterpark was even better than Atlantis indoor waterpark in Slovenia. It had a Mayan theme for the pool area. There were multiple pools, water slides, a wave pool, and even an area for learning how to surf. Jordy played in a the water for a little bit but because he wasn't 100% he preferred to be carried with a towel over him. Jace loved the kiddie pool area and kept going down the water slide over and over. You (Jace) wanted to slide down the slide with tubes to go in with daddy but unfortunately you were still too small. You cried and cried when you were turned away. We felt so sad for you! However, you decided to just keep going down the water slides again. Daddy and I also took advantage and took turns getting our massages while being there :) After the waterpark, we decided to tour the Parliament and walk along the Danube river. You boys enjoyed running around the grounds of the Parliament and watching the soldiers nearby. Daddy wanted to climb along side the Chain Bridge we saw and I absolutely would not let him! Thank goodness you boys were not old enough to egg him on ;p After a whole afternoon of walking and touring more beautiful places, we decided to eat dinner at beautiful restaurant that overlooks the Vajdahunyad Castle. It was another epic day in Budapest!

Day 3: Our last day in Budapest was originally supposed to be a short one. However, daddy wanted us to take full advantage of our last day there and decided to tour one more castle he saw online. Thank goodness, Jordy seemed to be 100% better today! Before we went to our last castle, we decided to check out the indoor market called Central Market Hall.  It was the biggest and most "organized" market we have been to. All the vendors that would sell any type of souvenirs were all found in one place. We had a great time and thankfully we did not have a lot of cash on us or else we would have bought so much more! After the market, we saw an opportunity to take a "quick" hike to the top of this big hill to see a great panoramic view of the city. About 2 hours later (hahaha) we were able to get a gorgeous view of the city from one of the highest points in Budapest. Our last stop was Fisherman's Bastion where we saw our last castle along with other beautiful architecture and buildings. We wish we had spent a whole day there instead of just a few hours. You both were exhausted and fell asleep half way through our stroll through here! All in all, we could not have picked a better place to spend almost a week in. Budapest has our heart!

Zagreb, Croatia 4/6/2016

Daddy got 2 days of extra time off for the JAG office doing well during the inspection with TJAG so we decided that we would do a big trip to enjoy the 4 days off with daddy! After daddy heard from his friend, Ben Joelson, about how great their past trip to Budapest was, daddy decided to look up images of it online. He was completely in shock and had no idea that Budapest would look so amazing. He was instantly convinced that Budapest was our place to go to for this week.

Based on our previous trip to Switzerland, we knew we needed to brake up the almost 7 hour drive to Budapest by picking a halfway point to stop at. We looked and saw that Croatia was halfway and decided to stop at the capital of Zagreb.  The day we were leaving, daddy and I arranged for your new turtles, Raph and Leo, to be watched at Ben's house for the week. When I told Jace that we were getting ready to walk and drop off the turtles, you BALLED your eyes out and kept telling me "But I'm going to miss them mommy!" This lasted for 10 minutes straight of waterfall cries, pleas not to give away his turtles, etc. I thought it was a little funny that you cried this much but didn't cry as much when we left your dogs, JD and Jaya, with sissy. However, after I texted with daddy about the heartbreak you were experiencing, he made the executive decision to take the turtles with us!!!!  I was initially against it because I thought it would be so much work even though the turtles were so small.  When I told you Jace that the turtles were coming with us, you were immediately relieved and ran to their side and whispered, "Yes, daddy said you guys can come." It was truly one of the cutest things I've ever seen you do!  So our car of 4 humans and 2 turtles headed off to Zagreb as soon as daddy got off work on that Tuesday night.

We stayed at a very "modern" type of hotel that mirrored a college dorm room feel. I thought it was a little cheesy but daddy actually really liked the room and the hotel. We had more than enough room for all of us, and even the turtles ;p Since we are now becoming very accustomed to hotels and their breakfast spreads, the breakfast at this particular hotel was not impressive. Very simple but it was good enough for us to fill up before discovering what Zagreb had to offer.

As we drove away from the hotel that morning, we realized that our hotel was smack dab in the middle of the GHETTO. The buildings, graffiti, and stained clothing hanging from the clotheslines were clearly now seen in the daylight. We continued to drive to the center of the city and still saw buildings upon buildings that looked like the projects of NYC. However, we were hopeful that the center had a lot more to offer. Unfortunately, Zagreb did not impress us as much as we had hoped for. We did see the market and a few pretty places such as the church and streets with great looking restaurants and cafes, but it wasn't what we were expecting out of the capitol of Croatia. Daddy and I decided to cut our time shorter and head to Budapest earlier than expected. As we returned to the car, we got an unexpected souvenir from the city of Zagreb, a parking ticket ;p Bye bye Zagreb!

Ljubljana, Slovenia

March 5-6, 2016

We decided to go back to Slovenia and check out The Bled Castle as well as Lake Bled. Unfortunately, the forecast of snow turned into rain so we were not able to take full advantage of the outdoor views and sightseeing like we wanted to do. Like the hard charging travelers we are, we pushed through and did what we possibly could even with the cold, rainy weather before us. Bled Castle is known to be the oldest castle in Slovenia dating back to 1011. It stands on a sheer cliff above Lake Bled.  We tried the restaurant at the castle and saw that it was one of those places that we needed to be "in and out of."  We did venture through the castle and saw a small portion that was turned into a museum.  You boys enjoyed running around (as usual) and looking at all the encased skeletons, artifacts, and old hunting tools that we used back then.  Even with the dark clouds and gloomy surrounding, we still saw the breath taking view from the castle of Lake Bled.  We promised ourselves that we will definitely return during the Spring season so we can walk around Lake Bled and enjoy the scenery.

We ended the night by going to City Park Shopping Centre, which was the mall close to our hotel that supposedly held close to 500 stores inside.  Naturally, we were excited to go in hopes of also finding a great spot to eat.  We found a Chinese Restaurant that satisfied our Asian food cravings so we were extremely happy about that. Our constant hunt for non pizza and non pasta places when outside of Italy is always a must!  We were also amazed at the very good and very cheap fruit smoothies sold at the mall.  Daddy and I shared a large fruit smoothie for only 2.90 Euros!

After strolling the mall, we walked back to the Radisson Blu Hotel Plaza which was our home for the night. One of the best parts to this hotel was the waterfall head shower! It was like having a wonderful massage! Another great thing to the hotel was the breakfast! So far, it is absolutely the best breakfast spread we have ever had both in the US and here in Europe. I highly recommend this hotel not only for the comfortable stay and breakfast, but the added perks to Atlantis Water Park. We received 4 hours free admission to the water park and 30% off our Thai massages!

Our last day in Slovenia was dedicated to the indoor water park in Atlantis (along with Daddy and I's 50 minute Thai massages!).  It was an absolute hit for all of us. There were many different areas to the water park to include a baby/toddler area, wave pool, tube slides, multiple pools/hot tubs, saunas, and massage areas.  As a side note, a Thai massage is NOTHING like the massages we were use to in the US.  They use their ENTIRE body to massage every part of you. They use their elbows, knees, and entire body weight to massage and stretch you like you didn't think was possible! It felt amazing and painful at the same time haha.  Of course as I expected, the masseuse I had was Filipina. For some reason, whenever its Asian women I always end up with a fellow Filipina ;)  Anyways, even with my bruised back I discovered when I got home that night, I would still prefer a Thai massage over the massages I've had in the past.

Overall, we had a great weekend in Ljubljana and we are ready to come back to see more of the lake and gorge when the weather is better!

Piancavallo 3/13/16

Just about 30 minutes from where we live, we were able to take advantage and sled down hills full of soft fluffly snow at Piancavallo.  There was a big area called Nevelandia that is dedicated just for kids. For 20 euros, we were able to take advantage of sledding down the hill with an escalator to help parents and kids go back up the hill. (This was a huge bonus for daddy who was the designated "sledder" for you boys) We were able to rent a sled there as well. There was also an area where kids could ride a blow up type of animal down small hills. Unfortunately, Jace fell off of it the first time and it was also his last time to try it. Even though we stood out from everyone else with their snow suits and snow boots, we made it work with the boys rain boots and our "winter" boots in the snow.  I wasn't as stable as you boys were so I was the assigned videographer/photographer for the day.  We all enjoyed the picturesque snow capped mountain backdrop as we spent the day playing with the snow and sledding. You boys loved every second we spent playing in the snow. You both are absolutely just like daddy and love the outdoors no matter what the season or weather is :)

Lucern, Switzerland 3/27/16

Initially, Daddy was disappointed that we weren't staying in Bern, Switzerland because of how amazing the center was with all the different shops, restaurants, and modern touches to the city. However, as we drove into the center of Lucerne Daddy started to second guess himself. Not only did the center have so many different stores to shop in, the "tourist" attractions that it held by far beat out Bern. Unfortunately, we got to Lucern later in the night on a Saturday so we only had Sunday to tour the center.

We stayed at a bed and breakfast type place which ended up being a super fancy place. We were nervous staying there because well....Jace and Jordy were staying there ;p The breakfast was amazing and you both enjoyed it especially the chocolate brioche and the strawberry yogurt! All the breads were freshly baked and were very flaky on the outside and soft on the inside. Although we couldn't try out the lunch or dinner because it looked like a scene from a romantic movie where someone would propose, we were very glad to have stayed at such a nice hotel.

The bad thing about seeing a country or city on a Sunday is that EVERY shopping store is closed! :( We were so sad that we couldn't go into any of the stores that we wanted to get souvenirs from such as Swiss watches, clocks, etc. However, I did get my long awaited Swiss Chocolates and they seriously are the BEST chocolates I have ever had. (And I've had ALOT from those that know my love for chocolates) Aside from the awesome (potential) shopping Lucern had, we also enjoyed the famous Old Bridge, 9 Towers, and Dying Lion statue. Jace especially loved climbing all the towers and running along the walkways connecting all the towers. Jory enjoyed being on daddy's back while in the backpack as we explored all the hot spots of Lucern. Since we didn't have a lot of options open for lunch, we went with our default for you boys by buying you McDonald's. The happy meals for a 4 piece chicken nugget meal was almost 10 Euros! Everything in Switzerland seemed to be at least double the normal price anywhere else in Europe.

We ended our last night in Lucern by going to the lake and feeding the ducks and swans. This probably was your favorite thing we did in Switzerland besides our picnic by Chillon castle. You both did not want to leave and cried as we walked to the car. Switzerland was definitely another adventure to remember for us!

Veytaux, Switzerland 3/26/2016

Our little 4 year old, Jace, held a very detailed conversation with daddy one night before bed. He talked about this picnic he wanted to have and explained every little thing he wanted to do for it. He knew what food he wanted and how he wanted it to look. Daddy told me all about it and sure enough, the following morning Jace woke up and it was the first thing on his mind. We wanted it to be extra special for him and with a 3 day weekend for Easter, we decided to visit the infamous Swiss Alps and see Switzerland for all its glory! It was a 5 1/2 hour drive from our house but we decided to break up the trip by stopping over in Milan for the night.

The tolls to get to Veytaux was insane!!!! The tolls to get there was 30 Euros and the vignette was 42 Euros. We were warned at how expensive Switzerland was going to be and the drive there proved it to be true already. Regardless, we wanted to still cross it off our European travel bucket list. And as we crossed over into Switzerland and saw the Swiss Alps, we immediately knew it was worth it! Breathe taking is an understatement. The Swiss mountains made Italian mountains look like baby hills ;p It seemed like the tips of the Swiss Alps were touching the clouds! The snow truly made it that much more beautiful. Jace was already so excited to see all the snow and as usual asked if he could play in it. We told him we needed to keep driving so we can have his special picnic he asked for.

The weather was truly perfect for our picnic. It was in the 50s when we started setting up our spot by the water and the sun was completely shining down on us. Other fellow "picnic-ers" were experts and brought food to grill which of course we weren't aware was available to us. It was truly picturesque! You boys loved our spot right by the lake because you both threw rocks into the water over and over! It was the first picnic for Daddy and I as well so it was extremely special for all of us!

Since we spent half the day enjoying our pinic, we decided to not go into the castle so you boys could nap in the car and we could head to our next destination.....Burne, Switzerland!

BERN, SWITZERLAND 3/26/2016

Daddy googled and found out about this awesome clock tower located in the city of Berne. As always, we needed to see it and we were excited to see what the downtown area of Berne had to offer. We were in shock at how many stores were located in the center of Berne! It was stores galore there! Berne definitely knew how to mix the "new" with its "old historical" landmarks! Unfortunately, after being at Chillon Castle all day, we got to Berne around 430 and found out that ALL the shopping stores closed at 5pm?!?!? Who closes stores that early on a Sat?!?! We were so disappointed because there were SO MANY stores we wanted to check out especially the stores we wanted to get souvenirs from! Regardless, we still enjoyed walking around the center and we were able to see the famous Zytglogge clock tower in Berne. Every hour the clock bell tower rings and the clock "comes to life." It was very cool to see. Although, we probably saw too many movies on clock towers like this and thought more was going to happen.....maybe some marching or popping out of characters haha. We still admired the beauty and all the details the clock tower displayed. 

We decided to eat dinner in the center and to Jace's never changing request of either spaghetti or pizza, we agreed so everyone would eat. I'm like....we live in Italy, the land of pasta and pizza but whatever. All the boys got spaghetti and I originally was going to order my usual, salad, but saw the girl's plate next to me and opted for this grilled chicken pasta dish. OMG it was the best pasta sauce I've ever had! Of course I didn't know what it was but it was a white creamy sauce and had this amazing butter type cream to add to the dish. Daddy, who is a creature of habit with his food, even liked it and I willingly shared my dish with him as well ;)

As we were walking back to the car to head to our hotel in Lucern, Daddy wanted to take a quick peek at this gorgeous church we saw. I told him I'd wait outside with you boys, and when he came back out, he had a candle in hand. He told me "I think I'm supposed to come back at 8pm to light the candle." HAHAHAHA I was cracking up and told him hurry up let's go before a nun or priest comes out and convinces us to join mass! That's the "disadvantage" of not knowing the language, you can be easialy persuaded to do whatever the locals want you to do! It was a funny ending to our trip to Burne.

Day 1 in Switzerland was a complete success! Onto our "home" for the next two nights in Lucerne Switzerland.......