So we made it to Germany. At first glance it always appears you’ve landed in a picture out of a fairy tale book. Thick green forests and clusters of villages with red roofs and the more modern scene of BMW’s and Mercedes whizzing by on the autobahn at top speeds. That’s about all I saw before jet lag forced my heavy lids to fall into a deep sleep. Upon waking I realized we were soon going to see our “new” town…….our “new” apartment. How long would it take for this place to become our HOME? Will it become Home? Having lived in a variety of homes within our 10 years of marriage. Teeny apartments, duplexes, one bedroom!, a guesthouse, our own house with a giant African garden, a modern home on a modern residential street and now we’d take our 3 kids to the 3rd floor of a large apartment house on a busy downtown street. The apartment (Wohnung) turned out to be larger than I envisioned. The high ceilings and wide hallway give it a feeling of space which is what we need! Despite our constant nags of "No stomping, yelling, screaming or running.......the lady under us will think we're a bunch of elephants!!" ......we still bought a used plastic bowling set for the kids to make good use of the space !! ( and our neighbor works during the day :) We're hugely thankful for the balcony/terrace so that we can step outside and get a bit of fresh air right here on the 3rd floor!
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