Mahr's Brau II

Archie met Stephan and took a tour of his brewery

Taking a tour around the brewery

Stephan giving Archie his first lesson to be a brewmeister

Nuremburg Christmas Market

Terah and her friend Melanie

Archie could not pass up getting a pic in front of Teddyland!

On our way out

Archie's First Train Ride

At the train station

The signs are now digital, no longer do they tick..tick...tick

Archie in awe of his mode of transportation, choo choo

Away we go!

Bamberg

Walking the streets in Bamberg where Teddy lived.

Mahr's Brau

Prost!

Teddy's fav corner table by the stove

Archie and Ben getting acquainted

My dad said his dish was the best he ever had in Germany!

The Justice Family, Aaron, Katja, Julian, Noah,  Ben and #4 on the way. At our wedding they only had Julian and Noah, the family is growing fast!

Archie's First Night Out

The Ice Bar literally right under Archie's window, they were carving it all day with a chainsaw and woke up Archie from his nap...Jeez

Archie loved the Italian restaurant he was talking up a storm

These pics are for Auntie Kim, they are from the best Italian joint in town, above is vegetable canneloni.

Tomato and Basil Sauce, simple and ooohhh so delish

Eat Sleep and Beat Navy.... GO ARMY!

Schloss Guteneck

We visited a medieval themed Christmas Market last night at Schloss Guteneck with Terah's friends Marcy and Kevin, it was basically a small fortress on top of a hill in the middle of farm country. As always the Germans do a tremendous job keeping everything authentic and full of Christmas spirit for ages young and old.

Our first cup of gluhwein

All along the fortress tents displayed or had tutorials on how goods were made and of course everyone wore the traditional garb.

One of the many food stands, we tried a porkroast sandwich, goulash soup, crepes, cheeses, and my fav homemade donuts I meant to take a pic but ate then before I remembered. Delish!

My favorite room in the fortress, it had booths all along the sides, christmas trees placed near the tables, big huge medieval lanterns, lots of exposed old beams and of course old brick walls, very cozy and festive!

Manger set up for the kids with a donkey, sheep and two camels you could ride

Baby Archie

A few of the Churches in Amberg

Inside a Protestant Church

The Lady's Church, it was being renovated so we were unable to go inside, very small compared to the other ones, you can barely see the door on the bottom left. Although the steeple was very unique.

This pic and the next few are of St George Church, the first church of Amberg built in 1359 it started out as Gothic then updated to Baroque. You can see the church steeple rises above the city's walls.

You think the doors are large enough?

Come all Ye Faithful...

Another church we saw, lots of gold so it was gated behind the pews.

Archie wearing the hat and matching blanket Rachie made