Christmas in Europe December, 2007

We took a lot of pictures on this trip, and I had a hard time picking one to put at the top of the page. I picked this view of the village of Waldlaubersheim, taken from a hillside vineyard on a cold December day. This is where we celebrated Christmas with Andy, Carmen and her family. I can't say which rooftop is theirs, but the picture gives you a feel for this place. It is small, peaceful and lovely. The holiday spirit in the village was warm, while everything outside was covered in a blanket of frost.

But before we arrived in Germany, Mike and I met Andy and Carmen in Paris, where we spent a few days sightseeing. Weather there was also cold (we don't think it got above freezing at ANY point on this trip), but the Paris skies were clear and blue, as you will see below

By clicking on the thumbnails or captions below, you will see a larger version of each picture (800x600, around 150KB) in this window. I captioned each picture with a little explanation.

In Paris
Our Paris hotel	Andy and Carmen at the Seine	Ann at the Seine	Andy on the bridge
The Louvre	Sainte Chapelle	Notre Dame	Notre Dame
Paris on foot	Les Invalides	Les Invalides dome	La Tour d'Eiffel
On the Champs Élysée	A great lunch	Sacré Coeur	Montmartre
Musée d'Orsay	Andy and Carmen	Sunset on the Seine	Wondering where Mike is? He will appear in the next set of pictures. Keep scrolling.
In Germany
Andy in Waldlaubersheim	At the winery	At home	From the vineyards
From the vineyards	A Christmas market in Mainz	The market scene	Ann and Mike in Mainz
Celebrating an Advent night	Waldlaubersheim neighbors	The window unveiled	The window: a closer view
Erica and Werner	The Christmas tree	Mia's present	Mike with Mia
With Erica's parents	Christmas dinner	These are just some of our memories of this trip. It was a special time and place. Auf Wiedersehen for now.

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