Deutschland Travels Part 1: Packing, Travel, and Food

Hello lovelies!
Wow, I cannot believe it has been over three weeks since I last wrote a blog post!  Our trip to Germany was amazing, and it was very hard to leave, knowing that it would be another year before we went back, but we are happy to be home.  This was my fourth time travelling to Germany (SUPER blessed, I know!), and each time I go, it always seems new to me!  This year I think it felt new to me because I was able to understand alot more of the language than I have in previous years, and I was able to actually have small conversations!  That’s a pretty big deal, considering my husband’s grandparents do not speak English, and as courteous as Germans are towards non-German speakers, I still wanted to blend in as much as possible!

Over the next few days I’ll share with you some details from our travels.  It will be pretty difficult to to squeeze 18 days (and about 475 pictures!!) into just three or four posts and…not so many pictures. 😀   So here it goes…

I am ashamed to say that I did not pack until the day before our trip.  I am somewhat of a procrastinator, but it’s not because I don’t want to perform a task, it’s simply because I have absolutely no idea where to begin. in this case, my plight was trying to pick out enough outfits to look presentable (ok, maybe I was going for fashionista-wardrobe) without overpacking….14 outfits for 18 days isn’t too much, right??? 😀  My dear, sweet husband, ever the minimalist when it comes to packing (aren’t all men??) suggested that we could take just ONE large suitcase…without carry-ons (HA).  I quickly dissuaded him from such nonsense and was allowed my own large suitcase but no carry-on other than plane essentials.  I could work within those parameters.

Anyways, when I finally got to packing, I realized that I own an exorbitant amount of colored denim…and that I still desired a few more shades (I have a problem, ok??); I had no idea what shoes to pack, other than that I needed to make sure I had a pair for every occasion.  And the most important plight:  what to wear on the plane.  Something comfortable, layers are a must, and something that can easily be removed when going through security checks.  Lace up shoes were out, as are high heels (seriously, how in the world did Kim K. travel in THESE???), so I opted for a cute pair of flats, button down shirt, blazer, pants, and scarf.  I think I did a pretty good job :D.

We were supposed to leave on Monday the 1st at around 5:30 in the evening, but when we arrived at the airport, we discovered that our flight had been delayed by at least an hour, due to incoming storms (which would have then caused us to miss our connecting international flight), so our flight was rescheduled for…the next morning.  Now, after not sleeping a wink the night before due to excitement, I was not a very happy at the prospect of losing another night of sleep AND losing a day of our time with my in-laws (I’m one of those crazy people who actually enjoys spending time with her mother-in-law!).  So we took our luggage home, went out for a very nice Italian dinner, went to bed, and left without a hitch in the morning.

I took some fabulous pictures from the air on our flights, absolutely beautiful, and tried to sleep on the transatlantic flight.

We arrived!! At about 9:30am Germany time (2:30am home time!), our last plane finally touched down.  It was a very long and exhausting trip, but we finally made it!

PS:  Stay tuned for some pretty awesome giveaway happening within the next two weeks, you won’t want to miss out!!