Berlin Marathon Weekend with Lorie and Craig

They came for this special event all the way from Michigan - and it was a blast - the Berlin Marathon weekend with Lorie and Craig!

Awarm up sightseeing 6miler on Friday (easy jog along the main sights like Reichstag, Bundeskanzleramt, Checkpoint Charlie, Siegessaeule, Holocaust Memorial - and even a little test run ahead of the parked race car and the starting mile us well as thru Brandenburg Gate - which was already blocked for traffic - just the 3 of us jogging along ;-))

We left the town on Saturday for a nice stroll along the castles in Potsdam - Sanssouci etc. -

Finally on Sunday the big race - Ronja and me saw them twice along the route - Lorie smiling at km 19 and 42! The atmosphere along the course was outstanding - goose bumps for me and the finish area was just big beats and a lot of cheering before we could finally take the picture for the two of them with their medal! What an experience - who is in next year?!

Esslingen funkelt..

Late night shopping in Esslingen til midnight... with beautiful illuminations in the medival downtown - a nice way to spend your Saturday night!

Aleks and Paul over for the sundowner

They were a bit too late for this sunset....but enjoyed the delicious dinner at our place - Aleks and Paul with the newly weds! Good to see you again!

...and even the night before - we enjoyed a Thai dinner with the lovely girls ;-)

IAA Cars 2011 - Pressdays

2 day business trip to the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt - very interesting cars, impressive Audi presentation and tired feet from standing at the fair the whole day...

Happy wedding Tino and Steffi

What an unforgetable day! Perfect location and outdoor ceremony, wonderful couple, outstanding reunion of friends from far away and a party at it's best! Thank you for sharing this day with us and all the best for your future!

Happy Birthday Gesche!

...and thank you for a unforgetable party til the early morning in Munich!

40 is the new 20 - isn't it :-)

The castle trip with Kristen

With our American visitor we did THE tourist program: the romantic castles of King Ludwig of Bavaria - Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. The weather was not perfect and the tourist mass pretty annoying - but the scenic setting of these castles is just outstanding - have a look!

And our night was unforgettable - due to the weather we slept in a barn with kittens on a little farm - including a wake up call from a roaster at 5am and cow milking at 7am :-)