City Dwellers-Cologne, Germany.

Hello from many cities!

These past four weeks have been some of immense change for us. Today marks the one month we have been with our host family in Stuttgart, Germany. These past four weeks are ones that have brought many tears of homesickness, laughs with new friends, and the excitement of new places. We are so grateful for the family God has placed us in while we're here in Germany. After speaking with a few past Au Pairs and their experiences of work, we have come to learn how God has His angels truly watching out for us so we can have the most fun here in Europe. We are still excited to see how He will use us to bring Him glory in the family, at the new church, and in Stuttgart.

Last weekend we drove with the host family to Cologne, Germany (they have extended family there, and we got to go site seeing )! Our two favorite parts about Cologne were The Dom and the Lindt chocolate factory.

Paige enjoying watching the chocolates being made.



One of the workers who made 'special ordered' chocolate bars for museum goers.





In the chocolate factory there were many stages displayed of the beloved chocolate bar. First we got to see in what regions cocoa beans are grown, what regions produce the most cocoa, and how they are harvested. Then we moved onto the advertising history of Lindt chocolate, their old molds for chocolates, and antique chocolate boxes. We also got a taste of the chocolate fountain they had running that day! And in the end caved into buying some compelling sounding truffles (raspberry mango, cappuccino, and champagne). After a delicious pizza from a local restaurant and waiting out the downpour of unexpected rain underneath an umbrella we headed towards The Dom in Cologne.

paige hiding from the rain

A very eventful day in Cologne with so much that we saw, we were very tired that night. The atmosphere in Colognes downtown area is vibrant, and jammed with lots of people enjoying the environment. We loved being able to just walk around and take all of that in all while enjoying some ice cream :]
Much more to write about to come and more adventure to seek out as well.

Off to find adventure!-xoxo