Dinkelsbuhl, Germany and Reykjavik, Iceland

Our last stop in Germany was Dinkelsbuhl. This is a small town surrounded by old medieval walls and towers. The day we visited Dinkelsbuhl was the first day they had set up their Christmas markets and there was a celebration with the arrival of St. Nick.

With Gramp at the front entrance:

The architecture is so cute, it almost feels like you are back in time:

Cameron and I shared a pizza looking dish for lunch:

The kids had fun riding the carrousel:

Arrival of St. Nick:

Iceland

We flew to Iceland and spent a day in Reykjavik. It was snowing when we first got there but it was not cold. Iceland has its own language, Icelandic, but almost everyone speaks fluent English. Cameron made the hotel reservation at the Hilton and we were able to upgrade to the executive suite!

We found this when we walked in to our room:

We woke up the following morning and headed down for breakfast. It was still dark outside and it was not that early, so we asked the waitress what time the sun came out. The sun starts coming out around 10-ish and it is out by noon!! Due to the lack of sun light and time, we decided not to go to the Blue Lagoon but to go shopping instead. We walked to the nearby mall, which is one of the largest in Reykjavik, and to our surprise it was very empty. We wanted to buy the traditional Icelandic wool sweaters. The sales associate where we bought our sweaters told us that people usually wake up around noon on Saturdays when the sun is out!

We love our sweaters! They are made out of Icelandic wool. They are water-resistant and extremely warm. I’m glad we got them and Cameron suggests they will last at least 20 years! Hopefully we made a good investment.

Views from our room:

We really enjoyed our trip, not only because we visited many sights but because we got to share this wonderful experience with our family.