Visitors!!

My sister Jenn and her husband Scott came to Europe a couple weeks ago for their first time ever. We had the greatest time with them!! They arrived in Düsseldorf on Wednesday morning, luckily before I had gone to work so I got to see them for a few minutes before heading out. I think most of the morning they just took a nap, then that afternoon went with Ben and got lunch (lamb, so I heard), went walking around the Old Town, walked through the park, and made a quick grocery trip. When I got home from work, we went out to Himmel & Ahd, this great restaurant near us with amazing german food. Everyone loved their meals, and Jenn and Scott got to try some german beer brewed right here in Düsseldorf. Ben and I got some ice cream afterward for dessert, but Jenn and Scott were good and passed on the ice cream since they already tried some earlier that day in Old Town. That night it was supposed to rain, but luckily it held off and we were able to go to the Old Town again, wander through the little streets, and ended up sitting in front of the Rhine with a great view of the fair on the other side of the river.

Thursday I was tired since we stayed up late Wednesday night chatting, but tried to get to work early anyway so I could get out of there early...just knowing Jenn and Scott were in town made work feel so long! They were jet-lagged still and slept in pretty late, so I didn't miss much. That night we took a train to Cologne, where they got to see the Dom Cathedral there. They were impressed, of course, as was I (it was my first time going in it, though I've seen it on the outside before).

We had dinner at this awesome little restaurant there, sitting on a patio outside under a canopy while it lightly rained. The ambiance was great and the food was great too! We didn't get back to Düsseldorf until after midnight.

Friday, Ben took Jenn and Scott to Königsallee, the famous shopping area here, and Ben bought me some clothes that Jenn picked out - so sweet of her to shop for me! I loved it all :) As soon as I got home from work, we hopped on a train to Amsterdam for the weekend. They had also bought some wine, cheese, olives, and bread to eat on the train ride over...all were yummy, but the olives were garlicy and we decided too smelly to eat on the train.

Nothing is ever ordinary with Jenn and Scott - everything is always fabulous, fun, and exciting. Love it!