Late Summer in Leipzig

After our summer road trip there was plenty more fun during the late summer in Leipzig. Our kids had birthdays, there was another wedding and Franzi celebrated her birthday. I was on paternal leave until late September and enjoyed my time with Emilia :)

Emilia at Lotta's birthday party (15.08.)

Wedding of Laura and Tobias (18.08.)

At the wedding party (18.08.)

Emilia's birthday (24.08.) 

Emilia's birthday party (24.08.)

Emilia unwrapping her presents (24.08.)

Food tour through Leipzig Plagwitz with Franzi's family (16.09.)

celebrating Franzi's birthday (30.09.)

celebrating Franzi's birthday (30.09.)

1) Starting the summer road trip: Augsburg and Lake Konstanz

At the start of our summer road trip (21.07.), I visited the new lab in Jena that I was going to join in October. From Jena we then continued to Marktheidenfeld, where we visited Franzi's friend Bine together with her friends Lisa, Mone and Martin. After a delicious dinner, we went for a Kneipp bath, that was quite fun :)
The next day (22.07.) we continued to Augsburg to visit Franzi's sister Jenny. Franzi and Jenny enjoyed a Robbie Williams concert in Munich, while I went on a cycling trip with Emilia along the Lech river. We repeated the cycling tour the next day (23.07.) together with sun following us all day.

I, Emilia and Jenny enjoying the great wheather at Lech river bank

On Monday (24.07.) we drove to an AirBnB in Friedrichshafen and met Franzi's friends Susanne and Werner for dinner at restaurant Traube. Due to rainy wheather in that area, we visited the indoor pool Aquastaad the next day (25.07.). Emilia enjoyed swimming and Werner and I took a short swim in the 17°C cold water of Lake Konstanz. Later we visited Ravensburg and had dinner at Gasthof Engel.

Emilia, Franzi, Susanne and Werner in front of  Blaserturm

I, Emilia and Franzi at a giant Ravensburger token monument with the Mehlsack tower in the back

The next day (26.07.) we visited the medival fortress town Meersburg together. The fortress at Lake Konstanz makes a really scenic setting. Susanne and Werner went back home in the afternoon and we took over their accomodation in Immenstaad. In the evening we played minigolf their. The next morning (27.07.) we went to Aquastaad again and as the wheather got better we went for a cycling trip in the afternoon. We cycled 18km, passing Friedrichshafen, up to Eriskirch and back.

Emilia and Franzi overlooking Lake Konstanz from Meersburg

Within Meersburg fortress

Meersburg port

At the promenade of Friedrichshafen

Summertime

The early summer in Germany was great. We enjoyed a sunny and tipsy Father's Day (23.05.).

celebrating Father's Day (23.05.)

 We had a lot of fun at the 30th birthday party of Franzi's friend Ini (17.06.).

Ini's Birthday Party (17.06.)

Crazy girls at Ini's Birthday Party (17.06.)

Me feeding Emilia in a funny setting at Ini's Birthday Party (17.06.)

When I visited Bergen, Norway, to attend a conference (3rd p53 isoform meeting), it was 30°C and sunny in Germany but 15°C and rainy in Bergen. That is quite typical for my trips to Scandinavia though.

Cold and rainy Bergen (21.06.)

Fish Market in Bergen (21.06.)

Hanseatic Bryggen in Bergen (21.06.)

Overlooking cold and rainy Bergen (21.06.)

 Emilia enjoyed her swimming classes a lot.

Emilia enjoys her swim course with Franzi (26.06.)

It was a wonderful sunny day when Franzi's sister Jenny married on July 1st.

Jenny, Emilia and Franzi at Jenny's wedding (01.07.)

Our family at Jenny's wedding (01.07.)

The birthday party of little Jasper was fun too.

Emilia and Lotta at Jasper's birthday (03.07.)

Our trip to our friend's place at Hainer Lake was not as hot and sunny as it was in June, but still we enjoyed our time there.

Visiting our friend's place at Hainer Lake (15.07.)

Riding paddle boards at Hainer Lake (15.07.)

Emilia doesn't like the hammock too much^^

Emilia's first winter and baptism

There has been a moderate winter in Germany. We went sledding with Emilia and friends in Geyer (27.01.) and ice skating in Leipzig (29.01.). Emilia had her baptism on 05.02. in Leipzig Thomas Church and our families joined the celebration. We visited carnival parties (the guys on 10.02. and the girls on 11.02.), enjoyed Valentine's dinner at MIO and played a room escape game (19.02.). February 21st we visited a concert by Max Giesinger.

Leipzig's old city hall during snowfall (07.01.)

Leipzig's Thomas Church during snowfall (07.01.)

Franzi and Emilia sledding in Geyer (27.01.)

We and our friends in Geyer

We and our friends in Geyer

Nice sunset in Geyer

Ice skating at Leipzig's Augustus Square

Emilia's baptism in Leipzig's Thomas Church

Emilia's baptism in Leipzig's Thomas Church (05.02.)

Lunch at Giorgio's after Emilia's baptism

Our families at Giorgio's

The girls get ready for carnival party (11.02.)

We enjoyed Valentine's dinner at MIO

Room Escape Game with Lea, Cons and Jochen (19.02.)

Christmas time with Emilia

The first christmas time with Emilia was much fun. December 1st, Emilia helped opening the advent calendar and December 3rd we enjoyed Glühwein at Leipzig's christmas market. December 10th we watched the Coca Cola truck party in Leipzig. For christmas we visited Franzi's Family at 24th and my family at 25th. That was quite some travelling. Emilia surprised daddy with a funny shirt for his birthday :)

Emilia helps opening the advent calender

First Glühwein at Leipzig's christmas market with friends

Coca Cola trucks visting Leipzig

Franzi in front of one Coca Cola truck

Emilia christmas baby :)

Emilia surprised me with a nice birthday shirt