HAPPY BIRTHDAY

KRISTINE !!
As Finn put it at the end of the day: "It was a good birthday, Kristine."
On Monday we celebrated Kristine's birthday with a nice breakfast, a lunch at Weltenburg monastery on the Danube (the oldest monastic beer brewery in the world), a hike along the Danube and sushi at night. We all had a great time!

Hooray, it's your birthday!

Getting started on our hike. Two kids in carriers, three adults - perfect for Claudia who had a slight sunburn on her back. She took all the pictures and carried some supplies.

Cheers!

Man, was I ever thirsty. Those monks sure know how to make good beer!

Skipping rocks while waiting for the boat to take us across.

Getting in the boat.

What a convenient way to travel - for the kids.

It was a long way up, but the view was breathtaking.

The "blue Danube" was green, but other than that it was perfect! (Well, I guess we could have done without the moskitos in the forest.)

Sleeping beauty.

After climbing up to the top of the cliffs from the river we went all the way down again halfway through our hike, so naturally had to go back up again. Our legs got a good workout.

Made it up again! (Kristine, being a personal fitness trainer, had to act tired for this picture, which took her a few tries. Neil didn't have to act QUITE as much :-)

Birthday sushi, yum! And to make you totally jealous: we also had champagne after the kids were in bed. I don't know if the kids slept through the night - I sure did.