Granny and Grandpa were here!

Last weekend my parents were here for a visit. They arrived on Friday at Munich where we picked them up after some low flying of our own due to heavy traffic. It’s always good to see them and the kids were extremely happy as well. Hanna had been speaking about nothing else for over a month. Alas we had to keep Aisha in check (due to last year’s war wound on dad), but she was also happy to see mom and Dad.

As usual they were staying at Leo and Gitte’s house (our flat is not really big enough) but we ate mostly at our house. We had 4 great days to be honest and the weather was also very good to us. On Saturday we decided to visit the Konig lake in Germany, and it was a super experience. I’ve never been there myself so it was a real eye opener for me as well. We had an hour long boat trip over the 8 km lake in near perfect conditions and a nice walk and some grub at a guesthouse on the other side (only reachable by boat). We all got a bit sunburnt but it was well worth it.

On Sunday the ladies looked after the kids while Dad, Leo and I went for a cycle. Again gorgeous weather (not even wind) made for an excellent morning followed by a swim in the Wallersee and then a braai that was almost ruined by a summer storm. It was all very exciting at one stage, but we survived it all and had a very pleasant evening together as well.

I had taken the week off work, so on Monday Christine and I did some much needed shopping while Granny and Grandpa looked after the kids. The day was spent at home mostly, just enjoying a bit of “non-active” time. On Tuesday we decided to have a picnic at Mattsee and what an excellent day it turned out to be. The weather was perfect and after an excellent meal, Dad and I took the kids out for a boat ride on one of the many electric boats that you can hire in Mattsee. A pirate boat it was, and even Hanna got to skipper for a while. Mom and Christine had a coffee in the Castle and afterwards the pirates where invited for a huge Ice Cream, which they thoroughly enjoyed.

All in all a good time was had by all and before long Mom and Dad where packed on the train as they headed back to Munich Airport and the long trip home. It was great to see the folks and we wish that the next time they come that they really can come for longer.