Weekends aren't for relaxing in Germany

We had quite the eventful weekend...

Friday night we went back to our favorite place, the beer garden to listen to some jazz. This week was Chicago Jazz. We had one small problem between the time we left the apartment and arrived at the garden... it decided to pour down rain. Of course we were soaked from head to toe (and yes toe, b/c we both had our flip flops on). We have yet to learn our lesson to always have an umbrella with us in case of emergencies (Germany has very unpredictable weather). The band was great though and we would go see them again in a heartbeat!

Next came Saturday... it started off with a nice bike ride along the Rhine River to the city center. As soon as we got close, I knew it was a bad idea that we rode our bikes because we had to dodge the thousands of people on the streets of Bonn on their Saturday morning stroll. It gets frustrating at times being on a bike while everyone else doesn't have a clue in the world... makes me want to go buy an air horn to use instead of my tiny bell on my bike that couldn't make an ant move out of the way. We finally made it to our destination "Tacos", a very good Mexican restaurant. We are starting to get the hang of dining out in Germany.

Now that our bellies are nice and full we decided to go sit down in Starbucks and enjoy a nice thing of coffee. Plus, the sky was starting to get dark and we didn't want to get stuck in the rain again!

While in the center we had plans to meet up with Kim, a co-worker of Andrew's at IPC. She wanted to show us around her town, Poppelsdorf and give us a tour of her flat. Once the weather "somewhat" cleared we headed in her direction. Poppelsdorf was a very cute and quaint town with small shops lining both sides of the main drag. Her flat was also very nice, as it was decorated in Ikea (my favorite). We enjoyed the company and the useful information about Bonn, thanks Kim!

Sunday was the big day, Andrew's first baseball games. The games were in a small town called Verl. It was about a 2 hour drive northeast, so we first had to meet at a McDonalds to carpool with the rest of the team. The drive was an experience in itself. We had our first ride on the Autobahn. There were only the few drivers that pushed the limits, everyone else just seemed to go peacefully on their way.

Andrew did great for his first game... his team, the Bonn Capitals, played a double header and lost the first game, but won the 2nd. Andrew made some great defensive plays and I was super proud of him. He is definitely a little beat up today from pushing himself so hard, but that's the only way you get the most out of things right? Sunday was a super long day, we were out of the house by 7:45a and didn't get home until 9p. Traffic was horrible on the way home, so that didn't make things much better. We made it home safe and sound though and had a great weekend.

I took a few pictures while Andrew was at the game yesterday, so enjoy!!