Hiking through the vineyards

Today was another beautiful day of warm weather. It was almost 70F which is almost unheard of at this time of year. We took advantage of the warm weather and went for a hike through some local vineyards. It was an incredible day.


Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. ~Albert Einstein

Hiking near Hilzingen

Today was a beautiful day.. clear blue skies, warmer weather.. so we decided to go for a hike and a picnic. Although you can't tell in the pictures because of some distant clouds, we could see the outline of the Swiss, Austrian, and French Alps. Amazing!!
Here are some pictures from the hike (as always, click on pictures for larger view):

Go Giants!

We are excited that we will be able to watch the Super Bowl, but unfortunately it does not come on until midnight. GO GIANTS!

Singen Carnival Parade

Today Adam and I went to the Carnival Parade in Singen. There are a lot of local carnival clubs and music clubs that put on the parade. The carnival clubs are a lot of fun during the parade... they "kidnap" people and put them in carts full of confetti, bop you in the head with balloons made of pig bladders, tickle you with feathers, and throw candy for the children (plus lots of other fun and trickery). Overall it is a great parade!!

Love
Jodie and Adam

The Hemdglonker Parade

On Thursday night we met up with our friend Erin for the Hemdglonker parade in Konstanz. This is the parade where you wear a white nightshirt (or any other carnival costumes) and join in the parade in the streets. We had a great time!

Here are some of our favorite pictures:

Our friend Erin