Europe 2012: Köln/Cologne

The next big trip was to Cologne, Germany. AMAZING! I absolutely love the cathederal there. It's huge!! Scott and I hiked all the way to the top. It was pretty high. We also visited the Hohenzollern Bridge where couples like to leave a lock with their names on it. Kind of a really cute idea so we did it for fun. :D

The Cathedral in Cologne. It's so high it's touching the clouds!

View from high up in the cathedral spires. 

Can you find ours?

Europe 2012: Luxembourg!

 The day after Scott and I were in Trier my parents came and picked us up on their way to Luxembourg. We explored Luxembourg City a little bit and then went to the Utopolis theater and saw the Hunger Games. Loved that movie, but I also love that theater!

American Cemetery in Luxembourg City. It was amazing to visit this place and learn about American history overseas.

American Cemetery

My Dad standing under the flags. It was perfect. :)

A nice view of Luxembourg City through the fisheye lens.

Europe 2012: Trier, Germany

Trier was a wonderful place to visit. There is so much Roman history, including the oldest, still used, bridge in Germany. I thought it was fun just to walk across it! Here are a few pictures from that trip. :)

Porta Nigra, one of four gates used in Roman times. This one is the only one still standing. 

We also visited the Cathedral of St. Peter and the Church of Our Lady.

Römerbrücke, or the oldest bridge in Germany. The pillars are as old as the 2nd century!

Palace of Trier

Constantine's Basilica. I love the fisheye lens.

Europe 2012: Rüdesheim am Rhein

Our trip to Rüdesheim was so fun! It is a little wine town situated along the Rhine.We rode the seilbahn (gondola lift) and went for a little hike that was pretty much the most scenic hike I've ever been on. Scott also had his first Döner Kebap. Those things are so tasty! Here are the pictures in no particular order:

Rüdesheim

Scott and I at one of the lookout points along the trail.

The Neiderwald Monument was actually undergoing some touch-ups
 so it was covered  by scaffolding and a  picture of the statue right over the top. 

A funny tree if you ask me.

Rossel Castle

The "Enchanted/Wizard's Cave"

The Niederwald Temple, used as a lookout in the late 1700s.

Scott on the seilbahn. Behind him are lots and lots of vineyards.

Self-explanatory. Yummy yummy!

Europe 2012: Wiesbaden

Woohoo! I love Europe and my parents live there so I had to go again. This time I took Scott with me and showed him what it was like to be an American living in Deutschland. Lol. We had so much fun traveling and seeing new things! I still can't get over how amazing it is out there. Sigh... Anyway, I'm going to post photos of places we went to see but I'll probably do a separate post for each because there are soooo many pictures! Here are a few pictures of the lovely Wiesbaden:

A nice view of the Marktkirche.

Scott and I in the Marktplatz.

A view of one of the many villages from the walking paths in the fields.

Me in front of the Kurhaus.

Mainz on the other side of the Rhine River.

I'm Still Alive!

Here I go again with the updates. Sheesh! 

December  

This month I got to to see one of my best friends, Annalee, since her aunt and uncle were coming up for a visit and she just couldn't sit at home. She's awesome and I love her.

I also got to see another awesome friend of mine! Alisa!!! I am happy to be back in the USA because of them. :)

Then came Christmas. I spent my first Christmas away from my family, and instead was there to experience Christmas with Scott's family. Scott decided we needed a D-SLR camera for Christmas so we now have a Canon 7D and absolutely love it!

January

I spent the turning of the new year down in St. George with a bunch of friends. It was pretty fun! We stayed in a nice big house and just hung out, ate food, and did some hiking. Scott and I played with the new camera and enjoyed the beautiful scenery that St. George has to offer. I love the red rock that is everywhere there! 

Later that month we went to see Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and I LOVED it! I need to visit Dubai sometime, don't you think?

February

Look what Scott got me for Valentine's Day!!! Awww! 

March

In March I took a random trip down to see Scott in Grand Junction, CO. He was there because  of a class he needed to take for work so we would hang out after it was over. Tehe!

Updates for October and November

Apparently I am not the best blogger because I have once again neglected to post for a long time. It's definitely time for some UPDATES! Especially since I moved back to the good ol' USA and I'm living it up with some of my best friends!

A few days before I left Europe I went to a soccer/football game with
 the YSA. It was definitely fun. :D 

Team Wiesbaden scarf for just 2 euros!

I flew out of Frankfurt on the 25th.

My amazing best friend and her husband
with their baby who is just the cutest ever.
They picked me up at the airport.

Bow hunting with Scott! 

For my birthday, Scott took me out for sushi. Nom Nom Nom!

What Scott and I were for Halloween! 

Just for fun, Scott and I drove down to Salt Lake one day and discovered that Jon Schmidt would be doing a live performance at the lighting of the tree at The Gateway mall. That was a wonderful experience. I love Jon Schmidt's music! Later in the month I spent Thanksgiving with Scott's family. SO MUCH FOOOOD!!