We want to share a few pictures of the places we traveled to that were never written about previously!
Way back in September we were assigned two audits in PARIS...are you kidding us, we asked. What a thrill it was to see all the sights we had dreamed about for so long! Bev thought it was worth the entire mission just for the week in Paris. We were told to allow 3 days for the audit so planned 3 days for touring on our own. The 2 audits were done in one day so we had 5 days to tour and were able to see everything we wanted and even added a day trip to Fontainbleu which was a bonus!
Fontainbleu was a gorgeous, ornate palace an hour's train ride outside of Paris!
The Louvre not only displayed gorgeous art work but was
an exquisitely beautiful building:
Versailles and the Hall of Mirrors:
The grounds and back view of Versailles:
Here is the famous Notre Dame Cathedral and
Sacre Coeur was a beautiful Cathedral in Mont Martre District
Bev loved seeing the L'arc de Triomphe
And of course, The Eiffel Tower! We visited in the day but decided to go up to the top in the night to see all the lights in the city!
In March, our daughter Sheri and grandson Jackson came to see the sights of Germany and we all went to Prague...what a gorgeous city!!!
Here they are in Heidelberg...it was freezing the entire week!
On the Charles Bridge in Prague:
The view of the Palace and Cathedral from Charles Bridge:
On the drive home we stopped at Rothenburg to show them
this perfectly preserved medieval German town:
We saved some of our audits for March and April hoping the weather
would be warmer...here is Stockholm, Sweden:
We had 4 days off for Easter so went with 2 other couples, The Livingstones and the Moores, to Switzerland. We had a great time but unfortunately it was cloudy and we barely saw the Alps. Enroute we stopped in Straussburg, France to see this charming town and gorgeous stained glass windows in the cathedral:
Paul & Bev in Lucerne:
Our dear sweet friends and this gorgeous cathedral in St. Galen, Switzerland:
Our final trip was to Belgium and The Netherlands to do 2 audits.
We loved the Grand Place Square in Brussels:
It was REALLY beautiful at night!
We went on to Ghent, Belgium to see this castle:
Then on to Brugge for a canal tour:
We loved touring Amsterdam with it's charming canals and row houses:
The tulips at Keukenhof Gardens--Soooo colorful and gorgeous!
The windmills at the open air museum Zaanse Schans:
Paul is modeling a king sized pair of wooden shoes:
Our exit interview was with Elder Kearon, of the Area Presidency, an extraordinary man!!!
The same day our office colleagues and friends
had a fabulous farewell party for us:
We worked with such fun and wonderful people they made our
"life at the office" very enjoyable!!! We will always remember them!
Our last night we enjoyed a fireside with our Senior Missionary group and
had more heart wrenching goodbyes. It was a joy and a privilege to serve with this group and we will miss them so!!!
BUT...then we had an amazing welcome at home from our kids with balloons and signs at the airport, signs on the garage, signs, flowers and cookies in our home and a full fridge! It was so great to see them!
We are so grateful for the opportunity to serve our mission and loved it but...
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
