We flew out of Philadelphia on the 23rd. Our flight was delayed due to weather, and we left a few hours late.
Our luggage didn't make the connecting flight in Frankfurt, but it was delivered to us at Sue's cousin Carol's house. Carol, Helmut, and Anna Marie were leaving for a skiing trip as we were arriving, so we don't have any interesting pictures of our first two days. I did take a picture of the view from their third floor, though.
The evening of the second day (The 24th) was the big party. With some help from Mara, we got Sue's cousin Nina's cell phone, and called Heidi from outside the Sporthalle (where the party was getting started). Heidi thought that we were crazy (and that we were calling from the USA). She must have really thought we were crazy when we stepped into the Sporthalle while we were talking to her on the phone. (It took her about a half minute to close her jaw again.)
Heidi and Heinz, giving a little speech.
The party went on until some insane hour of the morning. Fortunately, my time schedule was already completely screwed up from the jet lag, so I managed to stay awake through the whole thing...
