Mannheim...I thought I already posted this!

So I thought I'd already posted this but apparently I only saved it as a draft.

We went to Mannheim this weekend and had a great time. Julia and I hadn't been back since 2005, so it was fun to see how it has changed. We went downtown and walked around...it was so nice. We ate at Pizza Hut, which was so good, I can't even tell you!! Here all we have is this place on base called Anthony's Pizza, which is....not good, to say the least. Off base there are a few Italian restaurants, but it's not quite the same as good old American Pizza Hut pizza. I ordered my favorite pizza that they serve here....tuna pizza! I know you're going to think it sounds disgusting, but trust me, it's amazing! It has red onions on it too.....mmmmmm.

We went to Luisenpark on Friday afternoon, this huge park that we used to take Julia to all the time. It was so fun. We saw lots of animals...owls, fish, birds, butterflies, etc. We also rode a boat around the park and saw some huge fish! They swam up to the surface and opened their mouths so wide. I've never seen such big fish in a pond or river. We also played on a few of the playgrounds that are spread throughout the park. Julia loved riding the zip line!

We went to Heidelberg and walked around on Saturday. We had a great time seeing the sights, the castle, a little market, shops, etc. I had forgotten about the downtown area. We also drove by our old place in Viernheim. Julia really wanted to see it (and go inside!) and we were glad to see that it pretty much looked the same. (For those who don't remember or didn't know us then, we lived off base.)

On Sunday we headed out to yet another park we used to take Julia to, I don't think I ever knew the name of it. We fed all sorts of animals....buffalo, deer, pigs, goats, etc. The kids loved feeding them, even Lexie. We played on the playground...I had forgotten there was on there...it was really cool, all natural wood. Then we got some lunch and headed back home. We had a great time. There was nothing major that we had to do, so it was nice just relaxing and showing the kids around the place we used to live four years ago.