Idar-Oberstein & Visiting with Oma in Gronig

We got on the road today. Final destination..Brian's Oma's house! On the way we stopped in Idar-Oberstein, the German capital of the gemstone industry. It's filled with shops and has the most amazing church built into the side of its mountain. After hiking up to the church and doing some shopping, we got back on the road to Oma's. We arrived in time for dinner with Oma and Brian's Aunt Krista. We all stayed up very late laughing and talking with Oma. The best was when Oma opened her liquor cabinet, which came complete with a light that turned on when the door opened! Before going to bed, Oma came into our bedroom and lowered a mechanical shutter on the window. This shutter will play a large role in tomorrow's journal entry...




Jules and I at the headwaters of the Nahe

Jules, me, Oma, Brian and Luis