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At Home in Germany: Part Two
After leaving our cousin Olga in Frankfurt, Christine and I headed north,
along the Rhine river to Buren, Germany to visit with some more Derksen relatives. The train ride up there took us alongside the famous Rhine river and we caught a few glimpses of some of the old castles that dot the cliffs along the way. We would have liked to stay and explore the area longer but we had family expecting us! So these relatives are from my dad's side of the family. My uncle Johann's father was a brother to my father's father. Again, it was so nice to 
stay at an actual home rather than another hostel, not only was it more comfortable but the food was just too much, literally, they fed us to no end! My Aunt Sara is a great cook and provided for us very well! Nine years ago when I was in Germany on german exchange I visited these relatives as well so it was really cool to reconnect after almost a decade! They were very hospitable and my Uncle Johann is a great storyteller, we learned a lot about our family history which is something I'm really interested in learning more about. It was also great to reaquiant myself with my second cousins Viktor, Peter, Klara, Willi, and Daniel. They've all grown up so much since I last saw them it was really cool to hang out with them again. We spent the weekend sightseeing, shopping, and chilling out at Klara's apartment and at my uncle Johann and Tante Sara's place. They took us to see a castle closeby called Wawelsburg. 
Apparently, back in WWII, Hitler had intended to make this place the centre of his German Empire because of it's geographically central European location. Huge plans were made for this place to be the administrative headquarters of the German Empire but unfortunately for him it was not to be. It's now a youth hostel and museum. We also got to view some great German television on Saturday night! We watched the German version of Canadian Idol (big upset with the voting!!) and after that the famed German Boxer Henry Maske had a comeback bout against Virgil Hill after Virgil defeated him in his 
last fight ever 10 years ago. This time he won it! Pretty exciting! On sunday we also went to church and it felt a lot like being at home....it's just too bad we couldn't be there a week later for easter! Anyway, we'll be in Prague for Easter which I'm sure will be an interesting experience as well! We've heard that there are some great Easter markets in Wenceslas square so we're looking forward to checking those out. Hopefully we'll be able to ford the crowds of people that will undoubtedly be there as well!
along the Rhine river to Buren, Germany to visit with some more Derksen relatives. The train ride up there took us alongside the famous Rhine river and we caught a few glimpses of some of the old castles that dot the cliffs along the way. We would have liked to stay and explore the area longer but we had family expecting us! So these relatives are from my dad's side of the family. My uncle Johann's father was a brother to my father's father. Again, it was so nice to 
stay at an actual home rather than another hostel, not only was it more comfortable but the food was just too much, literally, they fed us to no end! My Aunt Sara is a great cook and provided for us very well! Nine years ago when I was in Germany on german exchange I visited these relatives as well so it was really cool to reconnect after almost a decade! They were very hospitable and my Uncle Johann is a great storyteller, we learned a lot about our family history which is something I'm really interested in learning more about. It was also great to reaquiant myself with my second cousins Viktor, Peter, Klara, Willi, and Daniel. They've all grown up so much since I last saw them it was really cool to hang out with them again. We spent the weekend sightseeing, shopping, and chilling out at Klara's apartment and at my uncle Johann and Tante Sara's place. They took us to see a castle closeby called Wawelsburg. 
Apparently, back in WWII, Hitler had intended to make this place the centre of his German Empire because of it's geographically central European location. Huge plans were made for this place to be the administrative headquarters of the German Empire but unfortunately for him it was not to be. It's now a youth hostel and museum. We also got to view some great German television on Saturday night! We watched the German version of Canadian Idol (big upset with the voting!!) and after that the famed German Boxer Henry Maske had a comeback bout against Virgil Hill after Virgil defeated him in his 
last fight ever 10 years ago. This time he won it! Pretty exciting! On sunday we also went to church and it felt a lot like being at home....it's just too bad we couldn't be there a week later for easter! Anyway, we'll be in Prague for Easter which I'm sure will be an interesting experience as well! We've heard that there are some great Easter markets in Wenceslas square so we're looking forward to checking those out. Hopefully we'll be able to ford the crowds of people that will undoubtedly be there as well!
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Sounds awesome. I'm really excited to hear about the prague stuff. I wish I could come out for that part. So keep us posted. Easter celebrations are going well I'm working nights for the whole time. But at least I'm getting the food part of it. heehee. and making the big stat holiday bucks. Hope you are well and write us soon. -Caroline
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