Germany Roadtrip - Day 1

Andy was able to take the day off on Friday so we could get an earlier start on our way to Munich. We had a delicious breakfast to start off our day, and then we packed up our car and drove to Konstanz, which is a German town on the Bodensee about an hour from Zurich. We enjoyed walking in the Old Town area, and then we ate our packed lunch by the Bodensee in the shade where we enjoyed the beautiful view. After lunch we stumbled across a little park where Carsten could play before we headed back out in the car again. Here's some photos of us in Konstanz:

Dad's first time in Germany!

By the old city wall gate

Love this photo

Mom and Dad with the pretty church in Konstanz.

We found a small play thing where Carsten could play.

Jewelry store. Tee Hee :).

Our view of the Bodensee as we ate lunch.

Pretty flowers in the park.

Playground time!

He was having SO much fun in the swings (we don't have a baby swing near us). 

Can's WAIT to take him to a rollercoaster park some day.

Having fun with Daddy.

We loaded up into the car around 12:30 pm and then headed out the long way to Munich. Our GPS kept routing us through Austria, but we didn't know how much the toll roads were, so we chose to take a different route that skirted north around the Bodensee. However, this route was full of construction and detours, so it took us AGES to get to Munich. Carsten fell asleep after a long time, and then only took a 30 min nap, so all in all, it was a LONG car ride to Munich from Konstanz. I also had the wrong address for the apartment we were staying, so that didn't help matters when we got to Munich. Everyone was very glad to be out of the car once we got to Munich, and Andy was a champ with all that driving. Once we got into our apartment, Andy and I headed out to get groceries for supper and breakfast while Mom and Dad played trucks with Carsten. Our apartment was quite nice and had 2 bedrooms, but both bedrooms were very small (it was difficult to fit Carsten's crib in our room). Carsten actually did not sleep that well while we were there and he ended up sleeping in our bed for a couple of hours most nights. Not really ideal, but we managed :).

Sleepy buddy.

All in all, Konstanz was a big hit, but next time we need to do some route planning before we head out so we can avoid a SUPER long afternoon in the car.