Oktoberfest

We went to Oktoberfest on Monday. It was totally different than I expected. It reminded me of Lagoon, only with newer and bigger rides. There was another section where the beer houses were. We peeked inside a few of the houses (see movies). Pretty entertaining! Jorg was impressed. I was just disappointed they didn't have rootbeer (j/k).

I went on this ride that was like the 'Turn of the Century' except they take you waaaaaaaaaaaay up high and overlook all of Oktoberfest and most of the city. It was a surreal experience. I'm so glad I did it! I just couldn't picture that it was really true I am here, experiencing this. And there I could see my cute husband and little girl. It was such a wonderfully joyful feeling. The girl next to me was talking the whole time. I smiled, not understanding half of what she said, and responded back with what little German I know. (Es ist kalt, yah, wunderbar, wow) and she was fooled! I was very proud and so was Jorg when I told him.

We bought Rebecca a ticket to these little cars that went in a circle, and she refused to go. There was lots of noise and loud music on every ride. I think because of all the noise, she said it was "too scary for me!" We didn't make her go. Then we showed her other rides and she wouldn't go near them. But as soon as we found a little booth with pony rides, she hopped out of her stroller quick with the biggest grin on her face. She had her mouth open with her "excited" expression almost the entire ride.

Apartment Home and Playground

Here are some movies of Rebecca playing in our "backyard". Might be kind of boring for you unless you're a doting grandparent, aunt, or uncle. "No taking pictures!" is the overall theme ;)

Church

Jorg found an English ward, which will be nice for me. It was to feel the spirit in German for a few weeks when we were here on vacation. But I think longer would make me antsy.

Rebecca and I are still jetlagged, so we started off at 10:10 A.M., hoping to get there by 11 for sacrament meeting (their 3rd hour). No such luck. We rushed into the chapel, to at least meet the bishop or missionaries at 12:30. Rebecca, all during our 2 hr and 20 min commute by bus and train, was asking every 5 minutes..."where we going?" and we told her, "church!" and she would say, "yeah! Nursey!" It got to be kind of a game as we rushed around, barely missing this bus or that train. It was kind of fun seeing parts of the city I hadn't seen before. And we were set for snacks, water, and books for Rebecca to read, so it was all good.

When we arrived we were met by some old friends of Jorg (one from Hannover and one from Vespadin) who let us know that we had better hurry and get back on the bus to head home or we would have to wait a while for the next one.

Poor Rebecca. As we were arrived and abruptly left, she was yelling, "I wanna go to 'Nursey'!" It was quite the tantrun. Here we had been traveling for over 2 hours to go to church and she didn't even get to set foot inside the nursery.

Even so, it was important for us to make that trek. We met a nice American sister and her two little boys that live a block away from us. We are going to get our kids together to play. Her boys only speak German, but they understand English. It's vice versa for Rebecca. So hopefully their playing will be good for language skills. She also gave me her email and phone number so it's nice to know i have someone in the neighborhood I can call if I need anything.

It was also an important trek because we learned that it will take us 1 hour and 30 minutes (when we catch all the right buses and trains) to get to church. And the next Sunday (after conference) we will make it in time for 'nursey'!

English Gardens

This afternoon we took a Sunday stroll through the Englischer Garten (English Garden). It is a huge park along the Isar River. I mean, huge. It's bigger than Central Park. We only saw a slice of it. Jorg and I would have been happy spending more time enjoying the fading sunlight and warm weather. But little sweetheart wanted to go to "''partment Home and park". We thought there might be a playground there, but we couldn't find one. Luckily the garden is just a 10 minute walk from our apartment! So we will be back again and again.

Dear Munich,

We are finally here with you! Meandering through your streets, eating your ice cream, watching your residents tromp about in leiderhosen and dirdlns, enjoying your lush green parks. Please keep us happy, safe, warm, well-fed, and enchanted until December 16th.

Love,

The Bachmann three

For those of you who didn't know, we are having an adventure in Germany! Jorg is working here for a few months. We arrived last Thursday (Septepmber 24th) to a furnished apartment. Jorg had quite a time finding us a place during Oktoberfest, but he did a great job. I am "enchanted" with this city. We will keep our family and friends updated on our doings through this blog. Maybe it won't feel like we're so far away?

Here are some pictures from our visit to the heart of the city yesterday.
It is super crowded right now because of Oktoberfest, which is held in a different part of the city. We did not attempt to go anywhere near there on a Saturday afternoon, but we're going Monday morning! I hope they serve rootbeer.
Just some teenagers hanging out...literally (hehehe)...but I thought Jorg was kidding when he said people went around in these outfits. There were many older people dressed this way too, but I have to say, it's great to see a place where even the youth keep traditions.

We went to the top of a bell tower at the church:

Frauenkirche

to look over the city.

How does Rebecca like it so far? Well, she is happy as long as she gets to go to the park near our apartment every day. And she has been a good sport when we've gone out exploring. We like it!

The Pie

Beauty and the Beasts

During the last week of August, I subbed at Hillcrest and Jorg was out of town. One day, my sweet mom took Rebecca on a little adventure to the BEAN Museum at BYU. So cool!

That week we also took her to a play of Beauty and the Beast in Draper.
Steph drove us up there in her hot new ride! I think this picture is cute with Rebecca's little foot poking out.

Mimi, "Teff", and Becca

After the play, we asked Rebecca if she wanted to see Belle. She did! So we waited a few minutes. Then it was her turn. Belle gave her a hug that would live on to be the most talked about hug in hugging history
(as in Rebecca never tires of discussing it).

After the hug, "Belle" asked Rebecca what her name was, and all she could do was pick her nose (she does that when she gets nervous). It was hilariadorible.
Here is "Belle" laughing. Anyone recognize this actress?

The play was fabulous and
We Liked It!

Going Private

Why? Our little family has exciting things to document, but would feel more comfortable doing that with a controlled audience.

Do I care if you're just an acquaintance or a friend of a friend who checks our blog? Heck no! I am always flattered when someone says they check our blog. It's not a big deal to me. Are you a lurker (like Seesa)? Well, if you'd like to continue lurking, come out long enough to leave your email address and then you can go right back to your lurking status.

So, everyone...email me or leave a comment with your email and I will add you to our list! I know it's a pain. I'm sorry.

my email: eemsrose@gmail.com

Wolferts

Jorg's sister, Kristin, has been in town this month! We got to spend a week with Kristin, Michael, and Annalie before we took a trip together. It was so great to have them here. And to get to know little Annalie. It think she is the happiest baby I have ever seen! I just love her.

Her cousin liked to listen to her babble. And she'd ask, "Wha' she say?" and we would make something up like, "She said, Rebecca is wonderful!" and Rebecca would say, "yeah", with a laugh. This happened many times a day.

Rebecca also liked to bring Michi books and tell him, "read it to me!" He would then proceed to make up stories about how Cinderella is stinky and stuff like that. I'm not sure if she like the altered fairy tales, but she sure liked Michael.

In her heart, she likes Kristin too. But she had a funny way of showing it. Like for example, demanding that Kristin stop talking, walking, eating, breathing...immediately. Our little silly had it out for her and I'm not sure why! Poor Kristin!! But Tante Kristin took it very well and continues to sing the praises of Rebecca.

We Like the Beach

We just returned from a trip with some of Jorg's family (the Wolferts, Birgit, and Jim) . We went to St. George for a couple of nights. I didn't get any pictures there! But we swam, mini-golfed, ate frozen custard, relaxed. My dad was able to get us the condo in Green Valley. Thanks, dad! Then we were off to San Diego for four nights. Jorg found us an awesome hotel on Priceline. We took trips to the beach, temple, Sea Life (at Lego Land), Mexico, Seaport Villiage, Old Town, In 'N Out, Outlet mall, picnic on the beach with Jim's daughter & her cute family. We have all been planning this trip for months now and it did not disappoint. I'm just sad it's over! Thank you so much, Birgit, for the trip. We had a blast. Rebecca was absolutely in love with the beach and the ocean (same as last year) and can't stop talking about it.

Happy Birthday!

One of Jorg's best friends had a birthday today. Norbert (to the right of Jorg) flew all the way from Germany for our wedding and was Jorg's best man. I've enjoyed getting to know him these past few years.

March 2006
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Norbert!

Lagoon

We went to Lagoon with my fam last month. Rebecca was a daredevil and had a great time! Aunt Steph wanted in on all of the action. We like it!