After a relatively short flight (6-7 hrs) from Newark, NJ to Edinburgh, we were drinking tea and enjoying a chance to catch up with Lana's Aunt Gillian who lives in Edinburgh. We spend the rest of our time that day napping and adjusting to the time change. The following was spent in downtown Edinburgh...a great city! It's a very old and well kept city that has not seen the past destruction of WWII, and highly recommended for a visit. Later that week we drove to visit Lana's Granny on the west side of Scotland, in Ayr. She really enjoyed seeing Liam and it was a great day for a visit to Culzean Castle together. Soon after we were on a small plane headed towards the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland to visit Lana's father who lives on the Island of Hoy. We flew to the Island of Kirkwall and then took the ferry to Hoy. It was his first time seeing Liam and he really enjoyed having us for a visit. One of our days there, we hiked to see the 'Old Man of Hoy', which is a famous free standing rock off the northwest coast. The weather that day was cold, windy and rainy but it was worth the hike. Before flying back to Edinburgh, we also spent a day touring Kirkwall seeing St. Magnus Cathedral, the Ring of Brodgar and where Lana spent the first three years of her life before moving to Munich.
The same day we left the Orkney Islands, we made our way to Munich. This was the first time Lana's German Grandparents and her brother had seen Liam, and they were all anxiously awaiting our arrival. During our time in Germany we visited Chieming, a nice Bavarian village where Oma and Opa live, and while there took a nice hike in the Alps near their home. Sadly, I didn't have too much time (5 days) in Germany but it was great being in Munich again...we both miss Europe very much. Since I had to fly back to the USA on our anniversary, Lana and I enjoyed our first evening out alone at a nice Italian restaurant near the apartment while Lana's mom babysat. Soon I was on a flight home to prepare for a month long work trip to Jordan while Lana and Liam stayed behind in Munich to be with family. We're not sure when we'll be back in Europe again but thankful for the time we were able to spend seeing more of God's World!
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