Scotland, Luxembourg, & Local Sites

On Memorial Day the end of last month, we drove to Luxembourg to tour the American WWII Cemetery and Memorial and spent time with some of our friends there (originally from Munich, but living in Luxembourg now).  It was a short one hour drive, and a nice day to travel...as we've learned living in this region, sunny days are not the norm!  The cemetery was a sober reminder of how quickly life can pass, which was the case for more than 5,000 buried in Luxembourg.  General Patton, leader of many Army troops during WWII, is also buried there.  The city of Luxembourg was very nice, and having local people give us tour made it even better.

The next weekend, June 4th, was Lana's Scottish Grandmother's 90th birthday, which we were fortunate enough to be at after a short two hour flight Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Edinburgh.  Lana's Scottish Aunts, Uncle and Father were all in town, along with some of her cousins.  It was the first time I met many of them, and the second time we had been to Scotland.  It was a short yet enjoyable trip.

We have also enjoyed some of the local cities in the surrounding area, like Bernkastel and Trier, for both the sites and recent Eurocup fussball (soccer) games.  Both cities are located on the Mosel River.  Lana and I made quick trips to Bernkastel and Trier when I was here at Spangdahlem last August during Weapons School, but this time we had more time to enjoy the sites.  We've also enjoyed been enjoying some of the more simple things, like the many walking / running trails through the country side near the small town Speicher we currently live in (we move into our permanent house July 1st).

I've been fully back to work for a few weeks now, and took over the Weapons & Tactics section of the squadron on June 1st.  I'm learning day by day, and have been flying and instructing a lot.  Going back to work has been an adjustment for both Lana and I, as we both really enjoyed my time off during our transition from the USA to Germany.  We're excited to be here and thankful God has brought us to Germany!