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So, I finally got pictures to load. .....And they're in opposite order. Matt figured that another browser might work, but it still took a really long time & several tries.
Anyway.....

Matt & I got to go out WITHOUT KIDS! Two of Matt's students, Callie & Rachel watched the kids While we went out. The Beethoven festival was still going on and there was a laser water show going on in Bonn. We decided to check it out and get dinner there. We knew of a restaurant with outdoor tables right next to the Beethoven statue, which is also where the show would be. Alas, all the tables were full. We decided to eat inside. We got our beers and the show began. The water shot out and acted as a screen for colored lasers to play different commercials, and shows on, while Beethoven's music was played. From where we were sitting, we could only see water spraying directly at the outdoor tables where we had tried to sit. Watching people run, drenched & screaming, away from their dinners was better than any laser spectacle I could imagine. Water was flowing past us like a river as we sat, mouths hanging open, wondering if this was really happening or if the beer was just that good.
After dinner, we decided to go (very far back) and see what the show looked like from a safe distance.
It was really cool.





Matt woke up to this fog one day. He couldn't even see the castle.



When I got up this morning, the fog was even thicker than in this photo. The kids tried to fan it away. It did lift about 20 minutes later, then it got foggy again. Now it's sunny and totally clear. The mountain is beautiful!