Pottenstein, Germany

October 2015-

Explored our first small German town, Pottenstein, Germany! Pottenstein may be small in size but it's big on adventure! We passed a sommerrodelbahn, alpine roller coaster or toboggan run, and Devil's cave (Teufelshohle) on the way to the alstadt, city center. We did not have time for both so we will plan another day trip back to this adorable city. We had a short hike up to panoramic views of the city to the 11th century castle perched high above this picturesque town. It was a great day spent in the outdoors with lots of great fall colors surrounding us everywhere we looked. We enjoy a beer and lunch at a cute little cafe in the center of town after our hike.

Welcome to Germany!

October 2015-

Jeremy and I made the big move to Germany!! We felt prepared for this big day and have know this day was coming for the past year. Luckily, he received orders 1 year in advance when he re-enlisted for location, Germany! We were both thrilled for this move, but nervous too at the same time. We boarded the plane saying goodbye to our friends, family, and the USA. We landed in Nuremberg, Germany greeted by his first line supervisor, Kory Werts at the airport. We had no idea who we were looking for, just knew that he was coming to pick us up. We walked out of customs with our lives in suitcases and scanned the crowd. A guy in a Nebraska sweatshirt greeted us, he found us reluctantly and he was from Nebraska! I already felt at home here. How easy was that. We headed for his car and the 1 hour drive to Rose Barracks post, Vilseck. The fall colors were gorgeous even though they were flying by us, while we drove on the Autobahn. No speed limit here. Although, there is no speed limit.. I have never felt safer. People drove correctly and with courtesy, everyone obeyed the rules of the autobahn. 

We made it to Rose Barracks and checked in at the Kristall Inn hotel, which would be our home for the next month or so. We would live out of our suitcases and eagerly await Jeremy's scheduled housing appointment time. We stayed up all day to try and overcome the jet lag. We did have the rest of the weekend to explore post, no vehicle yet. Luckily,Kory Werts and his family, plus Brian and Jessie plus there 2 boys invited us to join them for dinner off post, which was nice to get off post to another cute small town. They were all so welcoming and we were both excited to be here! 

Jeremy started in-processing the post- Grafenwohr and Vilseck, which are essentially one post just split in two with a tank trail connecting them. His unit is on Rose Barracks, which is Fires Platoon, Field Artillery, 2nd Calvary Regiment, Vilseck.