Ulm Minster, Germany Ulmer Münster, Deutschland

ULM MINSTER

What an amazing experience this was. Walking up to Ulm Minster was breathtaking. The height alone was powerful enough, not to mention its beauty. Zak & I took Cristina & Suzanne to Ulm after our visit to Hohennagold(my previous post). 

You can see I couldn't even get the entire church/cathedral in the picture.

So we went in and was able to see some of the beauty inside before our journey up to the top. 

 

So now is the time for the climb to the top. No elevators in here, and also really tight spaces. As you know I am out of shape and overweight right now, so this is something I had to do. This Cathedral is the tallest church in the world and has 768+ stairs that go up a spiraling tight staircase. 

OK HERE WE GO....

The way up is very hard. Your mind can play tricks on you, and you feel like you can't stop much because others come up behind you and can't pass by, but we push on and see beautiful things on the way up.







Just when you think you have made it to the top, they have an even smaller spiral staircase to the top where people have to go both up and back down in. So I took a seat and was going to quit and say I was close enough. It took a good 20 minutes before I got up and decided to go for it.



Finally at the top and so many beautiful things to see, even some red balloons!













Time to go back down and get back to reality and plant my feet on the sweet flat ground.

Thanks to Zak, Cristina & Suzanne for the push/support and great day.

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Much Love, 

Brianna 

Hohennagold Castle

Hohennagold Castle & trip to the Worlds tallest cathedral.  We have a family member & her friend visiting us for a couple days as they backpack through Europe. So we wanted to go to some fun places. Hubby(Zak) came up with a pretty good game plan. We drove from Stuttgart & first stop took about 1.5 hours to get there. We found a parking spot (possibly private parking spot), and headed off to climb a long steep hill. Of couse I am completely out of shape and was complaining & taking breaks every couple of minutes, but the sweat was worth it when we finally made it to the top. 

'The View halfway up this hill wasn't so bad :)'

So once we hit the top I sat down on the closest thing I could find, rested/de-sweated and started taking pictures and loved looking at the Castle.

This is the beauty you first get to take in.

The castle wall still standing

Zak looking Hot & posing for me!

This Castle was built in 1100 then they made it bigger in 1153 & 1162. Lots of destruction came to this Castle with the 30 year war & in 1945 a tower was destroyed then later restored to preserve this Castle as a ruin. 

Sadly this was the last picture taken at this beautiful place. We walked about 5,000 steps and was very excited to be walking downhill instead of back up. We grabbed a quick ButterBrezel in town and took off for our next destination.. So next blog will be about the tallest Cathedral in the world (yes we climbed to the top so come back soon for that)

Much Love,

Brianna

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Liebster Blog Awards

Thank you to Not Now Rachel for nominating me! The questions she asked are below. Plus the new blogs I decided to nominate :)

My 11 Random Facts:

*I can talk & cry like a baby

*I can give a thumbs up sign with my toes

*I love to bath more then anything(pretty much)

*I am a complete Night owl

*I sometimes feel like I was born in the wrong generation

*I LOVE classic movies

*Little Fisher Price toys, barbies & Laser Tag were my favorite things to play when I was a kid. 

*I once tumbled head over foot down a hill rolling over & over again. I ended up with a rock or stick jammed in my side and had 25 stitches and the hole was 3 layers deep. ( I was in 2nd or 3rd grade I believe )

*Music can change my mood in a matter of seconds. 

*I am Much older then most of the Vloggers I watch on youtube. 

*I plan to launch my own channel soon!

My 11 Questions I was asked:

1) Why did you start blogging?

I started watching YouTube videos and wanted to try to come out of my shell & be more social, and I wanted to share with everyone the things I love!

2) Who do you aspire to be most like?

My Grandma Pratt, & my Momma. My Mom is such a loving person and I am who I am today because of her :)

3)Who is your favorite blogger/vlogger/ ?

That is a bit hard to say just one.. I started watching videos and Tanya Burr was my favorite, but I am loving Fleur De Force, Talk Becky Talk, Tati, MakeupByAlli, Sprinkleofglitter and So many more. 

4)What song is currently stuck in your head, and why should it be stuck in ours too? 

*Louis Armstrong "La Vie En Rose" because its simply wonderful :)

*Otis Redding "Try a Little Tenderness" it makes me happy and makes me want to sing & dance, and WATCH "Pretty in Pink" :)

*Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman "Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" Because it will make your heart leap

* Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"   Because it makes me do the Happy Dance

5)Got any future plans?

You bet. Hopefully kids kids kids :)

6)What is your biggest dream?

Someday being able to help change lives for the better

( not to mention my own swimming pool ) lol. 

7)What are you most likely to spend all your money on?

Louis Vuitton/ Chanel(someday) .. Nail Polish .. Vintage or Antique things 

8)If you were stuck on a desert island, who would you want to be with?

I suppose the Hubby :)

9)What is your favorite thing to write about?

Music/Movies/Travel/Beauty/Fashion/DIY/ & Life

10)How long have you been blogging?

2 years(with a couple BIG gaps)

11)If you had to share a blog with someone, who would it be and why?

EssieButton.. She has great style/ and perfect personality!

My Nominees are:

Marie Jolene    madamemariejolene.blogspot.com

Sanja's Burgundy Blog     sanjaburgundy.blogspot.se

From Fashion to Beauty   fromfashion2beauty.blogspot.com

The rest of you who haven't done the LIEBSTER Blog Awards before.

Here are the rules for the Liebster Award:

• Write 11 random facts about yourself.
• Answer the 11 questions given by the person who nominated you.
• Create 11 new questions.
• Nominate 11 bloggers and mention them in your post.
• Thank the person that nominated you and tell the people you’ve nominated.

       My Questions are:

1.  What is your favorite food?

2.  What is your Favorite Movie?

3.  Do you have any tattoo's? If so do you love or hate them?

4.  Who is your favorite person in the world, not including spouse/significant other?

5.  What is one not so known fact about yourself?

6.  What are your top 3 books

7.  How many selfies do you take in one weeks time? :)

8.  Who is your current favorite blogger or vlogger?

9.  How many siblings do you have? Brothers or Sisters, or are you the only kid in the family?

10. What was your Wedding Song? If not married, what would you like your wedding song to be?

11. What is your favorite Holy Grail product?

  

Hope You all liked my post. Comment below and be sure to let me know when you do your own Liebster Blog Awards. 

MUCH LOVE, Brianna

San Marino

Well guys its time to talk about the rest of my trip to Parma, Italy & our quick trip to the small European Country of San Marino.        

        (If you want to see day 1 & part of day 2 on our adventures in Parma, then click here:  Parma Day 1 & 2 ..)

After the awesome day of touring beautiful Parma we took off to meet Craig at his work, and get a tour  of his plant, and how jobs work in Italy. It is called Terex Port Solutions. Check out there webpage because you wouldn't believe what they put together there.    It is located in Lentigione, Italy.  

   We left, went for a ride to see some amazing homes. I love love Italian style homes, especially ones that look like you are in Tuscany. We then took a walk down by a river because Zak wanted to check out the local fishing habits :)  It was beautiful, and I can only imagine how pretty it would be in summertime. I hope to go back for a walk there in the summer. 

After we got back to the Hotel we met up with Craig and one of his co-workers and went to find a place to eat. Fun fact about Parma is that most restaurants don't even open until 7:30 PM or so. We went to a restaurant called "Trattoria Corrieri", and I will never forget it, because the food I had was so amazing, and the best I have eaten since moving to Europe.  We had fried pocket bread & you put meat and cheese into the center of it. Not just any cheese either, no it was chunks of authentic 'Parma' cheese.   I can't even explain to you the rest of my meal. It was a type of cream filled noodle in a broth soup. Zak had some pasta that looked like green beans, but it was delicious. I also don't drink often, but I had a red wine that was so amazing. I normally go for whites, or sweet wine but the red complemented our meal. I really recommend trying this place out if you are ever in the area.

                                          **Link to there website is right here: Trattoria Corrieri

                                          **Link to there Facebook is right here: Trattoria Facebook

So we went back to our hotels happy and ready to rest for our trip to San Marino the next morning. So if you know me, then you realize I got up a little grumpy because I love to sleep in. We went down for breakfast and I tried my first cappuccino ever. With a lot of sugar added it was good;) We were ready now for our trip. It was only a couple hour drive there and I loved to see the beautiful homes along the way. It is just so extraordinary being able to see places which you never dreamed you'd see.  Once in town it was a bendy journey to the top, but something we wouldn't change. They have a tram ride before you start to go up, but we decide to drive & go for a hike to the castles instead. There are 3 castles at the top that we went to and they were awesome. The views however is what takes the cake. 

Beautiful View

Believe these were the names of the different castles ! ( I hope)

Stunning little Church inside the Castle walls. 

These drawing were said to be left by prisoners that stayed there.

This is just breath taking

San Marino was such a lovely little town. We ate lunch in there shopping district, then headed home. Zak & I went home with some goodies, and great memories & I can't wait to go back to Italy again in April. See you soon

Much Love,

Brianna :)

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Trip to Parma, Italy

Well Ladies & Gents it has been awhile yet again. I have yet to improve my weight situation since my last post, but that is a story for a different day. This post is about the adventures on our first trip since moving to Stuttgart, Germany. We will be here for at least 3 years and it has all been quite the culture shock, but I have finally started to get a few things down. I can drive around a bit (with GPS of course), and there are a few local thrift/ second hand & antique shops I dare to go in on my own. I still have yet to learn the language but I am hoping to take classes soon.

Not long after arriving we planned a trip to go see Zak's dad who works in Parma, Italy on occasion.  We headed out January 9th for a drive to Parma. It took about 6 hours to get there and we passed some awesome places along the way, including Switzerland. I plan to visit there sometime and will have more pictures for you, but for now here is a couple things we passed by.

After paying for a lot of toll roads driving through Italy, we finally arrived in Parma. We drove to the hotel Zak's dad got for us. It was called Hotel Farnese. They had such awesome people working there and they were more then willing to help out in anyway possible. They have a good Restaurant there and a killer breakfast. Here is a link to there Facebook & Website so you can check them out. 

Hotel Farnese Facebook: BWHotelFarneseParma

Hotel Farnese Website: INC Hotels BWFarneseParma

We decided to chill out after the drive and walk the dog. Meaning Zak walked the dog & I took a nap :)

When Craig arrived we went and did a little shopping and ate some killer pizza. I can't remember the name of the Restaurant but I will check it out when we go there again in a month. The next day Craig(Dad) had to work so we went to downtown Parma & did some sight seeing. There are so many beautiful places, statues, churches and etc. Majority of them I couldn't read the meanings or writing, but we still enjoyed the culture. 

Just thought the brick of this Castle was beautiful

Palazzo della Pilotta

Just thought this was Beautiful

Monument of Verdi , music & celebration

Not sure what was going on here ;) Think it was to do with the Arts & Culture event going on while we were there 

Baptistery 

Inside of Baptistery and or Church

Inside of Baptistery and or Church. Neat little door :)

Baptistery of Parma, Italy

Baptistery 

Cathedral in Parma, Italy

Clock tower remembering all that gave lives in Military for Italy 

Clock tower


Zak & I had a great day seeing all these wonderful places. Our day and night didn't end here, but this blog post does because it has gotten to be to long. I will pick up the next post with more pictures and stories of our trip. Plus the best food I have eaten since moving to Deutschland :)  So stay tuned
MUCH LOVE,  Brianna



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