Ramstein Bazaar

I have been in Germany more than 3 years now and I have heard of the Ramstein Bazaar as "THE ONE" you want to go to while in Germany.  Since this was my last chance to attend I was determined to make the 3 hour trek and go to this bazaar.  I knew I didn't want to bring my kids, trying to drag three kids around a huge bazaar is no fun.  I knew I didn't want to go by myself.  This left me with the brilliant idea of leaving my children home with Hyrum and snatching a friend to come with me (while she left her boys with a friend.)  It was a fabulous idea and we had a wonderful time.  When Becky dropped me off at home after our trip I said goodbye at the door and she said, "time to get back to reality!"  Yes, Becky, it was so fun to take a break from reality for a few days with a good friend.

We began Saturday with a wonderful breakfast, courtesy of the German bakery inside our hotel.

Here is a shot of one of the airplane hangers that housed the bazaar.  There were 2 airplane hangers full of vendors plus a full sized Army tent full of vendors.  It was paradise to walk around and look at all the things to buy and not have little kids pulling on our arms and saying they were tired.

We got tacos for lunch.  I made fun of Becky for choosing the grape soda, "what, are you in 3rd grade?"  I got the diet coke, very grown up of me...(our difference in age was to present a bit of an awkward moment later in the day...)

 After the bazaar we enjoyed a relaxing pedicure.  Now for the awkward moment: we sat down to get our pedicures and the lady that was doing Becky's feet asked her, "oh, are you here with your mom?"  OK, so either Becky looks like she is 13 or I look like I'm 50?  Come on, are you kidding me?

After our pedicures we went into Kaiserslautern for dinner.  There is a fun fountain outside of the restaurant and we had a few minutes to kill before our reservation.  Here is Becky posing...

And here's my best shot.  You gotta love the Europeans and their total acceptance of the human body.

Becky at the restaurant.  It's called "Himalaya" and I totally recommend it for anyone visiting Kaiserslautern.

This picture is for my sister Paige.  This was my first trip to Himalaya without her, we always got the chicken farsi...yummmmm.

So there you have it.  A girls weekend full of shopping and laughing and eating and sleeping in and shopping (did I say that already?)  Thanks Becky for a fun time:)