Another fun thing to keep the kids entertained on the long days is to cook with them. I always have them help me in the kitchen because they actually really like to cook. We made several different dishes that week that all turned out pretty well. For example, we made these french toast type muffins that were so yummy and sugary so of course the kids loved those. Dutch baby is a favorite meal of the kids now as well. Mini pizzas were another good way to get the kids involved in the kitchen and fun for them too.
That Saturday, Heidi and Amanda and I decided to take a short train ride to Liechtenstein, the smallest German speaking country. It has been Amanda's goal to go ever since she got here and I have to say that it was pretty underwhelming. The country only has 35,000 inhabitants and the capital city, Vaduz (where we went), is pretty small and uneventful. Although the landscape is magnificent surrounding the city, the downtown area was like a ghost town even though it was a Saturday afternoon/evening. Most of the shops were closed and there were hardly any people out even though it was another beautiful day. We had to go to the tourist office to pay to have our passports stamped. We walked around the city for about an hour and a half and this was more than enough time. We actually ended up just sitting around in one of the squares killing time before our bus came.
Another funny thing is that Vaduz does not even have it's own train station. We had to take a train into a city outside of the country and then bus in. Oh well, at least now I have another country stamp in my passport to show off.
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