Day 101: Dresden and Tropical Islands Adventure

This morning we got up and walked around Dresden, Germany for a little bit. We found breakfast, coffee, and then left for Tropical Islands Adventure. Dresden is one of the most beautiful cities we've been to. Daniel and I wished we had more time to walk around it but we didn't. We just soaked in what little bit we could. 

We drove about an hour and entered the inside waterpark oasis known as Tropical Islands Adventure. This place was originally a German aircraft hangar. Here's a link to learn more if you're interested. The article gives great photos, too! http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/2715938

Maddie loved the kiddie area and Caleb loved the slides. The largest slide was a lot of fun. After Caleb went down it for his 3rd time we were informed that he wasn't old enough. That slide had a minimum age requirement of 15. Opps! He loved every second though.

Maddie fell asleep on Daniel during lunch and woke up a little clingy. She quickly got over that and went over and played on the slide. They had a lot of fun hanging out together.

We all played in the pool, enjoyed some food, and took in all the sites. This place was also nice because no one was conscious of their weight. There were so many people there, of all different sizes, and most flaunted a lot! It was very refreshing to not be distracted with feeling inadequate and constantly trying to stay covered up with towels, etc. everyone enjoyed their company and just had fun. 

We all hated leaving, but hopefully we can visit again soon because it was so much fun. 

We got on the road and began our 5 1/2 hour drive back to Warsaw. We drove through the countryside for the first 30 minutes or so and we couldn't stop comparing it to places we've been before, like Tennessee and a road going to the Berryman House in Georgia. We are truly blessed to have so much. I'm very grateful of these feelings of "home" when I get them. 

The spelling of Warsaw in German made us chuckle. 

We've been through a lot the last few weeks so we're doing nothing tomorrow. I may wake up before noon; however, that's still debatable. 

Goodnight to all. Much love!

Day 100: Goodbye Garmisch, Hello Dresden

This morning we said a lot of "see you laters" to old and new friends. We also enjoyed breakfast and packed up the remainder of our things. 

Once we were on the road we were making great time. We got through Munich, and traffic began to get slower and slower. The autobahn was SO slow which made it even more dangerous. Having people pass by doing 110 mph and then going to a standstill was insane. 

On top of the traffic fun, Maddie was having a really hard time using the bathroom. She would cry out "pee pee potty" so we would stop and let her use her travel potty. She wouldn't do anything other than cry and scream "all done" so we would put her back in the car, go another 3 miles only for her to begin crying again. The drive to Dresden should have been roughly 5 1/2 hours and it took roughly 7 hours or so. 

We finally entered Dresden and found our hotel. We have a lot planned for tomorrow so hopefully it won't take too long to get where we plan to go. 

Most of our view today was this. We really enjoyed seeing the beautiful countryside. 

Also, this is post number 100! I'm actually a bit surprised I made it this far!!  It's exhausting at times, but I do it for those of you who have told us how much you enjoy it. So for that, thank you! Much love.