Warning: The following is not as exciting as other recent developments in the family (i.e., you will not read about babies being born in living rooms).
Annika went to Europe last month for the first time. How did she like it? She seemed quite happy with the experience, which largely consisted of viewing the Swiss and German countryside from her car seat, riding over cobblestones in her stroller, dining in exotic locales (e.g., in a rental car in a parking garage, or at the ruins of a 16th-cent. castle), and being the subject of countless cute pictures. A summary of her trip by the numbers:
- Countries visited: 4 (mostly Germany and Switzerland, with brief drive-thrus of Austria and Liechtenstein)
- Miles Kilometers driven: 2743
- Waterfalls seen inside a mountain in Switzerland: 10
- Number of Porches passed on the Autobahn: 1
- Top speed attained on the Autobahn: 150 km/h
- Year the oldest house seen on the trip was built: 1333
- Number of pacifiers taken on the trip: 3
- Number of pacifiers lost on the trip: 3
- Amount of chocolate Annika’s parents consumed: Lots and lots
You can read more in Annika’s forthcoming book, Confessions of a Well-Traveled Baby. And Jonathan will post some pictures, too.
