Mommy's Trip to Luxembourg: Part 2

The next day they visited mom's Opa in the morning.  He was very frail and tired.  He was able to talk with us and we had a nice visit.  The nurse came while Oma and Mom were there and updated them on how he is doing.  Oma calls her dad a lot, but it is hard living on the other side of the world.  She was able to get some better information being there in person.  He was mostly in hospice care at this point and they didn't think he would live much longer.  Mom took some video and pictures of Opa so she could share them with her kids and siblings when she got home.  

Looking at the pictures he has on his wall of his grandchildren.

Opa's dog Zoe. Such a good dog.  Mom even considered bringing him home to her kids, but then remembered all that comes with caring for a dog. He also was a good companion for older people not energetic children.  

Opa's house hasn't changed much.

The countryside along the road that leads to my Opa's house.

They stayed for just a little bit and then he got tired.  They went and got some good groceries and did some shopping in a nice shopping center north of Heinersheid.  Mom loved all of the good bread and cheese.

That night they  visted him again, but he was tired and mostly just slept.

The next day they visited a castle in Clervaux with a big church next to it and had dinner with Mom's Aunt Rene, Uncle Claude, and Cousins Manu and Yan Neck.

 The church in Clervaux.

 Oma ready for some sight seeing.

Pretty mosaic detail on the church.

 Mom has been reading the Old Testament and found this picture very interesting because she had just studied it.

 The castle in Clervaux with the American Tank that defended it from the Nazis.

After some fun sight seeing and shopping in Clervaux they drove over to Rene and Claude's house for a wonderful dinner and conversation.  Mom brought Reeses Peanut Butter cups for them to try an American treat.  They liked them, but we all know where the best chocolate is from and it's not made in Pennsylvania, USA.  

Mommy loves her Aunt Rene and Uncle Claude.  They came to America before they had kids and stayed with her family when she was a teenager.   This was the first time though that she had met her cousins Manu and Yan Neck  and they are both just as nice as their parents. Yan Neck is a police officer in Luxembourg City and Manu is starting at the university in Colonge, Germany this fall to study Physical Therapy.   It was fun to get to know them better.

To be continued...