Elsa Visits Germany
July, 2012
to Throw an 88th Birthday Party for her Mom
Leaving LAX
Surprising Mom in Senior Home
Morning Activity Project
First Lunch out at Butcher Dietz
Ice Cream with Maggie
Center, Stadt Bietigheim
Lunch at Chinese Restaurant, Invited by Frau Bollinger
View from Michaelsberg, where Mom worked the
Vineyards after arriving from Poland at age 15
View from Maggie's Window
Relaxing at Maggie's House, with a Delicious Sow's Ear
Turkish Dinner with the new Owners of our Old House
Now totally Remodeled
Maggie's Dance School Girlfriends
They meet every Wednesday Night
Dance Instructor
Maggie with Johny Walker (That's his real name)
On the Train to Stuttgart, 20 Minutes
Lunch with Investment Expert, Herr Mugele
at Cube Restaurant, top floor
Center of Stuttgart
Herr Sautter, our Bietigheim Banker
Outside Cube Restaurant, Kaiser Wilhelm's Platz
Ice Cream with friend, Ulrike
Same as Last Year
Ginger Bread for Peter
Fest in Bietigheim
Jazz Band in Front of Rathouse (Courthouse)
Police to Check Your Papers
Busted - Had No Papers to Walk this Street
Mercedes Benz "Smart" in front of Maggie's home
Lunch at Senior Home
Ice Cream with former Neighbors
Ham Operator, Silvia and Husband, Joachim
Mom's 88th Birthday in her Room
Pajamas from America
Visit with long-time Friend in his Room
The Big Celebration Begins
Surprise Party with 15 Guests
At the Chinese Restaurant where Mom and Pop ate every Day
Champagne Toast
An Emotional Surprise Moment
Heidi Loibl, Beitgheim's famous Hit Singer
Helene, Mom's Friend for almost 50 Years
Brigitte and Charley (Peter's English speaking Friends)
Grandson Alex, Maggie's 35 Year-old)
The Restaurant Owner and the Check
After Four Hours, Back at Home
Visit to Tante Hedi
Rose, Daughter-in-Law
Son, Gunter, at their Home
Italian Lunch in Old Town
Visit to Karin, Maggie's Friend
Getting My Fortune Told
Chef Maggie prepared Strudles to go with Gulash
Charley and Brigitte, Lucky Guests
Coffee and Cake at the home of Heidi and Eddie Loibl
Sinfonie in the Kinderwagen
Mom's Jacket and Scarf, present from Heidi
Sinfonie Posing
Angel Collection
Guests at Chinese, treat of former Neighbor, Herr Eckel
Dancing Friday Night at Sonnenhof
Maggie's Hangout
Evi - Maggie's Friend
Andrea Berg's Sidekicks
Top Stars in Germany
Lunch at Schnitzelfabrik - Wiener Schnitzel
Holding Only Half of One
Fest in my Birthtown, Bönnigheim
Delicious Knachwurst and Potatosalat
Front of Senior Home
Lunch at Old Friend, Ginny's Chinese Place
The Bobbsy Twins
Dinner at Mexican Restaurant with Nephew, Alex
Stuttgart Airport - Farewell !!
Finally, New York City after 17 Hours