Here are various pictures taken in June 2009 while we visited Germany for Uncle Bodo and Aunty Lena's wedding. Clicking on a photo displays a larger version.
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[18 June 2009]
We're in Germany and it's the day before Uncle Bodo and Aunty Lena's wedding. Here's me and Grandpa. We're waiting for the S-Bahn to go into Munich so Grandpa can buy a present for them. I'm enjoying being here in Germany.
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[18 June 2009]
We're at a lake called Muhlseen that's not far from Uncle Winfred's house. I saw this yesterday when Mummy, Winfred and I went for a drive. I wanted to go swimming then but didn't have my swimmers. It's a warm day so there's plenty of people here.
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[18 June 2009]
Uncle Paul and Aunty Karin are here with us at the lake. Uncle Winfred too.
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[18 June 2009]
Here's me playing in the sand at the lake.
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[18 June 2009]
Time to go back home. I'm wearing Daddy's shirt - it fits me!
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[18 June 2009]
Time for dinner out at a local restaurant. I'm dressed in a pretty new dress that Mummy bought for me. I love twirling in my dress too! We're out the back of the house in Uncle Winfred's garden.
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[18 June 2009]
Some of the wedding gang from Australia - Daddy, me, Mummy, Chris & Paula.
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[18 June 2009]
At dinner in the Hotel Neuwirt in Hallbergmoos. Down one end of the table are Paula, Natalie, Uncle Winfred, Grandpa, and Chris.
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[18 June 2009]
Here's all of us: Uncle Paul, Aunty Karin, Daddy, me, Paula, Natalie, Uncle Winfred, (Grandpa's hiding), Chris, Gerrit, Ted, Mummy and Aunty Monika. With the benefit of jetlag, it's almost 9pm at night and I'm still wide awake. I'm going to enjoy all these late nights playing with everyone!
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[19 June 2009]
It's the morning of Uncle Bodo and Aunty Lena's wedding. We at Pfarrkirche St. Martin in the town of Bernried a couple of hours south of Munich. We're waiting for the ceremony to start.
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[19 June 2009]
Here's Mummy & I outside the church. I'm wearing my pretty flowergirl dress.
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[19 June 2009]
I'm holding the pillow that I will carry up the aisle with the two rings. An important job!
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[19 June 2009]
Uncle Bodo arriving at the church along with Uncle Bodo's friend Gerrit.
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[19 June 2009]
More arrivals: Grandpa, Aunty Monika and Uncle Winfred.
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[19 June 2009]
The pillow I'm carrying with the rings. They're tied on so they won't slip off!
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[19 June 2009]
Grandpa!
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[19 June 2009]
My other job is at the end of the cermony to spread out silk rose petals in front of Uncle Bodo and Aunty Lena. Here's my basket. Aunty Karin's in the background.
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[19 June 2009]
Here's Aunty Suzi, Uncle Hans Peter, Aunty Dagmar (with her camera), Peter and Elizabeth.
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[19 June 2009]
Here's Uncle Bodo waiting for Aunty Lena. Does he look nervous?
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[19 June 2009]
The ceremony has started and I'm leading Aunty Lena up the aisle (with my friend Lea, standing next to me, holding a candle). I was nervous!
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[19 June 2009]
Here's Aunty Lena with her father. She is really pretty!
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[19 June 2009]
Aunty Monika is reading a prayer to everyone.
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[19 June 2009]
Pretty rose...
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[19 June 2009]
Aunty Lena and Uncle Bodo are saying their vows.
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[19 June 2009]
The ceremony's over now and since I'm the flower girl, I'm about to spread out my rose petals in front of Aunty Lena and Uncle Bodo. I'm a little bit nervous.
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[19 June 2009]
Posing for a photo after the service
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[19 June 2009]
We're now at La Villa, a lovely resort by the Starnberger Lake, where we're having the reception. Here's Nat, Aunty Suzi, Mummy, Aunty Dagmar, and Grandpa Shiv.
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[19 June 2009]
Here's Ted. He and Nat are from Australia.
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[19 June 2009]
Uncle Paul and Aunty Karin chatting with friends at the reception.
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[19 June 2009]
Aunty Suzi and I are blowing bubbles (Aunty Dagmar gave them to me as a present). Nat is admiring the big bubble Aunty Suzi is making for me.
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[19 June 2009]
Here are two of the cakes we got to have at the reception. Yummy strawberries!
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[19 June 2009]
Aunty Lena. She wore a very pretty dress.
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[19 June 2009]
Here are Gerrit, Uncle Bodo, and Grandpa Shiv.
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[19 June 2009]
Uncle Bodo and Aunty Lena relaxing.
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[19 June 2009]
My friend Lea and I walking along the path having fun together. We were the two flower girls.
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[19 June 2009]
There were lots of formal poses and family group shots, but I added a special touch to the photo with us flower girls.
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[19 June 2009]
Uncle Juergen is being funny as an orchestra conductor, organising everyone for the group photos.
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[19 June 2009]
Uncle Bodo and Uncle Juergen are brothers.
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[19 June 2009]
Uncle Bodo's family - Juergen, Aunty Monika, Uncle Winfred with Lena having a bit of a liedown.
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[19 June 2009]
We're now all seated at our tables for the wedding reception dinner. All the girls got pretty paper fans. Mummy and I are showing them off. By the end of the night, I had learnt out how to flick it open with one quick motion.
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[19 June 2009]
Aunty Monika and Uncle Winfred, the parents of the groom.
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[19 June 2009]
Speeches time. Here's Aunty Lena and her Dad.
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[19 June 2009]
The three boys, me and Rabbie. Here's my uncles Juergen, Paul and Bodo. Rabbie and I had so much fun at the party.
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[19 June 2009]
My new friend Lea. We had a lot of fun together today.
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[19 June 2009]
Now this was something fun! All the guests were invited to paint a square on a canvas. They provided a smock to wear plus a painter's hat. I had fun putting the outfit on in advance of the painting.
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[19 June 2009]
Here's me painting my square. It's very serious work! Check out the photo at the end of the night to see what it looks like completed.
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[19 June 2009]
Later in the evening, we all moved to the bar where a guy was playing a Didgeridoo. It was really interesting and fun to see and hear. The guy was from Germany but he visited Australia to learn how to play it.
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[19 June 2009]
It's almost 11:30pm and quite dark outside, but the sky was still pretty, especially at a 25 second exposure!
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[19 June 2009]
We did something special towards the end of the evening. We were given paper chrysanthemums to write best wishes on, then we all walked down the path from the main building of the resort to the boathouse at the edge of the lake. At the water's edge we placed lit candles on them and let them all float away. It was really fun to do.
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[20 June 2009]
The painting after all the guests got to paint a square. Pretty cool, huh? It's after midnight and I'm still awake!
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[20 June 2009]
It was a fun night and a late one (it's 12:20am), but Rabbie still wanted to continue partying! Aunty Lena's and Uncle Bodo's wedding was really great - I had a lot of fun!
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[20 June 2009]
We all got to have a sleep in after our big night last night. After our late breakfast we wandered outside enjoying the grounds. Here's a view of the reception area where we were last night.
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[20 June 2009]
A view of the lake and the boathouse. It's a bit chilly this morning.
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[20 June 2009]
More of the outsides.
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[20 June 2009]
Lea and I discovered this great trampoline - we had fun on it.
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[20 June 2009]
Here's me with Chris. We're both standing up but I'm taller than him!
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[20 June 2009]
Here's the boathouse from last night. We let our candles go here and let them float off into the night. That was cool.
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[20 June 2009]
Uncle Bodo and Aunty Lena all bundled up. It was a bit cool.
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[20 June 2009]
Uncle Juergen blowing bubbles.
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[20 June 2009]
I'm chasing after one of Uncle Juergen's bubbles to pop it.
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[20 June 2009]
We're at dinner. Here's me with Uncle Winfred.
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[22 June 2009]
Today Mummy, Daddy and I drove to Linderhof Schloss. It was a cold and rainy day but Mummy wanted us to see the pretty castle.
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[22 June 2009]
Here's me and my Daddy. I was cold!
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[22 June 2009]
I'm cold. Pick me up, Daddy!
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[22 June 2009]
The gold statue in front of the castle.
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[22 June 2009]
Another statue in the grounds of the castle. We weren't allowed to take photos inside the castle unfortunately.
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[22 June 2009]
The fountain behind the castle is of Neptune and his horses.
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[22 June 2009]
The gardens on the eastern side of the castle. It's still raining!
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[22 June 2009]
This is inside the Venus Grotto, a building that was built by King Ludwig II to look like a cave. It has a golden swan row-boat in the middle of the artifical lake.
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[22 June 2009]
On the way back to Munich from the Castle the clouds were lying low in the moutains, resulting in a very pretty view. Here's the view across the fields just off the road.
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