Schlumpl and Christine Martin and Kohl's

Schlumpl, a.k.a. Alois and Christine are Claudia's parents. Alois is from the Alps of Germany.
He is a very jolly man. He gave me the flower of this region he grew up in and it is dried and kept in a card. Christine gave me beautiful handkerchefs with the same flower embroidered on it. Christine is a very good cook and hostess!

Simon and Sarah

Simon has a girlfriend, Sarah. She is very sweet!!

Nozomu from Japan

Nozomu is the Kohl's exchange student this school year. He is another son and brother in this home. He is a wonderful young man. He came to Germany not knowing any German and very little English. He learned fast.

Andreas and Claudia Kohl

Andreas and Claudia are wonderful hosts. My stay here is going very fast! The home is full of activity and laughter. I sometimes catch on to some of the German but not enough to join in the conversation. It doesn't matter because the interaction is all good. They love Paul very much and it shows!! Little Maria loves Paul and pays alot of attention to him.

Visiting the animals at the Zuchtanlage

Andreas has rabbits and pigeons and ducks and chickens and geese and pheasants at this place called the Zuchtanlage or as I would say the
Coop Co-op

Andreas and I visit the animals in the morning.

Andreas feeds and checks newborn bunnies. We

go to buy hay and feed. Andreas loves his animals.

At home he has pigeons and four cats. They also have

a Greek turtle.

Protestant Church in Schwaigern

Claudia thinks these are old grave stones. There are several hung throughout the church.

Protestant Church in Schwaigern

The town church consecrated to John the Baptist goes back to the 13 century and was enlarged by Bernhard Sporer in the early 16th century. Inside there's the Barbara Altar of Jerg Rathgeb. Next to the church is the Rococo castle and it was built in 1702.