Sunday, January 24, 2016

SUNday

Winter in Germany is very depressing. You rarely see the sun and its just very foggy, gloomy and rainy. Today was different. The sun was shining so we decided to take a walk to feed the goats down the street and take Rob's drone out for a spin.

Last month for Rob's birthday I got him a Hubsan X4 H107C drone on Amazon. The reviews were pretty good and the price was excellent. I think Rob was a little surprised I got him this because it was completely out of right field. He was not at all interested in a drone but I knew he would enjoy it... Rand too. 
 The only down side is the battery runs out quickly so be sure to stock up so you can swap them out. We are still waiting on the extra batteries so we were not out very long. The boys had a great time in the fields and Rand was not happy about heading back. We had to bribe him with hot cocoa.
Here is a clip from the drone today.



Monday, January 11, 2016

Freizeitbad Azur

Rand and I have visited Freizeitbad Azur in Ramstein numerous times before but this time was different because Rob got to come with us. 

At the entrance you will be greeted by a friendly worker (most speak English) and will pay for your time at the pool. You can pay for an hour, 3 hours or all day.  You use your ticket to get through the entrance machine, to get a locker in the changing area and at checkout, you use your ticket again to walk out.  

You can take the stairs or elevator in front of you to go up one story to the changing area. You will also walk by the hair dryers and a snack area. You can change in a single or family stall and walk out the other side to the locker room. Again, you use your ticket to gain access to a locker key. You will walk trough the bathrooms and shower room to get to the indoor pool area. They have a waiting pool (no swimming), a slide, large swimming pool area where classes are held, a jacuzzi and a kids pool area around the corner to the left. You will also spot a bar where you can order food and drinks and an eating area. The sauna area with infusion-saunas, steam baths and sauna bar is downstairs. Up stairs are tanning and vitamin D lamps. 

I have not been when the outdoor area is open but I hope we get to go before we move to the USA this summer.