Monday 18 April 2011

Wedding presents, gift registry and all that...

The greatest gift and the most appreciated gift will be if you join us at our civil ceremony in Germany, or at the wedding party in Kenya, or perhaps at both events. That goes without saying.... so we thought we would say it anyway.


We have shared a household for 6 years or so and have over that time assembled everything we need to be comfortable and to make visitors comfortable. We have also collected numerous items which we don't really need and now have them cluttering up storage space.

While we don't expect or need any presents several people have been asking what they can give us.

At some point in the future we hope to have the pitter-patter sound of little feet in our lives, and we have decided to set up an education fund for the day when the owners of these feet need to be enrolled in school. If you would like to make a contribution towards this education fund, please email us so we can send you our account details.


If you have your heart set on giving us a certain item as a wedding present then please go ahead by all means. However, we would like to ask you not to give us large or heavy items at the civil ceremony in Germany because we will need to take everything with us on the flight back to Kenya.

Wednesday 6 April 2011

Location: Laichingen. More information about hotels.

Hotel Krehl
  • 5 minute walk from the party venue
  • single room 49 Euro bed and breakfast
  • double room 82 Euro bed and breakfast
  • triple room 99 Euro bed and breakfast
  • quadruple room 124 Euro bed and breakfast

Hotel Ratstube
  • 10 minute walk from the party venue
  • same price class as Hotel Krehl
  • single and double rooms


Guesthouse Engel 
  • 5 minute walk from the party venue
  • sleeps about 8 people
  • bed without breakfast 25 Euro

Hotel Post
  • 15 min drive from the party venue
  • same price class as Hotel Krehl and Hotel Ratstube
  • single and double rooms

Monday 4 April 2011

Location: Laichingen. What to do and see.

If you are coming from further afield, perhaps you might want to visit some of the sights and tourist attractions in the area. The following websites (in English) offer some helpful information to get you started.

http://www.alb-donau-kreis.net/index.php?id=94
http://www.germany-tourism.de/

The Ulmer Münster in the nearby city of Ulm



The Laichinger Tiefenhöhle


The Blautopf in the nearby town of Blaubeuren



Friday 1 April 2011

Location: Laichingen. Information about hotels.

 Laichingen is a small town so there is not a huge choice of places to stay.

The best hotel in Laichingen is the Hotel Krehl, located at short walking distance from the party venue.
http://www.hotel-krehl.de/



You might also consider the Hotel Post which is only a short driving distance away from Laichingen.
http://www.gasthof-hotel-post.de/

Alternatively there is the Hotel Ratstube in Laichingen, which offers good quality accommodation, located at short walking distance from the party venue. If you wish to make a reservation here please contact us.

Then we also have the Engel Guesthouse, in Laichingen town, which is more basic, but also less expensive than the other hotels mentioned. It is located at short walking distance from the party venue. If you wish to make a reservation here please contact us.

Location: Laichingen. How to get there.

Laichingen is a small town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Note - this is not Bavaria! The closest city is Ulm and the largest, most well-known city in the area is Stuttgart.

Air travel
It is definitely easiest and most convenient to fly to Stuttgart Airport.

Train
Please visit the following website - http://www.bahn.com - it will give you all the information for rail travel in Germany, and the entire website is in English.

Your end station should be either Blaubeuren or Geislingen Steige. You will probably have to change trains at least once. 

There are not many buses running between those train stations and Laichingen!! It takes about 45 minutes by road to get to Laichingen. 

Please send us details of your arrival and let us know in case you need assistance in order to get from the train station to Laichingen.