Hello friends,
I’m writing a quick note on Monday morning from Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany where we’re having a wonderful time on our book tour with Francke, our German publisher.
I’m with friends Lynn Austin and Elizabeth Musser and we’re spending our days laughing
hysterically while trying not to be too “American.” Essentially an impossible feat for us.
The first night on the book tour.
With Lynn and the lovely gals from Love Letter, a German Magazine with readers who adore romance.
With Christian Heinritz, the wonderful marketing executive with Francke who designed the German cover for The Inheritance. (Shhhh….but I actually like my German cover for this book far better than my American cover. Do you?)
Lynn needing an entire table just for her breakfast alone! ; ) The German food is delicious, especially the bread. My treadmill is going to majorly groan when I get home. My Spanx are already crying.
Toasting with “ice,” as Germans call ice cream. Delicious.
Gorgeous flowers in bloom.
Kelsey, my daughter, and I are loving the doors in Germany. They have such character. She’s taken tons of pictures which I’ll post on Facebook once I return. Internet (and time) and limited here. They keep us running with events, sometimes two per day. But we are LOVING every minute!
Kelsey and Lynn in Marburg. These two are getting into such trouble together.
One of the beautiful palaces we’ve visited while here. America really is such a young country!
Me with a sweet reader friend. I’m so grateful to Francke from translating my books into German. Being here and meeting with these readers is such a blessing.
One night we all got homemade booties as gifts! So nice!
The sweet lady who made the booties for us.
Us with our lovely hosts in Hille, Germany and with Anne-Ruth (far right), the publisher at Francke. Anne-Ruth is fabulous. Such a gracious lady with a heart for publishing fiction that points other to Christ.
Just another adoring fan (as our daughter Kelsey said as she snapped this picture of the sound tech during one of our presentations one evening, ROFLOL!) Hey, just keepin’ it real!
One night as several of us were chatting, we commented on how grateful we are that American-German relations are what they are today, instead of what they were some 75 years ago. At heart, we are all the same. God created each of us and instilled within us the desire to be loved by Him, to seek His face, and to share this incredible journey called life.
Have you ever been to Germany? Or to Europe? If yes, I’d love to hear about your trip. And also what food you enjoyed the most while there.
Blessings on your Tuesday, friends.
Tammy
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I love Germany! Would love to live there if I got half the chance. I was looking at your pictures and would love to have your favorite places esp the name of that castle. I would like to plan a trip for next summer 🙂 Enjoy the rest of your trip.
Wow — what a trip!!!! And awesome that your books have been translated into German. How cool is that? Such dedication posting from Germany as well. Love the architecture and cobblestone streets. Enjoy the rest of your trip!
What a fabulous trip! I’ve had several of my books translated into German, but I never once thought of doing a book tour there. What a great idea! I would love to visit Germany. I’ve always dreamed of getting to see the castles in the Bavarian part of the country. Love those fairy tale moments, you know. 🙂 My husband and I toured three European countries with a choir tour many years ago. We went to Vienna, Austria (a dream for music lovers), Krakow, Poland, and Prague, Czech Republic. Each city was gorgeous and so rich with history. Loved the squares with the cobblestone streets and the ancient architecture. I’d love to go back.
I’ve done a Rhine/Mosel River cruise. Bernkastel is beautiful, like a fairy tale village. And all the castles along the Rhine are spectacular. I wish I was fluent in German.
Bless your heart, sweet Tammy – – taking time to write a blog post and share photos with us while you’re on that WONDERFUL trip! 🙂 Thank you for doing this – – looks like you’re all having a fabulous time (and I’m so glad Kelsey got to join you!).
I have never been out of the USA, but am loving “traveling abroad” through all my author friends. 😉
Continued prayers as you and the others travel – – I know the readers there are thrilled to meet you all.
Love, Patti Jo
Oh, this brings back memories of my trip in 2012! So many beautiful places and it definitely gives us Americans a bit of perspective on what “historical” really means! And yes!! the BREAD!! Good thing there is so much walking in Germany! BTW, I don’t believe for a minute that Lynn Austin is causing any more trouble than you are. LOL Wish I could tag along and hang out with y’all!
(That dozing sound tech looks like he’s wishing he had some duct tape. Just sayin’….)
Sounds like a great trip! I lived in Prague for a year when I taught English as a Second Language in a private high school. I had something like 243 students! I can tell you plenty about food I did NOT like as I ate the cafeteria food there. I particularly remember detesting a hard-boiled egg served over beans. I had a hard time choosing my meals, which were selected in advance via computer screen, because I didn’t speak Czech. So I got what I got! Oh, well. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!
Loving all the photos! Fabulous.
Great photos! It looks like a fun trip! I’ve been to Germany several times, and definitely want to go back. My dad was born in Germany, then became an American citizen after his family immigrated here. The last Europe trip I took with him before he passed away was in 2010 when we went to Austria. He got to preach in German to a few churches which was really special. It’s so fun meeting people in other countries who share the Christian faith!
It looks like you ladies are having a fabulous time! Love the slippers…what a fun momento! I have been to England and Wales, but I would love to see more of Europe…especially Italy. My husband and I’s dream trip (which he’s already done once before we married) is to get a Eurorail pass and just see all the countries up the line and go back down again :-). Maybe one day!
Oh my goodness. I am trying SO HARD not to be jealous! 🙂 What a great time you gals are having. Hubby and I also enjoyed our (too brief) trip to Germany with my German publisher (a different publisher, sadly). We loved the Bavarian pretzels and strudel as no doubt many “too American” tourists do. Say hi to Lynn and Elizabeth for me!
Germany is the one country I visit every year, as we live pretty close to the German boarder. It’s harder to come to your great country for us. It is so nice to know, you are ‘in the neighbourhood’ :D. Enjoy it and I just bought Lynn’s latest book.
I´m glad that you enjoy your visit here in Germany!
It was such a pleasure to meet you in Dillenburg last week. It makes reading your novels even more special.
It is always such a great experience to meet believers from all over the world. There is no barrier because we are connected in Christ.
Because there are only a few really good German authors we are depending on your books and these of other American authors like Julie Klassen, Karen Witemeyer… Thanks to all of you!
In exchange for that we can offer you many interesting historical places and a variety of delicious bread and food!! 😉
You see, there is no way to escape a second visit!!
I went to Kindergarten in Germany. Being so young I don’t remember much. Would love to have a book published in German and visit. You look like you are having so much fun. I remember our maid who would hide little candies for me some 55 years ago.