Farming in Germany

Howdy fellow Americans. We are now farming near hamburg on a beautiful little property. I don't call it a farm because it is most definitely not a farm. It is the weekend home and summer holiday home of a community of friends that live in hamburg. They do have a pretty large garden though, and loads of fun projects for us to work on. So far we rebuilt an old table, laid the brick foundation for a clay pizza oven, picked a ton of berries, and dug a gigantic hole for their luxurious bathroom located in the middle of a hay field. Later this week we will be making a solar powered fruit dehydrator, so we will have some fun projects to share when we get home. We have very much enjoyed the German food, beer, and hospitality that have been shown to us so far. We came w the intention of learning a bit of German, but once again, everyone we encounter speaks English! Below are some pics 

Our house is 250 years old

We built this table and received an erdinger in return!

Digging holes

All the berries you could ever want

The garden

Italian holiday

Hey everyone! Sorry it's been so long since our last post. We had a great time on the farm in Genova, but were ready for a holiday after a month of work w no electricity or potable water. Luckily for us, mama and papa ashlock arrived in Italy on June 30. We have been traveling around Italy w them for the past week and a half, living like European royalty(thanks dad). We saw all the sites in Rome, ran into some friends from portland, ate at least 5 lbs of cheese a day, and even took an 18 mile bike trip around the outskirts of the city! Then we headed to moneglia on the coast near the cinque terre. There we just enjoyed the beauty of  the small towns and swam in the perfectly warm Mediterranean. We just arrived in Florence to see some more sites, then will have to say farewell to the elder ashlocks and head to Germany to our second farm. Below are some pics!

Coliseum 

Constantine's arch

The first of many gelato trips

Inside St. Peter's 

Cinque terre

Restaurant in rio maggiore. Look familiar Lisa??