Posted on 07/13/2006 6:08:54 PM PDT by ohioWfan
At the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Bush traveled to northeastern Germany in advance of his participation in the G-8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. Chancellor Merkel hosted President Bush today in the towns of Stralsund and Trinwillershagen, which are in the Chancellor's electoral constituency. The visit, which took place in what had been communist East Germany, underscores our two nations' commitment to advancing freedom and prosperity, and to strengthening the transatlantic partnership.
The President and the Chancellor took part in a joint press conference in the Straslund Town Hall, and the President also spoke in the historic market square. The First Lady visited a Kinderbibliothek (Children's Library) and toured Straslund City Archives and Baroque library, and attended a luncheon.
The First Couple visited St. Nikolai Church and toured it with Pastor Peter Neumann, and later traveled to the village of Trinwillershagen on the German Baltic Sea for a wild pig barbecue.
In tumultuous times it is reassuring to have a President who stands firm on principle and in strength of conviction and courage. Enjoy your trip to Sanity Island on a MONSTER Dose!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience with the Vice President! . . . Is he as charming in person as we would expect?!
Yeah..........I thought that one was kinda cool too, PMM.
Funny man, isn't he?
Good to see you back here. Haven't seen anything from you in a while. Nice pictures you got. You must have been up close.
Angela Merkle is a tall woman. I didn't realize that. She must be about 5' 10".
It's fun to see the pictures when they're overseas, but it's always a BIG relief when our dear First Couple get HOME!
I will be glad when they are caught, too.
I'll share....he'll probably come over here for the weekend...
Hiya Deb! Hope all's well with you. I've enjoyed your post (as usual). Sorry I haven't taken time to respond, but don't take that as a bad thing - I've just been sooooo busy. I really do appreciate your efforts to keep us posted. If it weren't for you, I'd be missing a lot of really good stuff. =)
Yes The is very funny!
There are some real winners tonight. :)
Wow looking at that it looks good and amazing how you can see the difference between the animal I have seen in Britain roasted.
I would say our pig is as large but a different shape
Hey there! I know...gotta pick a picture I love.
Yippee skippee! My babies are 16, 15 and 10. I miss those younger years.
Many great pics today.
Thanks again!
Probably tastes pretty gamey and it looks horrible! LOL!
That looks tasty - making me feel hungry.
"...gotta pick a picture I love."
You have tons to choose from too!
Hi snugs. How have you and your dad been? I've only been able to skim through pictures and some pings for a while and I'm really out of touch. Everything is well?
sometimes when i think i'm in the top ten, after i click the button, it's 12, 15...then i look like i can't count!
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