9/18/12

We arrived Frankfurt this morning, & Chris was there to pick us up.  I'm writing this about 4 PM, & we're still awake!  We going to bed at a decent hour tonight will get our body clocks headed the right direction.  Dana had a hardy German breakfast (several kinds of pastries, cheese, a delicious round loaf of bread fresh out of the bakery's oven, juice & strong coffee).  We even got to see Jessie & Karl & walk with them to their bus stop.  They take a bus, a street car & then a train, to school.  All public transportation, & they seem to be enjoying the freedom of getting around on their own. 

Chris left for work, & Dana gave us a wonderful walking tour of Oberursel, the next town over from where they live.  Their town is Bad Hamborg.  Bad means bath in German, & there used to be lots of spas here in its heyday.  We had lunch in a beer garden, & it was delicious.  Dave had sausages & sauerkraut, of course.  I had the most delicious refreshing drink---apple juice (not cider) mixed with sparkling water.  We sat outside, under a big walnut tree with lots of the nuts on the ground around us.  We went up & down lots of quaint streets with half-timbered houses, saw several churches & even went in some, & stopped in a tea shop around 3 PM for a sugar & caffine fix.  Boy, the Germans make great pastries! 

I'll write about their house & garden later.  Suffice it to say, it's charming, roomy & comfortable.  I'll include pictures when I write about it.  Today's pictures are from Oberursel &, of course, Dave in the beer garden! 

So from a sleepy me, I'll say until next time............