9/22/12
We went to Jessie's track meet today, & Chris gave us a tour of the school before it started.

Yes, we took the dog, Diego, with us!  Dogs are allowed all over the place, including restaurants & stores in Germany, but not in grocery stores or bakeries.

At the meet, we met lots of folks from all over the world, mostly English speakers.  Frankfurt Intl School is taught in English.  One woman I met first at the grocery store & then again today at the meet is from Piedmont, Calif.  Small world, that's for sure.

Here's a picture of Jessie & Chris after her cross country 5k race.  She did well.  Their school is near some beautiful woods where the cross country course is located.

After the race, where Dana worked the concession stand; then we went to the grocery store.  Dana said this one is kind of the "Safeway" of the area. She does all her big shopping at the PX on the Wiesbaden Army Post, where she can get American foods, aka, Cheerios, which are not available in local stores.  Trash & recycling are quite serious here.  There's a special opaque yellow sack, which you get at the courthouse only, to use for things like yogurt & cottage cheese containers, paper milk cartons, plastics, etc.  The trash men are able to see through the sacks for unwanted items, & if they see any, they do NOT take the sack.  Since they only come twice per month, it's important to get it right.  They also have to recycle colored glasses separately from each other plus what they call "old paper," newspapers, magazines & cardboard, all have their own place as well.  Here's a picture of Chris using the machine at the grocery store for redeemable plastic bottles.  It tallies up a total, spits out a receipt for redeeming when paying for your groceries.

As I mentioned yesterday, we had 2 students, runners from the American School in London, here for the track meet, spending the night with us last night.  Both said they camped outside the church the night before William & Kate's wedding, so they saw the royal couple up close on their wedding day.  One of the girls said her parents go to garden parties which the Queen attends as well!

Last, I'll leave you with a cute sign we saw on the trail in the woods where folks hike & bike often with dogs in tow.  It reads, "No water closet for dogs."