We came back to Frankfurt on the train today & talked to some interesting Germans in our compartment as we traveled. One was a German Chinese woman, born in Singapore but has lived in Frankfurt since she was 2. She told us her parents had only her because of the one child policy which she thought was a good idea especially when comparing China to India. I'd guess she was in her early 30's & is a medical doctor. She also told us where to get good Chinese food in Frankfurt!
Before going to the train station, we walked the Tiergarten, the famous park where many famous & infamous people have walked. It's beautiful.
The Tiergarten had swans swimming in the lakes too, & as you saw in the first picture, touring boats as well.
Dana & Chris were at the station to meet us, & we had another great family dinner cooked by Dana after which Jessie made a brownie in a coffee mug in the microwave & Karl baked a cake---both delicious.
Along the street close to our hotel, Dave noticed two large signs that described in a few graphic paragraphs the horror & terror of the Nazis with the words NEVER FORGET on top. It was surprise to see them, & even more surprising was that they were written in English. Sorry about the reflection on the glass covering them.
It's good to back home with this great family who make us feel so welcome. In my Paris emails (I was too intimidated to try blogging back then), I usually ended with a thought of the day, so I'm going to do that again. Forgive me if they ever get too sappy or preachy.
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Family is comfort.
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