Konstanz, Germany
Helina's Happiest Day
Wednesday we drove to Germany. It sounds funny but the border is only and hour and some away. We thought we would stay over night so our car (borrowed from a Swissman) was packed like we were moving to Germany. We anticipated cheap things like the ever desired Kebab and fruit--of which we consumed. Our biggest purpose for the visit was to run into Christine. She used to travel with the Reboot team the year I lived in Orange City. Helina and Christine are very similar and they knew each other well. This was Helinas happiest day. I think we could squeeze her and she would drip joy. Helina also spent 9 months in the university here...so this is like home to her. It was so great to see her in her element.
We took a long walk to the end of the grassy peninsula to lay on the grass and consider all the old men in speedos. It was disturbing. Timo and I swam to the dock in the middle. We realized life was better without men in speedos. We saw a big ferry carrying folks from Germany to Austria. We concluded that since this water touches Austria sometimes....and we were in it....that we were in Austria too. So add that to our list so far. Sweden, Norway, England, Switzerland, France, Germany, and Austria. WOW!
Eating the world's best Italian ice cream...it was from Italy.....come on!
We had some shopping time and then sat at a local pub to get the feel of the country. It was fun to chat about visions and dreams. Christine has a delightful laugh. We named her Radiant Seeker.
Before we left for Switzerland....after finding no place to sleep and the rain was ugly we stopped by a grocery store and stocked up! I think I bought more chocolate than I know what to do with. I also saw this huge cabbage. I have never seen such a beast. Is is possible that someone might need THAT much cabbage? Tell me why.
GPS is not always right. This is a lesson we learned.
Home sweet home, eventually.
Wednesday we drove to Germany. It sounds funny but the border is only and hour and some away. We thought we would stay over night so our car (borrowed from a Swissman) was packed like we were moving to Germany. We anticipated cheap things like the ever desired Kebab and fruit--of which we consumed. Our biggest purpose for the visit was to run into Christine. She used to travel with the Reboot team the year I lived in Orange City. Helina and Christine are very similar and they knew each other well. This was Helinas happiest day. I think we could squeeze her and she would drip joy. Helina also spent 9 months in the university here...so this is like home to her. It was so great to see her in her element.We took a long walk to the end of the grassy peninsula to lay on the grass and consider all the old men in speedos. It was disturbing. Timo and I swam to the dock in the middle. We realized life was better without men in speedos. We saw a big ferry carrying folks from Germany to Austria. We concluded that since this water touches Austria sometimes....and we were in it....that we were in Austria too. So add that to our list so far. Sweden, Norway, England, Switzerland, France, Germany, and Austria. WOW!
Eating the world's best Italian ice cream...it was from Italy.....come on!We had some shopping time and then sat at a local pub to get the feel of the country. It was fun to chat about visions and dreams. Christine has a delightful laugh. We named her Radiant Seeker.
Before we left for Switzerland....after finding no place to sleep and the rain was ugly we stopped by a grocery store and stocked up! I think I bought more chocolate than I know what to do with. I also saw this huge cabbage. I have never seen such a beast. Is is possible that someone might need THAT much cabbage? Tell me why.GPS is not always right. This is a lesson we learned.
Home sweet home, eventually.
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