The Bremen Town Musicians

My week in Germany was wonderful!!!

First of all, kudos to God for making such a beautiful country. In fact, the evergreen forests, mild weather, small cities, quiet neighborhoods . . . all made me feel like I was back in Idaho. Except I never heard anyone in Idaho speak German. But still, it didn't really feel like being in a foreign country, it felt like being home.

My faithful travel angels helped me catch a bus to the Luton airport, a plane to Bremen, a tram to Hauptbahnhof (central station in Deutsch), and a train to Hude. And of course I had to do all that to go back too . . . and in response to my brother's question, no I did not meet John Candy on the way.

Things I learned in Germany:

1. If you are walking on a sidewalk and you hear a bell behind you, dive into the nearest bushes so that you don't get run over by a bicycle.

2. When in doubt, just say "Moi" - it means hello in Hude.

3. Don't blast your radio between 12 and 3pm, its "quiet hour"

4. If the TV guide says your program will start at 7:45, and you wait until 8:00 but it still hasn't come on - be patient. German trains may be on time, but the tv shows are not.

5. Germans are wonderfully sweet, kind, and considerate.

6. Ich liebe dich!

I putting a link on the photo albums section to the side so that you can see some pictures from Germany - I'm warning you, though, there aren't many. Mostly because I didn't do an extensive amount of traveling. Samu and I used the week to crash and catch up on much needed sleep and much missed hang-out time. We did visit Oldenburg one day and went to Samu's church another.


My favorite afternoon, however, was spent at Susan and Wolli's house. Samu was living with Iris and Sergio, and Susan and Wolli are Iris's parents. They are perhaps the very sweetest and kindest couple I have ever met. We got to hear Wolli's personal music collection played on his computer including a ragtime piece of his own composition, we had tea and cake together with Iris's grandmother, we went for a long walk around the neighborhood, and finished the afternoon with a rousing discussion of the American primaries. If I ever have to run for president of the US, I have two German friends who would vote for me if they could!

Altogether, I was incredibly blessed to have a week of rest and relaxation, to get to cook in a kitchen (lasagna and fajitas!), to watch movies and sing with Samu, to see Germany and meet many wonderful people. Thank you Lord for holidays!