Saturday, February 19, 2011
Shari and I woke up around 0900 and when we went down stairs the table was already set for breakfast and Tante Lotty was busy in the Kitchen marinating meat for dinner that night. I gave her a great big hug and actually had to bend down to do so, she's so short. She celebrates her 70th Birthday this July.
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| Tante Lotty |
We enjoyed a wonderful German breakfast of, fresh brotchens, homemade strawberry marmalade (made by Lotty), German meats and cheeses, and soft boiled eggs served in special holders just for these types of eggs.
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| Deutsches Frühstück |
Shari and I went on an adventure exploring Koblenz while Tante Lotty attended a birthday party and Onkel Helmut taught a saxophone lesson to one of his students. We were told to be home by 1900 for dinner and after Lotty packed us a sack lunch with sandwiches and homemade bundt kuchen (bunt cake) we were on our way.
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| Deutsches Eck |
Koblenz is only about 15 to 20 minutes away from Stromberg and even though the day was pretty darn cold and a little bit foggy, we still had a great time, like we always do. After visiting the Deutsches Eck (German Corner) which is where the Rhein and Moselle rivers meet, we saw signs for a castle which was closed for construction but we thought we could at least get close enough to take pictures. We asked three different people for directions and after an hour of driving around we finally gave up and headed back to the Beck house (Helmut and Lotty’s).
It was so nice to be back indoors in a warm home, and since I didn't eat my sandwich for lunch, I was starving. For dinner we had cucumber salad with french fries, and breaded pork cutlet that looked a lot like schnitzel but Lotty said it wasn't. We finished off dinner with pineapple slices and Melitta coffee.
After dinner, Shari and I went over to a neighbor’s house and had some drinks and ate cheese and salami while speaking German. They wouldn't let me speak English, it was fun and a little funny considering my level of understanding, but I think everyone appreciated my attempts.
Our time consumes like smoke, and posts away;
Nor can we treasure up a month or day:
The sand within the transitory glass
Doth haste, and so our silent minutes pass.
~Rowland Watkyns
This is awesomwe and make's me feel like jumping in and eating and visiting! Great job it's so nice to see the Heimat! Make's me teary-eyed, and as soon as time permits I'm there! Can't wait to see you!Liebe dich!
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