Just a few days after our Colorado boys took off for home, we were back at the Real Frankfurt train station to pickup our old friends from Chicago, Dan and Linda McCarthy. They had just finished a tour of Bavaria including seeing the Passion Play in Oberammergau. We were excited they carved out 2 days with us before heading back home. The timing was great - Germany was playing in the 3rd place match for the World Cup.
And, true to form, there was a festival in our Rhein River suburb of Wiesbaden-Schierstein. This festival is on a harbor off the Rhein and featured dragon-boat racing (what we know as crewing) and the usual mix of beer, brats, weiss-wine and a pastry called kuchen.
It was terribly hot all weekend - in the upper 90s with humidity. But, the beer tasted good (we held off til noon). Dan and Pete have known each other since they were 4, so we had a lot of catching up and stories to tell and retell. Mary and Linda have heard them too many times.
We all sampled the 1/2 meter Thuringer Wurst - very similar to bratwurst but spicier. Also had spaetzle mit sauerkraut, and Pete's favorite - CurryWurst.
We then took off for the scenic and authentic German Rhein town of Rudesheim.
The drive follows along the Rhein with vineyards lining the south-facing slopes and soaking up the ample sun. It was really hot!! As you can see, we mainly stayed in the shady spots of Rudesheim. Before we knew it, our friends had to fly back to Munich to catch their Monday flight to Chicago. 24 hours later, we bid them farewell in Frankfurt. On our way back to Wiesbaden, we realized how many new memories can be made in a short 24 hours.
Tschus!
Sounds like all 4 of you had a great time. Dan and Linda still look the same and so do you and Pete.
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