Sun 5 May 2002
Posted by Carissa Atherton under Daily Life, germany
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hi everybody
i am in germany
i get my toys tommorrowwwwwwwwww
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(this message was really typed by carissa…)
Sun 5 May 2002
Posted by Ken Atherton under germany
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In a place where people do a lot of walking, it makes for a difficult day when the rain never lets up. But we did what the Germans do, which is to go ahead and walk in the rain, even if you get soaking wet.
We went to the Bakery in Unterkirnach yesterday morning for breakfast, then drove into Villingen to look at the old city. On Saturdays, there is a farmers market around the Münster which has all sorts of meats, vegetables, and other fresh foods, as well as fresh flowers. It is an interesting, bustling place.
Sandi was impressed by the quaintness of the old city. It is certainly charming, even if the stores are very expensive.
By late evening the showers had stopped, and we took the opportunity to walk through Unterkirnach. During part of the trip, we stopped in a graveyard up the hill from our apartment.
Graveyards in Germany are fascinating, because the Germans do a lot of complex landscaping over the top of their loved ones’ graves. There area lot of beautiful flowers planted in these locations, as well as other objects left on the sites. For example, some of the graves had personal messages to the deceased written on long, wide white ribbons.
People clearly invest a lot of time in these endeavors.
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