tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52563300800681281632024-03-16T14:51:26.909-04:00Feeling BlessedWelcome to my blogs. I like to write. I like to read them later and jog my memories. I like to share ideas. I like and appreciate when you leave a comment for me.Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.comBlogger1121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-30361029236478833152024-03-14T14:02:00.001-04:002024-03-14T14:02:38.860-04:00I am so proud...<div class="separator">... of James. He is really pushing himself. To get better you can't give up and have to push yourself. He certainly does. We are having a good time. Here are some updates.</div><p>Didn't report in my last blog: Saturday February 17 James was already fit enough for us to watch one of the twins' basketball game. Number 42 and number 45 (our twins in blue) did good but the other team won by a lot because they had a girl player who dropped every ball she threw at the basket. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPShcPhvNFR_okNLK6Pa82SvD5ul0_Yhw-XlcI7EO8NNCJZOvYCv80z_zNl5uGBAir_uFYuiqRftcq34nXL3Pz9CiuZk8oTiTeu93HSgheJLmH15GdtGViR3IFfQy8qM4sBVQnLxDeuMLYH36GJJueXfhcVGJyl42HLW3uPcTHhyphenhyphenWTgloanEFh74JUhjSF/s1580/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%207.41.15%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="1580" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPShcPhvNFR_okNLK6Pa82SvD5ul0_Yhw-XlcI7EO8NNCJZOvYCv80z_zNl5uGBAir_uFYuiqRftcq34nXL3Pz9CiuZk8oTiTeu93HSgheJLmH15GdtGViR3IFfQy8qM4sBVQnLxDeuMLYH36GJJueXfhcVGJyl42HLW3uPcTHhyphenhyphenWTgloanEFh74JUhjSF/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%207.41.15%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Owen blocked ...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9R08oKLOti6p0VJgOKP8A9Hhehc3UV8-llCpWUhawSfpD8Lwkgirq4TKRRm5DXcwYKOGuFmkrTgaiqob1BnWLbCQv9FFiWPOyhu14HxZNrsjtzsDRAEjLspIjykOKkWwO8832UYts5q3RBtYFYuPoI16j7P5NEiD-Oaw6JJZ5KKUYp_S0E-_xGLcegTg/s866/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%207.42.18%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9R08oKLOti6p0VJgOKP8A9Hhehc3UV8-llCpWUhawSfpD8Lwkgirq4TKRRm5DXcwYKOGuFmkrTgaiqob1BnWLbCQv9FFiWPOyhu14HxZNrsjtzsDRAEjLspIjykOKkWwO8832UYts5q3RBtYFYuPoI16j7P5NEiD-Oaw6JJZ5KKUYp_S0E-_xGLcegTg/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%207.42.18%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">... and Colin got the rebound. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEian0JGVMoR6BXpVOaFHp484VOHQFgXNPOUeDHJhktlWOE9eZkRLclOEVu6RdM9MJiLkexYlujGcODGPV1FNlrP9wnU-fTTB2PGCnuHqWhHtL3EnOpWl2SvBMGWC20oqNNbLRFYcBmWm3VQEhyXbP-urnUSSiY-nZhU6BZ4FPQazUg0xcLbrEmLViFEQQX1/s900/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%207.43.51%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="494" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEian0JGVMoR6BXpVOaFHp484VOHQFgXNPOUeDHJhktlWOE9eZkRLclOEVu6RdM9MJiLkexYlujGcODGPV1FNlrP9wnU-fTTB2PGCnuHqWhHtL3EnOpWl2SvBMGWC20oqNNbLRFYcBmWm3VQEhyXbP-urnUSSiY-nZhU6BZ4FPQazUg0xcLbrEmLViFEQQX1/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%207.43.51%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="176" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then he passed it to a team-mate who did get a basket. Well done!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ONWnE7JGbUcBEDXHaQB9mS3w-mLGVP8uKOcGcfNeC58XuZnsYXomUucvwsY33mZTg1gA_J9t8xzCnrjGZip8LhklMQg_dcYF5YRcZ_ChCbRAGx6iyBKcyy3PpPibPGRbwB2JdAo_4doFFucw2u3rRkRl7xLTKNJ1boAnK3fMNEInUymFVCM98GhXPRtS/s1124/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%207.46.15%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1016" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ONWnE7JGbUcBEDXHaQB9mS3w-mLGVP8uKOcGcfNeC58XuZnsYXomUucvwsY33mZTg1gA_J9t8xzCnrjGZip8LhklMQg_dcYF5YRcZ_ChCbRAGx6iyBKcyy3PpPibPGRbwB2JdAo_4doFFucw2u3rRkRl7xLTKNJ1boAnK3fMNEInUymFVCM98GhXPRtS/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%207.46.15%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="289" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">After the game we stopped at their house. Sarah had agreed to give Papa another hair cut. That made him happy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruorKRhT979AQTA0ZNhQp6O9407FO8IWlHVhtwdB4ljIJzgt9Ss7uLHEoK3vxnwrtfaD1sd4Ttcg4U14lGcD7KTEpdRK4By1xyfi-iC_BxKW2OxayOiIQbdbQzXigo3QI45Aiyg0ODOnSdVX5ChLZ0qcOBf3r10sytBF1K9sVfwHdkdwBbFHLhJiJgdzr/s4032/IMG_0456.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruorKRhT979AQTA0ZNhQp6O9407FO8IWlHVhtwdB4ljIJzgt9Ss7uLHEoK3vxnwrtfaD1sd4Ttcg4U14lGcD7KTEpdRK4By1xyfi-iC_BxKW2OxayOiIQbdbQzXigo3QI45Aiyg0ODOnSdVX5ChLZ0qcOBf3r10sytBF1K9sVfwHdkdwBbFHLhJiJgdzr/s320/IMG_0456.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Monday February 19 was "President Day" and we saw them again. We helped out a bit with "sitting"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMOCWPxhTziN2do1IZuRjUM76Hez-8MJfLw8GGLWGlYGO4Cc6jHO8X8_EQlIHu_q7cpELeZVRrQH2kQYKV9igX_eQMufEdx7tcyx7eDfr0vtjvPzFBHqd_mfAt69TB4SKNkZn6abqNunfF4DklcEmwphIVEi_ZUvWpPmd063YTzB95_w4vEr5hXB7MaP6/s4032/IMG_0471.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMOCWPxhTziN2do1IZuRjUM76Hez-8MJfLw8GGLWGlYGO4Cc6jHO8X8_EQlIHu_q7cpELeZVRrQH2kQYKV9igX_eQMufEdx7tcyx7eDfr0vtjvPzFBHqd_mfAt69TB4SKNkZn6abqNunfF4DklcEmwphIVEi_ZUvWpPmd063YTzB95_w4vEr5hXB7MaP6/s320/IMG_0471.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">We still love playing "our" game. Look at this score sheet! We learned the game in summer of 2019. In all these years (almost daily!) neither one of us ever had zerro points. Well, I had the perfect game on this day!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTK_sSEGlbGsh2apJFDn4t2_dxZ61b0sduTfu16rFvdxzjMr3kse7OIGXnuzuMv77TbUS2Bx_H8Nu5sgwBc6vUcmp-l51gGdsN86mvXShh34iihdSETDJfyMUwvIlwrG8f4CcTLLEpJEdEwW4re6tBV-mWtD7lEQRa1WLQrHP9YwbmYnE_oNgtX-E92Td/s4032/IMG_0545.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTK_sSEGlbGsh2apJFDn4t2_dxZ61b0sduTfu16rFvdxzjMr3kse7OIGXnuzuMv77TbUS2Bx_H8Nu5sgwBc6vUcmp-l51gGdsN86mvXShh34iihdSETDJfyMUwvIlwrG8f4CcTLLEpJEdEwW4re6tBV-mWtD7lEQRa1WLQrHP9YwbmYnE_oNgtX-E92Td/s320/IMG_0545.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">A few days later .... high scores.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejRuq7hV2J_mzZizM3KLIoHzCIBcDjc5GSou3sy4ci64io-nkeqkr36kFZBmA4zqVdLT-cKhxvPvibZlecfcGvOJOX7W569FpIWE6hJHnob7Pb3NSXMCsrAY7C1IhEu_O6CdppGls-jlU8Op5Sr8eiIi_6r65MaW3C688Pxbi7e2S5ChUoWPA29iDQVuq/s4032/IMG_0567.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejRuq7hV2J_mzZizM3KLIoHzCIBcDjc5GSou3sy4ci64io-nkeqkr36kFZBmA4zqVdLT-cKhxvPvibZlecfcGvOJOX7W569FpIWE6hJHnob7Pb3NSXMCsrAY7C1IhEu_O6CdppGls-jlU8Op5Sr8eiIi_6r65MaW3C688Pxbi7e2S5ChUoWPA29iDQVuq/s320/IMG_0567.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">In March we had more nicer days weatherwise. This day (the 3rd) it was so lovely that we decided to give the Botanical Garden a try again. Since we are members and don't have to pay anything it doesn't matter how much time we spend in it. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The orchid expedition unfortunately was already over. Still some pretties but not what we had hoped for. But there were plenty of other blooms. Here only a few examples. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgi-7FtriGFdnvly_pUU8siQivfGcIRSyr8ZzFOieug5z-K5GMNPQ1P0tpjj1nzMWwwe0KF8ZKOfMDiNcnXGZJMikMhcFiNUNKEYnehS9mo1S7fIK7BuWIegR_kq6dYkQYHDnEHsEgbta-pyD4sCRd9BBs_kAzlvUAnikgy7cjeqQEMEmAArL70LW3cLn/s4032/IMG_0583.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgi-7FtriGFdnvly_pUU8siQivfGcIRSyr8ZzFOieug5z-K5GMNPQ1P0tpjj1nzMWwwe0KF8ZKOfMDiNcnXGZJMikMhcFiNUNKEYnehS9mo1S7fIK7BuWIegR_kq6dYkQYHDnEHsEgbta-pyD4sCRd9BBs_kAzlvUAnikgy7cjeqQEMEmAArL70LW3cLn/s320/IMG_0583.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFhA1XXP01HylP_PxO5h10_0Z4mb57Xs39BCL9EuhMw8fPMmbMtNqgHsl9_2H__NxilpttdrmhFUeDLNWAgHLKNVtcJ9reqEyfxqNNDVCzpfUVpyDB-bZW8-NcnM0fuWv5KYwqZQmx63cjIDQksLCGTfIJ6MMCYsN3UIV-O8XKP6VnNNT_T-H5FJcT0tY/s4032/IMG_0585.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFhA1XXP01HylP_PxO5h10_0Z4mb57Xs39BCL9EuhMw8fPMmbMtNqgHsl9_2H__NxilpttdrmhFUeDLNWAgHLKNVtcJ9reqEyfxqNNDVCzpfUVpyDB-bZW8-NcnM0fuWv5KYwqZQmx63cjIDQksLCGTfIJ6MMCYsN3UIV-O8XKP6VnNNT_T-H5FJcT0tY/s320/IMG_0585.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YzkfxLOxPvEfSW_m1f76Y3EAjeh0tvWuSHPaMEUM_9HbEpzOlFfhHvi8FlEizpQYPt5SwZ2sDpsgKq7Lq4lIgOWSiMKQFlbTR31fnudIM06xn01mFunIkvHc6UeS88ILTHCObpnQB2KzlIBD6-bNJK34g0X0s5FeWUs8ydttaQbKxZ87qMr0i30guMl6/s4032/IMG_0588.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YzkfxLOxPvEfSW_m1f76Y3EAjeh0tvWuSHPaMEUM_9HbEpzOlFfhHvi8FlEizpQYPt5SwZ2sDpsgKq7Lq4lIgOWSiMKQFlbTR31fnudIM06xn01mFunIkvHc6UeS88ILTHCObpnQB2KzlIBD6-bNJK34g0X0s5FeWUs8ydttaQbKxZ87qMr0i30guMl6/s320/IMG_0588.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And afterwards we even sat outside on our back patio with our coffees and cards to play.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixh4R7zLM578k2jMe6Mj0100PVK7k42DdXSWsoawUXZEc6G3ld74cWUVNtynvcuugdgCnOj5VMmvaOyq2zSWMZUQ2OXoOpAqQaKxkDmbrbyzLJZvYTEzdrXsUzzkIpdnzns-7NV8bMx0CayFh4yqCzmp0dg46rmCcSk5v66nA5eMWWjFViwP-a3lm0rlEN/s4032/IMG_0598.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixh4R7zLM578k2jMe6Mj0100PVK7k42DdXSWsoawUXZEc6G3ld74cWUVNtynvcuugdgCnOj5VMmvaOyq2zSWMZUQ2OXoOpAqQaKxkDmbrbyzLJZvYTEzdrXsUzzkIpdnzns-7NV8bMx0CayFh4yqCzmp0dg46rmCcSk5v66nA5eMWWjFViwP-a3lm0rlEN/s320/IMG_0598.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next day I took a good look at our garden. The rhubarb had come up and had looked never better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_lM7kixwp07GNcbBhJB10wijzmSXu2kKmjAKm2F44tQtU9CL4C0yK3I1LH3UhGjoKOpB1mBYdjXBLlaCPIUeuZSbYZ0u0roMPg5LEbJqt2ZcRUsqt3CFgCLEQSuh8Y1cmUBb9BBDEkXpsnZtPFtO_wlhnsz1-hdfctVwMK7cVVRhiQ1dnLXDp3LySZha/s4032/IMG_0600.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_lM7kixwp07GNcbBhJB10wijzmSXu2kKmjAKm2F44tQtU9CL4C0yK3I1LH3UhGjoKOpB1mBYdjXBLlaCPIUeuZSbYZ0u0roMPg5LEbJqt2ZcRUsqt3CFgCLEQSuh8Y1cmUBb9BBDEkXpsnZtPFtO_wlhnsz1-hdfctVwMK7cVVRhiQ1dnLXDp3LySZha/s320/IMG_0600.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gTvdWGbvwe9z4G7mywCk8eOgakenDzYstMKhQCooHWglSpCXLtFahLQaUZRdnZPvmORe_Cnn1E4lhM5JPYPQblNgfRd0yMsdFrNtQYW1ltza4PdWfM2nTRFn_gzg7VcrNGIRwzSWgIm5trACoYqQ0gxeAxegz2g2EqC0Xpd4nzYkvCetfGVSepR01web/s2849/IMG_0600.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="2849" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gTvdWGbvwe9z4G7mywCk8eOgakenDzYstMKhQCooHWglSpCXLtFahLQaUZRdnZPvmORe_Cnn1E4lhM5JPYPQblNgfRd0yMsdFrNtQYW1ltza4PdWfM2nTRFn_gzg7VcrNGIRwzSWgIm5trACoYqQ0gxeAxegz2g2EqC0Xpd4nzYkvCetfGVSepR01web/w400-h196/IMG_0600.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have three plants. See the little red spot on the bottom right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXop0IQ-QaIxmb8AYjPxABAskx3fixKLR1qfBhrj8_vstDcOsZd-UNNkd7-6TEi27oSSYQE7Gs-QLVy28UEtIC2NDkm5Le1n2CFdCLBmQNyd9dWa1sYhH0orZtbQJmrQ56cxcNJKABigvYUeV3xtt6TXOAm00iadi6AEMkeABq2vXWWsS4pdrSqldxc3vs/s4032/IMG_0601.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXop0IQ-QaIxmb8AYjPxABAskx3fixKLR1qfBhrj8_vstDcOsZd-UNNkd7-6TEi27oSSYQE7Gs-QLVy28UEtIC2NDkm5Le1n2CFdCLBmQNyd9dWa1sYhH0orZtbQJmrQ56cxcNJKABigvYUeV3xtt6TXOAm00iadi6AEMkeABq2vXWWsS4pdrSqldxc3vs/s320/IMG_0601.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ha-ha, and inside the Christmas cactus wants to have a different name. It is almost Easter. And he did very well all through Christmas and the winter too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltmgfCvl4y_uIsSWnUizyOns6Dx1esdGq_Rm10ti9wqRiI6e4GVEmP5gh3vvVu3nnR7pNVunYSPq_-V5zola0zJxo1vcFKZXxftaWTYXlbRHGZsKix_X3TEIXfehFyneqE4dl8M3VL1q-yuM_fi8AYxigiWsPUebiJdpPeuEdaPZiNrxC2sUoVhhejo4D/s4032/IMG_0602.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltmgfCvl4y_uIsSWnUizyOns6Dx1esdGq_Rm10ti9wqRiI6e4GVEmP5gh3vvVu3nnR7pNVunYSPq_-V5zola0zJxo1vcFKZXxftaWTYXlbRHGZsKix_X3TEIXfehFyneqE4dl8M3VL1q-yuM_fi8AYxigiWsPUebiJdpPeuEdaPZiNrxC2sUoVhhejo4D/s320/IMG_0602.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wade had carried my two pots with the amaryllis bulbs from the garage into the sunroom. A little water and right away they started to become alive. This photo was taken March 4.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79_-ma83Eqtc4S43uPQukktzn9vF0fvYzdR-ZtubeVipnsycjFTQYzn0bekw75Z9elSs895EzHDAPVYm9NFGY4UHU9Kc83SSS3lMZ7iIOBTW2OKTO_aodNrKlv33vz-EfbshWlS3vmU21b2VSKg6kI8rKPTV4XqbjvIUa2_c_UbyESDSTd57obpeA135P/s4032/IMG_0604.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79_-ma83Eqtc4S43uPQukktzn9vF0fvYzdR-ZtubeVipnsycjFTQYzn0bekw75Z9elSs895EzHDAPVYm9NFGY4UHU9Kc83SSS3lMZ7iIOBTW2OKTO_aodNrKlv33vz-EfbshWlS3vmU21b2VSKg6kI8rKPTV4XqbjvIUa2_c_UbyESDSTd57obpeA135P/s320/IMG_0604.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just a little while ago the pink early winter camellia had stopped blooming. Now the late winter ones (3 of them) have started blooming. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQdgvITvezNvX8B-5TbyjWZhGUkGC3i_7k5FDzdJKOisXLVxXiQvRnw9euMw-5VWh3mkSEcKOe8Axu65jGGpbKK42q8wQoEeaNCi1Fwh3k4lqH-k-AEo17vZtXept0s4iR8Pt6WHBv2vaM4eVU9OgHMlNyMtSTlCBvp3o8eNEDs2xjtdw_PsJmx1BLhOY/s4032/IMG_0609.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQdgvITvezNvX8B-5TbyjWZhGUkGC3i_7k5FDzdJKOisXLVxXiQvRnw9euMw-5VWh3mkSEcKOe8Axu65jGGpbKK42q8wQoEeaNCi1Fwh3k4lqH-k-AEo17vZtXept0s4iR8Pt6WHBv2vaM4eVU9OgHMlNyMtSTlCBvp3o8eNEDs2xjtdw_PsJmx1BLhOY/s320/IMG_0609.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How can you not enjoy a day were the sun is shining. We had to run an errand but decided to stop here before returning home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6G7BwIjWt0ka4X6VSCzM10h-jVR_d2rzO3YKPyMg5UGFTWhpesWRV5zWuNmlewyQeeO6a2IyAVeuOEjLkq_N_hUsal9PUa6UFvzyzEThOguHFpR3HA4kl-k8yr5YvB4R6kr9R9y4wfXIAjae5Kdh4wk6Uc_paLhTl-Aqrm-QZTY9TUAIud8VrGzR7qfqA/s4032/IMG_0610.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6G7BwIjWt0ka4X6VSCzM10h-jVR_d2rzO3YKPyMg5UGFTWhpesWRV5zWuNmlewyQeeO6a2IyAVeuOEjLkq_N_hUsal9PUa6UFvzyzEThOguHFpR3HA4kl-k8yr5YvB4R6kr9R9y4wfXIAjae5Kdh4wk6Uc_paLhTl-Aqrm-QZTY9TUAIud8VrGzR7qfqA/s320/IMG_0610.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Lot of things are going on at the church. Parties and work, ha-ha. Examples: One Sunday we celebrated the 20 years our priest served this congregation. Other days I had planned and lead two Saturday mornings for the church ladies to make blankets for cancer patients who get very cold when they go for their treatments. They were blessed at the Sunday service on March 10. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am also still helping with the BOM (Block Of the Month) of the quilt group which meets monthly at our church. I really need to catch up with posting patterns and photos on my other blog account. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had volunteered at the last meeting to sew the donated blocks together. I could not wait to see how it would look. I think this quilt will look very happy once it is totally finished.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY5w8bVt4arCu7DwTcaRIKuwmIJykf2wty2CK4_4aE9DCRZQOcZ4Rw8SLjQOHO2Wpd9YQmec5LDB-LkdRteUOJTJ7cUZIFUeLX_rhDieu8y4-aOOhrIO_0FCa4VgimknFjAU3478SqwvSrgFqoloutn3obIjw7jbNjdcqDJdPj5ELVsrHg0KZlYdF6oxg/s4032/IMG_0653.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY5w8bVt4arCu7DwTcaRIKuwmIJykf2wty2CK4_4aE9DCRZQOcZ4Rw8SLjQOHO2Wpd9YQmec5LDB-LkdRteUOJTJ7cUZIFUeLX_rhDieu8y4-aOOhrIO_0FCa4VgimknFjAU3478SqwvSrgFqoloutn3obIjw7jbNjdcqDJdPj5ELVsrHg0KZlYdF6oxg/s320/IMG_0653.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back to James' progress. We have made several very successful walks in our neighborhood. I have installed a new app on my phone to track them. Look at what we did yesterday!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfs9TUTJ-7wfxeDjlIhdl7dzmEikq2eXVJppDk8VFVwvSv7Sfd5DePlMaQOlEM4H1qJmiyl1TrjojbK7k9vHJfaezd7WdI5G5JpA8HYlRkMOcru5cXx7v9uFcRPCgJSbXdEFMUSvt-VzG0v12sAxdXEvRYxoLD_JbfZfKr41AfhU1Qv89o1ajgVFpBj4g/s1169/IMG_0650.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="1169" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfs9TUTJ-7wfxeDjlIhdl7dzmEikq2eXVJppDk8VFVwvSv7Sfd5DePlMaQOlEM4H1qJmiyl1TrjojbK7k9vHJfaezd7WdI5G5JpA8HYlRkMOcru5cXx7v9uFcRPCgJSbXdEFMUSvt-VzG0v12sAxdXEvRYxoLD_JbfZfKr41AfhU1Qv89o1ajgVFpBj4g/s320/IMG_0650.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, reason for happiness!</div><br /><div><br /></div>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-12046031962155798022024-02-19T20:33:00.001-05:002024-02-19T20:33:27.690-05:00Good News<p>Yes, good news. James is doing so well. It seems there is progress almost every day. </p><p>Sunday Feb 4 Sarah texted with the question whether Papa can walk steps yet. The three steps up to their front door we were certain he could. We were invited to dinner. Of course it was so nice to see them all. Right now it is not that often. </p><p>This was such a cute photo ... until Stella decided to jump off.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCJSghIhfeEWH8lYnHbxeYoIRr_mJzc1jAMF1eQqTKeLjJvaGt-1tbb4VzjQa1x1j-0783FIAa72n27-wBaAB3zFXE1fFWoAkpqDvGA0wpZFI3NtjMvywGr5Xu2Guvh8OX-qO8IzcOUNcPZ9bqU5yJoV9e_F154ZzaGR1tAQ4bT5he9MS6xLO4a3XerGu/s4032/IMG_0356.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCJSghIhfeEWH8lYnHbxeYoIRr_mJzc1jAMF1eQqTKeLjJvaGt-1tbb4VzjQa1x1j-0783FIAa72n27-wBaAB3zFXE1fFWoAkpqDvGA0wpZFI3NtjMvywGr5Xu2Guvh8OX-qO8IzcOUNcPZ9bqU5yJoV9e_F154ZzaGR1tAQ4bT5he9MS6xLO4a3XerGu/s320/IMG_0356.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few days later James complained that he can't do much to help me. Oh yes, you can!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9NEhpu8X0KrBSgfFYlbwlg5tOs9hMnZZJsW1znOqYKylK92gu0-5dg_ZDBRIieeVXiR-3Tly3OEAoYe13iOyWyFgviV1-7YR4DdsjMrsMapvDk9e8j8pkPpPvIxDN-WgNNwfwMTfET6UX1bkbXZd_VN095R6UfdTEr2o4_biuDgaFhdICJl62ysRftiF/s4032/IMG_0373.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9NEhpu8X0KrBSgfFYlbwlg5tOs9hMnZZJsW1znOqYKylK92gu0-5dg_ZDBRIieeVXiR-3Tly3OEAoYe13iOyWyFgviV1-7YR4DdsjMrsMapvDk9e8j8pkPpPvIxDN-WgNNwfwMTfET6UX1bkbXZd_VN095R6UfdTEr2o4_biuDgaFhdICJl62ysRftiF/s320/IMG_0373.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And going shopping works most of the time too. Costco, Kroger and Target all have electric cards. Yeah!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxXAWYXDd7zFRbNQGVU15mHUIupJ9MWCYZEPoIfP1Yc6dx-yy_xYLUnuSBpB4rPch2dtGNv_kW94N7R57eRUXIK-SEi_TvRmPt3Nkr3kTMW5_BFjjYIuzGFnHOqtLQSwSp-00DjSdhEY8KzTdrfaWbLlGBkxtQpUE5QyfXvjvE2_ydZbliUnqa1lKoz7S/s4032/IMG_0376.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxXAWYXDd7zFRbNQGVU15mHUIupJ9MWCYZEPoIfP1Yc6dx-yy_xYLUnuSBpB4rPch2dtGNv_kW94N7R57eRUXIK-SEi_TvRmPt3Nkr3kTMW5_BFjjYIuzGFnHOqtLQSwSp-00DjSdhEY8KzTdrfaWbLlGBkxtQpUE5QyfXvjvE2_ydZbliUnqa1lKoz7S/s320/IMG_0376.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In that week his PT teacher suggested he should buy a cain but NOT YET USE IT. We did and after the next session he was "allowed" to use his cain at home but NOT OUTSIDE YET. But he got a lot of steps inside the house. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL78rNulT7sa8prZero349AEWq2KrzBOxop1gwy9dg5vedKifKTUtsTss4wEwcCxSqmQsaTKNCBavFFpy4WZMuK0it3wB2wjD3hNwnzsFlw4bDuGQeglXG7KRNbLJaHA3UNnU5rGynsk6ApIj6Cmt3fDo3-GLiYu128qZ9AEdX2lEPYW4MHEh8BKu9Nirk/s4032/IMG_0380.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL78rNulT7sa8prZero349AEWq2KrzBOxop1gwy9dg5vedKifKTUtsTss4wEwcCxSqmQsaTKNCBavFFpy4WZMuK0it3wB2wjD3hNwnzsFlw4bDuGQeglXG7KRNbLJaHA3UNnU5rGynsk6ApIj6Cmt3fDo3-GLiYu128qZ9AEdX2lEPYW4MHEh8BKu9Nirk/s320/IMG_0380.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday the 10th James was picked up for the monthly 9 am men's breakfast. I had asked 2 friends to help me at that time to prepare the fleece for the charity blankets the church women are going to make. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxIy1J6ABmJHKsTJG5M7C-avmu2bWYYEK3o5zwy-guz1F9EUDfgvUuviC9B7fSPCgpG6dz0CZISZ5GMcYQlZxr4Y7dhosLKPc-SEwjljKvu0SXf1STYXCe04yaTHyi3mvuA61XOQzv41UrTZ9bFingP2L9DOdDK4HJNpDjIvOUg820R5xX2GmMCbxEVGM/s4032/IMG_0386.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxIy1J6ABmJHKsTJG5M7C-avmu2bWYYEK3o5zwy-guz1F9EUDfgvUuviC9B7fSPCgpG6dz0CZISZ5GMcYQlZxr4Y7dhosLKPc-SEwjljKvu0SXf1STYXCe04yaTHyi3mvuA61XOQzv41UrTZ9bFingP2L9DOdDK4HJNpDjIvOUg820R5xX2GmMCbxEVGM/s320/IMG_0386.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fencing with scissors? En-garde! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPnOZYLpFpqDPophcBrZjUpTyeZQxNtnnvQi8frOby-2D5UEVNC6c2evt2ibI4Qfu6lgu1SXJhmokdO3DzHd8BK6jT2x2EEZLP4zaGSOKlMADHPgpWtrkbve-r13Mag8eOFrrzt-Hzy8-AoOQSzeTiSJqhh_sEJVrbSnPIBS6eN-ZQV_uIvmSqF1HWaJs/s4032/IMG_0391.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPnOZYLpFpqDPophcBrZjUpTyeZQxNtnnvQi8frOby-2D5UEVNC6c2evt2ibI4Qfu6lgu1SXJhmokdO3DzHd8BK6jT2x2EEZLP4zaGSOKlMADHPgpWtrkbve-r13Mag8eOFrrzt-Hzy8-AoOQSzeTiSJqhh_sEJVrbSnPIBS6eN-ZQV_uIvmSqF1HWaJs/s320/IMG_0391.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunday the 11th was the day of a scheduled opera again. We had to hurry after church because we always like to go to the lecture before. Every season there is now a "modern" opera. Premiere of "Sanctuary Road" had been in 2022. We were told last year at a lecture that every opera, even "La Boheme", "Carmen" and the "Barber of Seville" were new and modern once. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had called the ticket office a few days before because we were worried about our season seats. They are very good but involve a lot of steps. No problem. We were changed to excellent seats without any steps and at the end of an aisle as well. We were surprised that we enjoyed this new opera very much. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRN9tc4v9cW7dgFpy_2Kjy_COrS2PpeuR1evPjYtMQ2bDts6Cdk7761KtgYi9FOt_KXbZ9ay2jeVyRJRlINzpASQ-qgozup_IIZC25dfl8UCSXf1aZGfnGbQi1YCGnHZdqmnZBYfxJD9N3dvqQpK4Kxg6Yenrndhf0lQIz8QiWoHKn5ErOw7G6yUXHoUZ5/s4032/IMG_0406.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRN9tc4v9cW7dgFpy_2Kjy_COrS2PpeuR1evPjYtMQ2bDts6Cdk7761KtgYi9FOt_KXbZ9ay2jeVyRJRlINzpASQ-qgozup_IIZC25dfl8UCSXf1aZGfnGbQi1YCGnHZdqmnZBYfxJD9N3dvqQpK4Kxg6Yenrndhf0lQIz8QiWoHKn5ErOw7G6yUXHoUZ5/s320/IMG_0406.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had selected several years ago for our tickets to be on the matinee which was very good because it was also "Superball Sunday". Church members gathered after 6 pm to watch the game at a big screen. We could go for a little while too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3xpdfHPzOal6rGCmVMwVChoI84BsdPcxWzqNxqE9uMgDFlVN1HNPrsi7C0B8tzkakVQtWExwPNlnjru8GrTeAsFT-9Qc19rQI4ULiD4LIad0sXumRT-OaVsAvbYcrLnIjC_Z3OXc_cYc5rUXaOR69FGVDSE6CKhqaVG6TBdkLjvvCmianEauzjMYtfP1/s4032/IMG_0409.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3xpdfHPzOal6rGCmVMwVChoI84BsdPcxWzqNxqE9uMgDFlVN1HNPrsi7C0B8tzkakVQtWExwPNlnjru8GrTeAsFT-9Qc19rQI4ULiD4LIad0sXumRT-OaVsAvbYcrLnIjC_Z3OXc_cYc5rUXaOR69FGVDSE6CKhqaVG6TBdkLjvvCmianEauzjMYtfP1/s320/IMG_0409.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then on Tuesday was the church's annual Pancake Supper (Fundraiser for the youth mission trip) because it was Shrove Tuesday of course ... with a hint of Mardi Gras. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDowjtw-MsipIXgnVpbc10cLMmh4KUpURybR_Yx6q98f0z134eydf1IuJHRrth1rFLwnN6RHH4cjiix3C2xsBTBJv9f8fAX2Y2OUv-y6K2Pd4EHvuPtWhSGaBjt9brmjVRgMxQTybVEbiw2yV4HbpQDWxODPbHa9tSfm0pIVf8x3X2gqRZzgMHLLWXs5He/s4032/IMG_0431.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDowjtw-MsipIXgnVpbc10cLMmh4KUpURybR_Yx6q98f0z134eydf1IuJHRrth1rFLwnN6RHH4cjiix3C2xsBTBJv9f8fAX2Y2OUv-y6K2Pd4EHvuPtWhSGaBjt9brmjVRgMxQTybVEbiw2yV4HbpQDWxODPbHa9tSfm0pIVf8x3X2gqRZzgMHLLWXs5He/s320/IMG_0431.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It seems to me that Ash Wednesday came so fast this year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31KFX-YLZYZOuXstbEKJyadeGHE0batHvmYLqvF0DMiS3FyVe7UPMTUxnQpjRTWZhnH2KnWWD0Dqg6CCXBK1t41V92h1nEEl-Mb-Lri1jIKddYZ2oKJJ5g64eSC_baBaabZVNGlttN5ZZ-Oo-iJGPZz8IF6nHjO-ELuzAtDPPBbOM29o3mIzbii15NtRG/s4032/IMG_0436.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31KFX-YLZYZOuXstbEKJyadeGHE0batHvmYLqvF0DMiS3FyVe7UPMTUxnQpjRTWZhnH2KnWWD0Dqg6CCXBK1t41V92h1nEEl-Mb-Lri1jIKddYZ2oKJJ5g64eSC_baBaabZVNGlttN5ZZ-Oo-iJGPZz8IF6nHjO-ELuzAtDPPBbOM29o3mIzbii15NtRG/s320/IMG_0436.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Permission to walk with the cain outside now too. On Thursday the sun made the cold less severe and James managed to walk around a whole block. Oh happy day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYfMTx4yQUq8Bo6tnIN7ND2P_GOr_KSk7uF-QT6wGPwYQJo5u_6vGxKN1n4wJntE17jPs3ZQ0_g0LCfz5mpUMPXOlAuqfIVTsbTn8w8tjqY45LUhxmklmn0xwNjIx6V2y2LNhF-siHV2r5gi02_jzgIy7RDwPvJIyi42cWXOS5s9TQjRiZxra3fMeQw80/s3065/IMG_0441.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2299" data-original-width="3065" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYfMTx4yQUq8Bo6tnIN7ND2P_GOr_KSk7uF-QT6wGPwYQJo5u_6vGxKN1n4wJntE17jPs3ZQ0_g0LCfz5mpUMPXOlAuqfIVTsbTn8w8tjqY45LUhxmklmn0xwNjIx6V2y2LNhF-siHV2r5gi02_jzgIy7RDwPvJIyi42cWXOS5s9TQjRiZxra3fMeQw80/s320/IMG_0441.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I mentioned to our friend Martha that I am worried that one of our kitchen cabinets is coming away from the wall she immidiately volunteered her son, who had hang cabinets professionally at one time, to take care of it. Jerry came with Christian two days later. This is the before photo I took when she had told me ... and I immidiately emptied it out. It had become much worse even after a handyman had attempted it once a year or two ago.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt-gsw7bv2Cgh3zio5bgIFPe1AaYccoySRK8oIqC7I_LEJI6UZXBgiLxSFxQwb0402ybKH7oPGOLIJ0z2WPUnJRmBFdlcaMy2cWpTeMGMwQ59UtkHpQLX2XIOHk3a4DH0DqcWOaVFEn3CcomxG5alFOhUcqtzTbq5pVQo4_ocbs29u9os5W1dVczVRnbh/s4032/IMG_0424.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt-gsw7bv2Cgh3zio5bgIFPe1AaYccoySRK8oIqC7I_LEJI6UZXBgiLxSFxQwb0402ybKH7oPGOLIJ0z2WPUnJRmBFdlcaMy2cWpTeMGMwQ59UtkHpQLX2XIOHk3a4DH0DqcWOaVFEn3CcomxG5alFOhUcqtzTbq5pVQo4_ocbs29u9os5W1dVczVRnbh/s320/IMG_0424.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were so impressed wth that young man. He was fast and efficient and assured me that the cabinet was now safe. As a bonus he showed me photos of his twin baby girls. So cute.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRa4S8lLJAtReOY88l0ay7prVJV0q5iWr-J3xVNcmIG0Ktsm0hw7lkQvDkAoq4Hr-sZMwi_WtkrWjyvuzLWp1BIVioxZ2haHZqyhca642NqhGZYlkDqkhqfmh9-2nxLACTbyJkD23xnYsi_OjitA3o8z8Ic-t_JMiMa0cUxVbxwrP9xfbMgX-vKxQMgaf/s4032/IMG_0442.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRa4S8lLJAtReOY88l0ay7prVJV0q5iWr-J3xVNcmIG0Ktsm0hw7lkQvDkAoq4Hr-sZMwi_WtkrWjyvuzLWp1BIVioxZ2haHZqyhca642NqhGZYlkDqkhqfmh9-2nxLACTbyJkD23xnYsi_OjitA3o8z8Ic-t_JMiMa0cUxVbxwrP9xfbMgX-vKxQMgaf/s320/IMG_0442.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Friday we tried out a recommended restaurant we had not been to before: "Brunches". It is only open for breakfast and lunch (hence the name). James had the Hibachi Bowl with chicken and rice and I had the same but with shrimp and noodles. We enjoyed it very much and the server was very nice. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHBdCNAroX63OPNP_G1nG5lhv0jQ6pQQHCbLXvaAc6PPqXB_VO_RJSy8JUmxt61qn2lgd8wEBCXJ2FdOM9pGnvSijL1lglrZ77ewGcafB9TTk6vna9BWV8HRoQnF5VcbG67hsQdJXnIEUO3iN51vFua_1HYXD-M2N7faN1iT9i7nQ5Uh8atWyGouYFaSi/s4032/IMG_0443.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHBdCNAroX63OPNP_G1nG5lhv0jQ6pQQHCbLXvaAc6PPqXB_VO_RJSy8JUmxt61qn2lgd8wEBCXJ2FdOM9pGnvSijL1lglrZ77ewGcafB9TTk6vna9BWV8HRoQnF5VcbG67hsQdJXnIEUO3iN51vFua_1HYXD-M2N7faN1iT9i7nQ5Uh8atWyGouYFaSi/s320/IMG_0443.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggd09x_k7MdY-oXiV16630y6qj8MfT9H3woqFTYZCR09nZcWezRbL_Edl89FTAvZe-DsAcCj806eeH2H7F7-NIf6AzAG1Vf0XsPpNc9cA-c-qLYo1CrLb5_ThiDnZPYV-Yvin9hZgR0aUkUAVMb4RPHOpbVX6kWaawlvzyzV9LjyAhgPVHrjH6OTkQXRG/s4032/IMG_0444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggd09x_k7MdY-oXiV16630y6qj8MfT9H3woqFTYZCR09nZcWezRbL_Edl89FTAvZe-DsAcCj806eeH2H7F7-NIf6AzAG1Vf0XsPpNc9cA-c-qLYo1CrLb5_ThiDnZPYV-Yvin9hZgR0aUkUAVMb4RPHOpbVX6kWaawlvzyzV9LjyAhgPVHrjH6OTkQXRG/s320/IMG_0444.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the evening James climbed the steps to our loft for the first time since his accident. It's our winter evening place because heat rises. We were happy and comfy and even celebrated with a little bit of wine. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEi3_7EeFweu9obz94NqfzXfBEZksPEZ8QcqD3l9GtCXw4NJU8b0Ti8tcUZ0ZokpeZBSXXvjz-zOGLNiMRxuyyM5ue-ELN9hlJmyYKQFRK6XK9N6tWKrkuBUsySVOXWfEEdI5N1Ysd_OS_FTb_AzBbjOYL3bgrrXbS6farhwom0hrMgr7VUNxF5q3pw2Bk/s4032/IMG_0445.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEi3_7EeFweu9obz94NqfzXfBEZksPEZ8QcqD3l9GtCXw4NJU8b0Ti8tcUZ0ZokpeZBSXXvjz-zOGLNiMRxuyyM5ue-ELN9hlJmyYKQFRK6XK9N6tWKrkuBUsySVOXWfEEdI5N1Ysd_OS_FTb_AzBbjOYL3bgrrXbS6farhwom0hrMgr7VUNxF5q3pw2Bk/s320/IMG_0445.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh no, I didn't take a photo when I saw a bit of yellow peak out from underneath this planter. I was too eager to pull it over. Oh no, I had forgotten that there were hyacinth planted at that spot. The flower was already 3 inches long. Everything just yellow. But ... the power of nature.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQJya1HhZKvcSZvkXuVFpfupqdMBnLv43tShh2QInKB4FXkfBJ59Ca5NHLpuSkS5kgCTCEoPa5rsWG4Pf_SNPUzm1TSdhADGjSDKGJ5qMOkSoYgpsD_4sXpWw1lGckW9DDkds1YawAyZgfupr1KoB_kbO1GBnsAV-7OzJiRy3qhJf7qtAYncizBj97qCz/s4032/IMG_0448.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQJya1HhZKvcSZvkXuVFpfupqdMBnLv43tShh2QInKB4FXkfBJ59Ca5NHLpuSkS5kgCTCEoPa5rsWG4Pf_SNPUzm1TSdhADGjSDKGJ5qMOkSoYgpsD_4sXpWw1lGckW9DDkds1YawAyZgfupr1KoB_kbO1GBnsAV-7OzJiRy3qhJf7qtAYncizBj97qCz/s320/IMG_0448.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DyZfTJuoq_f4lYGNuP-ClQMSa5HFugZR9cFGLl7KhMG7NRrVhnHISZnuIqUurrZgBLWKsB1mG0pMZrhhrFmxZYaZfPp6-rAuEgA8g2RpZKEKqtb0a-oAWv5FAZSxe5fcGFSJYHT8P08auvuidRKn7SMpe79dhj4UX8H1uhrWcf5V7bBEW0L6bU3shP90/s4032/IMG_0447.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DyZfTJuoq_f4lYGNuP-ClQMSa5HFugZR9cFGLl7KhMG7NRrVhnHISZnuIqUurrZgBLWKsB1mG0pMZrhhrFmxZYaZfPp6-rAuEgA8g2RpZKEKqtb0a-oAWv5FAZSxe5fcGFSJYHT8P08auvuidRKn7SMpe79dhj4UX8H1uhrWcf5V7bBEW0L6bU3shP90/s320/IMG_0447.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Other news from our garden: The three newest camelias have just started to open their first blossoms. If it just wasn't so lousy cold. One can't stay there long enough to admire them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2ckRNY9efoLimyoU5Q4lMesJxRp15P9QnqcO6yYQtBmhmjAulzyts71ElzO84B7JzmUcjssOaQWTJOVdDeqLRVqmqwpHIfpNv1Qo21ag4seGVO1arg4GH2bnE5_6Wh1OLqalQWE2PMUuX4VVeVB_QaEiGzypflint2Kujqt4LjTJnitnluNYgLcZdHcm/s4032/IMG_0449.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2ckRNY9efoLimyoU5Q4lMesJxRp15P9QnqcO6yYQtBmhmjAulzyts71ElzO84B7JzmUcjssOaQWTJOVdDeqLRVqmqwpHIfpNv1Qo21ag4seGVO1arg4GH2bnE5_6Wh1OLqalQWE2PMUuX4VVeVB_QaEiGzypflint2Kujqt4LjTJnitnluNYgLcZdHcm/s320/IMG_0449.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_X3i5GqQ88OQORYNtv8M277fsauqizvNInpfE6UzDfwbBWPVCWUBwCO4cDoLiJDFaYTL3k3CqYcsbEpWKY2OGI5FkCVvu7v-v7SfrIhsDgFdaO-zfpLZSvIYUwCn1l6IELoOUBH618OocR2H6pzirVnmXuIgETHeEBU0EVSMfRCmUfRH7TLrcOMoNhdzw/s4032/IMG_0450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_X3i5GqQ88OQORYNtv8M277fsauqizvNInpfE6UzDfwbBWPVCWUBwCO4cDoLiJDFaYTL3k3CqYcsbEpWKY2OGI5FkCVvu7v-v7SfrIhsDgFdaO-zfpLZSvIYUwCn1l6IELoOUBH618OocR2H6pzirVnmXuIgETHeEBU0EVSMfRCmUfRH7TLrcOMoNhdzw/s320/IMG_0450.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> And that is it for now. A blessed lenten time to you all!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-48608562728944643212024-01-31T20:06:00.001-05:002024-02-01T21:59:47.697-05:00The Rest of January<p>On one hand we don't seem to be able to do that much because James is not very mobile yet. On the other hand we are very busy with a lot of things, some very unexpected. Some good ... and some not so good.</p><p>Monday January 15 we were surprised with snow. It wasn't much though. Not enough to make snow cream. Unfortunately because I like it very much and you can even put most of it in the freezer to enjoy later. It tastes exactly the same as it was when you made it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5UOH4miczIXEAs-t53QOC35Dao2VRDgUwKUEwDbD0moKI2jJICOq5VaLkRIprPJ5Xpx_Tn-yBr4X4QK-Z6yxLth0KiE_uPcxjGv8NB4fnHmaBo3snhhnk2AydP6GKTp6Rc4P3L4hJaB-JVBxJjUKlOiRFty8D8R1C-lfYAgJMDwm9ACNhP36gqHm6652/s4032/IMG_0224.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5UOH4miczIXEAs-t53QOC35Dao2VRDgUwKUEwDbD0moKI2jJICOq5VaLkRIprPJ5Xpx_Tn-yBr4X4QK-Z6yxLth0KiE_uPcxjGv8NB4fnHmaBo3snhhnk2AydP6GKTp6Rc4P3L4hJaB-JVBxJjUKlOiRFty8D8R1C-lfYAgJMDwm9ACNhP36gqHm6652/s320/IMG_0224.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7w5pUs3fhemEA09DcTY36-AQRdyaI-vtYpC1WtBZOdyhsdis-wS5wxEKDdIL8zE1ANd8IZfIvV5FUtkhzPOR6DtZFz6ysxMYeJomQloAvRNsHU2V2DMmgg4i_LAYKaFRp0E1ua_m6-zjXI7w_OIq2xvv4N7yA_lSCSc2Wj9Li475ZrksJkJ_i5HBhp5CP/s4032/IMG_0227.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7w5pUs3fhemEA09DcTY36-AQRdyaI-vtYpC1WtBZOdyhsdis-wS5wxEKDdIL8zE1ANd8IZfIvV5FUtkhzPOR6DtZFz6ysxMYeJomQloAvRNsHU2V2DMmgg4i_LAYKaFRp0E1ua_m6-zjXI7w_OIq2xvv4N7yA_lSCSc2Wj9Li475ZrksJkJ_i5HBhp5CP/s320/IMG_0227.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not much snow but some streets were quite hazardous which meant schools/meetings etc were either cancelled or delayed. We were sorry that we could not help with our grandsons. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Instead we took it very leasurely breakfast with soft-boiled eggs and toast with marmalade. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpriruqjZn0eTQOcBZKuBU3SYUzG5NWFlDBCa9d74CDNATxpCMqIY8aVjNJpCOVR-jYuJtmOtxkJW0ObCnGH_EI0f278nEAKd04u8ht1R0aJTJcblMGR86QC8wTcI6Wih3OB1eRfTzoDbM1thqCrPOOYR9vWTfB3tIBLesHBEjjWnNCmV1L4Mu0gk0pQ0/s4032/IMG_0229.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpriruqjZn0eTQOcBZKuBU3SYUzG5NWFlDBCa9d74CDNATxpCMqIY8aVjNJpCOVR-jYuJtmOtxkJW0ObCnGH_EI0f278nEAKd04u8ht1R0aJTJcblMGR86QC8wTcI6Wih3OB1eRfTzoDbM1thqCrPOOYR9vWTfB3tIBLesHBEjjWnNCmV1L4Mu0gk0pQ0/s320/IMG_0229.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhnQ2UmvHFO_1HGynFbzS_x5-V_yDgiLbclukNY_LmiW6hZL3VGKsijipdLSGhue4uXE3nT6un6bqXRDLYX32UUIqiqPX9pZrsNVfenjLLJu9Fd83vSX8_5yxNo-L2SyXdm_jHJgv7Wo1FI4cOUCz4qv1Xd7MvOHKqnrUkfcwGsscbccL5saGzfuuc3rM/s4032/IMG_0230.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhnQ2UmvHFO_1HGynFbzS_x5-V_yDgiLbclukNY_LmiW6hZL3VGKsijipdLSGhue4uXE3nT6un6bqXRDLYX32UUIqiqPX9pZrsNVfenjLLJu9Fd83vSX8_5yxNo-L2SyXdm_jHJgv7Wo1FI4cOUCz4qv1Xd7MvOHKqnrUkfcwGsscbccL5saGzfuuc3rM/s320/IMG_0230.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During our breakfast we could see a squirrel have its. We let it feast for just a little while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWCIqW5l2qWb3QOBBUc5J6HXKq7XFlrhxObZXbcGZm14CPQSaOHKb0VFEntOM71Duly_ts9TqLLiDQTNupOOVrtaetNXE_wfRgLaQiS3IhlXfR4HgxoBHOOwmHXrp7_zgvKm2ILDNM_OCy5w3dBMSa47UVLb5e9jV3Ymg4rW25-Et9iZMLhGsLrPquNWc/s4032/IMG_0236.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWCIqW5l2qWb3QOBBUc5J6HXKq7XFlrhxObZXbcGZm14CPQSaOHKb0VFEntOM71Duly_ts9TqLLiDQTNupOOVrtaetNXE_wfRgLaQiS3IhlXfR4HgxoBHOOwmHXrp7_zgvKm2ILDNM_OCy5w3dBMSa47UVLb5e9jV3Ymg4rW25-Et9iZMLhGsLrPquNWc/s320/IMG_0236.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfd7ziYRHWiCOpSe62JLn-HjqdiMVoUO6OWWuQeaKzcqPOlRvnMzKTrfNuerARRZAmmu4RfkOrvFw31uz1owW8KJTTJb-2bsRvhjykc3Jqj4bAg0nD_fclm4Yz1WZa180ks5llSshfW0b1uirlaUUcwsKzkojA-X0KUh7TlKHo6fGXRVsIn9mTFipxNVal/s1972/IMG_0235.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="1479" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfd7ziYRHWiCOpSe62JLn-HjqdiMVoUO6OWWuQeaKzcqPOlRvnMzKTrfNuerARRZAmmu4RfkOrvFw31uz1owW8KJTTJb-2bsRvhjykc3Jqj4bAg0nD_fclm4Yz1WZa180ks5llSshfW0b1uirlaUUcwsKzkojA-X0KUh7TlKHo6fGXRVsIn9mTFipxNVal/s320/IMG_0235.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We could admire the flowers on our camelia from the livingroom window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-29_NXU1H3k3JFtfa1lOlCtEzrwb8474MwitnU8cJ-uZMAuJVZspZk7T51nNy49yDWzgioJ23rYZcK28avaD8jyALzs5WiEcrE_rE8og31YHiqslGhyphenhyphenaHeTQ3jnlEPpt6zKp2nVvlVthECRmbpjC25PnQTgRBBJxiJ1vv2XAkNwonaYeh2eAExtrkf2t/s2748/IMG_0232.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2061" data-original-width="2748" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-29_NXU1H3k3JFtfa1lOlCtEzrwb8474MwitnU8cJ-uZMAuJVZspZk7T51nNy49yDWzgioJ23rYZcK28avaD8jyALzs5WiEcrE_rE8og31YHiqslGhyphenhyphenaHeTQ3jnlEPpt6zKp2nVvlVthECRmbpjC25PnQTgRBBJxiJ1vv2XAkNwonaYeh2eAExtrkf2t/s320/IMG_0232.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After Christmas we had a lot of reports on TV what to do with your Christmas tree if it is a “real” one, not artificial. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On Wednesday I heard this story in the news: give it to somebody who has goats. It said that the trees give goats lots of fiber and vitamins they would not get elsewhere … like antioxidants and vitamin C … and because goats eat everything it is also a natural dewormer for the goats. A win win! I liked it and researched it to include it in one of our letters to William.</span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVmtvCg-icPbrYBvdO41qkrhDWVjF7qU_Ze4SYNbz_pyuDbcJZg_Rx6z5nIZnrj6AjVwlCtfjUSyvpbA86UKCYmVX3LGmBj_VXygqmwQt_pJ9mf6WnFIXJQWtYP7tSUG3HaPO3Gg0e6JcK2VRUblaVIDwB1g3Lybgyb8OmtPC66fYCMa_TznxAjoP6bTt/s1170/IMG_0242.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1170" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVmtvCg-icPbrYBvdO41qkrhDWVjF7qU_Ze4SYNbz_pyuDbcJZg_Rx6z5nIZnrj6AjVwlCtfjUSyvpbA86UKCYmVX3LGmBj_VXygqmwQt_pJ9mf6WnFIXJQWtYP7tSUG3HaPO3Gg0e6JcK2VRUblaVIDwB1g3Lybgyb8OmtPC66fYCMa_TznxAjoP6bTt/s320/IMG_0242.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29NTrPi-fbxnMUOBPzPIgIQqxUMgwpvv-57bl428MtHuFppqf9XQG3Qgj2MAYqXnJQ3H8gMffQhQ_brk19AZlg7saQgIlOSy-CDTDTbu1yyzGIYXKyhJgz7gzKTXfWhdr8VjSQsYp1xT_19UbyiBYjnTy2ylw5hQ_EeV5kR3pOhiACYU3oGpCf5wLJk3r/s1034/IMG_0241.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1034" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29NTrPi-fbxnMUOBPzPIgIQqxUMgwpvv-57bl428MtHuFppqf9XQG3Qgj2MAYqXnJQ3H8gMffQhQ_brk19AZlg7saQgIlOSy-CDTDTbu1yyzGIYXKyhJgz7gzKTXfWhdr8VjSQsYp1xT_19UbyiBYjnTy2ylw5hQ_EeV5kR3pOhiACYU3oGpCf5wLJk3r/s320/IMG_0241.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Saturday we were scheduled to help at the church to make sandwiches for shelters with people who need help. We really like participating in that. Besides doing something good for others we are also having time with some of our friends. I had left James for the first time home by himself. He is really getting around quite well and insisted that it was not a problem. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While there someone gave me the following photo she had found inbetween some church stuff. William and Caleb at a pancake supper at church on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday but I don't know which year. Isn't it a great photo?</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCI6rkDMRdraO9nMqK-6y0uiayOt2fjwNLj5sBtw1etEEwJamG2v2okYob6-5uGjrnavUq9PgUeo5HhC-XdKrJwgOYMxbCvT2vYf_usc3Tb6U1GYmfRpcXiLry7Yzck4sEkysOFAL3SOfTuGXqCNn5Fk672gsE5FhmRIEj3vCIQyXCOA7nVvrxp6gGm4s/s4032/IMG_0259.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCI6rkDMRdraO9nMqK-6y0uiayOt2fjwNLj5sBtw1etEEwJamG2v2okYob6-5uGjrnavUq9PgUeo5HhC-XdKrJwgOYMxbCvT2vYf_usc3Tb6U1GYmfRpcXiLry7Yzck4sEkysOFAL3SOfTuGXqCNn5Fk672gsE5FhmRIEj3vCIQyXCOA7nVvrxp6gGm4s/s320/IMG_0259.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Monday the 22nd James had his 3rd MOHS surgery. It had been scheduled last fall which seemed to us as a long time. Dr. Rausch was sure it wouldn't be like the aweful 1st one but it was a little bit larger than she had expected. Nevertheless, we had been quite nervous about it with everything else going on. Levelheaded Christa must have experienced some stress because on the weekend before I ended up in the emergency room with a sky-high blood pressure. The surgery went well and both of our blood pressures are by now under control. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JkRXdwjAIazn6VWUAy89qAsJoOmD3nnJs9TeiXF372VdprhxBSnn9FT2ZXwVQbFUfJd4IrdiA_v1ZflrOES413X3ZegyhlAFqxmv24pDhrQxU1biiVe4GhRurWi4qYeiidEa_pB5rCH-4XSlK0sMIRjD0tdLlgmCxOqTxsl2KQ9Ny9ped_wwH3kLWjye/s4032/IMG_0268.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JkRXdwjAIazn6VWUAy89qAsJoOmD3nnJs9TeiXF372VdprhxBSnn9FT2ZXwVQbFUfJd4IrdiA_v1ZflrOES413X3ZegyhlAFqxmv24pDhrQxU1biiVe4GhRurWi4qYeiidEa_pB5rCH-4XSlK0sMIRjD0tdLlgmCxOqTxsl2KQ9Ny9ped_wwH3kLWjye/s320/IMG_0268.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">The first few weeks after James came home from the hospital after his accident he had "home care". A nurse and a physical therapist named Michelle, who was wonderful, came to our house. It was extremely helpful. But by now he was scheduled for outpatient physical therapy. This meant that after his sessions we also could take care of some shopping. Ha-ha, we favor shops with electric cards. It is most helpful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQ625E_LuaNA2NzFdSJYXYQSeJNmZerVwdyIAdtlXtgNvJtHOR3oe6kPY8Wl4pMK_sG18DCAW4O25ArOIrv1eoktH5lOTRmkc6ayJ5Rqxm9bR-7G-h_ftxtOmxnRFJSRalque815OMtbUinanRb0e5iuvCVajzEQIeDUq2cyfe9HpZd8zs4mYqJolzZO7/s4032/IMG_0280.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQ625E_LuaNA2NzFdSJYXYQSeJNmZerVwdyIAdtlXtgNvJtHOR3oe6kPY8Wl4pMK_sG18DCAW4O25ArOIrv1eoktH5lOTRmkc6ayJ5Rqxm9bR-7G-h_ftxtOmxnRFJSRalque815OMtbUinanRb0e5iuvCVajzEQIeDUq2cyfe9HpZd8zs4mYqJolzZO7/s320/IMG_0280.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, and I should not forget to talk about the yoyo weather. Just last Friday it was so lovely warm that James sat for a while on the back patio. I wore sandals that day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPg0dO9C8NDod77EY_0E6eHwAHhJPONUGl34-WN-Na032u3IHnTPlCKa_2PrhiCwzXtQZlxVnjocP106z687smPie8wnGSyIx0qLiAucEgkgZdd8gac0zxVtNT8P-DXIZFegCTsDHw2Dm3y4bcT3tVeQq7rlLOEAgoOVDBrDcN1UjoTmrI-MBZ7tKaFM2y/s4032/IMG_0306.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPg0dO9C8NDod77EY_0E6eHwAHhJPONUGl34-WN-Na032u3IHnTPlCKa_2PrhiCwzXtQZlxVnjocP106z687smPie8wnGSyIx0qLiAucEgkgZdd8gac0zxVtNT8P-DXIZFegCTsDHw2Dm3y4bcT3tVeQq7rlLOEAgoOVDBrDcN1UjoTmrI-MBZ7tKaFM2y/s320/IMG_0306.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFlIWA6X9u_KqrcFpRKAQWv1QyVG1KG5fV9Uz2BaxONnrqbb9btY2OtO19atSYa9ebRIw7DflmGMYwcA9t0stl5BZF37SVsIOBah25SC3T5XcUzJYjpCUBato9n62W3fsZeOMIqAzXwZnP13C8zTVHjio2YKVCQD5LKGdEwajNWkvjFvPOMiVVGXAmN57/s4032/IMG_0307.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFlIWA6X9u_KqrcFpRKAQWv1QyVG1KG5fV9Uz2BaxONnrqbb9btY2OtO19atSYa9ebRIw7DflmGMYwcA9t0stl5BZF37SVsIOBah25SC3T5XcUzJYjpCUBato9n62W3fsZeOMIqAzXwZnP13C8zTVHjio2YKVCQD5LKGdEwajNWkvjFvPOMiVVGXAmN57/s320/IMG_0307.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Not sure whether this yoyo weather is hurting our plants: one day very very cold, the next sunny and warmish. The daffodils don't seem to care. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9JGzYNtVfPD326vP6uDsur3RGVddfuam8r9mi0DnEauIwurkYPkMVgjKQuHE8z-TyfVX9Di2pGMTno-Vg7-ECQCkiBSVnbiuE1VMpP1-ATxn0qRleFS64CH1yWoZIemTn8bC46A6iZHsSgDsWSPjE0mSpTxl_SDMUIbAScy-pUI5jjUjeUqWuTiGlPdo/s4032/IMG_0326.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9JGzYNtVfPD326vP6uDsur3RGVddfuam8r9mi0DnEauIwurkYPkMVgjKQuHE8z-TyfVX9Di2pGMTno-Vg7-ECQCkiBSVnbiuE1VMpP1-ATxn0qRleFS64CH1yWoZIemTn8bC46A6iZHsSgDsWSPjE0mSpTxl_SDMUIbAScy-pUI5jjUjeUqWuTiGlPdo/s320/IMG_0326.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Ha-ha, last but not least ... I had to learn how to put tennis balls onto James' walker. It is not as easy as you think. I consulted "Dr. Google". Good thing the package had three balls in it. The recommended x was not so good as just a slit. Much better. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Btw, to mount tennis balls was recommended by James' PT. She was sure it would help him.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbg7RH0QomviXP1VjduNj-FhFEbBv4Ijc7Ye3T_og3c2WGGXOx-j1_mlRxynyqqHLU1fUbOVDhWMNSxtPj5c1NS0TDinemx5B3-l4a9Dfp7EetDEqN21PkIcvmPy05E87JmNj2gFLH6KU8uXjQ05K7DqUz6wZcc9LvDZbIPqrEZS0JreWBpsxDtTOJrwA/s4032/IMG_0334.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbg7RH0QomviXP1VjduNj-FhFEbBv4Ijc7Ye3T_og3c2WGGXOx-j1_mlRxynyqqHLU1fUbOVDhWMNSxtPj5c1NS0TDinemx5B3-l4a9Dfp7EetDEqN21PkIcvmPy05E87JmNj2gFLH6KU8uXjQ05K7DqUz6wZcc9LvDZbIPqrEZS0JreWBpsxDtTOJrwA/s320/IMG_0334.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">And for those who love our church newsletter, here is the link to <b><u><a href="https://saintmartinschurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-02-The-Cloak.pdf" target="_blank">The February Cloak</a></u></b><b>.</b> This one was not made by me. I was so happy that Ashley volunteered to help. So lucky that she also has an apple Mac which made it so much easier. She came one day and was very eager to see how I do it. We figured out how to send the gigantic files forth and back and solved several other things. She just took it from there. It was a huge relief to me that I did not have to worry about it this month.</p><p style="text-align: left;">With all what has happened these past 7+ weeks we are happy and grateful to the Lord. So many good and nice health care people and so many nice and helpful friends. We feel blessed.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-25448869450057982732024-01-13T19:17:00.000-05:002024-01-13T19:17:06.984-05:00Every day living ...<p>It is great having James at home. I think he likes his personal nurse. Admittedly I was a bit worried since health related issues are not really my forte but all has gone quite well. We found very quickly which chairs and which places are best for him and have a pretty good routine now. </p><p>New Year's Day! Our friends Martha and Jerry came over. I had a pizza in the fridge and Martha "insisted" that we had to have black-eyed peas and cornbread for good luck. It's not what either James or I are really used to and it is not part of our tradition. It is a USA thing. I will have lots of good luck in 2024 because I ate a big portion. They were really delicious. Thank you, Martha!</p><p>We had a very nice and fun evening but this was the only photo I took.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-OEOT5y3VTYD61PVxTU1yQ1V7WRtPr6obUOs51dGIo1oP_djy3myPIhym5_ZtFlmE5VTpDY7DM-3ynwoUNCF4jR4OQTRx-QbzfpZZZpkMV5HSaU31acIeb_WrJ7EcRLOEArQo3C-QYz_FYPIlXRRqZZps6oEk18CeNHGVCocaW0oIfnsqGClfuHAKL-Z/s4032/IMG_0185.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-OEOT5y3VTYD61PVxTU1yQ1V7WRtPr6obUOs51dGIo1oP_djy3myPIhym5_ZtFlmE5VTpDY7DM-3ynwoUNCF4jR4OQTRx-QbzfpZZZpkMV5HSaU31acIeb_WrJ7EcRLOEArQo3C-QYz_FYPIlXRRqZZps6oEk18CeNHGVCocaW0oIfnsqGClfuHAKL-Z/s320/IMG_0185.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">James unfortunately had been deprived much of the daily Advent calendar puzzle. It had been quite therapeutic for me on some days when I had come late from the hospital. After Christmas and back home James had volunteered to take the puzzle apart and put the pieces for each day back into the right box. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XuuODhVoUhDq9_mvE9Qcz1dyPKaT-_ADq63Odc5lPvQHArgvB832M02azA55BiNbXVlbNDjm0w7ZrxxP6FmAkUo6pDTzeFhYsTCLf8YRURnmn6DanoiYsDmqehpaW57QneZIHXHjVMxxXFTDjQjr6Txo3nsikK0mOYs6Mfq2w_AUGBQqGN53BuZkGDy4/s4032/IMG_0195.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XuuODhVoUhDq9_mvE9Qcz1dyPKaT-_ADq63Odc5lPvQHArgvB832M02azA55BiNbXVlbNDjm0w7ZrxxP6FmAkUo6pDTzeFhYsTCLf8YRURnmn6DanoiYsDmqehpaW57QneZIHXHjVMxxXFTDjQjr6Txo3nsikK0mOYs6Mfq2w_AUGBQqGN53BuZkGDy4/s320/IMG_0195.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVPQ5pNY75Pl1jD-URfjmb0eDr-XNKYHmYPyQpzdtDsFfGCE3Hw3JpI2mJmCkAfk7EGL00iU_rP5uTjv2aNXjs-yorVSlizJITwnD5VCvC6-Gjw5Pte2IRqnknC0szMBYZI-Zk5oEJcHdFIYr6GjGVjXROC6fm2bVcnE6_3ppmfEn7QvQ-5MaJ2FcV-bC/s4032/IMG_0221.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVPQ5pNY75Pl1jD-URfjmb0eDr-XNKYHmYPyQpzdtDsFfGCE3Hw3JpI2mJmCkAfk7EGL00iU_rP5uTjv2aNXjs-yorVSlizJITwnD5VCvC6-Gjw5Pte2IRqnknC0szMBYZI-Zk5oEJcHdFIYr6GjGVjXROC6fm2bVcnE6_3ppmfEn7QvQ-5MaJ2FcV-bC/s320/IMG_0221.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since I feel a little homebound and want to be downstairs too in case James needs me, I decided to get my "traveling" sewing machine out. I have things to do for the WE Quilters Group. The January meeting is next week (if we don't get that forecasted snow). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I called this BOM pattern (Block of the Month) "Happy Flowers". This is a charity effort of our group. Those who want to make 2 blocks, one for the charity pile and one for the raffle. For each 2 you get a ticket for the raffle. The adventage is that you can try a pattern and see whether you like it enough to make a whole quilt. Chances are that you learn a new technique. This will make a very cute quilt. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjji9XuMW7FL1aB6kqkzcrVrpFuwmFt9VOqxlgdpCxdxu_CVrIkHEEqSOuD1CAJaXqvkge4FfDWeLERHxzRuPiR4kX1qOOn6mrSYcIbXN6UPDH72X-061ee-HmD4oKliphDrsNIm1_bc3LbYdvVpesH55Ahc9FTuHJv75h3kZpD1DuMTJna-vJgw0DglpWT/s4032/IMG_0201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjji9XuMW7FL1aB6kqkzcrVrpFuwmFt9VOqxlgdpCxdxu_CVrIkHEEqSOuD1CAJaXqvkge4FfDWeLERHxzRuPiR4kX1qOOn6mrSYcIbXN6UPDH72X-061ee-HmD4oKliphDrsNIm1_bc3LbYdvVpesH55Ahc9FTuHJv75h3kZpD1DuMTJna-vJgw0DglpWT/s320/IMG_0201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are my two blocks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68cWh6wTkZO5W1vQsq-6CzoFn8TXJ8kWVRt36gqepfN8sAZFBrI6y4Q9ddcKl-y9oSw8THtEF3QhOdLZHGjwYgtyuBxURVopBheb-_QAFawIMAPYUZjZMIfu24bsEO8qpFvlSJIMFXhSMcyqMNvoos0sNGkzTTOVlC7PyjtBV983vZhfbbRErfbkfoxZj/s3176/IMG_0202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3176" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68cWh6wTkZO5W1vQsq-6CzoFn8TXJ8kWVRt36gqepfN8sAZFBrI6y4Q9ddcKl-y9oSw8THtEF3QhOdLZHGjwYgtyuBxURVopBheb-_QAFawIMAPYUZjZMIfu24bsEO8qpFvlSJIMFXhSMcyqMNvoos0sNGkzTTOVlC7PyjtBV983vZhfbbRErfbkfoxZj/s320/IMG_0202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuZl2VtTvPhjAL8uW4Cgh4XRJ5C499mErJsBseyf3LMxkF8Rk0-S6B6L8PEBsFKbtZyZG-HO8GBTrSYb1PGUP3_gzmwOSiRs5gvHovJ2fJYYnzNkL37zShJf31xhNSibDxhYQFvkA6L3iqGJFlLjt7_NZjtNROmKxLSKjdaadvEAv4sEnc6IIu7gDGtOQ/s3078/IMG_0214.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3078" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuZl2VtTvPhjAL8uW4Cgh4XRJ5C499mErJsBseyf3LMxkF8Rk0-S6B6L8PEBsFKbtZyZG-HO8GBTrSYb1PGUP3_gzmwOSiRs5gvHovJ2fJYYnzNkL37zShJf31xhNSibDxhYQFvkA6L3iqGJFlLjt7_NZjtNROmKxLSKjdaadvEAv4sEnc6IIu7gDGtOQ/s320/IMG_0214.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The weather is like a yoyo. Blue sky and puffy white cloud one day and rain like from buckets the next. If the sun is not out it is very cold. It is winter. Oh well... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpxhjRi47fVePUDAyQOfWO-R6Q99t_HHDXQNXHWFpBElZ5KYaSFgk00lCJ9-z9ZbfwrrRmENx6UP6cB5JpAaH_e7-QO2QCGU38cVrlBKm32E7465mBq2sNwLrd3LTkSiBhX6NERu2nwcmmtKglLiS2hTUyW1NYL0MwOA_1WsGCvlEFQKjCHc5nTbkaukb/s4032/IMG_0207.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpxhjRi47fVePUDAyQOfWO-R6Q99t_HHDXQNXHWFpBElZ5KYaSFgk00lCJ9-z9ZbfwrrRmENx6UP6cB5JpAaH_e7-QO2QCGU38cVrlBKm32E7465mBq2sNwLrd3LTkSiBhX6NERu2nwcmmtKglLiS2hTUyW1NYL0MwOA_1WsGCvlEFQKjCHc5nTbkaukb/s320/IMG_0207.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">James is very good getting in or out of either of our cars. He had his first check up with his surgeon. They took an expay and showed it to us. The doctor was very happy that there is already new bone growth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lots of hardware. I wonder how checking into our next flights is going to be. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVHk-cRKJWLAGh9O4wMFqVcmeuL5s9Z3xzOlDyBaDepSD-6qY_We8pfm3htb1OkYq2TCTr4oZBfN0IqBSHjJekHltKozClzgx6pnVDDmk01vdRqsso0_CNHBCGtoMxttO-GydHrpM2bdKmt9Kzs3e4WQw2OenZKMSM_jl0eBN8KAwGhwCQBQ5R2fo1OuV/s4032/IMG_0210.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVHk-cRKJWLAGh9O4wMFqVcmeuL5s9Z3xzOlDyBaDepSD-6qY_We8pfm3htb1OkYq2TCTr4oZBfN0IqBSHjJekHltKozClzgx6pnVDDmk01vdRqsso0_CNHBCGtoMxttO-GydHrpM2bdKmt9Kzs3e4WQw2OenZKMSM_jl0eBN8KAwGhwCQBQ5R2fo1OuV/s320/IMG_0210.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then there were excitements I really didn't need. The master bedroom toilet broke. In a moment I had the handle to flash in my hand. I sent the photos as requested to son-in-law Wade who bought the part in his lunch time and put the new handle on, which was very nice. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkVqdEFyu9XHnQlOgtVpyEWnLbuW9ycPvyIxl789-HCW4lBFaf6x5yqplCu7tROkw54axxYlvQF3Lm-4TYjQ8ccAScrwZbHNvVostJzP4YjJ0ay4cRafj4LRzu4dimL7Qhml3z6aUXr3-PYvAoQvJ8mC2TzpDvDRPKeGFSsNyfeuC7DkScgcdZtBKVTQz/s4032/IMG_0199.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkVqdEFyu9XHnQlOgtVpyEWnLbuW9ycPvyIxl789-HCW4lBFaf6x5yqplCu7tROkw54axxYlvQF3Lm-4TYjQ8ccAScrwZbHNvVostJzP4YjJ0ay4cRafj4LRzu4dimL7Qhml3z6aUXr3-PYvAoQvJ8mC2TzpDvDRPKeGFSsNyfeuC7DkScgcdZtBKVTQz/s320/IMG_0199.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfjw839oL9BHeifSxXv_NIv3jEPvqiNO2aFT0t6J6b89wZ23gVq-Xe9ME75BvrXYgq_v_EsOUekzo7SFe_-DBWP2iZ6oqKXSAnrquqs6jBNe75hnXFaNQDmy16HbjV4RId4_rLuja1xSBIBucEbDSnEH_M4ZvXd5ccsdlIgWUVqiqm33Ka3ixYj_XDiRo/s4032/IMG_0200.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfjw839oL9BHeifSxXv_NIv3jEPvqiNO2aFT0t6J6b89wZ23gVq-Xe9ME75BvrXYgq_v_EsOUekzo7SFe_-DBWP2iZ6oqKXSAnrquqs6jBNe75hnXFaNQDmy16HbjV4RId4_rLuja1xSBIBucEbDSnEH_M4ZvXd5ccsdlIgWUVqiqm33Ka3ixYj_XDiRo/s320/IMG_0200.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But it seemed it was not the only problem. I had seen some water around the toilet base a few days earlier and thought it was something I did. But right after this fix it happened again. I had to do more investigating and when figuring it out we decided that a new whole thing was cheaper in the long run. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-3vPnh0iSF1VTn3j1tvOBHduCSBdNsWsmK88aR-XskzIyrsIj13qwGsmUlQNiLpK6KNBP22t-CJUmkGUNb3ayqbp16Ohu7uXkaeapBZwX1OYsoD8VnjKXafbD7aTTboniIoR9ra6MQv-23Fahifb50i1kuJcvFZ32NrFrTUSDit3ifzyppZZV_JL4FP3/s4032/IMG_0196.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-3vPnh0iSF1VTn3j1tvOBHduCSBdNsWsmK88aR-XskzIyrsIj13qwGsmUlQNiLpK6KNBP22t-CJUmkGUNb3ayqbp16Ohu7uXkaeapBZwX1OYsoD8VnjKXafbD7aTTboniIoR9ra6MQv-23Fahifb50i1kuJcvFZ32NrFrTUSDit3ifzyppZZV_JL4FP3/s320/IMG_0196.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Searching the internet. Higher and elongated! Big question: where is it available the fastest? I could have picked it up that same evening at 8 pm at a Lowes, cheaper then Home Depot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next day James was sent to a lab for blood samples and the pick-up was within less then half a mile. Good job arranging, Christa!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our plumber was abailable soon too. There were more hick-ups but I spare you the details. At the end we were happy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYW2Vlg353zltEuv0WvKLMH_EXLRG1zypn5jNXTLUfVyBPJX6RQU9_MJwQiCKsJe6xc3A8cBLJsCqK6qFG0uu-boqjQvIPN4hyphenhyphen53y80ClKg5O2Lv9wWpCwe6fT5avBkmshYT5DqIp0fRFConuvw1doHVulAQIKCHmTXRC8J_g_5wBDRAgShYDiSkgioq7x/s4032/IMG_0211.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYW2Vlg353zltEuv0WvKLMH_EXLRG1zypn5jNXTLUfVyBPJX6RQU9_MJwQiCKsJe6xc3A8cBLJsCqK6qFG0uu-boqjQvIPN4hyphenhyphen53y80ClKg5O2Lv9wWpCwe6fT5avBkmshYT5DqIp0fRFConuvw1doHVulAQIKCHmTXRC8J_g_5wBDRAgShYDiSkgioq7x/s320/IMG_0211.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What else is there to report? I am neglecting my garden, but we do enjoy the birds from the breakfast table and from the sunroom. But I had a quick look today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The parsley is still growing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFBkJzHW169IH-XdcydlQ9fJgBDs0029UnLx2BT4TQM4y8lx_aQeZDB6FqmmXBmmcH6QwkuVYb4EBxnrNmGlXSbtfriamBX5PwdjBASMYKh4tnF5jY2FenHdV55wHwxif8MyCzCrjZtP8zrmnz7ODGygCPpwQgXNhKhQUO_Gmu6fRZiknWXUQRNxxi8_G/s4032/IMG_0222.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFBkJzHW169IH-XdcydlQ9fJgBDs0029UnLx2BT4TQM4y8lx_aQeZDB6FqmmXBmmcH6QwkuVYb4EBxnrNmGlXSbtfriamBX5PwdjBASMYKh4tnF5jY2FenHdV55wHwxif8MyCzCrjZtP8zrmnz7ODGygCPpwQgXNhKhQUO_Gmu6fRZiknWXUQRNxxi8_G/s320/IMG_0222.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Daffodils are peaking out of the ground in several places. And hyacinth too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAcoj2KWlkfKgNpopgKkO1wHoH3OXCvHwKz1qzbDxxW2S8tHk9dMvfHoUQ_3C5Mc-CUKgCDPKLsvG8ezfnp1XDu15hs3Pr1T8hfvkzeg01HlKgZaEjkhZy2Evb5SZqdwtJWZFC2KziJNyRwQja_bBQ25yP-nTv1SnyypmyuC0WMt9CY77RmfcB6k-Q2SC/s4032/IMG_0223.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAcoj2KWlkfKgNpopgKkO1wHoH3OXCvHwKz1qzbDxxW2S8tHk9dMvfHoUQ_3C5Mc-CUKgCDPKLsvG8ezfnp1XDu15hs3Pr1T8hfvkzeg01HlKgZaEjkhZy2Evb5SZqdwtJWZFC2KziJNyRwQja_bBQ25yP-nTv1SnyypmyuC0WMt9CY77RmfcB6k-Q2SC/s320/IMG_0223.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">James is making progress every day. He had Home Care people come several times in the week. Everybody is so caring and we got lots of good advice. The PT Michelle is wonderful and James does his "homework" faithfully.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, we thank the Lord. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* * * * *</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">PS: you know I love comments. If you do, please make sure I know who you are. Thank you, Susan, for your comment on the last blog. I do know several Susans though and it is not clear to me to whom I could respond.</div><br /><p></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-41254914823235727902024-01-07T09:37:00.004-05:002024-01-08T09:49:32.181-05:00How do I ... ?<p>How in the world do I keep my promise when things like this happen? What happened? </p><p>December is always a very busy month. I had committed myself to several workshops at our church. Usually, I must say, I love it. But maybe not so much happening in so short a time. And then there is always the monthly newsletter. Something else which challenges me but also in a good way. Here is the link to the <b><a href="https://saintmartinschurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-12-The-Cloak.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">December Cloak</span></a></b> if you are interested. Needless to say that James and I love our church family. </p><p>With Advent starting, we slowly started decorating our house. The Chrismon tree first. James always put the trees up and added the lights. The "German" tree is second. All straw ornaments. And we love all the nativities collected on our travels. All so different. The third tree in the bay window was still "empty", that one holds all the memories, the ornaments the girls made when they were little etc etc.</p><p>Monday December 11 started quite well. There was some snow in the morning which quickly disappeared. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTa9rV1AbtKXfM7hgZDlIA19qpABw89yizR62rn7MbxVMYuUXqyitYewqtkR4CJfwNNlaF4LtyVJ7llBlfDNnFIsdm3zIWHhUAgRda33FdB0pCqwekKv3hDH2cwlXU6buxxazCAqazSvS4B2SxBBvh-gBMitt1ArvGf-JLRIx-KWU3UReersWuQCN-2O4R/s4032/IMG_0065.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTa9rV1AbtKXfM7hgZDlIA19qpABw89yizR62rn7MbxVMYuUXqyitYewqtkR4CJfwNNlaF4LtyVJ7llBlfDNnFIsdm3zIWHhUAgRda33FdB0pCqwekKv3hDH2cwlXU6buxxazCAqazSvS4B2SxBBvh-gBMitt1ArvGf-JLRIx-KWU3UReersWuQCN-2O4R/s320/IMG_0065.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>JoAnn fabric store had a really great sale and I had permission from the church women's group to spend quite a nice amount of money to buy material to make blankets for cancer patience at a couple of meetings. Had already bought some material in the store close to us but James and I went over the river to the newer store which usually has a larger sellection. James is excellent in helping me to find matching fronts and backs.</p><p>When we were almost done I received a text from Sarah whether we could pick Owen up from the school because he might be having "pink eye". I told her that she was in luck because we were already almost there anyway. So we picked him up, took him to her workplace to get some drops into the eyes and went to our house. </p><p>We had a really nice time with him until he and Papa went to the mailbox in the afternoon. James tripped and fell on the concret driveway. I was inside speaking with my friend Corry in Germany. Owen came running inside shouting that Papa fell.</p><p>I run outside and immidiately called the ambulance. Nice neighbors stopped and help. Owen kept running inside retrieving a hat and blanket etc for Papa. We did not move him at all which was a very good thing. He had broken his right hip. The surgeon told me later that it was not like a scheduled replacement but a more complicated repair and he had to insert an extra long rod. </p><p>I was very happy when he was out of surgery and smiling at me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEvACpq3cWvIuVkSmb1EQX-ulGAE7CZT0lOGoXY9-pzGIh85aOT5P7JNqupDdKu7KN5UGtBOAbDvlXzKtuqxIlcAFQKG4lPHj_AqkJkh900ISjV2yhAhv5wLfvbtXub6fxAdmDVIod9goTITP7_iS5_Anvzhj5_QIw8eNQe6XTLbB7lTrBJmxe2163qVW/s4032/IMG_0070.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEvACpq3cWvIuVkSmb1EQX-ulGAE7CZT0lOGoXY9-pzGIh85aOT5P7JNqupDdKu7KN5UGtBOAbDvlXzKtuqxIlcAFQKG4lPHj_AqkJkh900ISjV2yhAhv5wLfvbtXub6fxAdmDVIod9goTITP7_iS5_Anvzhj5_QIw8eNQe6XTLbB7lTrBJmxe2163qVW/s320/IMG_0070.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While waiting to hear and playing with my iphone I found this photo on Facebook. Somebody's elf on the shelf. Sarah told me that their elf could not do that in her household. The boys were too upset about Papa being in the hospital.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxWOhc1oy1wVKr7eFkS3U1SGUXb3Nyc14c8HoG7fOR6x4a9uKKpGme6LECcPNbl-Qm2FswPhTYiZotM51L4YgOrIoI4k_J5hF7Lsr1YWA9-AsgZCZQmzbdhueI4085OLH2qQbAcpvfbN083Af0CipqWmpa0kWcgea1awqSOvPY_ZucLkd7o4Wx4ZfIkoW/s1378/IMG_0067.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1378" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxWOhc1oy1wVKr7eFkS3U1SGUXb3Nyc14c8HoG7fOR6x4a9uKKpGme6LECcPNbl-Qm2FswPhTYiZotM51L4YgOrIoI4k_J5hF7Lsr1YWA9-AsgZCZQmzbdhueI4085OLH2qQbAcpvfbN083Af0CipqWmpa0kWcgea1awqSOvPY_ZucLkd7o4Wx4ZfIkoW/s320/IMG_0067.jpeg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Three days later they visited and all were happy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SxFHnz5Ng6WsYjDhMaN2H9QXX1pFCf0H-9_Zl8y83EVJTmMW2fJtlmDOKSgxVSmQa7ES1JcBWyaxdlTjhEuvuX137idQx2vhq7G886cvYuy3wvkHr4hnjW7MX6zTiTLeUq2hGwlKfflZNr6KPc49Fjc0Ln7FyjsGns3EEgXyhiGf19cSDU5O16aCFCFG/s4032/IMG_0078.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SxFHnz5Ng6WsYjDhMaN2H9QXX1pFCf0H-9_Zl8y83EVJTmMW2fJtlmDOKSgxVSmQa7ES1JcBWyaxdlTjhEuvuX137idQx2vhq7G886cvYuy3wvkHr4hnjW7MX6zTiTLeUq2hGwlKfflZNr6KPc49Fjc0Ln7FyjsGns3EEgXyhiGf19cSDU5O16aCFCFG/s320/IMG_0078.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">James and I tried to make the best of it. And yes, I did bring the cards into the hospital. Nurses were always interested who was winning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-yx7P7KXfkwKhtee5pUs6l2-y1hcc5v-X_UYsOuscGyJBhQg5rpjO6Jkdu30y7XFnCSsVOYiaEOSxITTuNuZKzNXAC5wlXxYY-VQFPiHtypNH5Hbu8NVyfsK1Vxvzw9u8YiUxei5GvQchbX-uwBNmvCkEDth0FI5PvLC1oflA0hnKQxPOIvLOT4C7uQb/s4032/IMG_0084.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-yx7P7KXfkwKhtee5pUs6l2-y1hcc5v-X_UYsOuscGyJBhQg5rpjO6Jkdu30y7XFnCSsVOYiaEOSxITTuNuZKzNXAC5wlXxYY-VQFPiHtypNH5Hbu8NVyfsK1Vxvzw9u8YiUxei5GvQchbX-uwBNmvCkEDth0FI5PvLC1oflA0hnKQxPOIvLOT4C7uQb/s320/IMG_0084.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It took a while until PT could start. In the beginning his blood pressure went rock bottome every time he stood up. Finally the doctors got it under control. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDQI5Mt2v6y6HijY3DRgxgTiBwdOFAEKO_ayYqhqM_5f2Lb928Y1P7bkrIymhP8m-SWelYvaomArDbrOgSk7fQxJWbiov0kJrwatwa9ee0wpXW2u28m5lEoxNNPzTBjcZIhlCxxq3nmYXe0vfQ2TEVT0eIgNtLr6KEvOVvH7QUmPE4GiSScUXbEgqmkMN/s4032/IMG_0085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDQI5Mt2v6y6HijY3DRgxgTiBwdOFAEKO_ayYqhqM_5f2Lb928Y1P7bkrIymhP8m-SWelYvaomArDbrOgSk7fQxJWbiov0kJrwatwa9ee0wpXW2u28m5lEoxNNPzTBjcZIhlCxxq3nmYXe0vfQ2TEVT0eIgNtLr6KEvOVvH7QUmPE4GiSScUXbEgqmkMN/s320/IMG_0085.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunday December 17 was the pageant at our church. Our three were the Kings (or wise men). James and I watched it on my computer. Our church streams all our services online.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISO-iU7M7fUDJxrWsUNnyKT4CUvouLR7lxLtZzpAoc21RwhwXSYeR-feIhr6iCdwDk-RebaWR4cMFztvi3h3j_EJIVMVXRCVhpp9bg5IHIPfXZwqCSXyw2UjZB52UcMoeGKQwmi37CPEJGy3IF3ySgQK-a8hcGGYbj74gCC0Qr4RP4vLM03dAOIxUrWg4/s4032/IMG_4997.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISO-iU7M7fUDJxrWsUNnyKT4CUvouLR7lxLtZzpAoc21RwhwXSYeR-feIhr6iCdwDk-RebaWR4cMFztvi3h3j_EJIVMVXRCVhpp9bg5IHIPfXZwqCSXyw2UjZB52UcMoeGKQwmi37CPEJGy3IF3ySgQK-a8hcGGYbj74gCC0Qr4RP4vLM03dAOIxUrWg4/s320/IMG_4997.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3KOX_pZQTKH8VQF-ebTzEBD6LhSOdpy8khkXzh1HVtvUgIgZPmQ3xu8eBVwI0g8RMJ1pDoJjiUJsXUan7F6DrdTP9nptJN27VZqxztFTIvww3RIsuJ2UIu5ifmma_gGt0b9275kxscXv5ayWpOiswARVl1vdUbb-4uhssIBeLXPwYC-au4hSh4zr9JiJ/s2537/IMG_5004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2537" data-original-width="1998" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3KOX_pZQTKH8VQF-ebTzEBD6LhSOdpy8khkXzh1HVtvUgIgZPmQ3xu8eBVwI0g8RMJ1pDoJjiUJsXUan7F6DrdTP9nptJN27VZqxztFTIvww3RIsuJ2UIu5ifmma_gGt0b9275kxscXv5ayWpOiswARVl1vdUbb-4uhssIBeLXPwYC-au4hSh4zr9JiJ/s320/IMG_5004.jpeg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And life goes on. One evening Sarah called with Owen on her lap because one of the dogs had "hurt" the stuffed animal he sleeps with. We convinced him that "Squishmallow" had to go to the hospital. Sarah took it to her workplace where I could retrieve it before going to James.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I fixed it while keeping James company and Sarah could pick it up in the evening before going home. All good.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKVz1ikyXEyjs7M18OJJyHmA8hZ4s4elTRkstVHx161pCylm6gfXvvLpG9EFcRYM_IkeEH7p_wmsY4a6Y7EHGq85Y7E1i7PvR2Y3whns2sqxPjayOUC85qrMOG-BTR44j8VGcvCByKPpA_UYrlU_Aw0LM9lhfuHcG23GZtCrChM57-4YfqVOVpU5RHtoR/s4032/IMG_0104.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKVz1ikyXEyjs7M18OJJyHmA8hZ4s4elTRkstVHx161pCylm6gfXvvLpG9EFcRYM_IkeEH7p_wmsY4a6Y7EHGq85Y7E1i7PvR2Y3whns2sqxPjayOUC85qrMOG-BTR44j8VGcvCByKPpA_UYrlU_Aw0LM9lhfuHcG23GZtCrChM57-4YfqVOVpU5RHtoR/s320/IMG_0104.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Decorating had come to a halt but it looked like Advent already anyway. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1XhOK4VmcWSYLuRUSIQKxquM51adlbkpBwrcnbUNkJOINDG56N-FqbX0Ltbhre7EE3iuuHF_y_8b3HMDn4uu8JiiB6Ub7J1WIbdPB049W8cUxV8c7eLqiPCyWWrYMS8gaAM1_2Z7lVz9EEUK9p4p7uLS9RzaU4SXTrQ7sbculkXTJX4A9ClzJwB2WnCp/s4032/IMG_0159.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1XhOK4VmcWSYLuRUSIQKxquM51adlbkpBwrcnbUNkJOINDG56N-FqbX0Ltbhre7EE3iuuHF_y_8b3HMDn4uu8JiiB6Ub7J1WIbdPB049W8cUxV8c7eLqiPCyWWrYMS8gaAM1_2Z7lVz9EEUK9p4p7uLS9RzaU4SXTrQ7sbculkXTJX4A9ClzJwB2WnCp/s320/IMG_0159.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Helen and William had given us an Adventcalendar before Advent had started. James and I had opened one of the little boxes every day. It was a lot of fun. Now, after James' accident, I would do one day by myself in the evening when I didn't feel like doing anything else. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ38VJBiwPf1qv-UFOvSVDSHNXDfr5j8xQuTYyJoYB2RRrmKf9Z7uAfF7GXdRuOJsGRxps4aAT8SDhzznr4cAzqIi-YMt9NWR5XBxbEWGmmcn5-0C-iYhmGT9XblLcPxr75q-YzTNSHNcmSA5ZNCY40pnYsEp6UBF6MeVDWxweOV-M9SRDXbZUwg62ZgW/s4032/IMG_0160.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ38VJBiwPf1qv-UFOvSVDSHNXDfr5j8xQuTYyJoYB2RRrmKf9Z7uAfF7GXdRuOJsGRxps4aAT8SDhzznr4cAzqIi-YMt9NWR5XBxbEWGmmcn5-0C-iYhmGT9XblLcPxr75q-YzTNSHNcmSA5ZNCY40pnYsEp6UBF6MeVDWxweOV-M9SRDXbZUwg62ZgW/s320/IMG_0160.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ah, how we were happy about every little progress which seemed a milestone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZ6upSsi2RRZkTOC1DkubnNkcuUBYbehiPRgQmrop_FZl0nYaGQRc7cQ1S0ABEhn2TMLmpCOyQ8tIgTVVABFLDALL_WsOrq18LalYeuJSKaTECYzkdBCWsiQkxtWo51racHHucCSSKPXk2jo52i63YZhGqNMSupAetLcQTJI-I4LlwxfQas7CdwADb1xE/s4032/IMG_0113.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZ6upSsi2RRZkTOC1DkubnNkcuUBYbehiPRgQmrop_FZl0nYaGQRc7cQ1S0ABEhn2TMLmpCOyQ8tIgTVVABFLDALL_WsOrq18LalYeuJSKaTECYzkdBCWsiQkxtWo51racHHucCSSKPXk2jo52i63YZhGqNMSupAetLcQTJI-I4LlwxfQas7CdwADb1xE/s320/IMG_0113.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On December 21 I could pick up Helen and William from our airport. Their visit had been planned quite a while ago. We were sorry that we couldn't do things as we had hoped but we had a good time anyway. It was so nice to see them and spend time with them. Helen and Sarah had sister-time and William had time with his cousins. They love him so much.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7XN2cYscZia0phUWG3GlzbGOR6QFyeZdOi_7ZQGlFBnebx1OifYMbfRDghqycCSQf4bAPL27NdX-dv-PeSMp1wb5ZYMcE1561mU5rWTOGLUUd_wZbY4BMGj7hzydXGTb-ocpszFiModglJscHvdURNgOOOYlq3y2j3t18jNymEBMo59UQoYnE_O2vOVY/s4032/IMG_0118.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7XN2cYscZia0phUWG3GlzbGOR6QFyeZdOi_7ZQGlFBnebx1OifYMbfRDghqycCSQf4bAPL27NdX-dv-PeSMp1wb5ZYMcE1561mU5rWTOGLUUd_wZbY4BMGj7hzydXGTb-ocpszFiModglJscHvdURNgOOOYlq3y2j3t18jNymEBMo59UQoYnE_O2vOVY/s320/IMG_0118.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 23: looking so much better. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxJ4Sf9d1-61coj1wm9Qc4CELLO1jgVFDY6zHrn6foo7kXPvHgCJEB93Es5fbf7qBgZSBQcC5_0lDMfH2E4edL_hkwhrmYZX8RYAB9ugyl0Dm07svrvfCFH33dfDdlDHFpraH_CWmg5rYLeAjoslqiizPg6YAyhPdli6MPDjD2IEljPTi__2te888xHtQ/s4032/IMG_0138.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxJ4Sf9d1-61coj1wm9Qc4CELLO1jgVFDY6zHrn6foo7kXPvHgCJEB93Es5fbf7qBgZSBQcC5_0lDMfH2E4edL_hkwhrmYZX8RYAB9ugyl0Dm07svrvfCFH33dfDdlDHFpraH_CWmg5rYLeAjoslqiizPg6YAyhPdli6MPDjD2IEljPTi__2te888xHtQ/s320/IMG_0138.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our children were so sweet and caring. Sarah had changed the Christmas dinner to Holy Eve after the 5pm service. All of them went to the Christmas service at church. William and I watched the service with James in the hospital on my computer. It is actually fun when they and others waved at us (the camera) especially during the peace. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was arranged that afterwards I would drive with William to their house. I had found some British Christmas crackers in my "stash" and we had fun with them after the meal which, of course, had been very delicious.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2fzwWpSUDttzC0APEblkV-OkjLv81Mfh4y6R94TvgeSSQDSsOlF6SyRj8jfUFjLIfHAGbwNVDekcmWmO92Wy7SYnpF0Uavt7OzS3DyaqdKJGSnMvLwRaO7GLn99AGxMOWD5PGV7Pyb4elUBZDzqPEj0Evj_EuBjRMf52KrBm05VB13pQg6Sd0bUkmmKB/s4032/IMG_0150.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2fzwWpSUDttzC0APEblkV-OkjLv81Mfh4y6R94TvgeSSQDSsOlF6SyRj8jfUFjLIfHAGbwNVDekcmWmO92Wy7SYnpF0Uavt7OzS3DyaqdKJGSnMvLwRaO7GLn99AGxMOWD5PGV7Pyb4elUBZDzqPEj0Evj_EuBjRMf52KrBm05VB13pQg6Sd0bUkmmKB/s320/IMG_0150.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Helen and William spent the night there. Cousin time is so important. They all love it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I went back to James for a little while and we read some of the jokes from the Christmas crackers. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6RrfJh3Qr0QAbNb9arEETYalr-flFpicILJLfSZu-gPR4Cwt5chgdVK8Ru66k4EJYdOxas77aNj2oVX6aPKnLPQzlReemQ7juMim47f4aWleT25WulaWrnbrQycWk6W2CjngF5I4N1cRe8f3cOdUUMqrGYjwUcuhMH2zjq7P39T-7PAmsLVpN0Lsix0X/s4032/IMG_0151.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6RrfJh3Qr0QAbNb9arEETYalr-flFpicILJLfSZu-gPR4Cwt5chgdVK8Ru66k4EJYdOxas77aNj2oVX6aPKnLPQzlReemQ7juMim47f4aWleT25WulaWrnbrQycWk6W2CjngF5I4N1cRe8f3cOdUUMqrGYjwUcuhMH2zjq7P39T-7PAmsLVpN0Lsix0X/s320/IMG_0151.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next day, Christmas Day, in the afternoon, I had to bring Helen and William to the airport. It was great seeing them. They liked the direct flight RIC to BNA.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_s_OCidTVohL9c9aTeRT1xzC541Alv2tscQwNZMPW6g6pM6YzBw89fXLOH7hXsThbO3yPq0XuG5lGc1qO6k23iLOfZaoc8OgQiwW1kvl9bRnQSS9yue9_gMLDB3O3e3ZnhNdmVH1n-sLPyNraCXwf_lP9QFb3I_CLE19D_ks69j1x9ArG0qXCGhQW7Q-/s4032/IMG_0156.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_s_OCidTVohL9c9aTeRT1xzC541Alv2tscQwNZMPW6g6pM6YzBw89fXLOH7hXsThbO3yPq0XuG5lGc1qO6k23iLOfZaoc8OgQiwW1kvl9bRnQSS9yue9_gMLDB3O3e3ZnhNdmVH1n-sLPyNraCXwf_lP9QFb3I_CLE19D_ks69j1x9ArG0qXCGhQW7Q-/s320/IMG_0156.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thursday December 28 I finally could take James home. Needless to say ... we were happy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4IL0nDc0UEwaUeFI1DPwVJKzHICRaU7sgMdrVZIX1WT675oDhizLYLibcgXmpRSM5jlb5vRjugtNFJUEJPnS6U0e2FrjCWRrORyVzZ2hc8WRHuA4UclupksjtSSRyRB525ambsyL7kKJowbQXKFlkTQw17p4xgKESo1tznuet3Tkr9ink-ThUDWAdPOq/s4032/IMG_0167.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4IL0nDc0UEwaUeFI1DPwVJKzHICRaU7sgMdrVZIX1WT675oDhizLYLibcgXmpRSM5jlb5vRjugtNFJUEJPnS6U0e2FrjCWRrORyVzZ2hc8WRHuA4UclupksjtSSRyRB525ambsyL7kKJowbQXKFlkTQw17p4xgKESo1tznuet3Tkr9ink-ThUDWAdPOq/s320/IMG_0167.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our mantra: One day at a time! Make the best of it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We played our card game. I finished the puzzle. James promised to take it apart again after Christmas. It would be fun to do it again next Advent time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgqu94pvAIf5XnekSeQBuLrxCih9KidQB4m3I6mW_Vfro5OXRiB-SjFuvYoPXkL8ukDWCD_jfi3VHRsCtdBK89Db96tt0kf9tuIagnEp8YIml2O9H8Sf_026SXZUCN2H1C4R6S9wimzzdzlCnWRTq9LTsjYCgNy3kv2soTTzmjKYnqW_l5Hj2Iz3Tioh-/s4032/IMG_0168.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgqu94pvAIf5XnekSeQBuLrxCih9KidQB4m3I6mW_Vfro5OXRiB-SjFuvYoPXkL8ukDWCD_jfi3VHRsCtdBK89Db96tt0kf9tuIagnEp8YIml2O9H8Sf_026SXZUCN2H1C4R6S9wimzzdzlCnWRTq9LTsjYCgNy3kv2soTTzmjKYnqW_l5Hj2Iz3Tioh-/s320/IMG_0168.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When the sun is shining our sunroom is a perfect place for James to read. We found three chairs in our house with armrest which are perfect for him. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8z6PqvikyqcegKMRdpbs0uMghNF_euNzX2LbO-xZSL1R59HezJmzUk2oq2JfJtFExUihJw_1GFCcMyGgrEnVlhw8ikQiRjXYh9P-ebhOU9DwBBTELTYu8x8gOJy8IvpvRDbf7JFq7lrQoBEs2FTZZTTJopHsRKL7hOJef-7wempHLKdFwlCXdGnWoJNT/s4032/IMG_0169.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8z6PqvikyqcegKMRdpbs0uMghNF_euNzX2LbO-xZSL1R59HezJmzUk2oq2JfJtFExUihJw_1GFCcMyGgrEnVlhw8ikQiRjXYh9P-ebhOU9DwBBTELTYu8x8gOJy8IvpvRDbf7JFq7lrQoBEs2FTZZTTJopHsRKL7hOJef-7wempHLKdFwlCXdGnWoJNT/s320/IMG_0169.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday the 30th Sarah announced that they would be coming for lunch. It was such a lovely sunny day that I asked her whether she would cut Papa's hair. I know he wanted it so badly. Of course she would. And she did. The sunny patio was the perfect place. James was so happy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqwV5dUht_m2dKybux73ma3idW0kwN-G5U1oV-dfApwBW4ycwJcp_gNNSRr87YnP_tnvjF7-X348C67ViWY1r4hmdoC43cBDPzje9LtFqMG4UVoRHLsGTA7b57LBs4ppzeI5-zO2CddicvhoR2r30_zl8N_Z4jUOZnX74xXnIGG8YRXejI6SBLRlpXTmf/s4032/IMG_0171.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqwV5dUht_m2dKybux73ma3idW0kwN-G5U1oV-dfApwBW4ycwJcp_gNNSRr87YnP_tnvjF7-X348C67ViWY1r4hmdoC43cBDPzje9LtFqMG4UVoRHLsGTA7b57LBs4ppzeI5-zO2CddicvhoR2r30_zl8N_Z4jUOZnX74xXnIGG8YRXejI6SBLRlpXTmf/s320/IMG_0171.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ha-ha, the boys helped. Caleb took the blower and blew everything off the patio. He was beaming when I asked him to do it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbpPatmScBEg2J4LujvC74SGyhbxqTp7fcecDerGRXOoIWsoTVXMoj8zGuZ0Sz7aGunZUtWPz7PWNAMeZ1feohK_nycw1gWnsDfwIy-pjE5-4-oL-qhbd0aZEefm2xjgBCR71LGSYHqkPBkLSRp2KjQlLtluUQEMi2Jc2JFFVtMolXLwKAoYS0GuoZnSo/s4032/IMG_0174.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbpPatmScBEg2J4LujvC74SGyhbxqTp7fcecDerGRXOoIWsoTVXMoj8zGuZ0Sz7aGunZUtWPz7PWNAMeZ1feohK_nycw1gWnsDfwIy-pjE5-4-oL-qhbd0aZEefm2xjgBCR71LGSYHqkPBkLSRp2KjQlLtluUQEMi2Jc2JFFVtMolXLwKAoYS0GuoZnSo/s320/IMG_0174.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They also had brought birthday cake for me. So nice of them. Who doesn't like to hear the song and blow out candles?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvsTcSaMV4edMiqei9y-yYX1wA2xXcjwDYPTJi7MlfG6IxzAoQCFQ6yml7Ni6-zE6BuSr4U1sFNj7tjEcqsgavnlNY0dB3qKOMYD0c_25Cmo_IvwmpiL_XuwKylVhRVRCTSn2qPobgSa0tBcXPx1ughQXaJIvmWMHb-DTzJoSGkSBI9ANVNkikof0Kp6R/s4032/IMG_0176.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvsTcSaMV4edMiqei9y-yYX1wA2xXcjwDYPTJi7MlfG6IxzAoQCFQ6yml7Ni6-zE6BuSr4U1sFNj7tjEcqsgavnlNY0dB3qKOMYD0c_25Cmo_IvwmpiL_XuwKylVhRVRCTSn2qPobgSa0tBcXPx1ughQXaJIvmWMHb-DTzJoSGkSBI9ANVNkikof0Kp6R/s320/IMG_0176.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">New Year's eve was the anniversary of our church wedding. We are so grateful for 48 wonderful years. One day at a time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* * * * *</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had to write this blog because my sister Ute called from Germany. She had searched my blog but could not find whether I had reported about James.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She also was happy to report that she had tried and was able to leave a comment on the previous blog. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She knows that I like comments. Thank you Ute! Well done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And since I have just today finished (late, sigh) the January church newsletter, you can find the<b><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://saintmartinschurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-The-Cloak.pdf" target="_blank"> LINK HERE!</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-90213645444038812902023-12-15T17:51:00.000-05:002023-12-15T17:51:08.579-05:00Trying to keep promises - continued<p> Still trying to catch up. There are many more blossoms on this camelia now. This was November 23.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHaWrbpXGDds489TZCM9QS_ZK1DsZasQKur4_pawZD43Q093cwQGdQOYuh70HWisFvDpKF6KMdkhH25Dl9mD0SenFWC4BuG7XRW-Mmwu7ujmZum6wQaLQLhKgPD1cEDuc6hyMWpVG5I3Cl0bOe-rtjM6ltKEYo6m3hX0d85S080hxgpXZGnGqRgSSRPPb/s4032/IMG_9920.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHaWrbpXGDds489TZCM9QS_ZK1DsZasQKur4_pawZD43Q093cwQGdQOYuh70HWisFvDpKF6KMdkhH25Dl9mD0SenFWC4BuG7XRW-Mmwu7ujmZum6wQaLQLhKgPD1cEDuc6hyMWpVG5I3Cl0bOe-rtjM6ltKEYo6m3hX0d85S080hxgpXZGnGqRgSSRPPb/s320/IMG_9920.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbBS6cLcikyWiyFUJxbHsd5jNqUVWBuvqXd9hYHLTuPGWukxYu8hatUVnIv4G2lSDRhVl02fZp6M9dKf9u0-yN-z1xr9JyRlCp9_BjuKsnzpVuJAncfKpiuIpfQIb4o8g-47ODmXY0Tz1S6wZc_qfCFxBrNafCG-4HBFpg1TPOSj_xFGPygspfu2157i9/s4032/IMG_9921.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbBS6cLcikyWiyFUJxbHsd5jNqUVWBuvqXd9hYHLTuPGWukxYu8hatUVnIv4G2lSDRhVl02fZp6M9dKf9u0-yN-z1xr9JyRlCp9_BjuKsnzpVuJAncfKpiuIpfQIb4o8g-47ODmXY0Tz1S6wZc_qfCFxBrNafCG-4HBFpg1TPOSj_xFGPygspfu2157i9/s320/IMG_9921.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was the day of one of USA's major holidays: Thanksgiving Day! People mostly think of it as the time when the first settlers and american natives had a meal together. Of course we have a day of thanks (harvest festival etc) in Europe too. Most celebrate it here with lots of family and friends. James and I decided to make it special too. After all, we have a lot to be thankful for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We enjoy the kitchen in the table because the light comes in and we watch different birds come to the feeder. Sometimes there is a squirrel or chipmunk too. We arranged the table a bit differen and it was lovely.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBExLtFuKKMEYKpRAWnRl6TUcPlbMK6bppNu2vu6wcps5JiNZxdBYy5XkNaxhliEK4kBivic875DNFzIh6baXxUett8cqtZqny-VcCWC0dk3fQByk6umtexPi7iZCPqcGv91abWlLAhifBAI9DXMyM2s8MpnBJYsAncoEdoiJ3u6xGYD3V6YI-7llGBRb/s4032/IMG_9923.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBExLtFuKKMEYKpRAWnRl6TUcPlbMK6bppNu2vu6wcps5JiNZxdBYy5XkNaxhliEK4kBivic875DNFzIh6baXxUett8cqtZqny-VcCWC0dk3fQByk6umtexPi7iZCPqcGv91abWlLAhifBAI9DXMyM2s8MpnBJYsAncoEdoiJ3u6xGYD3V6YI-7llGBRb/s320/IMG_9923.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is very different to find proper rolladen meat but I get sometimes creative while cooking. There were no complaints (ha-ha).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gSsJU86VRFIYjj0VX2jBgX_PvIGuKwLULf_WiIm79FqfmXKVzMXv5CK8pxcfw1VBJOIFJ-6ENeVeSeJwX5ITyU_Her7ColsB9FlUFoBx4p9QVkFoHNcpX3bzxypAhuuCURGuviN9RiCCd2HP1FBq7LYImLRWyNzux9hb-yg3pOKcd9G93sq7V8_LlXpm/s4032/IMG_9924.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gSsJU86VRFIYjj0VX2jBgX_PvIGuKwLULf_WiIm79FqfmXKVzMXv5CK8pxcfw1VBJOIFJ-6ENeVeSeJwX5ITyU_Her7ColsB9FlUFoBx4p9QVkFoHNcpX3bzxypAhuuCURGuviN9RiCCd2HP1FBq7LYImLRWyNzux9hb-yg3pOKcd9G93sq7V8_LlXpm/s320/IMG_9924.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYmayFIstKJdGPplr66O34hoXlpsisxDPX5G1PDCyrotqMjw09uPaEODa7hOxFoct0VjWSnmF9RyRoW8yVsMgvzmnXdXb4O5hmWsLKCnH6XLbOMKhrNO6w7XJC24f64NyrXMIaOvD11cjl79piCAdDWITUcgthyzc7KNKxtK4WBSIeILSjXKWpW7q9tJD/s4032/IMG_9925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYmayFIstKJdGPplr66O34hoXlpsisxDPX5G1PDCyrotqMjw09uPaEODa7hOxFoct0VjWSnmF9RyRoW8yVsMgvzmnXdXb4O5hmWsLKCnH6XLbOMKhrNO6w7XJC24f64NyrXMIaOvD11cjl79piCAdDWITUcgthyzc7KNKxtK4WBSIeILSjXKWpW7q9tJD/s320/IMG_9925.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanksgiving is always the time to remember when we got married. 1975 it was the day (Wednesday) before Thanksgiving when we went to City Hall Manhattan. This year it was the Sunday after. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But we had decided to spend 2 nights in a hotel in Smithfield, VA. We had reservations and went on our way Friday morning. It's about a 2 hours drive. We arrived a bit early at Smithfield Station and the room of course was not available yet. It didn't matter to us since it was a fresh but sunny day and we wanted to do something anyway. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>At the reception we found a flyer that there was Windsor Castle Park across the street from our hotel and it looked inviting to us. It was just what we needed. The ways were very nicely marked and very nice maintained. Many people (day after a holiday = long weekend) were out and about. Every one of them greeted us in passing and some even stopped to chat. <div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADR1B1fS2w6RuEw2zyzYQ5pOqtP3MgU6yDdi5ugtwnJcoIgKaAYvKYlLfs4N2igu8BBX-1mLF738eGrghlEzrM52vyXBDJMx8ahSuJDSgkhsZRlrzKgJYTXzEk4qK8g_nHhG7-pTEtWaajfg9vRYWko3l034QjfawBcziLpEubuCbSLx79zQBiZH2AD_z/s4032/IMG_9926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADR1B1fS2w6RuEw2zyzYQ5pOqtP3MgU6yDdi5ugtwnJcoIgKaAYvKYlLfs4N2igu8BBX-1mLF738eGrghlEzrM52vyXBDJMx8ahSuJDSgkhsZRlrzKgJYTXzEk4qK8g_nHhG7-pTEtWaajfg9vRYWko3l034QjfawBcziLpEubuCbSLx79zQBiZH2AD_z/s320/IMG_9926.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CGZaXXway5auQPx802uU_S4SDC70ursveqEL3jJCbyZ-q7diGrZsr5JpoB9InMPlaRHvl5gQB2kZ-Km4R8QNH4ZA6aMpGVRlxL94MPMsJ0bzJ0A08Y8kCyH1uR7-Svn1k6tDAtl35GKTF6b8AWuL3l8rWXezoxKSI7ayw1cQVr-zm5T3dCKlo5gDFnZ_/s4032/IMG_9927.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CGZaXXway5auQPx802uU_S4SDC70ursveqEL3jJCbyZ-q7diGrZsr5JpoB9InMPlaRHvl5gQB2kZ-Km4R8QNH4ZA6aMpGVRlxL94MPMsJ0bzJ0A08Y8kCyH1uR7-Svn1k6tDAtl35GKTF6b8AWuL3l8rWXezoxKSI7ayw1cQVr-zm5T3dCKlo5gDFnZ_/s320/IMG_9927.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IYMWWiuICXTz47ian2GIToMCsCyk8_vHOmT6M0RIR6MVt94CoXjxkBIQEIkQzLOKK0CKCw6ZFAWil28vvzH4AgyQf_gM5DlhVRA5AWtQ5-f5ySaCEp64zhDDkkAyjjl-4eWgdNMep3c3lzwEkOIiZs98KKD7ZpBqdVGVw4zIUYo2etnM1-hRa0hYib2k/s4032/IMG_9933.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IYMWWiuICXTz47ian2GIToMCsCyk8_vHOmT6M0RIR6MVt94CoXjxkBIQEIkQzLOKK0CKCw6ZFAWil28vvzH4AgyQf_gM5DlhVRA5AWtQ5-f5ySaCEp64zhDDkkAyjjl-4eWgdNMep3c3lzwEkOIiZs98KKD7ZpBqdVGVw4zIUYo2etnM1-hRa0hYib2k/s320/IMG_9933.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwVPSC3kkc0T85hP00LLqzUltoq-0sv2PkQzcUD803uA9ebnsupv3SKSySpTNVnofhIxoG6YNPG_9q9LlQld_Mef3g5Y0zGlothVK-LdvrJLGpwJuaeuGl6LzNEiJabR8npK2GetpabQQAzaZPts1W12SBysC0e5wC1KDx7xI8r4NTnbJn-NQ3cMGxctp/s4032/IMG_9934.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwVPSC3kkc0T85hP00LLqzUltoq-0sv2PkQzcUD803uA9ebnsupv3SKSySpTNVnofhIxoG6YNPG_9q9LlQld_Mef3g5Y0zGlothVK-LdvrJLGpwJuaeuGl6LzNEiJabR8npK2GetpabQQAzaZPts1W12SBysC0e5wC1KDx7xI8r4NTnbJn-NQ3cMGxctp/s320/IMG_9934.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The walk was very enjoyable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got a text from the hotel that the room was ready. It was 1:30 pm by now and we decided to have lunch in the restaurant of the hotel which was highly recommended. Our mainmeal is usually at lunchtime so we decided to order accordingly. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJjneoKsknG9YkoMYNQvSYNv5tL10K_jsodSHazNMBhSERlfbRM0bK8fpsBhskJXsRd-ClDzIYqh2Yunh62MtO9XCnu1z-aPTZ3IdrrvmDGNc3Xcd9kKvwTJsBiM0Trm4P-hpbf1Mi15nbFgnVGpWLpdSi-QkZKcQtYLgHKgBH89KtXqlTXIU8Ceisxer/s4032/IMG_9937.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJjneoKsknG9YkoMYNQvSYNv5tL10K_jsodSHazNMBhSERlfbRM0bK8fpsBhskJXsRd-ClDzIYqh2Yunh62MtO9XCnu1z-aPTZ3IdrrvmDGNc3Xcd9kKvwTJsBiM0Trm4P-hpbf1Mi15nbFgnVGpWLpdSi-QkZKcQtYLgHKgBH89KtXqlTXIU8Ceisxer/s320/IMG_9937.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At riverside close to the ocean I had seafood of course.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4Lt2n-D-OaOnQQmUx6qiv2R4ytqR6zNg1he3T19xi515vbfblTnvCwzaCmjpKRONk1UIOYL2CTl1MDtIvkZwGgX5RBtUUGDh4JA-yxCHoVpNSI47gbMwLdBB1VXSco_5EwdZtN9xcAfdXBHv-npCSoqFmh7KBvgX433PnXurYN7KvtD6N3DJ0lMCe_o1/s4032/IMG_9939.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4Lt2n-D-OaOnQQmUx6qiv2R4ytqR6zNg1he3T19xi515vbfblTnvCwzaCmjpKRONk1UIOYL2CTl1MDtIvkZwGgX5RBtUUGDh4JA-yxCHoVpNSI47gbMwLdBB1VXSco_5EwdZtN9xcAfdXBHv-npCSoqFmh7KBvgX433PnXurYN7KvtD6N3DJ0lMCe_o1/s320/IMG_9939.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The view out of our room. It was getting dark by now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhig3O3gGIxwxIlDvMEQ5fDLndmQh_tIgZAdGML0me8T7NnfX187IvRryAV7KlMNxqhJ21F3PtwtRdqGddBFGLQg3Psk6BPzQXVJVM56Umi5_GPiEj8tUfaM99F5C1iJjno3ZZHHJWrc0tHh5tVwbqbVr3Q0na2BOTaizKrOuexg9hhtUvXKXwKCEPMqjSn/s4032/IMG_9940.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhig3O3gGIxwxIlDvMEQ5fDLndmQh_tIgZAdGML0me8T7NnfX187IvRryAV7KlMNxqhJ21F3PtwtRdqGddBFGLQg3Psk6BPzQXVJVM56Umi5_GPiEj8tUfaM99F5C1iJjno3ZZHHJWrc0tHh5tVwbqbVr3Q0na2BOTaizKrOuexg9hhtUvXKXwKCEPMqjSn/s320/IMG_9940.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later we wanted to walk and look at the old town. It was only half a mile further. That too was a lovely walk. The old houses were all decorated and prettily lighted. At one paint we walked along a property with a high hedge looking more red with berries then green. Amazing. I tried to take a photo to remind me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0WGlD_NQNTz2x-u7LyJ0yM_Atd5s8uTsq81dJhGk3R7TpPatnVZLPV_2QI5GCgmmCrWweOAh84P6mdub3Nm4J4In6yPIcOTAkGT82rJAzhq8Pdtvcm0ED50bRQsMGSPpcCmvmucAGaZqptOIkasDp5rQJaruhqUEEbxrB5Pz-Kxn5vWNG76rafsXaO-g/s4032/IMG_9941.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0WGlD_NQNTz2x-u7LyJ0yM_Atd5s8uTsq81dJhGk3R7TpPatnVZLPV_2QI5GCgmmCrWweOAh84P6mdub3Nm4J4In6yPIcOTAkGT82rJAzhq8Pdtvcm0ED50bRQsMGSPpcCmvmucAGaZqptOIkasDp5rQJaruhqUEEbxrB5Pz-Kxn5vWNG76rafsXaO-g/s320/IMG_9941.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had thought surely there is at least one old pub or even more but we could not find one. We walked into the Smithfield Inn but said right away that we did not want food. There was a bar and we wanted to have something warm to drink. Grog? Glühwein? Oh no, only coffee or tea. We were almost the only people and the server was very nice. We said we would like to buy a bottle of red wine if she would pour 2 cups into a jar to heat in the microwave for 3 minutes and put a little sugar into it and pour it into w cups for us. She was happy to do that and it warmed us up nicely. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQoKP8M6JnvLGphZ9O96bVQ1mau2ypI4O3KtVQ6h4XHn2mfYfxBbvkYziUSv0tXIbQMQx-Y-oa5m6TOeU-qnGqLoOq0MMR0WUrJVmEzqPotGeFymciKzUsFLDnxhWrVSxraDexlECnLxBC8GemXewiGS-B4HYequo1A7Vc8gAnZJUJ9um1AMJlPgtcSBx/s4032/IMG_9942.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQoKP8M6JnvLGphZ9O96bVQ1mau2ypI4O3KtVQ6h4XHn2mfYfxBbvkYziUSv0tXIbQMQx-Y-oa5m6TOeU-qnGqLoOq0MMR0WUrJVmEzqPotGeFymciKzUsFLDnxhWrVSxraDexlECnLxBC8GemXewiGS-B4HYequo1A7Vc8gAnZJUJ9um1AMJlPgtcSBx/s320/IMG_9942.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswKmbfLiatPpFw9lMDWaLazK0heLeyC3DVF_TWzZGcZGQzA7SAQkidGjp1H2R2GRFhVB-pqzHDI9uhpPFDVHLULcudvWdLWBafB62YHGIx1ljzKMsQTy5g9D6Y24gyVh4BmnRGhmtndSGNqnvHh2nuxcxO8EZGecxc1CEjvTLod772G6XJUYYs3UnkWMG/s4032/IMG_9943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswKmbfLiatPpFw9lMDWaLazK0heLeyC3DVF_TWzZGcZGQzA7SAQkidGjp1H2R2GRFhVB-pqzHDI9uhpPFDVHLULcudvWdLWBafB62YHGIx1ljzKMsQTy5g9D6Y24gyVh4BmnRGhmtndSGNqnvHh2nuxcxO8EZGecxc1CEjvTLod772G6XJUYYs3UnkWMG/s320/IMG_9943.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even the bartender (owner) started chatting with us. When we paid we asked whether Glühwein would be on the menu now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Smithfield has a reputation for ham. Obvious, this was not the only decorated concrete pig in the town.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MMtcfc5C_2XOH_ixYDOFiO9Sjj8FAHy8rIi3mwnDANe7Q7jAZJFx1ffdBwblrRqWkhUQ9s6Zcjr-4_Svj-vD8BkEZ6qFu4ekIdAWh9eVsjgZ0Ruy0cJs3eZFH5x4OYl0hyWPukIUgL1IB_JRO5JJnPyzfmNBOCata02jj2sCkZC94U7ZOaqnAXImiH3X/s4032/IMG_9945.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MMtcfc5C_2XOH_ixYDOFiO9Sjj8FAHy8rIi3mwnDANe7Q7jAZJFx1ffdBwblrRqWkhUQ9s6Zcjr-4_Svj-vD8BkEZ6qFu4ekIdAWh9eVsjgZ0Ruy0cJs3eZFH5x4OYl0hyWPukIUgL1IB_JRO5JJnPyzfmNBOCata02jj2sCkZC94U7ZOaqnAXImiH3X/s320/IMG_9945.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next day breakfast was included. It was buffet and not really anything special. But it was a nice place. We went back to the room on the riverside and it was bistly cold.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TR22EzBbemjhDtGO6g10mwQFFNjILg5xUrzxdsLbKZ1rgqGryIQIH98fQbjjbtbqbFee-z-7rmdFiOBqha36UPZ7lWILY3iMmH6Nfuq7KJib46zuky5GqwmghJw_gj7NIA4bbdc-5bo0Vu_Q3MogXZ37UWBgud_qowG0iiF5t9XJ8XObtb9LgPl7bmY0/s4032/IMG_9946.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TR22EzBbemjhDtGO6g10mwQFFNjILg5xUrzxdsLbKZ1rgqGryIQIH98fQbjjbtbqbFee-z-7rmdFiOBqha36UPZ7lWILY3iMmH6Nfuq7KJib46zuky5GqwmghJw_gj7NIA4bbdc-5bo0Vu_Q3MogXZ37UWBgud_qowG0iiF5t9XJ8XObtb9LgPl7bmY0/s320/IMG_9946.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took the car and went on a discovery. We happened to come to Target and our favorite card game was on sale. I had forgotten to pack it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, problem solved. More fun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBCV7TcFQgTWeghzEvfBJLcY7hnYvwy-KnETuhlEylkifv4aVIus1Clg3YrWyc6rMYgJgOTT50o5rDbIbIY6e-j2_huSW9KWP3Sc3ZdJlIGnprgf_K_svi2ZFfi1BBnmOE_E-jfVgIIb31avX97AsLlXIEMxDgzX010bSbYO459a6lmWwuXzAtuhpt1Tx/s4032/IMG_9948.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBCV7TcFQgTWeghzEvfBJLcY7hnYvwy-KnETuhlEylkifv4aVIus1Clg3YrWyc6rMYgJgOTT50o5rDbIbIY6e-j2_huSW9KWP3Sc3ZdJlIGnprgf_K_svi2ZFfi1BBnmOE_E-jfVgIIb31avX97AsLlXIEMxDgzX010bSbYO459a6lmWwuXzAtuhpt1Tx/s320/IMG_9948.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnYsxebkzf8AfjomDA8uttV6eiaXyi4LAIV4qDOFArat0kCE-6bsl7B0jIqloOLe62OLCTnuxJoN5U7rDrMpaApxERFgQ5qj0zmtyWaEJcF0lkZLkvogVAxFOUlwUvwy2n0RZLdY2axzUr9geP3bcWX43AIsZ2fuhw-ZXJsk8L9agQZjSDPzArvmFnH5T/s4032/IMG_9949.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnYsxebkzf8AfjomDA8uttV6eiaXyi4LAIV4qDOFArat0kCE-6bsl7B0jIqloOLe62OLCTnuxJoN5U7rDrMpaApxERFgQ5qj0zmtyWaEJcF0lkZLkvogVAxFOUlwUvwy2n0RZLdY2axzUr9geP3bcWX43AIsZ2fuhw-ZXJsk8L9agQZjSDPzArvmFnH5T/s320/IMG_9949.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This day we decided on proper dinner time. We walked over the bridge in the other direction. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNXKbX4OyZiQKWVlMSk_EqaQks3mR-r1gpArwS-L-e6Q9BkYggDuPDR0HclFWLDfZx74lj5OYZsp-CbJRZvsfMCD-rGxHABqcJ-z44WrmbPmXIpSvKMcMegoETg-gw5D8HYrfhPoo3oYK3naR4lTtJIzLWEhA4_xUFPUTjx0QPWqBJgpCgHTLpP8gcnLN/s4032/IMG_9953.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNXKbX4OyZiQKWVlMSk_EqaQks3mR-r1gpArwS-L-e6Q9BkYggDuPDR0HclFWLDfZx74lj5OYZsp-CbJRZvsfMCD-rGxHABqcJ-z44WrmbPmXIpSvKMcMegoETg-gw5D8HYrfhPoo3oYK3naR4lTtJIzLWEhA4_xUFPUTjx0QPWqBJgpCgHTLpP8gcnLN/s320/IMG_9953.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Looking back from the bridge at our hotel/restaurant. The Pagan River is right behind it which flows eventually into the James River which flows into the Chesapeake Bay / North Atlantic Ocean.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53fBMKtsg8_8PCRDb3np_C6dw8SgqgSGqjujLMS9SET5fO2f-VLOcr6byMetxVSzSIlWiAF3I2jzRud39MBG80Y9EpA6oLB1ps5D1PEDOm9hM1g5GsZaDAFd-xUlbA_C-ZqmjgAdL-XVf8volq3-2uYh5jBT7KeTwHaGTkUkABqVkUSvwAucb_Cwp53Pv/s4032/IMG_9954.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53fBMKtsg8_8PCRDb3np_C6dw8SgqgSGqjujLMS9SET5fO2f-VLOcr6byMetxVSzSIlWiAF3I2jzRud39MBG80Y9EpA6oLB1ps5D1PEDOm9hM1g5GsZaDAFd-xUlbA_C-ZqmjgAdL-XVf8volq3-2uYh5jBT7KeTwHaGTkUkABqVkUSvwAucb_Cwp53Pv/s320/IMG_9954.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the other side of the (long) ridge was the Red Point Tabhouse. Oh oh, we should have made reservations. We didn't have the best table right at the door with a cold breeze coming in every time somebody opened it but we did enjoy it anyway. We ordered food we not usually have which is always nice. There was a bit of people watching and everybody was nice and chatty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijg2zUkWbPQ_IpDlnsSa-ahRpU4JPnAdbTXDgqf_2jS6RQJpbIo9BC2OIcDFMjuFaVgyIryaAiJqwDC-zra0lucKfOZOfF05-kl4RRK4fxBBAAk8YAW7uKIKx_4BDXly8Ix-5D0TXVWFTTlf-wOO4_5N183JckPN1yK_b-LBT4CxqS4LdY3y_CHA3_cO7i/s4032/IMG_9955.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijg2zUkWbPQ_IpDlnsSa-ahRpU4JPnAdbTXDgqf_2jS6RQJpbIo9BC2OIcDFMjuFaVgyIryaAiJqwDC-zra0lucKfOZOfF05-kl4RRK4fxBBAAk8YAW7uKIKx_4BDXly8Ix-5D0TXVWFTTlf-wOO4_5N183JckPN1yK_b-LBT4CxqS4LdY3y_CHA3_cO7i/s320/IMG_9955.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course we injoyed the walk back too. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X09SHkcqH3bdDkaX_ij7jnMIzNmJc3SgaBWChf2YZwpGRXd0KtmvQEZNrKSzCsUxuKKADgtARyB3MTZi70_4-6JiSbo2QvYzrTVgfOectdgP3EaBDfTYQ9wYclibZcSlvbQA0QqRqlMamgYTAnNRMyxQRky93QO4Ld5MMwFNYqKXSZFtxiH9HiE9mPj8/s4032/IMG_9964.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X09SHkcqH3bdDkaX_ij7jnMIzNmJc3SgaBWChf2YZwpGRXd0KtmvQEZNrKSzCsUxuKKADgtARyB3MTZi70_4-6JiSbo2QvYzrTVgfOectdgP3EaBDfTYQ9wYclibZcSlvbQA0QqRqlMamgYTAnNRMyxQRky93QO4Ld5MMwFNYqKXSZFtxiH9HiE9mPj8/s320/IMG_9964.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunday morning there is a brunch at the hotel but we don't favour buffets that much. So we went on our way home early, grabbed a breakfast muffin and coffee on the road and went straight to church. Just two minutes late. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had treated ourselves weeks ago and bought tickets to see Sarah Brightman in her Christmas Symphony 2 days after our Anniversary. Oh, what a treat it was. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TkBayqJlgdKW__WmrhT90kYEQjpn33L61MbmPAf1J6tlLe2EsFhiSa4OV46XowRHiv1dZ4biKtz_Brj3HdBb2XO_q6kiobI-zvUtxCNpmvPZfozHLI4aRS6ZkhcbeQxZP4ffb02j8k2tJmZH9_Ym8MW4RYOXm8qoVisOBsJDWDD8jP56hGz3cMs4QgH1/s4032/IMG_9977.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TkBayqJlgdKW__WmrhT90kYEQjpn33L61MbmPAf1J6tlLe2EsFhiSa4OV46XowRHiv1dZ4biKtz_Brj3HdBb2XO_q6kiobI-zvUtxCNpmvPZfozHLI4aRS6ZkhcbeQxZP4ffb02j8k2tJmZH9_Ym8MW4RYOXm8qoVisOBsJDWDD8jP56hGz3cMs4QgH1/s320/IMG_9977.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Well, cought up a little more. - - - Are you happy, Julie?<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-52229738958869791552023-12-14T15:44:00.000-05:002023-12-14T15:44:20.709-05:00Not keeping my promises - birthday cake soccer ball<p>Got a phone call from Germany that my last blog was from Nov. 2 and if everything was ok. So much had happened after that blog that I just didn't get around to doing it. And what now? About what do I report? And of that which one first?</p><p>Of course I have to skip now a lot. Good things. Went with friends to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden for the Incanto show in the evening with the beautiful lights. Took our three local grandsons to a theater performance, went to the Opera, had the first Richmond Forum of the season, and, and, and.</p><p style="text-align: left;">But first I need to talk about Caleb's cake! Mainly I need to record how I did it because with those boys involved in many sports we might have to make other ones. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Ha-ha, for a change I read the directions. How to prep the forms etc. All sorts of suggestions WHAT to use and what NOT to use (no butter or oil). There is always the matter of what you can find. I decided on <u>Baker's Joy with flour</u> because that's what I could get and it was perfect. I had to wipe the first spray off though because even that is something one has to learn.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXjVg7A_Xk_xqJLoaEjn_0qpSrSkUI4JuNjomWMgli_nGwbB6AicrrBuOKnXa8_faFxYftWDpn_6qOqeBYOrdi7M8q356CWwnbIuzuFxXDcfYf1NBNTEyANaNDZgtDfmBgUScEH1I1Lw4CO5XnhV11XCpRqP9xW1ptDTU8oCzxMmND2oKyHKSXaEJer92/s4032/IMG_9885.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXjVg7A_Xk_xqJLoaEjn_0qpSrSkUI4JuNjomWMgli_nGwbB6AicrrBuOKnXa8_faFxYftWDpn_6qOqeBYOrdi7M8q356CWwnbIuzuFxXDcfYf1NBNTEyANaNDZgtDfmBgUScEH1I1Lw4CO5XnhV11XCpRqP9xW1ptDTU8oCzxMmND2oKyHKSXaEJer92/s320/IMG_9885.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">James had bought this cake mix and that just seemed to make the right quantity.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMajZcnhnAkZpvb3gpiEJqdPfK_07UGsd_ht0LlyEWlJkjceq9l2N1pQ1rSoPc8dPvfbLH7AepJd5ugfL189WK4jOvlte5PgkD35ORSzyS8dyyS0U1BMZZtf7QwHouLMbUMRMfaKTxJ5m45g1gJzpxRKP3yd-nHIplkcbxP5RSApyBM0-x3KNGMP-v2C7q/s4032/IMG_9887.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMajZcnhnAkZpvb3gpiEJqdPfK_07UGsd_ht0LlyEWlJkjceq9l2N1pQ1rSoPc8dPvfbLH7AepJd5ugfL189WK4jOvlte5PgkD35ORSzyS8dyyS0U1BMZZtf7QwHouLMbUMRMfaKTxJ5m45g1gJzpxRKP3yd-nHIplkcbxP5RSApyBM0-x3KNGMP-v2C7q/s320/IMG_9887.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before baking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG6lxs7tdSe5tyJrBiiW1oEhJYdStARM9E3twWJuRXI8HHsyFNtOT4BARLEg0sr5zWWUNp0P_S14e4b5kZ6MQI0NZI-mrDwUL3-yedIc2mrDR3XKrycHYuxfSE_Jfyh6OzSzfa58CvNpwrR0PmDRFeATJU9yaH914NDckfilFb6CKW_HB9Ck-oE7j_ncL/s4032/IMG_9886.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG6lxs7tdSe5tyJrBiiW1oEhJYdStARM9E3twWJuRXI8HHsyFNtOT4BARLEg0sr5zWWUNp0P_S14e4b5kZ6MQI0NZI-mrDwUL3-yedIc2mrDR3XKrycHYuxfSE_Jfyh6OzSzfa58CvNpwrR0PmDRFeATJU9yaH914NDckfilFb6CKW_HB9Ck-oE7j_ncL/s320/IMG_9886.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After baking. It didn't matter that it had not risen all the way to the rim. Directions said though to cut the top of while still in the pan. A good suggestion because all you have to do to slide the knife across on the rim which of course makes it even.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRGpTY6wBoSmyi-nPgnLOdYRIdIO1CkmMKkwdh4Q7iJFszu-tu37TkQ0TpJf4o51oz7RKbDWXjJ-YBjiJmS9qOPXGZKtaoyeWKw_FFWr5bffPZGUxGwyrJNaCjxNhJ_dAe9N583DmhvsHPZo2nTK7IFdVySDdgNw6Zr0MCv5i0oxviuerSt1Wf-Ep1M6C/s4032/IMG_9888.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRGpTY6wBoSmyi-nPgnLOdYRIdIO1CkmMKkwdh4Q7iJFszu-tu37TkQ0TpJf4o51oz7RKbDWXjJ-YBjiJmS9qOPXGZKtaoyeWKw_FFWr5bffPZGUxGwyrJNaCjxNhJ_dAe9N583DmhvsHPZo2nTK7IFdVySDdgNw6Zr0MCv5i0oxviuerSt1Wf-Ep1M6C/s320/IMG_9888.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKr88FJ6TiT_EFDl-jpSZq_4s4aYhn1Q1mOkw9xqbUV7ZPByk26t5XEh8rTSmphxsczxO2UPGeVjqWfHwJQ3-fyCtxNe23m4a4uHBGSURRapQD1KV_XqezevRYwKHKe52Y9lLUa2GBrRM5ZiLMqxo_gC6cDpyWnVuuR5E4HMTwZSsm79XxVrfhS7Lz-Uk/s4032/IMG_9889.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKr88FJ6TiT_EFDl-jpSZq_4s4aYhn1Q1mOkw9xqbUV7ZPByk26t5XEh8rTSmphxsczxO2UPGeVjqWfHwJQ3-fyCtxNe23m4a4uHBGSURRapQD1KV_XqezevRYwKHKe52Y9lLUa2GBrRM5ZiLMqxo_gC6cDpyWnVuuR5E4HMTwZSsm79XxVrfhS7Lz-Uk/s320/IMG_9889.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The icing to "glue" the two half-rounds together filled the gap at the edge. All good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also learned (by doing) when you spread the base icing first, let it rest for an hour or so. I put Saran wrap over it and then run my flat hands over that which makes it nice and smooth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had a bit of trouble with the pattern until I went into the garage to find a "real" soccer ball. I had thought it was all hexagons but of cause that is not so. The blue shapes are all pentagons. After that it was easy. But my initial nice smoothness was a bit wrecked. Well, does it look a bit like a used soccer ball?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">His Mom needs to eat gluten free and told me not to worry about her making the ball. But I needed a base so I made chocolate chip cookie dough gluten free and it was all good. I had leftover dough and could even make cookies for her to take to work.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tmJc2PCBQ3YBioiUhN09nDCMmk7GZ2YNGEUWi-vdYtw81H69e1vfU8D9avRWXDHHG54mEbAoG2elFYBdW2siqylkKnQspOV0KZVuJw5WfKZoKRU6Axii4tr2rXAUBDCM4-B272KlGeH7Mo6Xsr6XvDX9UUs0X3D6PZNHwAMnazUAzBRgPkhsuey9qhcH/s4032/IMG_9892.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tmJc2PCBQ3YBioiUhN09nDCMmk7GZ2YNGEUWi-vdYtw81H69e1vfU8D9avRWXDHHG54mEbAoG2elFYBdW2siqylkKnQspOV0KZVuJw5WfKZoKRU6Axii4tr2rXAUBDCM4-B272KlGeH7Mo6Xsr6XvDX9UUs0X3D6PZNHwAMnazUAzBRgPkhsuey9qhcH/s320/IMG_9892.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheI6bZdUTot52uVxXGf6OBpuMfiwM2yEsQWEf3rGvO9r3fNxkN5DMiPQg40hR6TzirvuaG8ItP4IPd5Hgm6hebuUKQ9WLczAgkAdSRkB3zpdcvuVtn1QTo7fNiTdotKT2fVTOLgmCaBgZby8YswmB7nlYzSSTMwuOSxv6j26Djf6zy_G0MKZ7IKPDZpBUt/s4032/IMG_9895.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Members from all works of life came together to perform a Murder Mystery Dinner. James and I bought tickets. The story played in the 1920s and we were told that we could (should) dress up too. I told daughter Sarah when she called on the way to work and she was highly encouraging. </p><p>She texted a photo suggestion and told me to go to "Spirit Halloween". We did.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back home we had a try. I texted the photo to Sarah. She aproved but said he needed a tie. Nothing suitable in the stash. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVdsETK-lQm4M_uOlyV0AA7dkOV0yLz6tMcUQmt86DIFn1QTuwhmLdldQt9wpnlv7B5n-u51g_-ET2E2xAZs0e01cktKQm_klWuIRVjStUw2HsLeHCF3gSE-emnpewW6uLYdfaYew3MqcW9VMxHvOsN7623bbFIZ0EQKXP0HIGKj6Yo7XSdDQaE8V70gE/s4032/IMG_9602.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVdsETK-lQm4M_uOlyV0AA7dkOV0yLz6tMcUQmt86DIFn1QTuwhmLdldQt9wpnlv7B5n-u51g_-ET2E2xAZs0e01cktKQm_klWuIRVjStUw2HsLeHCF3gSE-emnpewW6uLYdfaYew3MqcW9VMxHvOsN7623bbFIZ0EQKXP0HIGKj6Yo7XSdDQaE8V70gE/s320/IMG_9602.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My turn. The boa I had bought was incredibly uncomfortable around the neck. It was returned. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGs05WE-Rt_M-HacRM7WHivKe3G7xbqkFHkv1uKkdefxNNa4t1zgeZ1SJKa3ZoDREaSMOQ3o42EiNdDo7U6Go9Rssqd5f4yEunDNhd7G4gDaLopcNb2cXMrvNFj7TLyXjkBtHg0STD5vC1TqqArW30B5PVidPMyaApjxsv23Ff6Upk2L47jRrq_jjbupK/s2857/IMG_9605.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2857" data-original-width="1805" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGs05WE-Rt_M-HacRM7WHivKe3G7xbqkFHkv1uKkdefxNNa4t1zgeZ1SJKa3ZoDREaSMOQ3o42EiNdDo7U6Go9Rssqd5f4yEunDNhd7G4gDaLopcNb2cXMrvNFj7TLyXjkBtHg0STD5vC1TqqArW30B5PVidPMyaApjxsv23Ff6Upk2L47jRrq_jjbupK/s320/IMG_9605.jpeg" width="202" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pearls. Yes! Our friends at church laughed when I told them that they were strings I had bought for making the Chrismons. Perfect. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUKvULHp3l8QvGg_rI9lUrR8S9doDFLceYiwH6pURsTFjo1nhZawIU_ggnJbfLTQ2msOpwQGGCN0ff_y8sOSX0k9BGt7MhS4tU2OssU0-NRuGNRYdMm7vu6Y10W3e46sc06yV3daXJ7ww0FW36ce8KzcUBMiV2cRMrk7G612Vl8KbrgSlsWRE0ReTrS7C/s4032/IMG_9609.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUKvULHp3l8QvGg_rI9lUrR8S9doDFLceYiwH6pURsTFjo1nhZawIU_ggnJbfLTQ2msOpwQGGCN0ff_y8sOSX0k9BGt7MhS4tU2OssU0-NRuGNRYdMm7vu6Y10W3e46sc06yV3daXJ7ww0FW36ce8KzcUBMiV2cRMrk7G612Vl8KbrgSlsWRE0ReTrS7C/s320/IMG_9609.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few days later at the event. It was a lot of fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcalAC_tLaeSVBj1L4BgarUqRGRvk2Rpcax1DnFGxdLQLs0vHMsNt79qBxI3C7I9yj4SS628Z3mxqYQMKpIwarv-LTvA3GvIy0-ClMnticWsKEIUPLWr9P3sgNBsvFLWF2VTyIkg8vEE_S9Vb1AlM1Qu8BAri-QS-QGKBCcBnJZIhtUrJ0eC3eYkqd24f9/s4032/IMG_9622.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcalAC_tLaeSVBj1L4BgarUqRGRvk2Rpcax1DnFGxdLQLs0vHMsNt79qBxI3C7I9yj4SS628Z3mxqYQMKpIwarv-LTvA3GvIy0-ClMnticWsKEIUPLWr9P3sgNBsvFLWF2VTyIkg8vEE_S9Vb1AlM1Qu8BAri-QS-QGKBCcBnJZIhtUrJ0eC3eYkqd24f9/s320/IMG_9622.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That weekend was also when they were selling the church cookbooks which I had volunteered to head. Collecting the recipes from the members, arranging them into the book, some prayers, some photos. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also printed and bound them ourselves. And the first printing was sold out in no time. It's a fundraiser. $10!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1orW_eHICJpzmd6M5ZHBoEXl9nV2YSoe-o5khSnyGjHRIonH8PtWB40PmC1k7b9s8jkjUE6jvenXdgOYnvt-Kp-whaeSfa8xQyJoMZNFb5KMER0Uyite8Er8UKPJqbIp-9lQvPwunUqa1vJlilfZ9alUZCY40UGtAqqgorniCajELfXTMNEWNdv0wPxU/s4032/IMG_9612.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1orW_eHICJpzmd6M5ZHBoEXl9nV2YSoe-o5khSnyGjHRIonH8PtWB40PmC1k7b9s8jkjUE6jvenXdgOYnvt-Kp-whaeSfa8xQyJoMZNFb5KMER0Uyite8Er8UKPJqbIp-9lQvPwunUqa1vJlilfZ9alUZCY40UGtAqqgorniCajELfXTMNEWNdv0wPxU/s320/IMG_9612.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That was the fun. We also had some serious work. We had hired somebody to finally improve the slick garage floor. It was dangerous when it was wet. We had to take everything off the floor. OMG where to leave everything. Wade helped James to put the freezer into the middle of the kitchen for the few days. Most of it (like the 4 closets) ended up on the back patio for the few days. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6b2JNDspqfhXzFiID6eBd7i_nmOQi9p9Tf19hUFuqiIDxeC_bnJsNFkCN3HY8fYQCvLyKfjYAGOImBecg7nAC7ssoM4RX9OT5L0aXDKR_-jbgWVVt1LWMy40NCwtF-2ZaKeNUMNwx50wmgjVNPSA95AjnmqmjuomX6DjrEQnAkgImFwUbvHl438JHs79F/s4032/IMG_9708.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6b2JNDspqfhXzFiID6eBd7i_nmOQi9p9Tf19hUFuqiIDxeC_bnJsNFkCN3HY8fYQCvLyKfjYAGOImBecg7nAC7ssoM4RX9OT5L0aXDKR_-jbgWVVt1LWMy40NCwtF-2ZaKeNUMNwx50wmgjVNPSA95AjnmqmjuomX6DjrEQnAkgImFwUbvHl438JHs79F/s320/IMG_9708.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnduMhl6GA57s65SPzuvPnBHI7axgLU9UzuuKEh-7o3LV0QNawMDwXq0maURNxYKejmPLkT7AFVsSsLUi1dvY7cE79K8rYlOiYf7EYdiy-jRdYA28CMRhGgKzqoW1HM92imbgPE0N8swT6cDsUHCWTNb5cRbgotQq216kMdG6gih5c93gsYfHvACWW9nw/s4032/IMG_9709.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnduMhl6GA57s65SPzuvPnBHI7axgLU9UzuuKEh-7o3LV0QNawMDwXq0maURNxYKejmPLkT7AFVsSsLUi1dvY7cE79K8rYlOiYf7EYdiy-jRdYA28CMRhGgKzqoW1HM92imbgPE0N8swT6cDsUHCWTNb5cRbgotQq216kMdG6gih5c93gsYfHvACWW9nw/s320/IMG_9709.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These heavy pots we just lifted up and tied to the railing. Worked fine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaQFmD5UTe-pEuBnIiD69AMa6KZXcHBq9XLXVm4lgjKU322Pl6nXslABEByUo_CA7cxd-AiDhPsp9anxUE9EN4g7LTLf5aQ-nLNqskSB3XJp8sz36vyNCnkC7uXyzOOUGH0TRIeCgKHUzJzKfDd6KnGQzz84-RNmjzVUalLNb5ebsuTYX7kK0VWbsxl8X/s4032/IMG_9710.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaQFmD5UTe-pEuBnIiD69AMa6KZXcHBq9XLXVm4lgjKU322Pl6nXslABEByUo_CA7cxd-AiDhPsp9anxUE9EN4g7LTLf5aQ-nLNqskSB3XJp8sz36vyNCnkC7uXyzOOUGH0TRIeCgKHUzJzKfDd6KnGQzz84-RNmjzVUalLNb5ebsuTYX7kK0VWbsxl8X/s320/IMG_9710.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">October 19 was the day when the floor man Peter came with a helper ... at 7:30 am prompt! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2mUJBoLzZMBaMH3iQNR9zsw5spCZkQzzdIVBR1kWubfonKbbYcF3xcEdXo9LIT52XQkgoeMUZoEITnAEB-8jUmILU6zrfTiQj13fxgLfsdfxjqxw163_ickvzdYxC01zIR_mHbCKJH2hMvi73Svht6Ra5DZWceTLaJB7P6L-XuHbSBGAgJ8XAHHc08It/s320/IMG_9801.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sunday afternoon October 22 Sarah and I helped Colin and Owen with a school project. They are in parallel first grade classes but both had to pick a favorite book and the favorite character. Then they were to "dress" a pumpkin to look like that character. Sarah had texted photos of them to me so I could arrive with lots of material from my stash in my hobby room.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Colin with "Whizz" from the book "Do not open this book". </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lq2UB82f9LsoxWlcLJMSocQ5ruJG8mM3adV6trbHJC0uPuZ9cBe81nApWPsT4k-5M5MdIXVTfk3bEBIiv5PbvL4tuwjp9cFpQsKbK0T6kS3GpU1OKaAp1Jyao1UX9Adxa-BjwgaC3PcWCGTkHvLcCnUz3dSm7_L6QhGr__lm7WYaqxgTQdy2kx44xaqi/s3673/IMG_4269.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3673" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lq2UB82f9LsoxWlcLJMSocQ5ruJG8mM3adV6trbHJC0uPuZ9cBe81nApWPsT4k-5M5MdIXVTfk3bEBIiv5PbvL4tuwjp9cFpQsKbK0T6kS3GpU1OKaAp1Jyao1UX9Adxa-BjwgaC3PcWCGTkHvLcCnUz3dSm7_L6QhGr__lm7WYaqxgTQdy2kx44xaqi/s320/IMG_4269.jpeg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Owen with "Ferdinand", the bull who rather smells flowers than fight in bullfights.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjS-sk1R4R6pb0Gh2dabFM54NyG8pI7XMMxFa4EIRptIvK4YSK4HreNQ7j0XfcNUmE_fNsHHCE5Kp4bCvB7HAC43c97CdC7GuEApEBhofHjK0SPx_Z0oZeuRvCftBGpQIIFrAp0YxrUvb_P-uNr4zqAdKdgdmhyWeS7SlOB_ZLcgqDC5HZWK6wWH4j27P/s3024/IMG_4268.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2958" data-original-width="3024" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjS-sk1R4R6pb0Gh2dabFM54NyG8pI7XMMxFa4EIRptIvK4YSK4HreNQ7j0XfcNUmE_fNsHHCE5Kp4bCvB7HAC43c97CdC7GuEApEBhofHjK0SPx_Z0oZeuRvCftBGpQIIFrAp0YxrUvb_P-uNr4zqAdKdgdmhyWeS7SlOB_ZLcgqDC5HZWK6wWH4j27P/s320/IMG_4268.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">What do you think? We were all so happy about the results. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-136832328586704892023-10-19T14:36:00.001-04:002023-10-28T14:50:58.285-04:00October happenings, 81happens<p>Ha-ha, I know I have said this often: we enjoy our outdoors. Sometimes when we want to sit on the backporch and we open the box to take some cushions out for the chairs we find "Freddy" in it. He is a little green tree frog. What a surprise when I tended to my roses and suddenly saw a very tiny "Freddy" inside a rose. Isn't he cute? I kept checking him and he (or she) was there quite a while ... and then gone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6voBvZjoAnlKY3rioQT1LRoIqY545p2lEXMnLXmfTWc8W1jT3_bzBFfA_FLq25ppm-a8JXJH6ET2b9uli1QCHaqqFiXzjRpxJNQs3Ei_nLQO49SihLN738GcVS0tU2ilexp-0nFfeuu2jMrHC_gJK0SOFFeHsZMCw66ycqzVmlrIPwSq0VuzFCudtEq0/s4032/IMG_9547.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6voBvZjoAnlKY3rioQT1LRoIqY545p2lEXMnLXmfTWc8W1jT3_bzBFfA_FLq25ppm-a8JXJH6ET2b9uli1QCHaqqFiXzjRpxJNQs3Ei_nLQO49SihLN738GcVS0tU2ilexp-0nFfeuu2jMrHC_gJK0SOFFeHsZMCw66ycqzVmlrIPwSq0VuzFCudtEq0/s320/IMG_9547.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wD6QeOfIAXyWlHFwu68boeS769_LGa5ulXk0TVO242YjwGJ9UV7locHiV_fRfTvUIRiploC47lUgfEJvd1MtkqQlqQtHnUk3IhlIHHi7tK7Y4cqcngQq74Jh7lJhjNMId-FP333_lg7DMmzORjnYZ2gbC34SdVqNYbEluE8aEKsXFEg7aDI38OzxHBTI/s4032/IMG_9545.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wD6QeOfIAXyWlHFwu68boeS769_LGa5ulXk0TVO242YjwGJ9UV7locHiV_fRfTvUIRiploC47lUgfEJvd1MtkqQlqQtHnUk3IhlIHHi7tK7Y4cqcngQq74Jh7lJhjNMId-FP333_lg7DMmzORjnYZ2gbC34SdVqNYbEluE8aEKsXFEg7aDI38OzxHBTI/s320/IMG_9545.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cnG1j2MVLAewzPP1NN7v1AQliD5eHxb9xPaFgSjHRSsHxtSy1muwYru_omU2L4XU8l5ZIsMBn3Rm2j5em17c2x97HI68VE4_v3ZFc9ySwmI_HxXKAreFPwpOkH4dxmfmGpY1EoqYTQdB3FAZa0cNdCMulC5Jr3wFckJkYbLL81r0_YQPXDg7-AoN7r10/s4032/IMG_9546.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cnG1j2MVLAewzPP1NN7v1AQliD5eHxb9xPaFgSjHRSsHxtSy1muwYru_omU2L4XU8l5ZIsMBn3Rm2j5em17c2x97HI68VE4_v3ZFc9ySwmI_HxXKAreFPwpOkH4dxmfmGpY1EoqYTQdB3FAZa0cNdCMulC5Jr3wFckJkYbLL81r0_YQPXDg7-AoN7r10/s320/IMG_9546.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What he surprise to find him two days later a few branches further. Can you find him?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegSQbRbsaBWC8IybnhE6VhCfuEVYTtIlgV_fk77xSKr3zX1dIKysSqFZN0KVTdzqGNQTE3wr-KPZPFMNGQgBi2ShM0dQvOryVkh0i7DRNEPlpW1BUt4RmXzm-draYbWFMLGqPZ3klGTK5f01JR1gaBxHvHIAuzlAwURrHS2zPURvwfYMpgASjDnLqvBQv/s4032/IMG_9556.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegSQbRbsaBWC8IybnhE6VhCfuEVYTtIlgV_fk77xSKr3zX1dIKysSqFZN0KVTdzqGNQTE3wr-KPZPFMNGQgBi2ShM0dQvOryVkh0i7DRNEPlpW1BUt4RmXzm-draYbWFMLGqPZ3klGTK5f01JR1gaBxHvHIAuzlAwURrHS2zPURvwfYMpgASjDnLqvBQv/s320/IMG_9556.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our generation knows that we have to listen to our children or even grandchildren when it concerns our "gadgets". By chance I learned that there is a little thing at the bottom of each photo on my iphone that can give me a lot of information. When the circle with the i inside has a star it means that there is more info. When you click on it and it opens it might say Plant or Artwork or Landmark. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I was visiting my sister in Germany I admired this groundcover in her garden. The flowers were beautiful and when we took some cut to my niece they lasted quite some time. My photo "told" me that it was a Bergenia crassifolia with many other names. When I looked it up on the internet I saw that it would be a good perennial for our garden too and started searching for it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicu9n3ZyAkVT7anyZ8WFq0cLh1-TXiGj9L2iwOkMVdpDAy4CnLCw6F9KDIek-0gcWufVDYNZGO4GaW0TtXMim9gtbyp8sMssNM1qShLYt6kGEVtqm-eGZX9IEwi8J5-h5tLbWV8c_Jdknh8NGyVxyGW-MrYGGrrNx56-DO-vsSxJTVCMT4nEidsDqDL798/s2532/IMG_9714.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicu9n3ZyAkVT7anyZ8WFq0cLh1-TXiGj9L2iwOkMVdpDAy4CnLCw6F9KDIek-0gcWufVDYNZGO4GaW0TtXMim9gtbyp8sMssNM1qShLYt6kGEVtqm-eGZX9IEwi8J5-h5tLbWV8c_Jdknh8NGyVxyGW-MrYGGrrNx56-DO-vsSxJTVCMT4nEidsDqDL798/s320/IMG_9714.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was lucky on the telephone and found it at Sally's plants. One nice day James and I decided to go there. It was fun. At the parking we were directed to take a golf cart and drive to the office. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CIJSi_-QcNajU2rPBJiijVRDGn9vz0RjemfxXhO-Q6gtVM8d25Csy71MfEGzrEaJWh4Yyi8wqXtbTE9dmmxHiyWEwPdmBtA9PC9Fps2UzKblJ72Mwvggnfkt0lMUZMek1v_7qhLKM3-R2ZQKuJD0MJCn_QY3GqTIIraGql7HbkXjGqkKqg1nyqtGMY4n/s4032/IMG_9551.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CIJSi_-QcNajU2rPBJiijVRDGn9vz0RjemfxXhO-Q6gtVM8d25Csy71MfEGzrEaJWh4Yyi8wqXtbTE9dmmxHiyWEwPdmBtA9PC9Fps2UzKblJ72Mwvggnfkt0lMUZMek1v_7qhLKM3-R2ZQKuJD0MJCn_QY3GqTIIraGql7HbkXjGqkKqg1nyqtGMY4n/s320/IMG_9551.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-M0ptE3a9PfN81CGyTXm9BpTyhQJPJpAMFU3ef6DeU92Au-guL7Xnuc5l1u7gU_XA7ez4bhXxoFMZcl0CxTdD8LiUk6bU-gl-Z2rnaSuLhIkr9PVBynGPetmFxJRf4mk-mNQ-m1quvoOk1NKbboCkIpVy96nkNAazPWxjGF0urM8XWDZ-gLzz9z27xam/s4032/IMG_9550.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-M0ptE3a9PfN81CGyTXm9BpTyhQJPJpAMFU3ef6DeU92Au-guL7Xnuc5l1u7gU_XA7ez4bhXxoFMZcl0CxTdD8LiUk6bU-gl-Z2rnaSuLhIkr9PVBynGPetmFxJRf4mk-mNQ-m1quvoOk1NKbboCkIpVy96nkNAazPWxjGF0urM8XWDZ-gLzz9z27xam/s320/IMG_9550.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the office we got a list of all the plants they have right now and a plan were to find them. It is a very large place and we had fun driving around. Everybody was very helpful and we came home with two plants which I planted soon. One in the back and one next to the walkway in the front. I can't wait to see how they are doing and hopefully blooming coming spring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our goal is to have mainly perennials.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">October 6 - an important day! This year it was a Friday. Sarah was worried when we could celebrate Papa's birthday. They actually would have something scheduled that day and we usually go Fridays with friends to a restaurant. So we made family plans for Sunday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Friday evening dinner with friends had the rare occasion that it didn't take place so we were free to make our own plans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course there had to be the casual breakfast with the opening of birthday cards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFeS6X7Cy2-5mRr7SgxbtRfWJqomkGRZ7uzabygMB-HKdJQUV9fIu9rlZkaJT3DQljIYBY4A2Pkb1ikaW-bxbBw8PTp1bFC-XlrIDgWdHYhF8AC-sBSNCcvW6oCnEDcU8M-c1ezc6RRD3eVbGrnVgRv5mOUEaullPLMxEbJgL1VEUVb-T9l7UbL0yu13N/s4032/IMG_9558.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFeS6X7Cy2-5mRr7SgxbtRfWJqomkGRZ7uzabygMB-HKdJQUV9fIu9rlZkaJT3DQljIYBY4A2Pkb1ikaW-bxbBw8PTp1bFC-XlrIDgWdHYhF8AC-sBSNCcvW6oCnEDcU8M-c1ezc6RRD3eVbGrnVgRv5mOUEaullPLMxEbJgL1VEUVb-T9l7UbL0yu13N/s320/IMG_9558.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The weather was favorable and we decided to have an outing and selected to visit historic Hopewell and the Old City Point Waterfront Park. We were there about 11 am and had a nice walk along the River James. Yes, here is James at the James!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxDC86n2xnyEfLM5zcAHaLlSV7QtAZ66HLEghRO7Bhz1xeUQZEtqI3FChr2qcoG1MxgsvWsHcLHXskdhuk5uA6oQyinryMmprAXBkfibXHE5VE-3-aDmV9AOvg0MEYEDNfdWDYKa0eSNJvNMOhPtfxMW5b3Iq6xnmkH510OLivC8zGgXY-T60vqgKx7mG/s4032/IMG_9561.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxDC86n2xnyEfLM5zcAHaLlSV7QtAZ66HLEghRO7Bhz1xeUQZEtqI3FChr2qcoG1MxgsvWsHcLHXskdhuk5uA6oQyinryMmprAXBkfibXHE5VE-3-aDmV9AOvg0MEYEDNfdWDYKa0eSNJvNMOhPtfxMW5b3Iq6xnmkH510OLivC8zGgXY-T60vqgKx7mG/s320/IMG_9561.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTY_gBMffC6FL5EWyIIQ0EMxuYzO6Rc_RshZXpAxWgDzF0UzLWFEYdOr2O8L4-P8sz-DEF1OnXRbGSq7ZUJl2UdvaexRwxsu18pvp_I_OfnMzAFNLykVgyit7L9HOgJXuQHTrReAFIXoZd6-Nd5rkHVect5D20BdOM34-gMnGXCTI6VpRVAVoslpGkuCd-/s4032/IMG_9562.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTY_gBMffC6FL5EWyIIQ0EMxuYzO6Rc_RshZXpAxWgDzF0UzLWFEYdOr2O8L4-P8sz-DEF1OnXRbGSq7ZUJl2UdvaexRwxsu18pvp_I_OfnMzAFNLykVgyit7L9HOgJXuQHTrReAFIXoZd6-Nd5rkHVect5D20BdOM34-gMnGXCTI6VpRVAVoslpGkuCd-/s320/IMG_9562.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Right there we could almost see where we were planning to have lunch later at the Upper Shirley Vineyards. You can see the blue dot at the bottom. That's were we were first. It wasn't much of a walk but it was nice and we had a lovely talk with a man who was fishing from the deck.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIG3TNVWs5XZt0Jcn6M5rLPUS4BMO5PEzpO3O0HxxKEjiFDPqgFE4RHIF4X8qHLoy1o6R8qO1Il1oye6pKeMWMb_UkK4_dLDuO1d2MYz_shF_7lJPswFC2PBxDQ4S4-6L7cfJF9D2smHm5lEAM4SPAGypvmJj26oAopyXg6QmTFj_Ri_lDwdboiX0B3se/s2532/IMG_9563.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIG3TNVWs5XZt0Jcn6M5rLPUS4BMO5PEzpO3O0HxxKEjiFDPqgFE4RHIF4X8qHLoy1o6R8qO1Il1oye6pKeMWMb_UkK4_dLDuO1d2MYz_shF_7lJPswFC2PBxDQ4S4-6L7cfJF9D2smHm5lEAM4SPAGypvmJj26oAopyXg6QmTFj_Ri_lDwdboiX0B3se/s320/IMG_9563.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMItpqlueh60suWGQu2UMJygI9uWxHHB5kyWp52xpfnqR5HBNvMSKy75p0uPPoD3V3CdIZZux1PqACbWOsKc4sHOMJYzRppGFj5oB6tngM9KJgPXtE4BR-E5gbgPxMGBbxA18TmRkZ4nItjmhFTpRRzfCY-aomi98fyP4USNget7LrmgSmNduju7sK1eDF/s4032/IMG_9564.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMItpqlueh60suWGQu2UMJygI9uWxHHB5kyWp52xpfnqR5HBNvMSKy75p0uPPoD3V3CdIZZux1PqACbWOsKc4sHOMJYzRppGFj5oB6tngM9KJgPXtE4BR-E5gbgPxMGBbxA18TmRkZ4nItjmhFTpRRzfCY-aomi98fyP4USNget7LrmgSmNduju7sK1eDF/s320/IMG_9564.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was the driver today to chauffeur the birthday boy. I took a short cut, ha-ha. It was a bit bumpy because it was actually a dirt road which went through a vast field of cotton. I should have stopped and taken better photos. If it wasn't for the car you could feel transported in history. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKROgvtaYCo42OuNkqRdXDFp7MIqZTGVcfzpB8p5ZtqGgq7eX9iO8cVBPcd2eywJ-rX-FazXRYrcOns9xgXlcVkFZrCDjzzJo3P9ZmlELlC0yuswqfSCjvp7Y_b8zRhoQc1NB21hDMMnoRJtEz1rl6mzBzaacMBcLZCXqUEK7fRIALyuanEIXPzUqdDQD/s4032/IMG_9566.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKROgvtaYCo42OuNkqRdXDFp7MIqZTGVcfzpB8p5ZtqGgq7eX9iO8cVBPcd2eywJ-rX-FazXRYrcOns9xgXlcVkFZrCDjzzJo3P9ZmlELlC0yuswqfSCjvp7Y_b8zRhoQc1NB21hDMMnoRJtEz1rl6mzBzaacMBcLZCXqUEK7fRIALyuanEIXPzUqdDQD/s320/IMG_9566.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We found the Upper Shirley Vineyard which is right next to Shirley Plantation which we probably should have visited too. Next time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7xFhsnGqfauQkY1mAtoBR3sx3nwaPAifHYFec8PGtrmofCw8B_6nNLnGjzqAny2P1_QyzZZN1mzYg19SuNoHLaZwlr5kvqSeD8_iJluLkiuWjCyOG-E5fL3FghSZG7If-SURstEj7PrNOTLMg4reRRQDD4WGKbmYANNvNZ6x9VCXFcqldXPAj1IxT-mz/s4032/IMG_9567.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7xFhsnGqfauQkY1mAtoBR3sx3nwaPAifHYFec8PGtrmofCw8B_6nNLnGjzqAny2P1_QyzZZN1mzYg19SuNoHLaZwlr5kvqSeD8_iJluLkiuWjCyOG-E5fL3FghSZG7If-SURstEj7PrNOTLMg4reRRQDD4WGKbmYANNvNZ6x9VCXFcqldXPAj1IxT-mz/s320/IMG_9567.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First we entered into a large dining room which was very nice but so cold. Air conditioning? Would not have been neccessary that day in our eyes. We wanted to eat outside on the large veranda. Do you have reservations? No. Ups. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were told we could order the food at the bar and take it down onto the lawn area. Down a huge stairs. We were disappointed but were told by the hostess she could look whether somebody who reserved doesn't show up etc. We decided to have some local beer and an appetizer. We found some shade it it was quite nice. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAR13awDOZ1NBFUw-fM8WUQwi_kP67aiTxtD02nvQAfl5aYK9pLf5DjCnioAWDe8uRhpc1LOQAGkyGLw4AJp7E3BUQTR3LBCYO7NY_U2qY9m82CjseCWe-vT7SXAvWJCep6ev4DsuYXdE8a_bN-2nEgLmTy49cona-5wc9jiCLNpC9isgMYKjwYa1iBVuM/s4032/IMG_9568.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAR13awDOZ1NBFUw-fM8WUQwi_kP67aiTxtD02nvQAfl5aYK9pLf5DjCnioAWDe8uRhpc1LOQAGkyGLw4AJp7E3BUQTR3LBCYO7NY_U2qY9m82CjseCWe-vT7SXAvWJCep6ev4DsuYXdE8a_bN-2nEgLmTy49cona-5wc9jiCLNpC9isgMYKjwYa1iBVuM/s320/IMG_9568.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCX7HeprjrStTzUuQb7hy3p-RAmZQQ1QM1gRuV3QoLJcqtQEM6YuAVVjcSU2d_JW4xMqP_QwQ9Ra0CIMpnIBKbehH_a1y8JUSCXH-AVFkHusY-Fi6TrVEQ64wxb6Y2u_sewO46ABlArOclaoG3Sw4sQEuqsTQnx8xnZJ1vGBshxGtJdZRVn-I0hztBRIc/s3826/IMG_9569.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2753" data-original-width="3826" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCX7HeprjrStTzUuQb7hy3p-RAmZQQ1QM1gRuV3QoLJcqtQEM6YuAVVjcSU2d_JW4xMqP_QwQ9Ra0CIMpnIBKbehH_a1y8JUSCXH-AVFkHusY-Fi6TrVEQ64wxb6Y2u_sewO46ABlArOclaoG3Sw4sQEuqsTQnx8xnZJ1vGBshxGtJdZRVn-I0hztBRIc/s320/IMG_9569.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcQUQac6sBK7Gw9cmhQjsi018ox7TtmQ7zdcDZUzJUNhOvez5r7XPxysMxpqgdsxCd-LcE7Inp78KAKKcMrbvtb9K1FIOrdGN75BOIOyBWxcA4xYWwRs9YnfrkI5qK_TJ3pSZUYM-OknBxnT3v4XEwYLyTDxX6-HWgzQmCwXNyLfsyK6kcr1YWvV5TKb3/s4032/IMG_9570.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcQUQac6sBK7Gw9cmhQjsi018ox7TtmQ7zdcDZUzJUNhOvez5r7XPxysMxpqgdsxCd-LcE7Inp78KAKKcMrbvtb9K1FIOrdGN75BOIOyBWxcA4xYWwRs9YnfrkI5qK_TJ3pSZUYM-OknBxnT3v4XEwYLyTDxX6-HWgzQmCwXNyLfsyK6kcr1YWvV5TKb3/s320/IMG_9570.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After our appetizers I inquired at the bar. There was a different person and she found us a table right away. It was perfect. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our server Dominique was so cheerful and nice and took this nice photo of us. See the James River?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHXlLnjpbYHIALuElLE04eTA0minlnrJmX9IY__E248W1d6TUX_8v8gRI8phgwBPO2wznpqx0rzGu_3hMu-ExjTcA1R1f_QgNTMa2nIrOlWDkg-PYbP1rv7bH2WtNKDNP5TbMal9hxY8ZMCtTXNkWIUp_pdYKbzRWlekL23QNlWiX9JI2MbgVC20ntqGf/s3166/IMG_9575.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2403" data-original-width="3166" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHXlLnjpbYHIALuElLE04eTA0minlnrJmX9IY__E248W1d6TUX_8v8gRI8phgwBPO2wznpqx0rzGu_3hMu-ExjTcA1R1f_QgNTMa2nIrOlWDkg-PYbP1rv7bH2WtNKDNP5TbMal9hxY8ZMCtTXNkWIUp_pdYKbzRWlekL23QNlWiX9JI2MbgVC20ntqGf/s320/IMG_9575.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The menu was limited but James found a Chicken Pot Pie (roasted chicken / root vegetables / puff pastry).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQsFOoruOz40wmrnul8h8Xf2WMoLhvLvpo8U04jYbMIuVI0qeupX2ZBjJTfSg7BIBaCZ3oNJgl2Vpv8zvdln_8EFlJ0kGcazL9Ef6HcjfZDZCfJfL_2kKRC0-RqY6d2jtfbOGFl0UkCGFmt1AFhGIaLtOQPBG4UO47CycUPqF4pDcflWy6HxEAN5QYR1P/s4032/IMG_9577.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQsFOoruOz40wmrnul8h8Xf2WMoLhvLvpo8U04jYbMIuVI0qeupX2ZBjJTfSg7BIBaCZ3oNJgl2Vpv8zvdln_8EFlJ0kGcazL9Ef6HcjfZDZCfJfL_2kKRC0-RqY6d2jtfbOGFl0UkCGFmt1AFhGIaLtOQPBG4UO47CycUPqF4pDcflWy6HxEAN5QYR1P/s320/IMG_9577.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had the Pan Seared Rockfish (apple & quinoa salad / roasted spaghetti squash / carrot & ginger butter). You don't find rockfish often on a menu. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2C1Osv62uJp2rp6mDipdvEaJUOfcGIr0NJSJrJl1Tl9Q_YhQUN8oMNHSr0rPj74gUNDY39AcYRBJduF5cPciqCDhzdUc9eRGs7yBXRVkQ56qN2rAxfybIXsasdUenpScLPQxh73xFGcs0PpDNYaapjHpH4X3D-YxtmlRiKe5NLG28JM91GJd-loqugqP/s4032/IMG_9578.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2C1Osv62uJp2rp6mDipdvEaJUOfcGIr0NJSJrJl1Tl9Q_YhQUN8oMNHSr0rPj74gUNDY39AcYRBJduF5cPciqCDhzdUc9eRGs7yBXRVkQ56qN2rAxfybIXsasdUenpScLPQxh73xFGcs0PpDNYaapjHpH4X3D-YxtmlRiKe5NLG28JM91GJd-loqugqP/s320/IMG_9578.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Afterwards we walked down to the river.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVsz5uUTINTubeWUoytICWdGn5bnFwNLY_rBXhQaU4969INyY15NAWdOwh_xq3rNisQgEpmY18-1W16g3MbiwGqpuCnQ2d8fx-dPea1z9VDWz9zHkD5r4zsjSAMwvJsY4YHWn-R-QFjwFMynraHZ7rl7IZgzDXdR6vTchhE1ifVGJhN_2kCieGu0ZWoZn/s4032/IMG_9579.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVsz5uUTINTubeWUoytICWdGn5bnFwNLY_rBXhQaU4969INyY15NAWdOwh_xq3rNisQgEpmY18-1W16g3MbiwGqpuCnQ2d8fx-dPea1z9VDWz9zHkD5r4zsjSAMwvJsY4YHWn-R-QFjwFMynraHZ7rl7IZgzDXdR6vTchhE1ifVGJhN_2kCieGu0ZWoZn/s320/IMG_9579.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHW2EYJ_2N66luyKC9iJpQ585sFQa_vUt5AAUuEkpoxoS7FX1O96A9KHM2fUEc_uuBUI-GG9KuG3wnroOqssRHKTaGCAOvGtPg-B6QvlATN_lp2HI_6abZSb22CUlHtV9i7lmr_fKEdQEfnWipUBR61x9EXJ9iysXBfHTytL9LXSXYqsvMw94_7l9jyLFZ/s4032/IMG_9580.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHW2EYJ_2N66luyKC9iJpQ585sFQa_vUt5AAUuEkpoxoS7FX1O96A9KHM2fUEc_uuBUI-GG9KuG3wnroOqssRHKTaGCAOvGtPg-B6QvlATN_lp2HI_6abZSb22CUlHtV9i7lmr_fKEdQEfnWipUBR61x9EXJ9iysXBfHTytL9LXSXYqsvMw94_7l9jyLFZ/s320/IMG_9580.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It went steeply down with lots of growth but it was a nice view and some birds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9_RZ579CTTpU5ODBKU-IV7pOFnOUtXnAXLGLlJPbxXtUEDsO7EbqEicn3U_kC297UkbKLOezpPgxXGwdvpATa8G4WcVe_2ebyNHEU8Y1yaHrMYAsJGkSqkFpBJVdDPfHTRMtn2M4Ci_xK-Fc8_DFbe6NOQyoBO8YYK85mJ86w8M3csnAeqH_gF5Ne4R7/s4032/IMG_9581.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9_RZ579CTTpU5ODBKU-IV7pOFnOUtXnAXLGLlJPbxXtUEDsO7EbqEicn3U_kC297UkbKLOezpPgxXGwdvpATa8G4WcVe_2ebyNHEU8Y1yaHrMYAsJGkSqkFpBJVdDPfHTRMtn2M4Ci_xK-Fc8_DFbe6NOQyoBO8YYK85mJ86w8M3csnAeqH_gF5Ne4R7/s320/IMG_9581.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5O0qVpiqIBFud4GfbRpTbLry0-Y9BGeVUAVw7yvKfekY_wUbQNpogLL0gslcvgRS4Khx3RH4o180kQgjHhfdyTy9TckA3WawptIdQjZPafz1EOI10fU2oBlR64RSrWyCHJCu56UWZ26_IqW92qQTAP_vBVKU5PGcCZrul1mbl2T_4KfVQuoSsUfPV2p4/s4032/IMG_9584.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5O0qVpiqIBFud4GfbRpTbLry0-Y9BGeVUAVw7yvKfekY_wUbQNpogLL0gslcvgRS4Khx3RH4o180kQgjHhfdyTy9TckA3WawptIdQjZPafz1EOI10fU2oBlR64RSrWyCHJCu56UWZ26_IqW92qQTAP_vBVKU5PGcCZrul1mbl2T_4KfVQuoSsUfPV2p4/s320/IMG_9584.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way to the car park James took this photo of me pretending to feed the horse (statue). Got to have some fun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJAwsSQZX3k4SYphB0wgO29IzMdeMK1zhXnJkd2FCGXr1FKgjuFWUMAaR0hlxbHBvHN-lwiOoF_ND54rO7hsQNzHlH8glAvy0yhr0WsvfFWY-420S6534xFNzsqfmFsIicxjLrfrfnZHOeAWYvhSAb-UNKe1-FWZUuA_JJUbIMaSXpHebALacqzj2UB1d/s768/IMG_0551.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="768" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJAwsSQZX3k4SYphB0wgO29IzMdeMK1zhXnJkd2FCGXr1FKgjuFWUMAaR0hlxbHBvHN-lwiOoF_ND54rO7hsQNzHlH8glAvy0yhr0WsvfFWY-420S6534xFNzsqfmFsIicxjLrfrfnZHOeAWYvhSAb-UNKe1-FWZUuA_JJUbIMaSXpHebALacqzj2UB1d/s320/IMG_0551.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday Sarah texted whether it was ok for Caleb to bake the birthday cake for Sunday. He asked and really wanted to do it. What a question. We were delighted. Later she texted these photos. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafoZ_AlTOMC_7VBA_Rwjb7JyBqQ_pWJtRhp09hkgUmjDt7cZ9EbLQC1CZixU62mL1IJjm1nzYiH-fL08wys8H1APiv3TiumrbP9BM1yJnIoaHRQQtkzxUYxbl6U68FcibY80OoR0uZYUKmIseRabiRfvoIQDDjL7TfHQigBZ7ur4Ti7AtJDdLlNIEMsHv/s4032/71837359001__85E2B94F-7E73-4431-9BF3-6A9C68556D5B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafoZ_AlTOMC_7VBA_Rwjb7JyBqQ_pWJtRhp09hkgUmjDt7cZ9EbLQC1CZixU62mL1IJjm1nzYiH-fL08wys8H1APiv3TiumrbP9BM1yJnIoaHRQQtkzxUYxbl6U68FcibY80OoR0uZYUKmIseRabiRfvoIQDDjL7TfHQigBZ7ur4Ti7AtJDdLlNIEMsHv/s320/71837359001__85E2B94F-7E73-4431-9BF3-6A9C68556D5B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He might have gotten a little help from his brother (s?) but basicly did it all by himself.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgCxuUoMHPK9C9A2ds3_f7yBF8tyk3X0RFf28Dv138X5aVNjZbYux8FDz45uQQutJg0LiT3e9gaXF1w9CiD90l66lwHh1LSizBw_Ip7VNWMPuXBmbPb7mtCLcdp5fNmbvN2af_yNpNwYC3MdASOkFN2uuGBo23X3afsXn0QN_IiUp5WwzJMHQZde6ayHR/s4032/71837365306__CD82CEB7-517B-4579-8353-640F2BAAE30C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgCxuUoMHPK9C9A2ds3_f7yBF8tyk3X0RFf28Dv138X5aVNjZbYux8FDz45uQQutJg0LiT3e9gaXF1w9CiD90l66lwHh1LSizBw_Ip7VNWMPuXBmbPb7mtCLcdp5fNmbvN2af_yNpNwYC3MdASOkFN2uuGBo23X3afsXn0QN_IiUp5WwzJMHQZde6ayHR/s320/71837365306__CD82CEB7-517B-4579-8353-640F2BAAE30C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunday evening we had dinner with friends from church. I prepared "meal #1" and even found some flowers in the garden.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExoyy4ZOXuYOaIyyXGhpEbF4ZVfzjMeIX4XSB-TH0qQeEdcL9aURsYurc01tl2HQJRW-cqUaFFdrADYaYCmHLKdRop7vfiPopVvtplGQEVzk7lxUmK8Rc5tzktz05eoO3Pp6Z53aPZP6Eu_5R1dRwX8ei9wZORMh1UPSjX0z4C8RiJBDnlUtQoux13_cG/s4032/IMG_9594.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExoyy4ZOXuYOaIyyXGhpEbF4ZVfzjMeIX4XSB-TH0qQeEdcL9aURsYurc01tl2HQJRW-cqUaFFdrADYaYCmHLKdRop7vfiPopVvtplGQEVzk7lxUmK8Rc5tzktz05eoO3Pp6Z53aPZP6Eu_5R1dRwX8ei9wZORMh1UPSjX0z4C8RiJBDnlUtQoux13_cG/s320/IMG_9594.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Totally forgot to take a photo of the birthday cake. It was a totally from scratch Blackforest Cherry Cake including the 12 tablespoons of Kirschwasser. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKgoX9Qe1imQTkaVQf_twM1_hC5t0b4wTRZ8qG-BXM7mrvt9IzQ5CDYX8yjiYhjUU2ZjHs6mer-XBunTBJLZRaSPoGHC8kC9yJ-JhFKT9t0_ydUxiLTpEwJ6551SznP-N8EcDDWz-Cnl3HI6-L_Ldby1J6o-Np86h8bIS1FY7F4Nc8QMA8bzfyOWiSb8J/s4032/IMG_9590.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKgoX9Qe1imQTkaVQf_twM1_hC5t0b4wTRZ8qG-BXM7mrvt9IzQ5CDYX8yjiYhjUU2ZjHs6mer-XBunTBJLZRaSPoGHC8kC9yJ-JhFKT9t0_ydUxiLTpEwJ6551SznP-N8EcDDWz-Cnl3HI6-L_Ldby1J6o-Np86h8bIS1FY7F4Nc8QMA8bzfyOWiSb8J/s320/IMG_9590.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But I cropped the above photo and here is the birthday boy. Needless to say that I could not find any birthday candles so this one had to do to blow out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND3VRIAxqe_yUUB3rA9et-MvhT_IgVyFaycbNVH8M1Pm3cVgxjr_fp1yqUluYdwUO6_-IBwK76nA6OKKnpsGXLGDujCdddCgPxuIGv2QuFmOx_V1V2CYBj0u5Qc5Yy7KBpCeVvaQdAI3ltCUO6Sg6CMqw7Cm0p17mJZYD-q0_0BKM_q9nUu92eyJUOSW_/s783/IMG_9589.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="653" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND3VRIAxqe_yUUB3rA9et-MvhT_IgVyFaycbNVH8M1Pm3cVgxjr_fp1yqUluYdwUO6_-IBwK76nA6OKKnpsGXLGDujCdddCgPxuIGv2QuFmOx_V1V2CYBj0u5Qc5Yy7KBpCeVvaQdAI3ltCUO6Sg6CMqw7Cm0p17mJZYD-q0_0BKM_q9nUu92eyJUOSW_/s320/IMG_9589.jpeg" width="267" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had so much fun with Nancye, Jim, Martha and Jerry. Nancye had brought a card game and we learned something new. I think it was called Skyjo. Very tempted to buy it but I don't think it is as good for just two people. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeBud6DO897pxBbpZMnEIRNdNTTvcAxDA_hvtp1CKnfvhCIwpfgHyQaQAHtiqncj_LmeiYUGDAM8iMNuPr8DQu4uT3Jw_yxay2tvl-79_SxLbBHnMaGR860G5pMpm3fSoUGk0NE0IAazgpR9bp0Yiq1_Qo0lZ-KtZEs3ce1l6O1m8E49iGzx2L5ibLnag/s4032/IMG_9591.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeBud6DO897pxBbpZMnEIRNdNTTvcAxDA_hvtp1CKnfvhCIwpfgHyQaQAHtiqncj_LmeiYUGDAM8iMNuPr8DQu4uT3Jw_yxay2tvl-79_SxLbBHnMaGR860G5pMpm3fSoUGk0NE0IAazgpR9bp0Yiq1_Qo0lZ-KtZEs3ce1l6O1m8E49iGzx2L5ibLnag/s320/IMG_9591.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sarah had been worried about Papa's celebration but we suggested for them to come on Sunday to church. After the service there was a spaghetti luncheon which happens every year and is a fundraiser for the church youth mission trip in the summer. I was sure the boys would love it. And they always love to come to our church. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyk6DA35dhJcqXpaIDC7fLWxA4z2bF1kalbNqhyphenhyphenz64Z67X_CgqigwWTY95fkcRg_7T9tkJogpBaNG_W9iwx-nQgD5EY4P9uyVEtxR7KlATGvc8bZTlZSJFvNr0iuqUgrrXC4BhPYgeBYvadxNJfuikvzgIDWPuBua37J8BcN9bAHwpHtpzKQa-mX7J4Qqv/s640/IMG_0452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyk6DA35dhJcqXpaIDC7fLWxA4z2bF1kalbNqhyphenhyphenz64Z67X_CgqigwWTY95fkcRg_7T9tkJogpBaNG_W9iwx-nQgD5EY4P9uyVEtxR7KlATGvc8bZTlZSJFvNr0iuqUgrrXC4BhPYgeBYvadxNJfuikvzgIDWPuBua37J8BcN9bAHwpHtpzKQa-mX7J4Qqv/s320/IMG_0452.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEuLBqp6x_uEpZ8LjBGJ8xpzWHj60jZYmeRUJXoRsJ9mLvH7n2EUoW1c9w1O2CGJzudPElZjaFzrK84w-IsrwfYAyIjr8MKVedEFtlN5-1bJ7_aBL-0FPfrYn4YVK9OZkzGM0Q10Tk69gznn3Qri2QUuP364EeAsa6J7uTL1yZMg2XtBnu-CjvbjqeDZA/s640/IMG_0484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEuLBqp6x_uEpZ8LjBGJ8xpzWHj60jZYmeRUJXoRsJ9mLvH7n2EUoW1c9w1O2CGJzudPElZjaFzrK84w-IsrwfYAyIjr8MKVedEFtlN5-1bJ7_aBL-0FPfrYn4YVK9OZkzGM0Q10Tk69gznn3Qri2QUuP364EeAsa6J7uTL1yZMg2XtBnu-CjvbjqeDZA/s320/IMG_0484.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Afterwards we all went to our house, the boys finished decorating the cake.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD20CH1d7EGskWarEOTXzacCE0fKBk693AyHBd1QgFbH5-_ndDXR3mtzJnjQKtE5WSMlfOAUJPYd6MxQ1KHt93Ju6yCOKkyVv45tMR19YXL2Ra6XfE9wGgzbYqQBLuP5esQCW_s4Ztrn-27UmqOAeFV8VZgxtfFICBeVtINnc1eDgbSJbmcqe-qzAszPS9/s4032/IMG_9598.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD20CH1d7EGskWarEOTXzacCE0fKBk693AyHBd1QgFbH5-_ndDXR3mtzJnjQKtE5WSMlfOAUJPYd6MxQ1KHt93Ju6yCOKkyVv45tMR19YXL2Ra6XfE9wGgzbYqQBLuP5esQCW_s4Ztrn-27UmqOAeFV8VZgxtfFICBeVtINnc1eDgbSJbmcqe-qzAszPS9/s320/IMG_9598.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Papa was happy. Everybody was happy. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvnNkqVl1cevVFcPQ5Y-VyiHgLa5mDaXsDbzl8qEGzuQ4AhCYK6grBVmTwW9SynQJ2BDj11mfL2GMtDfZxfG5HNBecL9SIFrh0b_bE19y3PY4YFEiaDSdAEwWfXQCX8x1I-qZZUYzuXQXNcuXMxE0g1bD_bZBY0FCPHMcTTYKgf4ULmrcTKpQ31k3U5iv/s4032/IMG_9600.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvnNkqVl1cevVFcPQ5Y-VyiHgLa5mDaXsDbzl8qEGzuQ4AhCYK6grBVmTwW9SynQJ2BDj11mfL2GMtDfZxfG5HNBecL9SIFrh0b_bE19y3PY4YFEiaDSdAEwWfXQCX8x1I-qZZUYzuXQXNcuXMxE0g1bD_bZBY0FCPHMcTTYKgf4ULmrcTKpQ31k3U5iv/s320/IMG_9600.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">As always ... we are so blessed!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-33597252366738643372023-10-04T19:53:00.002-04:002023-10-04T19:53:24.789-04:00Busy busy September<p>September 16 - We woke up to seeing THIS outside our bedroom window.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoPgJQ661xLUTFC963MZMbUts11cQix3uuRltVwSvt5NOUP5UIQyj14zeQ1MwhE9ULfppi0WBSB8MBRHD5KSG0aShYaB26kak_2ihbhxIpcpP6R5l0q82tH6_bBWo9S5qiAH0RQ2NPL2vyF-zfhlmbAIIN3y6d7MPcNQF4c9lRFoZw9SStj5zjqqX_F4x/s4032/IMG_9427.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoPgJQ661xLUTFC963MZMbUts11cQix3uuRltVwSvt5NOUP5UIQyj14zeQ1MwhE9ULfppi0WBSB8MBRHD5KSG0aShYaB26kak_2ihbhxIpcpP6R5l0q82tH6_bBWo9S5qiAH0RQ2NPL2vyF-zfhlmbAIIN3y6d7MPcNQF4c9lRFoZw9SStj5zjqqX_F4x/s320/IMG_9427.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I climbed out of bed and took a closer look very carefully. I even managed to take a <b><a href="https://youtu.be/aXc5O4DZu6c" target="_blank">Video</a></b> (0:59 minutes) and I am very proud of that.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Our weather is quite nice again, definately autumn but we take every opportunity to get some steps. While we were walking in the neighborhood we chatted with a lady who is also from Germany. Renate is not very mobile and likes to sit in her open garage with several large flower pots on the driveway. Her daughter came also out of the house and she too spoke very good German. She told us that she had just baked a "Zwetschgenkuchen", German recipe. She told us that those special plums had been available at the Publix supermarket which is in walking distance to us. In all those years living in the USA, even in different states, I have seen Zwetschgen for sale only a very few times. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I was so excited that we walked to Publix the first chance we had and bought all they had (smallish 5 bags). I found a recipe for it, baked these two sheets and put the rest in the freezer. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIqNlNx-QZ7vglZL-U_WB-i7TS0V57jdVUVUOEW96LhOK_gw1f7qYNaarClXstq7JDpmcp9HGDDQm0wtgCMu_DHFQlt4_yHJ2DKEMTL_jTheKwcYIl-MxmKAObj8mkRUeFpt26AJgCfw93-bHCDALhnayoOr4q3lf9RNnnT2h_K4yQPEzDOHofARnFM6r/s4032/IMG_9456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIqNlNx-QZ7vglZL-U_WB-i7TS0V57jdVUVUOEW96LhOK_gw1f7qYNaarClXstq7JDpmcp9HGDDQm0wtgCMu_DHFQlt4_yHJ2DKEMTL_jTheKwcYIl-MxmKAObj8mkRUeFpt26AJgCfw93-bHCDALhnayoOr4q3lf9RNnnT2h_K4yQPEzDOHofARnFM6r/s320/IMG_9456.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_F1oj2EuTnhBb894KMqWq_9uM__9GTB3NTg94UUuUjOOrOMu5JFC7PGg_hxSxa-vYIwMa45xVIuT76_KgCGvrj6Wv6Q8l1EXKlyHTVYebhcYDSAXF6JIywyr_DI7UA0tXMh4wRcaG8Bv3PaWEoDZhLnAuQojS3RfNgV8fgT-BU0T2ikNd3A9NLrubn4xG/s4032/IMG_9459.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_F1oj2EuTnhBb894KMqWq_9uM__9GTB3NTg94UUuUjOOrOMu5JFC7PGg_hxSxa-vYIwMa45xVIuT76_KgCGvrj6Wv6Q8l1EXKlyHTVYebhcYDSAXF6JIywyr_DI7UA0tXMh4wRcaG8Bv3PaWEoDZhLnAuQojS3RfNgV8fgT-BU0T2ikNd3A9NLrubn4xG/s320/IMG_9459.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">It was a very nice dessert ... especially each portion smathered with whipped cream. But we did share with friends. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The only thing with this recipe was that it was quite soggy the next day. I asked for Renate's recipe. She (now actually her daughter) uses a recipe for a springform (not sheet cake) but it tasted very much the same and worked well. I think the baking temperature and time made the difference. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Yes, we had gone back to buy more of the fruit several times and put enough for several cakes in the freezer. By the way, I learned that those plums are called Italian plums or prune plums. I had not known that.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_DgGkDQ7g74M3D2wuWYtG4xVFcAR-JY205lauWDseN6-h2aYNSMucA30SV5jm7CBgr8FKJ-azokcsoQknEyRWJf8jD9lTsmA456_tK7qoHho-vzpNlGtX6Bl5KpA5cF-X_vjXgl1caaYJiSBKa5le25hLpcgvtcYMOjvTY47t-rTpKeRb_y_vk-0H-y3/s4032/IMG_9487.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_DgGkDQ7g74M3D2wuWYtG4xVFcAR-JY205lauWDseN6-h2aYNSMucA30SV5jm7CBgr8FKJ-azokcsoQknEyRWJf8jD9lTsmA456_tK7qoHho-vzpNlGtX6Bl5KpA5cF-X_vjXgl1caaYJiSBKa5le25hLpcgvtcYMOjvTY47t-rTpKeRb_y_vk-0H-y3/s320/IMG_9487.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Lots was going on in the second half of September. On Saturday the 23. we had a presentation at our church by a county clerk about PROBATE. I had been very involved in arranging it and was a bit worried about attendance, especially since we ended up with a storm coming through. But it was all well and James and I thought it was very important for us to hear. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPassln8PKWINeFcNE36rNkcTFqlUZAl-CKQ2mNlmfv2tRQgdg3RQfOOpqsCIRkzU59Uzl5IQzTIfup3Qg1yGPlPX90Nfrviox9j4rJaOvdH7r8MFouOrBzgSwKZhEwIXbXDDOGef8En_kkM7lsA35s4H-70FoqDAROlosdNEMm5cLf0uhcMyxcItFXHR4/s4032/IMG_9468.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPassln8PKWINeFcNE36rNkcTFqlUZAl-CKQ2mNlmfv2tRQgdg3RQfOOpqsCIRkzU59Uzl5IQzTIfup3Qg1yGPlPX90Nfrviox9j4rJaOvdH7r8MFouOrBzgSwKZhEwIXbXDDOGef8En_kkM7lsA35s4H-70FoqDAROlosdNEMm5cLf0uhcMyxcItFXHR4/s320/IMG_9468.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh yes, another of our (almost) daily routines is playing our card game. How many games have we played by now? In all those years? No telling. But this was the first time that I had not a single bad point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8y2YFwP7bes8GF3KGdJLkX4qSGPC2lcUzY8MQB35umBhids9T1PCkNCzoN8g5nHlMOnass247Nu-SLcE01QaedT9RNEFKO8GoPjc3VydirWEOex7NOXuMBZElGrxJOHkNBJWtIMfmZQxJd7YYJ1UWa_PReMfcSgrqXUuGfRGX5dVenVUsktcseqc0K7_u/s4032/IMG_9490.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8y2YFwP7bes8GF3KGdJLkX4qSGPC2lcUzY8MQB35umBhids9T1PCkNCzoN8g5nHlMOnass247Nu-SLcE01QaedT9RNEFKO8GoPjc3VydirWEOex7NOXuMBZElGrxJOHkNBJWtIMfmZQxJd7YYJ1UWa_PReMfcSgrqXUuGfRGX5dVenVUsktcseqc0K7_u/s320/IMG_9490.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">Monday September 25 our three "local" grandsons had no school. We actually got them Sunday evening for the night.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This is how we were whoken up Monday morning (at 6:30). OMG, a miracle that I have no blue spots on my body. But who cares when you are having fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyHhRkMtf48dsxBrZZqmT1XD023VqFHYPv2JQaJMBsWBBAq2ovSZp0Z87rpPfrv71PdV2Zfh87X03mJgsYTdl9Dw2YMX3qJajk_ToItB9zO5TfEPm8FRgyTl08HQX-W6HNlwas8jSX3sgUq4GLrqAwMTfoDxbR4ZjtX8RzvjVytvjN5g79XKn7iN6tvdE/s4032/IMG_9492.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyHhRkMtf48dsxBrZZqmT1XD023VqFHYPv2JQaJMBsWBBAq2ovSZp0Z87rpPfrv71PdV2Zfh87X03mJgsYTdl9Dw2YMX3qJajk_ToItB9zO5TfEPm8FRgyTl08HQX-W6HNlwas8jSX3sgUq4GLrqAwMTfoDxbR4ZjtX8RzvjVytvjN5g79XKn7iN6tvdE/s320/IMG_9492.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">Breakfast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGJTwgz7CF7gMEAF7o71_5tmkqJe7TRRlwmE7xBpiUHpaFb3DBoo8XxJnc_Onm5-G1HUdbXuygpaTD7SDhIW2YvM4b4dn035oDNs9dSuOtP-x93nnwEG1tIC3bFRCxN-FnZMS9GYxui9CPs8zk978rKVNFlDi1FhznukQyNffWl6ZXouT4JQIsWIL_I4X/s4032/IMG_9495.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGJTwgz7CF7gMEAF7o71_5tmkqJe7TRRlwmE7xBpiUHpaFb3DBoo8XxJnc_Onm5-G1HUdbXuygpaTD7SDhIW2YvM4b4dn035oDNs9dSuOtP-x93nnwEG1tIC3bFRCxN-FnZMS9GYxui9CPs8zk978rKVNFlDi1FhznukQyNffWl6ZXouT4JQIsWIL_I4X/s320/IMG_9495.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">And then we went for a walk. At 10 am we had parked at the James River downtown. Two of the boys didn't have proper shoes so we didn't know how far we would go. We went across the bridge to Belle Island. We love that walk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiUiHCysQQX8p6a0BRp7e2-2spD2sC89y3-J1PzQsT3H9ddASdPratWSl-0W8ampUduyQnZBKtkx14yAVgaK5DHUCb_-UNg_VIzO7uy1kLEra1p4p_9FuDvLr5e1vqFe5JQ1ZFkuGkN68rmhTPDDGcEb9xSeZXHM_HrornFBIE43FuqHm2MSnk92DT3ip/s4032/IMG_9496.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiUiHCysQQX8p6a0BRp7e2-2spD2sC89y3-J1PzQsT3H9ddASdPratWSl-0W8ampUduyQnZBKtkx14yAVgaK5DHUCb_-UNg_VIzO7uy1kLEra1p4p_9FuDvLr5e1vqFe5JQ1ZFkuGkN68rmhTPDDGcEb9xSeZXHM_HrornFBIE43FuqHm2MSnk92DT3ip/s320/IMG_9496.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Since we had torrendous rain just two days ago the river was flowing pretty fast. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWdC1PpGzqNH8Y53LjgXiLRXcYYoJ9cVHWBpUMNOnkdGMtnKAZJqn46hX8njD__9-lMkzDHz5K0mBNBuZso416v2kZSMJrBlVagvnNDiUnyQ7L-CC1Ix0C3ZEX-hfboY5zAQUUS-gFYA2LBCdMnJbFgkauu7XW1BQ4qnAwu7rvrTTi1Ncyueol1Ej0TGG/s4032/IMG_9497.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWdC1PpGzqNH8Y53LjgXiLRXcYYoJ9cVHWBpUMNOnkdGMtnKAZJqn46hX8njD__9-lMkzDHz5K0mBNBuZso416v2kZSMJrBlVagvnNDiUnyQ7L-CC1Ix0C3ZEX-hfboY5zAQUUS-gFYA2LBCdMnJbFgkauu7XW1BQ4qnAwu7rvrTTi1Ncyueol1Ej0TGG/s320/IMG_9497.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">On the other side the boys were eager to climb on the stones whenever possible. But they were very good and listened to us when we thought it was not safe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_jh8eCEgBRHDZ8zlxETy1p3TsXKywAcmzFwVJuLO0jdGoBSMDgqlbGxFJ77sinA7M4l1EJUYFP20q491wmrnZcUNYlDJI8chwTn2DOcwdUcrJV5VsDhpm0nKQTdFn-B4WzGpM4fXNdpua60mix-118AWgV3zMc0ZbfbJ-F4Ie6KkPMVQQ6TzVQ8W66rq/s4032/IMG_9498.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_jh8eCEgBRHDZ8zlxETy1p3TsXKywAcmzFwVJuLO0jdGoBSMDgqlbGxFJ77sinA7M4l1EJUYFP20q491wmrnZcUNYlDJI8chwTn2DOcwdUcrJV5VsDhpm0nKQTdFn-B4WzGpM4fXNdpua60mix-118AWgV3zMc0ZbfbJ-F4Ie6KkPMVQQ6TzVQ8W66rq/s320/IMG_9498.jpeg" width="320" /><br /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqtLIfIM1RjxDEmJ7X_Y3b_uw_3cW_1lXnfxMAkxIQp81ZCQsZfYRRLWIrWOeeyXfp8mNJnoBNNntoYDrJ_N4A8_OQLs5Sy2CF_qS1zz1qdCCIo9AO9we-bw46uigKfRVW-8MWJ6UQtei8f21L5OTlBT6JnyDt2qHrgaEFRNpMLWc_uM7D6QaYetv9YLH/s4032/IMG_9499.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqtLIfIM1RjxDEmJ7X_Y3b_uw_3cW_1lXnfxMAkxIQp81ZCQsZfYRRLWIrWOeeyXfp8mNJnoBNNntoYDrJ_N4A8_OQLs5Sy2CF_qS1zz1qdCCIo9AO9we-bw46uigKfRVW-8MWJ6UQtei8f21L5OTlBT6JnyDt2qHrgaEFRNpMLWc_uM7D6QaYetv9YLH/s320/IMG_9499.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">There was a lot of driftwood from the storms but the boys liked it all. Sorry to say that they helped the driftwood a little further along the river. Since it is not littering we didn't see any harm in it.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxs4VLVZCVKDObUzNzsiKoiPYEHWGIrUYJtONOFf1O8ibSrEmvB5ByI79z1pGB2gGCx3ke7RH4qn5EluGRA2NmAyLcpwfR38Cib4i-GDk2qGslNNuIH-uk9yGjQWM1AzeOx-M1YH3LHywVwz3jvhSK1CG10ilKNQDQDEjI-7X-5yiHuV1AMuSbeSyPnE1u/s4032/IMG_9501.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxs4VLVZCVKDObUzNzsiKoiPYEHWGIrUYJtONOFf1O8ibSrEmvB5ByI79z1pGB2gGCx3ke7RH4qn5EluGRA2NmAyLcpwfR38Cib4i-GDk2qGslNNuIH-uk9yGjQWM1AzeOx-M1YH3LHywVwz3jvhSK1CG10ilKNQDQDEjI-7X-5yiHuV1AMuSbeSyPnE1u/s320/IMG_9501.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went back to the car but there was still time so we continued along to the other side. There is the Memorial Bridge for pedestrians which starts at the historic area close to the American Civil War Museum from Tredegar Street. Right there we found a picnic table and had our lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Afterwards we went across the bridge. It is very interesting and on the other side is a bit of river which is away from the flowing water, more like a pond. This is area wildlife, especially turtles, like. The boys had great fun trying to count them all. That was not so easy since some of them kept moving. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkteBmB5pDDz8BlxIypNPbXif6ajnTCSOPlUV2S9LVYdGdZv8qnMOk2Ggv0uJvnGpt5P1JyPyypaN8Q1ExkbwGBcRbSg23kjMu7sTE56bB6UrIHc55-YcAxGB7NnvsUkwpY9OTgTnHYOvJxZRARWD43kSejwfskWBO-anRVlbrZ-VH2e8exkKkGGsap_k5/s4032/IMG_9504.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkteBmB5pDDz8BlxIypNPbXif6ajnTCSOPlUV2S9LVYdGdZv8qnMOk2Ggv0uJvnGpt5P1JyPyypaN8Q1ExkbwGBcRbSg23kjMu7sTE56bB6UrIHc55-YcAxGB7NnvsUkwpY9OTgTnHYOvJxZRARWD43kSejwfskWBO-anRVlbrZ-VH2e8exkKkGGsap_k5/s320/IMG_9504.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally we had enough. We also didn't know when Wade would come to pick them up. He had been away for the weekend and they had not seen him for several days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, I had hoped that our favorite donut shop was open but it is always closed on Mondays. Second best had to do. Each of the boys selected the donut they wanted. They also asked whether we could buy one for their Dad. They knew exactly his favorite. We enjoyed them on the back patio ... after we had washed our hands thoroughly with soap (I hope). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepUpENJEO15w1jdwwboa9x5H23fCJnDQB0y3DD6DSp8E2iqkcLy9uprNwf4KfjiD1BLOlmuUMf-Jgh_F7h7-CMkVoQXGKmbgxwq86PhUcvUHWwIoJ95Wq23qTfQ0xJRQ0usDvD9i8fNbs45YelfvKl36miJo0NEFKr2Y6xlpiV3VgAkpnztZ99cvKpriT/s4032/IMG_9505.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepUpENJEO15w1jdwwboa9x5H23fCJnDQB0y3DD6DSp8E2iqkcLy9uprNwf4KfjiD1BLOlmuUMf-Jgh_F7h7-CMkVoQXGKmbgxwq86PhUcvUHWwIoJ95Wq23qTfQ0xJRQ0usDvD9i8fNbs45YelfvKl36miJo0NEFKr2Y6xlpiV3VgAkpnztZ99cvKpriT/s320/IMG_9505.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKqzOxaz5_N7lh6bsiRbvSKsmxuyNolMZP_27ksYLXtjOIAdvhsUcvLR5aqh3G8Op0FnhMlBmBJrWzjxnfAdzxq1ttnHqpNiKtArVwiLtuLGgc32hVpzpz2Vt04ULje07tHPMaSOtZiNphStqc30KvimUQSxVqcOR6M4iRVcWhi5lHjmnBPKz2OY4I4cD/s4032/IMG_9506.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKqzOxaz5_N7lh6bsiRbvSKsmxuyNolMZP_27ksYLXtjOIAdvhsUcvLR5aqh3G8Op0FnhMlBmBJrWzjxnfAdzxq1ttnHqpNiKtArVwiLtuLGgc32hVpzpz2Vt04ULje07tHPMaSOtZiNphStqc30KvimUQSxVqcOR6M4iRVcWhi5lHjmnBPKz2OY4I4cD/s320/IMG_9506.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0y3-afZaRvpcLeis0ZQK7aaF9YGzW_DOvhgo9QjoTCeIFMakNt-2VoXp_qseZOnU5MR7z3-xuTaBVP2lPs7mocCpDbLWr0q2HYgskMH3viFTNoieToIh-OQefre7iZbiw9gklfU_rsvb8GI-8ki_fd8e9K56ERzvgKclzNSx2PwvUp0k_Ac0gQ2gFCve/s4032/IMG_9507.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0y3-afZaRvpcLeis0ZQK7aaF9YGzW_DOvhgo9QjoTCeIFMakNt-2VoXp_qseZOnU5MR7z3-xuTaBVP2lPs7mocCpDbLWr0q2HYgskMH3viFTNoieToIh-OQefre7iZbiw9gklfU_rsvb8GI-8ki_fd8e9K56ERzvgKclzNSx2PwvUp0k_Ac0gQ2gFCve/s320/IMG_9507.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wednesday the 27th I had committed myself to demonstrate bobbinlace making at the VA State Fair in Doswell with my friends from the Colonial Lacemakers. Most of them live in Williamsburg. We used to do it every year before the pandemic. I had not seen them in a very long time since their monthly meeting is now on Sundays and I can't make it in time after church.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had a really good time, even figured out how I had worked that pattern on my German lacepillow I had taken last time to that fair.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSxamV3T2RRxD3YuApZBpTR6z7r6ZPnzi-Ozn1-nfaAD_UJDzgAQ2lzVgbGdTOGuBl5zxbU8gv387_zmh3JArmLUWd9OnSM_YAnRJSJpj2iVaQWvLhbAws6DBc5Edn3tIQYYMC22S5yICN1VhMkW5EszODv1FVZsdW_d-lcOL-mL7BhXsdPlGnkssUbke/s4032/IMG_9514.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSxamV3T2RRxD3YuApZBpTR6z7r6ZPnzi-Ozn1-nfaAD_UJDzgAQ2lzVgbGdTOGuBl5zxbU8gv387_zmh3JArmLUWd9OnSM_YAnRJSJpj2iVaQWvLhbAws6DBc5Edn3tIQYYMC22S5yICN1VhMkW5EszODv1FVZsdW_d-lcOL-mL7BhXsdPlGnkssUbke/s320/IMG_9514.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To stretch our legs we did take time to walk around a little bit. Here are some samples of what there was to see. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35uPo1c-vAUz8xvIHiAn_Ls6RsXg0-cL-e_wy7ySVnlUKRvRIMwfgx7YBqNaxZwcqj-N-wCJ3R1ByQ9HAnBJhOUcQYeU9qave59KNyRmL354rQ1OPobTE6tH_U3N7Axi8NtDlheBwIXwIOTHJ02uMKliFuFdAMJ_i97X3gXOcMFAYNn_di3kUXOh_B-dK/s4032/IMG_9516.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35uPo1c-vAUz8xvIHiAn_Ls6RsXg0-cL-e_wy7ySVnlUKRvRIMwfgx7YBqNaxZwcqj-N-wCJ3R1ByQ9HAnBJhOUcQYeU9qave59KNyRmL354rQ1OPobTE6tH_U3N7Axi8NtDlheBwIXwIOTHJ02uMKliFuFdAMJ_i97X3gXOcMFAYNn_di3kUXOh_B-dK/s320/IMG_9516.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWpDT53kXIAZxY3pyj_CQAbmo3mfPANX9W7dBfNfYqV67BSvHe11X35q0P7xlvI-EeoTJPAAJZ0D4esFTSrQXxBGImN6NspR2bRyeBIvgQ3NCZrB6jsd8j096llYWNDKPYl9yhVl9R6me4k2zLNG5O52i7seaFkroUlGWIHqoVhTS2ZP7qg2AUaxfg4lp/s4032/IMG_9518.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWpDT53kXIAZxY3pyj_CQAbmo3mfPANX9W7dBfNfYqV67BSvHe11X35q0P7xlvI-EeoTJPAAJZ0D4esFTSrQXxBGImN6NspR2bRyeBIvgQ3NCZrB6jsd8j096llYWNDKPYl9yhVl9R6me4k2zLNG5O52i7seaFkroUlGWIHqoVhTS2ZP7qg2AUaxfg4lp/s320/IMG_9518.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iJeI_qBzkbMtJlDHiHAWvLLu6uY9EX0JeAzuACV7z8PB4RdKSRizcLXrF33BskQM2feg_UBwx1D2mGm9o6auTTNtisecxEtNLasDFuDEtP0zZQZhdCy2kAYSEMCp1NRM9gmT-it_oVm99aA4bAWqOoLbxtcOExdJ1Xg3Euyv1XGbxfmcNvpkdVOQE2VY/s4032/IMG_9519.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iJeI_qBzkbMtJlDHiHAWvLLu6uY9EX0JeAzuACV7z8PB4RdKSRizcLXrF33BskQM2feg_UBwx1D2mGm9o6auTTNtisecxEtNLasDFuDEtP0zZQZhdCy2kAYSEMCp1NRM9gmT-it_oVm99aA4bAWqOoLbxtcOExdJ1Xg3Euyv1XGbxfmcNvpkdVOQE2VY/s320/IMG_9519.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEbyi_5CAkd9TgnpSkX1wfYLvLvgt-K9UDbLWAOg23Mo1WxXL18nKAIPFZJsZuZlvKJ2j2u0XVjfl1JL88knRYXUtTpCshVjJKerkl_I7Hl8up77MvJlFRYfv523_7vQiGK-JOD4B0Xxuca3NR93VlP58wWdwvQOkH-brNt6-696oRtghkurLy6WXWf04/s4032/IMG_9520.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEbyi_5CAkd9TgnpSkX1wfYLvLvgt-K9UDbLWAOg23Mo1WxXL18nKAIPFZJsZuZlvKJ2j2u0XVjfl1JL88knRYXUtTpCshVjJKerkl_I7Hl8up77MvJlFRYfv523_7vQiGK-JOD4B0Xxuca3NR93VlP58wWdwvQOkH-brNt6-696oRtghkurLy6WXWf04/s320/IMG_9520.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh yes, we could venture out to have some lunch too. Lots of teenagers walking around who had come in schoolbuses. I could not resist the funnel cake. Honestly, I shared with the others.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2aNmPm2yNRoCV2PeHf5Q485cfHOxXQtrEqxuv-03A7-pfe2n8R48pK4HfVLKpRrAAfocGY5sId7T49wvUSJRtZXURy6g55nUhQp-EnRmC6x6JorFYW94MHvjEynEWu8O7UMc3rB3SgO2q4jwVkJxscfmuSFiXYTf0g5-h_52N6OodieYI7GA0eS4MPTO/s4032/IMG_9523.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2aNmPm2yNRoCV2PeHf5Q485cfHOxXQtrEqxuv-03A7-pfe2n8R48pK4HfVLKpRrAAfocGY5sId7T49wvUSJRtZXURy6g55nUhQp-EnRmC6x6JorFYW94MHvjEynEWu8O7UMc3rB3SgO2q4jwVkJxscfmuSFiXYTf0g5-h_52N6OodieYI7GA0eS4MPTO/s320/IMG_9523.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back at demonstrating. A selfie!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzx8iM86HupvXYMObjJSz0PV5ThD5ucgnCHig3vqI9rE7uhKHozZTPDnhtoy-R_pFictNRQT3KjrnC885NaNDNZ6gjvKRaZ0oKXOfpLW8SdwIU83Ra8VxlxIdR4FkjjgpkjFKGxiv1XI1DeQmW9fHOLPW5hX5Rr6Qc580TiqWUc8oOBjPfUTm593opRTL/s4032/IMG_9525.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzx8iM86HupvXYMObjJSz0PV5ThD5ucgnCHig3vqI9rE7uhKHozZTPDnhtoy-R_pFictNRQT3KjrnC885NaNDNZ6gjvKRaZ0oKXOfpLW8SdwIU83Ra8VxlxIdR4FkjjgpkjFKGxiv1XI1DeQmW9fHOLPW5hX5Rr6Qc580TiqWUc8oOBjPfUTm593opRTL/s320/IMG_9525.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Only a small part of what we are busy with. Not enough hours in the day to do all. But at least we are NEVER bored. I consider that an ugly word.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-53054552027209014852023-09-30T22:28:00.001-04:002023-10-01T22:28:42.334-04:00A Baseball Birthday<p>When we were still in Germany I complained that a trip like this (we were on) would add several pounds to my person. The food was so good. Friend Martina sent this to me:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzYDWfKwWGYndHOFP_qm30U1w0WLVgzCkT3s5Zap4s9na_S0hdzYySTzFkk3SCSKrljDmiMb2koro1xh9WoBl85pGe89pxIPBYiSatud-OkOwQOAwhY_4UZMj9lSwnUjSQ18eMjER81OfBT6A5sJYXYIJHncrlWoMR9q1ohdDjzzJe3TfKwsB-gPT8inF/s1170/IMG_9317.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1170" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzYDWfKwWGYndHOFP_qm30U1w0WLVgzCkT3s5Zap4s9na_S0hdzYySTzFkk3SCSKrljDmiMb2koro1xh9WoBl85pGe89pxIPBYiSatud-OkOwQOAwhY_4UZMj9lSwnUjSQ18eMjER81OfBT6A5sJYXYIJHncrlWoMR9q1ohdDjzzJe3TfKwsB-gPT8inF/s320/IMG_9317.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Translation: Of course all my clothes are still fitting ... just not me any longer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The following photos were taken on Friday September 8 on the way home. I can't remember where we were but there was a cloud so pretty, I had to try to capture it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfRGa1NPOuPgHg7eLYnoboKkXFw3LSFjZu5kQakm-kWfjS3u_Q-kn00ipIbdgNsW51NVqPcXSb8cnOAMRmI7v027LV5lPK0olB11J6NDHk4fcNfM3RDn-qNF_MTK47tvo7MIG4WUnWbt7MUQvoI_l-0jog4CLW_C9nfZaa3l3JgNMfIKr112HFmoRq41y/s4032/IMG_9379.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfRGa1NPOuPgHg7eLYnoboKkXFw3LSFjZu5kQakm-kWfjS3u_Q-kn00ipIbdgNsW51NVqPcXSb8cnOAMRmI7v027LV5lPK0olB11J6NDHk4fcNfM3RDn-qNF_MTK47tvo7MIG4WUnWbt7MUQvoI_l-0jog4CLW_C9nfZaa3l3JgNMfIKr112HFmoRq41y/s320/IMG_9379.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwqvDKYjtIoxT9nI3NUleki3ygL47uJVf9y5mVn2pF7GKlJ1YnmvuBhYh8f9kI2Wg7hTNinMicqg7MU9AULT_Bu4SqNRunyJPX9PnHckYx12WLHJqSwnAUsPIKUIikFBzfzM3ZIO4a-fpMpa0MzJ_cuvZacEq1hA_sum0A6lgHuxJk1cEqcPsKhH1yxI1/s3529/IMG_9386.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2647" data-original-width="3529" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwqvDKYjtIoxT9nI3NUleki3ygL47uJVf9y5mVn2pF7GKlJ1YnmvuBhYh8f9kI2Wg7hTNinMicqg7MU9AULT_Bu4SqNRunyJPX9PnHckYx12WLHJqSwnAUsPIKUIikFBzfzM3ZIO4a-fpMpa0MzJ_cuvZacEq1hA_sum0A6lgHuxJk1cEqcPsKhH1yxI1/s320/IMG_9386.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZGbZ4hiL8RtoBXBtJE0q7G3jwRAhTPGq-VdOodxL06zRIaYjVfIb_OitM8bgas063HXzGoXMMe4BVUOSAF3McbLsrIXkjijDy3ZMUNHLCmkA5N_Ob6Nj0NCP50ef6ilgCILvCJLNK6Mz5AtQAqtvFS4ewLGYfdTX18BAY7R-y4oXf4ZgSu7fpK_RrK3D/s4032/IMG_9391.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZGbZ4hiL8RtoBXBtJE0q7G3jwRAhTPGq-VdOodxL06zRIaYjVfIb_OitM8bgas063HXzGoXMMe4BVUOSAF3McbLsrIXkjijDy3ZMUNHLCmkA5N_Ob6Nj0NCP50ef6ilgCILvCJLNK6Mz5AtQAqtvFS4ewLGYfdTX18BAY7R-y4oXf4ZgSu7fpK_RrK3D/s320/IMG_9391.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday September 9</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A special day. Our twins were turning 7. This was THERE day and of course Papa and Omi were at their game at 9 am. Of course there is the whole team but we need to root for our boys the most. We have to pay attention when ours are on the field. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Owen is the green helmet. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7P6WCHj24RKG4F_b7FlsXzyUQhqvCNzD9NjnPCqNY3vFvVBIHGJRn8wXwMqutxl50lmoZkTVa36jRTzRJdmun5OJ-ioRTDHcOPkaIVzqnTeRT8-QRMSKqutp-QSX0fUrMxS9xC_EJSBzzk0Vs0Hy6S3zi6vMAzpaQXoCEHdPvYwu5FHhuTbV705ipHjUk/s4032/IMG_9395.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7P6WCHj24RKG4F_b7FlsXzyUQhqvCNzD9NjnPCqNY3vFvVBIHGJRn8wXwMqutxl50lmoZkTVa36jRTzRJdmun5OJ-ioRTDHcOPkaIVzqnTeRT8-QRMSKqutp-QSX0fUrMxS9xC_EJSBzzk0Vs0Hy6S3zi6vMAzpaQXoCEHdPvYwu5FHhuTbV705ipHjUk/s320/IMG_9395.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin is the red helmet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaB0HjONwsFk5AO_3V7JTTr_ZL5vravfv2uG8pSDsKoNZHrSSf7buvi4tHOgQx9y6YuFxbtlHT3r04UqES-OcUE1UG0LPnpMCaG5wKs5XrRFdXx1kGVJJTZajXs6AOu1M5PBnIAb_fatJHA8KPSh1dy9IDJriMXGti5hPlOB53cbRHblkNwm4dHZbwqOhS/s1430/Screenshot%202023-09-13%20at%207.32.35%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1430" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaB0HjONwsFk5AO_3V7JTTr_ZL5vravfv2uG8pSDsKoNZHrSSf7buvi4tHOgQx9y6YuFxbtlHT3r04UqES-OcUE1UG0LPnpMCaG5wKs5XrRFdXx1kGVJJTZajXs6AOu1M5PBnIAb_fatJHA8KPSh1dy9IDJriMXGti5hPlOB53cbRHblkNwm4dHZbwqOhS/s320/Screenshot%202023-09-13%20at%207.32.35%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I took a video. Actually several which are not in this YouTube because of course every baseball player usually has several turns to try to hit the ball. But ... yeah ... Colin and Owen each managed to do it. On Colins turn he had a hit but did not have enough time to do the whole run around. His hit though let others from his team complete their run including his brother. <div><br /></div><div>Video: <b><a href="https://youtu.be/PeByrlpgWPg" target="_blank">2023-09-09 Twins' game</a></b>. (0.48 minutes)</div><div><br /></div><div>That was a home run and the game ended with "our" team having won. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEdEwKZG-DYxFjJERjkSeFTxeAUE6HbPk8HFmNrlV3pavla3FpzGKsQyAoNe0jw7BxOpJ3KSlgW3Ghg2QcYvvcVD21jKXbcFfu6dDAMZaU-xWoVF3Mix7RKz46lFFze0P1BNA3Yd3bVNxGxAk62zPB6Oe881KnEunpF4Szh6vfooKri0T4EUi8JnN4GRZ/s1022/IMG_3753.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="1022" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEdEwKZG-DYxFjJERjkSeFTxeAUE6HbPk8HFmNrlV3pavla3FpzGKsQyAoNe0jw7BxOpJ3KSlgW3Ghg2QcYvvcVD21jKXbcFfu6dDAMZaU-xWoVF3Mix7RKz46lFFze0P1BNA3Yd3bVNxGxAk62zPB6Oe881KnEunpF4Szh6vfooKri0T4EUi8JnN4GRZ/s320/IMG_3753.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The boys were happy of course and Colin got to take the golden team chain home until the next game. He was happy. Owen is not so particular about things.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBa4lpJwi22Xie3BvRJongjH6C_4XYXbEAWGgj7j5DVLsIbLNnjwGCakMTl2cTrswgZOa_kSvlMjJqFbiSamqrGf6LiesAzFm5EOg_Bgnt9AO13xg1jPByUGiDMVCWh5FdBsISV4-KDxcCIcAx7GcBQV17GzKAEaOx2dF7cPvDNSifJE5wVe1hZhFAOjJ/s4032/IMG_3754.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBa4lpJwi22Xie3BvRJongjH6C_4XYXbEAWGgj7j5DVLsIbLNnjwGCakMTl2cTrswgZOa_kSvlMjJqFbiSamqrGf6LiesAzFm5EOg_Bgnt9AO13xg1jPByUGiDMVCWh5FdBsISV4-KDxcCIcAx7GcBQV17GzKAEaOx2dF7cPvDNSifJE5wVe1hZhFAOjJ/s320/IMG_3754.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kathy and Mike, the other grandparents, had come for the birthday too and we all went to their house. The next was the gift from the parents. It was a treasure hunt. OMG, the parents had hit this out of the ballpark too. For our German family: its a figure of speech. It means it was awsome. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Video: <span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; caret-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><a href="https://youtu.be/-RWcqA6CvIc" target="_blank">2023 09 09 Twins turn 7</a></b> (7:55 minutes)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; caret-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Their gift from their parents is "Link", a lizard. They were so excited and pleased. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwLh0titRBzBpFiaBdgziyBEVNoOeddyqI0wzEjTesTG8sxoYjHClFEUqoPUdpmOrmt-Wj5owWF-XPyRg1cL-ObukGDI5Q3EnRBQpUZffjL6o6jVGStrfEY3XkPR8wa7RWzedlErrOEDWTdXbg_d1lExgwU_SH7TE5p3euRroq2UEuXbdyVWr6MBZg9Tc/s4032/IMG_3760.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwLh0titRBzBpFiaBdgziyBEVNoOeddyqI0wzEjTesTG8sxoYjHClFEUqoPUdpmOrmt-Wj5owWF-XPyRg1cL-ObukGDI5Q3EnRBQpUZffjL6o6jVGStrfEY3XkPR8wa7RWzedlErrOEDWTdXbg_d1lExgwU_SH7TE5p3euRroq2UEuXbdyVWr6MBZg9Tc/s320/IMG_3760.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">James and I went home. They had later birthday cupcakes with the little birthday guests (each twin invited 3 friends) and at 5 pm we met them at the ball park. The weather was iffy, we had quite a downpour but the storm was supposed to move out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had brought a towel since I had heard the forecast and James volunteered to wipe the seats with it Sarah had reserved. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKNMHK0tc7jWz5c2z0-UVOZDVAs5jAKNUUfgmsT5ZjGM6N3oyZ7zJ4o8rjCKxEmL9dIKhGyT8nWdxP38zD4X7532xkXwqyMTboNzIun9-hfBunkFZYA_JJOdYh-i3z81wYGeBW4Udv83WSfhApHApYyfLyKni2TvHIzKp2uzqvYJT26WMM_Nx4zFpqZlF/s4032/IMG_9404.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKNMHK0tc7jWz5c2z0-UVOZDVAs5jAKNUUfgmsT5ZjGM6N3oyZ7zJ4o8rjCKxEmL9dIKhGyT8nWdxP38zD4X7532xkXwqyMTboNzIun9-hfBunkFZYA_JJOdYh-i3z81wYGeBW4Udv83WSfhApHApYyfLyKni2TvHIzKp2uzqvYJT26WMM_Nx4zFpqZlF/s320/IMG_9404.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxnTV9CwJZPaJUKZW1f7NRchQtWYL55oEoZG2ePZ0NKhcgTgKpGZJX7HYV5Ooby4rZW5dvdkJPChF-P1qyfGmz6jnVd2ud-sgLp9uOzuoEKkX9kJ_wTYelJkO56YZE-LC15mVo5i6MLE3f_GjhLpcBTL9tmxtW1N8MVsTtpXQriSnMLPCLWpcZD11N-gb/s4032/IMG_3783.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxnTV9CwJZPaJUKZW1f7NRchQtWYL55oEoZG2ePZ0NKhcgTgKpGZJX7HYV5Ooby4rZW5dvdkJPChF-P1qyfGmz6jnVd2ud-sgLp9uOzuoEKkX9kJ_wTYelJkO56YZE-LC15mVo5i6MLE3f_GjhLpcBTL9tmxtW1N8MVsTtpXQriSnMLPCLWpcZD11N-gb/s320/IMG_3783.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The game did not start at 6 pm as scheduled but the boys were excited to meet the mascot Nutsy anyway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BQhkD3Z7x7mRZerZvkgiYzybCDaNtokNjs6HTTayQ0am8KTbdvnj29SP91GgRmpaE6V5hvGkUKcGXcIKbS9shm9HhwFCbJAh2tTl0m01BQEYA52nB2pFCJneOCAZrl9hhEZ3xqnScLdjj7gVjuhtBgTZBdx5O8oXijtCM0RkBDQs2T5lGzteRWbmLblU/s4032/IMG_3790.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BQhkD3Z7x7mRZerZvkgiYzybCDaNtokNjs6HTTayQ0am8KTbdvnj29SP91GgRmpaE6V5hvGkUKcGXcIKbS9shm9HhwFCbJAh2tTl0m01BQEYA52nB2pFCJneOCAZrl9hhEZ3xqnScLdjj7gVjuhtBgTZBdx5O8oXijtCM0RkBDQs2T5lGzteRWbmLblU/s320/IMG_3790.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally at 7 pm things did start. The birthday twins were scheduled to do a "first pitch" and they were on the field waiting with their parents. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UGM8fBKZLpeJnwYkVWd0wpH0aYNXI3xM0O-b3kHBISSkuImRxNUkhyphenhyphen9cNqdUME0Aj0dNe2QiuabbRVPwHyXbSm2dv6zV2bDD5tISIoZ560KGeC-VUUf4u4PBTlg0BXSEDuXY70BsXAW8S-TEEbfu9s9N0np9mMR9atmNXx3SrKFSvsFdiNkfnFUWBmto/s4032/IMG_9406.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UGM8fBKZLpeJnwYkVWd0wpH0aYNXI3xM0O-b3kHBISSkuImRxNUkhyphenhyphen9cNqdUME0Aj0dNe2QiuabbRVPwHyXbSm2dv6zV2bDD5tISIoZ560KGeC-VUUf4u4PBTlg0BXSEDuXY70BsXAW8S-TEEbfu9s9N0np9mMR9atmNXx3SrKFSvsFdiNkfnFUWBmto/s320/IMG_9406.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin and Owen were so excited. They were called out, each did the pitch. They were announced over the big screen and they were allowed to keep the ball.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvR4HOQip0PJrpmQ3yEDcX2sJge4KTVUJxKfXWxsBkcIpIN0C54L_y5kL7X9BuqG2JfR2CRmd3VknsQFCrQOKjUXfMCmVMARcJt2CK7rUm9UHPSgRTsna6GIwhyphenhyphenl0618bqDsw1GBdwmvc9-teMkrnP8ayWWFHXL0YJffhE12HV8dI7xUkyXpSPAeAEAUXL/s4032/IMG_3793.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvR4HOQip0PJrpmQ3yEDcX2sJge4KTVUJxKfXWxsBkcIpIN0C54L_y5kL7X9BuqG2JfR2CRmd3VknsQFCrQOKjUXfMCmVMARcJt2CK7rUm9UHPSgRTsna6GIwhyphenhyphenl0618bqDsw1GBdwmvc9-teMkrnP8ayWWFHXL0YJffhE12HV8dI7xUkyXpSPAeAEAUXL/s320/IMG_3793.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gZX3YojyhfxeDYOI4kM59IduhLWgi1K5OeLGX55yZAKK31Y6Jv1AIZo1Vi4CJiyVMOkho2rPp5t9yDZ1s42kNHd5OnFNr3TUnLkhbvEPoTp7QVdWuqI_h5B2nrPKx4yJAq1uWfulm15J48MAuxF8GbKkMJTHFNVnFz9wJ8iVjzbPmqhKmo7goXpjEkz0/s4032/IMG_3797.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gZX3YojyhfxeDYOI4kM59IduhLWgi1K5OeLGX55yZAKK31Y6Jv1AIZo1Vi4CJiyVMOkho2rPp5t9yDZ1s42kNHd5OnFNr3TUnLkhbvEPoTp7QVdWuqI_h5B2nrPKx4yJAq1uWfulm15J48MAuxF8GbKkMJTHFNVnFz9wJ8iVjzbPmqhKmo7goXpjEkz0/s320/IMG_3797.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihFax26xowC1MGw6i0VuRH3_Bjabdv8NjwVIXX-p2hiVYd_nqJZa5M5m0U-01owfNXvAURRlJBTnmY0kX7rw9jAX5fUtbOFOVEIpNcKT9E2WIklBDXjpL8E_oei2XUBeJtv9G7Qg2-uZBCuARTNRgtemyD5jiDUKuy682C6RfEbLy4yiz_Qk8_dUlR8eI/s4032/IMG_9407.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihFax26xowC1MGw6i0VuRH3_Bjabdv8NjwVIXX-p2hiVYd_nqJZa5M5m0U-01owfNXvAURRlJBTnmY0kX7rw9jAX5fUtbOFOVEIpNcKT9E2WIklBDXjpL8E_oei2XUBeJtv9G7Qg2-uZBCuARTNRgtemyD5jiDUKuy682C6RfEbLy4yiz_Qk8_dUlR8eI/s320/IMG_9407.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYX5sx9LDED3mGz9EDFzReetLHIId35znfMjMfkKTOBfL6Nl71uvCSWtkUx3pHBo0Sa9TwrXQfLq9aac70NpiYcvB3BteLWOtX9VyFuKfS4awb2O1tkrouomnHlLzFI7rO8NVHGz_rSDQKGfQ5nZ1U3PCHg1gaN68OlWW_53rzAfLSC688Y9_My-TNywU/s4032/IMG_9408.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYX5sx9LDED3mGz9EDFzReetLHIId35znfMjMfkKTOBfL6Nl71uvCSWtkUx3pHBo0Sa9TwrXQfLq9aac70NpiYcvB3BteLWOtX9VyFuKfS4awb2O1tkrouomnHlLzFI7rO8NVHGz_rSDQKGfQ5nZ1U3PCHg1gaN68OlWW_53rzAfLSC688Y9_My-TNywU/s320/IMG_9408.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxIPBHFKfqkIuML0kpB28IgJs-bwx1bSSyr0qGkNuxcUOWi_xPpgat7gBLMQhvJlh_WDhJ7b3Zd07ZqwX7I2FIA5aaSYLH2V6wrOKDrzLyOYCjQKMnUGHhUxwDjo1e2pBTdQwn_p3Vx0SYcjBTT13Rdp4i9E3l0sRcjPL1JbPkNLTNqrg9RxznEnrrBJf/s4032/IMG_9409.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxIPBHFKfqkIuML0kpB28IgJs-bwx1bSSyr0qGkNuxcUOWi_xPpgat7gBLMQhvJlh_WDhJ7b3Zd07ZqwX7I2FIA5aaSYLH2V6wrOKDrzLyOYCjQKMnUGHhUxwDjo1e2pBTdQwn_p3Vx0SYcjBTT13Rdp4i9E3l0sRcjPL1JbPkNLTNqrg9RxznEnrrBJf/s320/IMG_9409.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A normal game usually takes about 3 hours. It was actually very good. "Our" team won and we even caught a ball. I say "we" because it hit first my foot and bounced off from there. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lTNll4B4BIgy3dDbuv2Qeo3vQ_B9TT-6-3foCSCy3Y_S-P5kfwKz1BYaLzVdh-BYTeqCVQd5ab7G5vTWM6nZXvL7bO_lwT_lzpm-3rh1DO4SQ_iPNm56V-GDVerwQ8h77wAJNnHTlcrizX6QKKcBKxf-nbz583mXFm7VAW-Mxss3Ua4fg3InRY_ehsNi/s4032/IMG_3815.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lTNll4B4BIgy3dDbuv2Qeo3vQ_B9TT-6-3foCSCy3Y_S-P5kfwKz1BYaLzVdh-BYTeqCVQd5ab7G5vTWM6nZXvL7bO_lwT_lzpm-3rh1DO4SQ_iPNm56V-GDVerwQ8h77wAJNnHTlcrizX6QKKcBKxf-nbz583mXFm7VAW-Mxss3Ua4fg3InRY_ehsNi/s320/IMG_3815.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It ended with fireworks which one can never capture on photos. It was pretty spectacular. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK2283OUvAR7N8yTtjGw68davEqBPWZf3yOHHdW1Vf2aAaX6yHMuu1ZA09UzPqYWsnbvHWYPYQjIAK-O6Bn3cKkgGAUqtCwKG_A_4IMGPRFH5395PGb9v75q5byq2NSjidj0XW5MW75TDpBbFypd53GzhIqrpVBvjcfmYMPf2OHcfW3EAe-6J2xtw00hV/s4032/IMG_3816.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK2283OUvAR7N8yTtjGw68davEqBPWZf3yOHHdW1Vf2aAaX6yHMuu1ZA09UzPqYWsnbvHWYPYQjIAK-O6Bn3cKkgGAUqtCwKG_A_4IMGPRFH5395PGb9v75q5byq2NSjidj0XW5MW75TDpBbFypd53GzhIqrpVBvjcfmYMPf2OHcfW3EAe-6J2xtw00hV/s320/IMG_3816.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGTdKoe0lIo3TNNATdxZ1uep5q_zqmHCVj1NTABqfg8ybnBgmEc0UaTON2cFZqoG2FIXn-pSZEx-7G5ob3VXDr9O58I6vBzZVNQMjBg4bK60jullQB9Ci8VP_epqOOiSCEDpYZaQ3WS3ydfJVtNufvPmhOMtRjgYJj73_V2lAIGRtXQttTe-U84Q08On9/s4032/IMG_3818.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGTdKoe0lIo3TNNATdxZ1uep5q_zqmHCVj1NTABqfg8ybnBgmEc0UaTON2cFZqoG2FIXn-pSZEx-7G5ob3VXDr9O58I6vBzZVNQMjBg4bK60jullQB9Ci8VP_epqOOiSCEDpYZaQ3WS3ydfJVtNufvPmhOMtRjgYJj73_V2lAIGRtXQttTe-U84Q08On9/s320/IMG_3818.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkMqh9uol-h-Tq1VWlF4NW7RPBSqdc9Odx3jJ0i2zhHRoHwCbEhVU1ux88frwqptQ-eF7_F8uuaztPBUMwyWKc36y4GFpdtZl1On0RStIVigyaSEZfucWFo1L753RyEkN42frVS-qAyG3U4RaDcXCyGhPK4xkHGOAE_gXFMII67RGaAt8uoUJSMco_P1Z/s3024/IMG_3827.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkMqh9uol-h-Tq1VWlF4NW7RPBSqdc9Odx3jJ0i2zhHRoHwCbEhVU1ux88frwqptQ-eF7_F8uuaztPBUMwyWKc36y4GFpdtZl1On0RStIVigyaSEZfucWFo1L753RyEkN42frVS-qAyG3U4RaDcXCyGhPK4xkHGOAE_gXFMII67RGaAt8uoUJSMco_P1Z/s320/IMG_3827.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeDnPGJb_0sHfN2cAY4FXnbjdbnOIGI7uSZn6MnJh7a1YEh2hK_Ly-qy2-HS9xpWoGcYHCGBeQB1XdFCWzSkavR5SOhREXJXVF7a6426bjnKVFPSyj3r4pXJz2MJLL5OKghl2fGLAdPDfygkfo_bUVFJadi-wCpIgyt8R_9_F4B4MmCPTBh9n4MZ29INd/s4032/IMG_3825.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeDnPGJb_0sHfN2cAY4FXnbjdbnOIGI7uSZn6MnJh7a1YEh2hK_Ly-qy2-HS9xpWoGcYHCGBeQB1XdFCWzSkavR5SOhREXJXVF7a6426bjnKVFPSyj3r4pXJz2MJLL5OKghl2fGLAdPDfygkfo_bUVFJadi-wCpIgyt8R_9_F4B4MmCPTBh9n4MZ29INd/s320/IMG_3825.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">All the little darlings were very, very tired at the end but we really could not leave before the fireworks, could we?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sarah and Wade always arrange lovely events for their boys. James and I are always happy to be part of it. Thank you!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-75287454142401749552023-09-09T16:13:00.001-04:002023-09-09T16:13:14.516-04:00Trip Day 29 and 30 - going home<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Tuesday September 5</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our "stuff" is packed. Ute's car started again. None of the several people who worked on it know what the actual problem was. We changed plans and actually packed our luggage in her car and had breakfast at her house Niece Maren and friend were taking us to Amsterdam and she lives on the same street as her mother. So we had a little more nice time with Ute before we had to part.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The drive takes about 2 1/2 hours and when we came to the intersection where it is I was perplex. We had stayed here before and on the other side of the intersection was the hotel we had walked to for dinner that time. The hotel is close to the airport but in a country setting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtD9rGN-4ZtMsgLRuoitTRtgQCxOTOmZ4JzejDLVa_cWBQTg0nvKVBldPe6TfCnLIdUM3qEjIO_V1M2-C4oXKjWu6VUeeBQatsq4keZMlMeJfNpUilY2ShpSpYZ2MtJ8aEyJAd4plHDOB7YPuHzz24YUWkvWj96LQfVbwQ53EzhVcdnQwA6aJVozbBZ83/s1290/IMG_9307.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtD9rGN-4ZtMsgLRuoitTRtgQCxOTOmZ4JzejDLVa_cWBQTg0nvKVBldPe6TfCnLIdUM3qEjIO_V1M2-C4oXKjWu6VUeeBQatsq4keZMlMeJfNpUilY2ShpSpYZ2MtJ8aEyJAd4plHDOB7YPuHzz24YUWkvWj96LQfVbwQ53EzhVcdnQwA6aJVozbBZ83/s320/IMG_9307.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 4 of us sat in the shade under the umbrella so they could eat their picnic. A last chat until they left. Thanks for bringing us. So much better than the train which we had done before.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec7mgw14QrqvfSB2oJZsq4pSh_MZdUsrBT1mnB_Fu_c1GqvsNI0zBfXv7SNDlDZErToSMkRmLC674Qpo7MehEQHs0pI1xrQdSgUct4AzauRNT_4SKjYgKFFqvgYSL35rEDn2jjhvv_NcK2gCkHwrGzZOS2194Xm9t2C16-4k4A-X17O872a6rnbLZAkr0/s4032/IMG_9316.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec7mgw14QrqvfSB2oJZsq4pSh_MZdUsrBT1mnB_Fu_c1GqvsNI0zBfXv7SNDlDZErToSMkRmLC674Qpo7MehEQHs0pI1xrQdSgUct4AzauRNT_4SKjYgKFFqvgYSL35rEDn2jjhvv_NcK2gCkHwrGzZOS2194Xm9t2C16-4k4A-X17O872a6rnbLZAkr0/s320/IMG_9316.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We could go into our room right away. It was only 2 pm. We played cards at the edge of the bed. At 5:30 we headed to that restaurant, the La Bouche Brasserie. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-sOAMwLMVcbFMGRl4rma3JjFGxtJ8wdw7TAUaQu8ubUqQ9xh_fhavomIjv_typJ_bCU9FlM0UnpMyFu-PCZR0dKpJggV7HIxSK_-U0UgbKwv67tZ0vEVkTvIKuQOz3cUpuu6rI7GxzSsy6V-DlzbrzNyRENGPt5ccVfvyw1h_pUr4zNmBXYrfG96dxMr/s4032/IMG_9320.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-sOAMwLMVcbFMGRl4rma3JjFGxtJ8wdw7TAUaQu8ubUqQ9xh_fhavomIjv_typJ_bCU9FlM0UnpMyFu-PCZR0dKpJggV7HIxSK_-U0UgbKwv67tZ0vEVkTvIKuQOz3cUpuu6rI7GxzSsy6V-DlzbrzNyRENGPt5ccVfvyw1h_pUr4zNmBXYrfG96dxMr/s320/IMG_9320.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64ya8lWfgFwBipYzVuWoz2j96y2rvQduCXAE8n2EKoAWPK33uo53hCu_2Q_m54Nj4uM9zFPme0c0c7sF6YKBzqv8xrNzj6FN4LBxuXYrlbYeghYbHr2Fk3J74zi_KjAWxZQtPsTqufw0P9AxnRXcUAxH8n_7UIpNBzEYRrqPL8JzroeZjWwpKiA27QbyO/s4032/IMG_9321.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64ya8lWfgFwBipYzVuWoz2j96y2rvQduCXAE8n2EKoAWPK33uo53hCu_2Q_m54Nj4uM9zFPme0c0c7sF6YKBzqv8xrNzj6FN4LBxuXYrlbYeghYbHr2Fk3J74zi_KjAWxZQtPsTqufw0P9AxnRXcUAxH8n_7UIpNBzEYRrqPL8JzroeZjWwpKiA27QbyO/s320/IMG_9321.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One from Spain and one from Italy. (smile)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpFfDADWRwdxTCmfgbEyKJxpgfsAMmUG4ErLdQ8JUm1D_aII4PfMouOMv4PdeyI2J-bB7c8r9fe9chKOOx4HSjHq5w8MhILpDtAw896SX28HnpShlqr7a_3Cz5avedpx427KOwYNYbq0LFZ9t77ZM9O6vrMhyeE288Klk_S21tAKcrTnzQKJn1YSNp8bR/s4032/IMG_9323.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpFfDADWRwdxTCmfgbEyKJxpgfsAMmUG4ErLdQ8JUm1D_aII4PfMouOMv4PdeyI2J-bB7c8r9fe9chKOOx4HSjHq5w8MhILpDtAw896SX28HnpShlqr7a_3Cz5avedpx427KOwYNYbq0LFZ9t77ZM9O6vrMhyeE288Klk_S21tAKcrTnzQKJn1YSNp8bR/s320/IMG_9323.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Soup of the day: spinach. It was very good.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_g6ilZqff8XilHbDJnO02s930PP6SYhSmVSNW9RPBhzYI3M8HDuopOKT--l10pNONqbj3Yy4OJ7fyKXVkQFh1VkijV373Lx4a8uJta3WbUidO1hU7aubszZhSX-O3H00bx6c1R2Zwpt7q9744fJLxzwEs7iGOCzmlyBfyna4qq6RyHJvH-olTThZQiLE/s4032/IMG_9324.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_g6ilZqff8XilHbDJnO02s930PP6SYhSmVSNW9RPBhzYI3M8HDuopOKT--l10pNONqbj3Yy4OJ7fyKXVkQFh1VkijV373Lx4a8uJta3WbUidO1hU7aubszZhSX-O3H00bx6c1R2Zwpt7q9744fJLxzwEs7iGOCzmlyBfyna4qq6RyHJvH-olTThZQiLE/s320/IMG_9324.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were actually not very hungry so we ordered from the menu "Sabich - Sharing" (grilled eggplant, tahini, egg, pomegranate seeds, celery, mango chutney and pita bread". It was very nice...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRSzYj2mLtdu7KctucWgwSx072VTtaxRF36n89xYdvZTWzztNjKDc1eWbgKkol3JkKEYwhT8XQhjZvPEFoK0CaeYyhcY0mS4Bmleu5ggpC11N53k5IdUNqb5BORH5Pdn3B0jgLGhsyolR-EnSaIn-eOY9ilptBdPiCho_vxTEmlxer7a3wGILMNQTBkxX/s4032/IMG_9326.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRSzYj2mLtdu7KctucWgwSx072VTtaxRF36n89xYdvZTWzztNjKDc1eWbgKkol3JkKEYwhT8XQhjZvPEFoK0CaeYyhcY0mS4Bmleu5ggpC11N53k5IdUNqb5BORH5Pdn3B0jgLGhsyolR-EnSaIn-eOY9ilptBdPiCho_vxTEmlxer7a3wGILMNQTBkxX/s320/IMG_9326.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">... even if it didn't look so nice stuffed into the pita pocket.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPO9yfTEZ5GJSg6g6NY2WhtH4VCB5Ds4iKWHjsfHkEqNviwCaipIGwSVRDVt_WSPn0yhBA5GJqbp6G1dLTnP37xM4kMhdU3vMeqPnVrsV69PAipaNaUTzgLJfOmDJvuHAya5oZvWHzNLDFT0Q1DKCf0KJgtVadwraHD9yv-UKID4hljIO-GhU9BeIaiTHK/s4032/IMG_9327.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPO9yfTEZ5GJSg6g6NY2WhtH4VCB5Ds4iKWHjsfHkEqNviwCaipIGwSVRDVt_WSPn0yhBA5GJqbp6G1dLTnP37xM4kMhdU3vMeqPnVrsV69PAipaNaUTzgLJfOmDJvuHAya5oZvWHzNLDFT0Q1DKCf0KJgtVadwraHD9yv-UKID4hljIO-GhU9BeIaiTHK/s320/IMG_9327.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Germany had spoiled us. We had to have a piece of apple pie.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdxM6kpSLqXJW5VrI7Baige8a2FazyhuCZj4swgGeXtHKso4hRY8AfSIZEl87LRoUEU25AHfda1IOFQiEQWqRr5Wq7UNjNZsLgeGp4zyLOtte1FT4j0iWm69oNUEII4z2GR-v7miv9iZkjkY1hive7lergqJXfyhKbo_aUlSmVVB7E6mGlSbf0f33JmEw/s4032/IMG_9329.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdxM6kpSLqXJW5VrI7Baige8a2FazyhuCZj4swgGeXtHKso4hRY8AfSIZEl87LRoUEU25AHfda1IOFQiEQWqRr5Wq7UNjNZsLgeGp4zyLOtte1FT4j0iWm69oNUEII4z2GR-v7miv9iZkjkY1hive7lergqJXfyhKbo_aUlSmVVB7E6mGlSbf0f33JmEw/s320/IMG_9329.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, we had to walk that piece of pie off so we went into the other direction which was a suburb with nice houses and lovely front yards to look at.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCf5BbOhaEj_IKacHfkLr6dGRbERIsdfvp6FMylKUdPeW6f_KghEpWhBXOWw_Fyo0dZqKBrR7uCwW_kf50heU45toVJesKVgrQZzYefZJyQB2ogxLE-gkOLZDTV6jfi7TEm0pVcZc2-UZsfj1SAtH-G3zMWzZwUCnpGSEXdVcSuu_XoAqerhyk5retcaFN/s4032/IMG_9332.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCf5BbOhaEj_IKacHfkLr6dGRbERIsdfvp6FMylKUdPeW6f_KghEpWhBXOWw_Fyo0dZqKBrR7uCwW_kf50heU45toVJesKVgrQZzYefZJyQB2ogxLE-gkOLZDTV6jfi7TEm0pVcZc2-UZsfj1SAtH-G3zMWzZwUCnpGSEXdVcSuu_XoAqerhyk5retcaFN/s320/IMG_9332.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bgaElw90IhNABhpy-MMlIiSLYA9cgFgBoGmnQ5SvQEloIEAX5vuTMZx5Nh8M8Xsp8VFvTmTR9-T47nN-wqmDonTR2M9oj0avKD-Bjd09LaLmJA9GCJ2pLYZ3kxu2t5FakXxOoKFmQTMk1GDDQxI5WWK_38WsKjzaKgMQ2cfmMndoDYnsTR2tqQEISSlg/s4032/IMG_9333.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bgaElw90IhNABhpy-MMlIiSLYA9cgFgBoGmnQ5SvQEloIEAX5vuTMZx5Nh8M8Xsp8VFvTmTR9-T47nN-wqmDonTR2M9oj0avKD-Bjd09LaLmJA9GCJ2pLYZ3kxu2t5FakXxOoKFmQTMk1GDDQxI5WWK_38WsKjzaKgMQ2cfmMndoDYnsTR2tqQEISSlg/s320/IMG_9333.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwjLYOxfVJqPaMYYS-xB2akH5fktNI-7dFr1kHDSjRgx2mOvNAeEQKw8LA-A-hCZC3faAtDd0zmHD9MVFw-vJ_d73gqPldy98SIlRzxyIWEFuVr0lyNL46h_J7xkNXhgviKTIEze4iAKiQvvZ2il_AQyN7UN-k7H8rbMSJp_lvThFzqNWepRY8jpOL9Up/s4032/IMG_9334.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwjLYOxfVJqPaMYYS-xB2akH5fktNI-7dFr1kHDSjRgx2mOvNAeEQKw8LA-A-hCZC3faAtDd0zmHD9MVFw-vJ_d73gqPldy98SIlRzxyIWEFuVr0lyNL46h_J7xkNXhgviKTIEze4iAKiQvvZ2il_AQyN7UN-k7H8rbMSJp_lvThFzqNWepRY8jpOL9Up/s320/IMG_9334.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Wednesday September 6</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The alarm rang at 5 am. We left the hotel with the shuttle at 6. Checking in at Shiphol was so easy and so was security. Time to have breakfast.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNd8iLPPKgy5WcdnihV4al74vWiFk5bbzD-K6kFzUDZDgRy6suOIcAq_Z_zhOMSIndOHDpKnjDTZr03Mdepw9Xqx4E854BX86QAzaO0MXAjaW-RbUHHxl0XI_lK3Ik_-dO8-iwcthoSMzv7pXD0Hhdj-n_Lgm00NlxGBhfTBVQb8nYTBtpIRFqrn_mIVBo/s4032/IMG_9337.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNd8iLPPKgy5WcdnihV4al74vWiFk5bbzD-K6kFzUDZDgRy6suOIcAq_Z_zhOMSIndOHDpKnjDTZr03Mdepw9Xqx4E854BX86QAzaO0MXAjaW-RbUHHxl0XI_lK3Ik_-dO8-iwcthoSMzv7pXD0Hhdj-n_Lgm00NlxGBhfTBVQb8nYTBtpIRFqrn_mIVBo/s320/IMG_9337.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0byzvGfvMahgla8yfO9v3lvgbDKjPBg25dC3wlP9i5dkXzSOpQ7zuz-mM7hjOIrYE48LapSoqTrRGU8wFM5nWqh83ggymQNv7On4qTCKSoJTgyG1i4lZ3sZsusWmIS56PFbJN8NfEoGVEentWfYE1sJDrhpRp7leV5jM9w4XdoRiPMT8dJV38BSUuU_pA/s4032/IMG_9342.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0byzvGfvMahgla8yfO9v3lvgbDKjPBg25dC3wlP9i5dkXzSOpQ7zuz-mM7hjOIrYE48LapSoqTrRGU8wFM5nWqh83ggymQNv7On4qTCKSoJTgyG1i4lZ3sZsusWmIS56PFbJN8NfEoGVEentWfYE1sJDrhpRp7leV5jM9w4XdoRiPMT8dJV38BSUuU_pA/s320/IMG_9342.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Walking to the gate. There is our plane.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbQqfQAaLShVUwX0i2ZS0wUxeSK6LCtp6L2mDxKlz8VpxPJ5GP2vcANw95tetOi7p8IxiVAD2cDOeKMZw3K1i69RDyABy2Z7mt0CSvdVq4fYUMYjiYPQkokCStu45ZkEskMsd4vqrVWfBz--d6IQ_Pn61kNHFD1Y4hfpJknqE82W1HVpX5s0DohI5A-E3/s4032/IMG_9341.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbQqfQAaLShVUwX0i2ZS0wUxeSK6LCtp6L2mDxKlz8VpxPJ5GP2vcANw95tetOi7p8IxiVAD2cDOeKMZw3K1i69RDyABy2Z7mt0CSvdVq4fYUMYjiYPQkokCStu45ZkEskMsd4vqrVWfBz--d6IQ_Pn61kNHFD1Y4hfpJknqE82W1HVpX5s0DohI5A-E3/s320/IMG_9341.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am not making a fashion statement. These are my flight socks and you can't easily put them on when you are already at your seat.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWhg9YE_gBtRLj9q1WJbgpmpEI9tfXOE8ibzq5jlmOlNFPJgG1E2shXipTp_vD7Y5G_KUipHZIpU3ANgGDWPYy5Cg1Z82fEZ7SytPrw4Wd07nSNqvhWrCgbhHXAPXtKhXbNQ836tiiyE-b7zatoJ4vf9_7WXK_WStK3bFNHAtX5bFSXIi-jD11hY0tifV/s4032/IMG_9345.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWhg9YE_gBtRLj9q1WJbgpmpEI9tfXOE8ibzq5jlmOlNFPJgG1E2shXipTp_vD7Y5G_KUipHZIpU3ANgGDWPYy5Cg1Z82fEZ7SytPrw4Wd07nSNqvhWrCgbhHXAPXtKhXbNQ836tiiyE-b7zatoJ4vf9_7WXK_WStK3bFNHAtX5bFSXIi-jD11hY0tifV/s320/IMG_9345.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Punctual at it could be we are taking off. Picture taken at 9:26 am.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDQHd5-bQdI_pqwda7yXih5Mt-StfL5GAcuhjZ4ChYhTvx8OrHTxIu-4Lkef0SYDogq3SW3cO745yuxq2ps06MlkNyjDkJtwnqXMgwvqq5I-f15tmY4aFvDhU0P3h8glk2cf3oHXCzxCzesjKJAryM0MIGEf7_P3DCpFX1YgKcWgaAwcBu_Sin6kghPTV/s4032/IMG_9347.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDQHd5-bQdI_pqwda7yXih5Mt-StfL5GAcuhjZ4ChYhTvx8OrHTxIu-4Lkef0SYDogq3SW3cO745yuxq2ps06MlkNyjDkJtwnqXMgwvqq5I-f15tmY4aFvDhU0P3h8glk2cf3oHXCzxCzesjKJAryM0MIGEf7_P3DCpFX1YgKcWgaAwcBu_Sin6kghPTV/s320/IMG_9347.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>7 hours later - Newark, USA. <p></p><p>We have quite a long lay-over but that is better than missing a plane like on the way to Oslo. It's a bit boring though. Newark is not the nicest airport.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjep7umMmkUvtIVE-tV4uWfgnJF48uk7PUC7cikXSyuHHtc_pi3RHu02cz1YTj24FbMWH_j-ju4wdGi50TuOP1MdP7-5Zhi5z5I1mw3t8X571l-1Ey5VirGVLt-6X2iTxRHlUcs0yM5d0bDbBiMyt_6oKDvxTs9Q9KAmBTpUcWOuL2tIUQ28r0knQfTS2KG/s4032/IMG_9359.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjep7umMmkUvtIVE-tV4uWfgnJF48uk7PUC7cikXSyuHHtc_pi3RHu02cz1YTj24FbMWH_j-ju4wdGi50TuOP1MdP7-5Zhi5z5I1mw3t8X571l-1Ey5VirGVLt-6X2iTxRHlUcs0yM5d0bDbBiMyt_6oKDvxTs9Q9KAmBTpUcWOuL2tIUQ28r0knQfTS2KG/s320/IMG_9359.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we take off I took several photos. Lucky that the sky is so clear. When I just looked at this photo in detail I pulled it really large and looked at sections. Yeah, you can see the statue of liberty! Isn't that cool?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8dQ9km-_HUG0cfAifBQszXw_fAXMlEZ51sy01-PlzA92av6ZOCzJvZY0xXCzzC7B1wAKyTqPC-gS4Qvt_IcNQLi4a89YMVGidrRgj2n-gGJ7Tb-81pj5AS4rLZr9NUF2xV8bxbf8T4YcqLswj8isUYa8tIvCqUWdhKkHGiT1TdHHhJaUoLLWz-pvOBFF/s4032/IMG_9364.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8dQ9km-_HUG0cfAifBQszXw_fAXMlEZ51sy01-PlzA92av6ZOCzJvZY0xXCzzC7B1wAKyTqPC-gS4Qvt_IcNQLi4a89YMVGidrRgj2n-gGJ7Tb-81pj5AS4rLZr9NUF2xV8bxbf8T4YcqLswj8isUYa8tIvCqUWdhKkHGiT1TdHHhJaUoLLWz-pvOBFF/s320/IMG_9364.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Actually, besides having a really long lay-over we were also an hour and a half late arriving in Richmond. We got an Uber really fast and the driver was very nice. That was especially good since we had trouble getting into our community. The gate attendant had already left and our #number didn't seem to work. We found a quick sollution but it was not quick enough because the Uber company called me and the driver that they noticed that we got stuck in a place and had not arrived where we were supposed to be. We had to tell them that everything was alright. Actually, I am happy to know this and feel even better using this service.</p><p>Home, sweet home. We had a wonderful time. Our guided trip with OAT had been great as always. And the time in Germany was wonderful. Spending good time with the different family members and friends, especially my sister Ute ... I don't know what words to use for that. Thank the Lord!</p><p><br /></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-38343885213737811972023-09-08T15:24:00.000-04:002023-09-08T15:24:08.152-04:00Trip Day 28<p>Monday September 4</p><p>Picture Book Perfect Weather! Maren has vacation. She drives with us to Duisburg to the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_and_Turtle_–_Magic_Mountain" target="_blank">Tiger and Turtle Walking Coaster.</a></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43Ojatzejsji4dCZuwU2CeAgZPWw3a5Ti3BkjTtElmoIhLF1Fvk6YrGWgpsWNvZOS7W4yyZSxKcTZrLlgxz8Z66FJoti3fO3mba0whOIWxYAxx5GR59wLY_jm0J1JrePXu_jHcohhaNPhqsx4cjM7fRYCtqzIqI0ZJ0ywAeXKJk9B2F33CtHpi_RnP9IK/s4032/IMG_9264.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43Ojatzejsji4dCZuwU2CeAgZPWw3a5Ti3BkjTtElmoIhLF1Fvk6YrGWgpsWNvZOS7W4yyZSxKcTZrLlgxz8Z66FJoti3fO3mba0whOIWxYAxx5GR59wLY_jm0J1JrePXu_jHcohhaNPhqsx4cjM7fRYCtqzIqI0ZJ0ywAeXKJk9B2F33CtHpi_RnP9IK/s320/IMG_9264.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A wide walkway gently circles around the hill until you are on top.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdeklPvg1G_ZFt26RhWWAGsXtNkijgGgZ16BNYkFZhPvLM4CoHlL_msgiKdklPo6zFnzF4Iqim_OLoZ45S32vuOHsko5u5SPF1lwfSKNvebel-MPEriY_HFH1WiEA8gY2zLr8gWMgkgZS9nBpdH_IH8HCQ1V-WETaeWYW4-71vJ85UClP-IjFMCM-IpRk/s4032/IMG_9266.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdeklPvg1G_ZFt26RhWWAGsXtNkijgGgZ16BNYkFZhPvLM4CoHlL_msgiKdklPo6zFnzF4Iqim_OLoZ45S32vuOHsko5u5SPF1lwfSKNvebel-MPEriY_HFH1WiEA8gY2zLr8gWMgkgZS9nBpdH_IH8HCQ1V-WETaeWYW4-71vJ85UClP-IjFMCM-IpRk/s320/IMG_9266.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is very impressive and a great experience with a wonderful view. Surprisingly I didn't find it strenuous at all. I have to admit though that next day some of my muscles in my legs let me know what a great day we had. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let the photos speak!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpP28TZExSt8-pRYsBhWq0sNItWu6Vzx-oSoqCCuCx4KTDKXW9w-828X0xQ24CsmAAyUV6H_jcIW1XFu-tQUgPs80wPe8vey9LRHUsvqPZhLU8NHGVoRxFOXjibvtYS2PidoQWsBrFJnrCtSqlHjDucvoBMh5qcv8Hh3pHstakQw7j4X6w2d6xRwsDmx2J/s4032/IMG_9270.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpP28TZExSt8-pRYsBhWq0sNItWu6Vzx-oSoqCCuCx4KTDKXW9w-828X0xQ24CsmAAyUV6H_jcIW1XFu-tQUgPs80wPe8vey9LRHUsvqPZhLU8NHGVoRxFOXjibvtYS2PidoQWsBrFJnrCtSqlHjDucvoBMh5qcv8Hh3pHstakQw7j4X6w2d6xRwsDmx2J/s320/IMG_9270.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Maren suggested that it might be the mandatory signs for the way out in an emergency since it is not one continuous way. You can't walk upside-down steps. On either side of the top loop is a gate to block anybody from attending a dangerous climb. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found though that when you have to turn around to walk back both times somehow you seem to have a different view.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KPWu_yA_3D1S-D23oSS70KubM6hKJdEqcnfJuGA3UQbG39YPVa1JjgyeBP38WUqzOoWKtUQ2Ov1cF7yA-sZfKITRmeSE5_1d3FeEKo1G_5r3ukyqPrs0nsdzWfV98dHJOL6LtEIydsNUSJ1ijG2VYua7OKalAmRXN6xPxO00WnqnsiO15Ylrm4wYamqa/s4032/IMG_9282.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KPWu_yA_3D1S-D23oSS70KubM6hKJdEqcnfJuGA3UQbG39YPVa1JjgyeBP38WUqzOoWKtUQ2Ov1cF7yA-sZfKITRmeSE5_1d3FeEKo1G_5r3ukyqPrs0nsdzWfV98dHJOL6LtEIydsNUSJ1ijG2VYua7OKalAmRXN6xPxO00WnqnsiO15Ylrm4wYamqa/s320/IMG_9282.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were good with hydrating ourselves which led to somebody disappearing here and Maren discretly blocked the entry. Ha-ha.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKlgzxxOMSTwdF4KcXr1OyxuH-ZjmzvPxdPwvWzNUogsH2t3TL34Wvkv2_x1MeKAPNo561m07CbyAz66rrk03F4ik-pdOIa68I0HotuHtW9rInTOGHsl5O_5oMjNgUXl-EqEbauWQvKHK3usITSBlNJOdX-GG7m6z-X2eE6I3Oy_4_7bOoP6WtOCvZDU_/s4032/IMG_9292.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKlgzxxOMSTwdF4KcXr1OyxuH-ZjmzvPxdPwvWzNUogsH2t3TL34Wvkv2_x1MeKAPNo561m07CbyAz66rrk03F4ik-pdOIa68I0HotuHtW9rInTOGHsl5O_5oMjNgUXl-EqEbauWQvKHK3usITSBlNJOdX-GG7m6z-X2eE6I3Oy_4_7bOoP6WtOCvZDU_/s320/IMG_9292.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maren brought us back to Ute's house. We couldn't have a day without playing cards. When Ute wanted to bring us back to our lodging, her car didn't start. Gero helped her deal with that and Maren quickly drove us because we needed to refresh and change. A dinner was scheduled for 5:30 pm, a thank-you to the young family for their wonderful hospitality.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They had selected the Black Bonsai Restaurant in Recklinghausen in the pedestrian old City Center in a historic vaulted wine cellar. It was a great choice. We shared a sushi platter for two. William would have been jealous. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqB1u9RqcRgnWCcMgOrBDSzC46F7LaLwumfrA58eUxVZBpnfuyjKwI72wlQE1-EiLQkwFwqBaOb87LLkZfbQ_5zLiDvvj8CVxudEal9RU8mwzn1MWOk2kEas1N5JJ7Fjrxq5pSwjNnNHMOvnW5OStk6AA54eHMpOuIBSv6vVQLl4BNKCBr5CixTTbcNF1S/s4032/IMG_9294.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqB1u9RqcRgnWCcMgOrBDSzC46F7LaLwumfrA58eUxVZBpnfuyjKwI72wlQE1-EiLQkwFwqBaOb87LLkZfbQ_5zLiDvvj8CVxudEal9RU8mwzn1MWOk2kEas1N5JJ7Fjrxq5pSwjNnNHMOvnW5OStk6AA54eHMpOuIBSv6vVQLl4BNKCBr5CixTTbcNF1S/s320/IMG_9294.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibgnHTiZYSnkeE8nxr-57lb5FcytFkBvrPCYRT62DnDkz5HUJlt634lMR_mBpF8FnfqbCqTVXyBWQXVkRBv6iJoG7SGlggFnz7n9lpNJxfGuHEroJq2iDetxbrxWLGKVdjPxG7JMqWsqisWK-lE2wua_8Fq0tc-Hyl-8OiLoIvBQM4vDhxP3am83yKiMp/s4032/IMG_9295.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibgnHTiZYSnkeE8nxr-57lb5FcytFkBvrPCYRT62DnDkz5HUJlt634lMR_mBpF8FnfqbCqTVXyBWQXVkRBv6iJoG7SGlggFnz7n9lpNJxfGuHEroJq2iDetxbrxWLGKVdjPxG7JMqWsqisWK-lE2wua_8Fq0tc-Hyl-8OiLoIvBQM4vDhxP3am83yKiMp/s320/IMG_9295.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dLOFfMaPRSPjNPJLTAr2GX5Hgou63UVgkrYI-CXwYluab1uStTEJUtW2gb6J7uq6Mmrn7gXRhgJxolf1Wp1jT5BcUgJLuzlunXDrBJY4-7JgpMUW5yZKeoEUmW8jdpDNgUu3CdSnBrUZ38Y2aDGWOhB3wvm1dXaG_Mw1BpHHZket09DKYTUB5kk2fURt/s4032/IMG_9296.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dLOFfMaPRSPjNPJLTAr2GX5Hgou63UVgkrYI-CXwYluab1uStTEJUtW2gb6J7uq6Mmrn7gXRhgJxolf1Wp1jT5BcUgJLuzlunXDrBJY4-7JgpMUW5yZKeoEUmW8jdpDNgUu3CdSnBrUZ38Y2aDGWOhB3wvm1dXaG_Mw1BpHHZket09DKYTUB5kk2fURt/s320/IMG_9296.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNMqq4171cnJO2WRBM_J4ZwhCeCb4hf4FvAX_OSj_61PqeLzjPh-1HeMyklainYhTiI6aZVUkafK5-ObX4CFbs_B6npiPg0DVZTKsSdtwItD0KGa4MHfnvw30k04yfkuT81HfYJg1NLIHeZ6xvJEnR0rf4Dk5yMTljC-U_nBr9BFF11eXMBvoAM1G5ZGN/s2994/IMG_9297.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="2994" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNMqq4171cnJO2WRBM_J4ZwhCeCb4hf4FvAX_OSj_61PqeLzjPh-1HeMyklainYhTiI6aZVUkafK5-ObX4CFbs_B6npiPg0DVZTKsSdtwItD0KGa4MHfnvw30k04yfkuT81HfYJg1NLIHeZ6xvJEnR0rf4Dk5yMTljC-U_nBr9BFF11eXMBvoAM1G5ZGN/s320/IMG_9297.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Three of us had the vegan curry. It was very good too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNQdB6mfd9j9CKtq4Ixvbq1Gw9CYCA17qXUrdXUCIskHIs4Fab3AFiDaBRulNFCdbstuQqWdipv5MRXQpsMw1HiNAUrMfeSII-Q6i0HkX--6fKZB8Ff1t74E3lfFj_290ItnpO0JSkS6ktFiRUtUyFb_BWFZbDaEoISZB5rVdt2ZayeX_OmvgZaLHBs61/s4032/IMG_9302.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNQdB6mfd9j9CKtq4Ixvbq1Gw9CYCA17qXUrdXUCIskHIs4Fab3AFiDaBRulNFCdbstuQqWdipv5MRXQpsMw1HiNAUrMfeSII-Q6i0HkX--6fKZB8Ff1t74E3lfFj_290ItnpO0JSkS6ktFiRUtUyFb_BWFZbDaEoISZB5rVdt2ZayeX_OmvgZaLHBs61/s320/IMG_9302.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ha-ha, see the platter?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBuIWpQ6faNbp3ErmJ5jv1sUoYZBje6dsCn-Yfwm6CF9qrKrR3sJL3srUbxOb-E2AKYrrkVgJkRLIyCd9qNbYfbW7NKdx-5Ua6DkYC_jTHEIea4vT_wLPqpomIFuNNcWunQjZoO56MU30yt7L2pPzdSrhTN3RjNfgHGbjn-eE2e-MicwLHpwrccgLVvz4/s4032/IMG_9303.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBuIWpQ6faNbp3ErmJ5jv1sUoYZBje6dsCn-Yfwm6CF9qrKrR3sJL3srUbxOb-E2AKYrrkVgJkRLIyCd9qNbYfbW7NKdx-5Ua6DkYC_jTHEIea4vT_wLPqpomIFuNNcWunQjZoO56MU30yt7L2pPzdSrhTN3RjNfgHGbjn-eE2e-MicwLHpwrccgLVvz4/s320/IMG_9303.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maren had helped Ute with her car problem. All was good at the end. James and I have now some packing to do. Sigh.</div><br /><p></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-8865670905244575762023-09-06T20:56:00.000-04:002023-09-06T20:56:42.108-04:00Trip Day 27 - the big day<p>Sunday September 3</p><p>Guten Morgen! James and I were invited to have breakfast with our hosts. This was nice since they are all working and time off is precious. It was also nice because we thought Ute would be busy since this was the day to celebrate her almost 80 years in the afternoon. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRdmFmtF2VKYRLQv2Y38R-f8xSnuMb5UCYjNCnrq0aXsPEeDJkzBL3Jn-q1QaMhc6gAfs0FzMYJNxMbm8gG9C1W8SpixGvSVEmZFEAJ7rjNclrkcwI_4NqC-1A33ncyGL24WVhquBSB-DsAN2gd5TS6XbkRVdQrNO96TaAp-fhL5f9N3RLD2Ctb13NYOo/s4032/IMG_9219.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRdmFmtF2VKYRLQv2Y38R-f8xSnuMb5UCYjNCnrq0aXsPEeDJkzBL3Jn-q1QaMhc6gAfs0FzMYJNxMbm8gG9C1W8SpixGvSVEmZFEAJ7rjNclrkcwI_4NqC-1A33ncyGL24WVhquBSB-DsAN2gd5TS6XbkRVdQrNO96TaAp-fhL5f9N3RLD2Ctb13NYOo/s320/IMG_9219.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I try not to be nosy in somebody else's house but it is difficult if it is so nicely decorated. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdL6qxjZujWwXDxGDPtOdDJVO3WpZMx-ygujTvk5o0kC-AdY3RHpcgNRzuxQAgyuV41DW1UWZK9ifJekGrA119MzRak-zUkVaxUy9f_YmQtahjcXseq0jtiIbUiYvMy9F7jQovPejuAa5CCad1B44iPkAe-5umMKCTOar6iwSobJBTi7vOLOmjnp3dmJ_/s4032/IMG_9222.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdL6qxjZujWwXDxGDPtOdDJVO3WpZMx-ygujTvk5o0kC-AdY3RHpcgNRzuxQAgyuV41DW1UWZK9ifJekGrA119MzRak-zUkVaxUy9f_YmQtahjcXseq0jtiIbUiYvMy9F7jQovPejuAa5CCad1B44iPkAe-5umMKCTOar6iwSobJBTi7vOLOmjnp3dmJ_/s320/IMG_9222.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-_2uW0w1VivyYId7lsK8FeIY3t4aMy7_G4HfhA27FAiIBA07uhCIP8tnBAfcbg-JWD-Kj6nngnQmMhlQCagmu66ZbXwwZs9sxncHYMkizYH1okBn7kXuqEEuzquK_iwJ0S6FYVH_5wq7kJDnyiPuRns_G0sr26TYkv4FHqxrvZ1OWBtBD8ndAHF-DzAZ/s4032/IMG_9223.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-_2uW0w1VivyYId7lsK8FeIY3t4aMy7_G4HfhA27FAiIBA07uhCIP8tnBAfcbg-JWD-Kj6nngnQmMhlQCagmu66ZbXwwZs9sxncHYMkizYH1okBn7kXuqEEuzquK_iwJ0S6FYVH_5wq7kJDnyiPuRns_G0sr26TYkv4FHqxrvZ1OWBtBD8ndAHF-DzAZ/s320/IMG_9223.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_wh3VC72hDhaw4Yp37XKBPdPCQ6xFrc2fq61JldcCdqhPBk07dJdq447IfgZO2aedBhy13gAv3Zgoh_Xhmdz8wCgFolXqxZNn_aN0LjzXDJ_VlGmnfCBWzAH7cNa_ygp9cdIa6pn1voDURhO6w0Blm2hNRVcPLCOkatfCAsZuJvqXz2u4VIt-iUFkzxa/s4032/IMG_9221.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_wh3VC72hDhaw4Yp37XKBPdPCQ6xFrc2fq61JldcCdqhPBk07dJdq447IfgZO2aedBhy13gAv3Zgoh_Xhmdz8wCgFolXqxZNn_aN0LjzXDJ_VlGmnfCBWzAH7cNa_ygp9cdIa6pn1voDURhO6w0Blm2hNRVcPLCOkatfCAsZuJvqXz2u4VIt-iUFkzxa/s320/IMG_9221.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk_OlgMrgm6Np87VdxMsqSJFB7UYBOljFLMM8SKNr-RbQ9cCnjQ5BHCwpwPT3vUpu08bUybdqqhakPltLhtwwCQQ9IuBI573r7-wuD5zqX16l_BPjBSknhqfUA_GknenRpLM-oV5nhgFjja-s8cVlSIWqngQ1fzwOrQgBNcVc9zhFsfZgJJMbIYSjlRtX/s4032/IMG_9225.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk_OlgMrgm6Np87VdxMsqSJFB7UYBOljFLMM8SKNr-RbQ9cCnjQ5BHCwpwPT3vUpu08bUybdqqhakPltLhtwwCQQ9IuBI573r7-wuD5zqX16l_BPjBSknhqfUA_GknenRpLM-oV5nhgFjja-s8cVlSIWqngQ1fzwOrQgBNcVc9zhFsfZgJJMbIYSjlRtX/s320/IMG_9225.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After breakfast Tobi and Adrian went for a 20 kilometer jog and Manu brought us to Ute. The weather was so nice already that we could sit outside. It is 2 pm now and we had asked whether our friends Gisela and Gerhard could come earlier since this would give James and me a chance to have more time to chat. We could not manage to arrange for a time on any of the other days we are here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ute always calls Gisela her "Sandkastenfreund" since they played together in sand since they were 5 years old or so. Gisela made the perfect gift. Ute approved me taking this photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Mm9_vULaiCocuCdaFH3SR8XOUhPrJWTKEl9rabcx_vML5idbnXXUdVfxBrQSIV_tZDOnHWo6s50RTMJp7WY4gHXTljbMPhx6SNfxhAuSdnTSx_i80BgNA6k_fRdeyH-Psjmz-HqfyehZ_hO4wafrVDobWU2UkWr0jOIo6MqYCSbEwQHf1FIQ0fcPD1MS/s4032/IMG_9226.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Mm9_vULaiCocuCdaFH3SR8XOUhPrJWTKEl9rabcx_vML5idbnXXUdVfxBrQSIV_tZDOnHWo6s50RTMJp7WY4gHXTljbMPhx6SNfxhAuSdnTSx_i80BgNA6k_fRdeyH-Psjmz-HqfyehZ_hO4wafrVDobWU2UkWr0jOIo6MqYCSbEwQHf1FIQ0fcPD1MS/s320/IMG_9226.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gisela found these photos from an earlier time. It says "And were is the sandbox?"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5DFGyW5Yk86tvJZLJ5FobBL10hmRhRX0LAERNrBSPd4j0cnEzuRZ7aMtRYHfBwjKzDinimlRAfKVJTpTgcuHwShRhi73XcPAWheTOctJq089KSABaxfy8J3jUg1Hsp02JINm9phlC235c1M4ybjLV1QIWlMFmWHjIrA1F-fc9hMrOghbGs5OkbZAO_4s/s4032/IMG_9227.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5DFGyW5Yk86tvJZLJ5FobBL10hmRhRX0LAERNrBSPd4j0cnEzuRZ7aMtRYHfBwjKzDinimlRAfKVJTpTgcuHwShRhi73XcPAWheTOctJq089KSABaxfy8J3jUg1Hsp02JINm9phlC235c1M4ybjLV1QIWlMFmWHjIrA1F-fc9hMrOghbGs5OkbZAO_4s/s320/IMG_9227.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioR-7O2XJ2tfG9t2DLjb9Bw-8NAf_q32Q3wJS4FrPzmVY8qQDrDhdT3qf0TCjKUNoWQPUCUlV62kivkrPMINxP6pbZRpssc5JnQ3dHDyNlFHwitJB5YrY2-QnKnYVt2wKzBaG3_Tm2wVV7o2hm2dFQADxzPuhvQNei-5owj4gfYDc3sDaYuqKyifOPZKRL/s4032/IMG_9228.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioR-7O2XJ2tfG9t2DLjb9Bw-8NAf_q32Q3wJS4FrPzmVY8qQDrDhdT3qf0TCjKUNoWQPUCUlV62kivkrPMINxP6pbZRpssc5JnQ3dHDyNlFHwitJB5YrY2-QnKnYVt2wKzBaG3_Tm2wVV7o2hm2dFQADxzPuhvQNei-5owj4gfYDc3sDaYuqKyifOPZKRL/s320/IMG_9228.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Soon every one was there (who didn't know the way to the place of celebration) and then it was time to go there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5lRYPbSNaR57kqgCGTh4UN6XXOuqWLfjsZmHzqUTkP8xwKPtxYsi3YgQ9huVw-ebmQ8TGaqL7aDOQkqqDklprkvSBfvm4MDAvIzGUQoJXjCoikOBXDKz-5_vRotBD1LuHiIBn2jKyNm86oEEKqyZ0vb6uUyeNvCRU9e_VnAApvRQUF7D4eZyvPghBMc1/s4032/IMG_9229.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5lRYPbSNaR57kqgCGTh4UN6XXOuqWLfjsZmHzqUTkP8xwKPtxYsi3YgQ9huVw-ebmQ8TGaqL7aDOQkqqDklprkvSBfvm4MDAvIzGUQoJXjCoikOBXDKz-5_vRotBD1LuHiIBn2jKyNm86oEEKqyZ0vb6uUyeNvCRU9e_VnAApvRQUF7D4eZyvPghBMc1/s320/IMG_9229.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were invited to a "cooking event". Maren's friend Pia is a celebrated chef in Germany and this is where right now her things take place. She has big plans though in her own property soon. We wish her luck.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYxUAaJfOeLoo6_FpRENzKHU3J29d0XSFMIRuzQzlOHxiGCBAF_U6E4vYOnes7uleFJQgc4hvQR8a59wcWXLufJVBkW3YUJJ1rbZboZrfdYcMG1SSKsmVOlp3Di2mfx821BjG78srPyz2UJqEI_gvY0SgkFL-U1HzoBrCKyK42Z6_rbEJA7AlpafaB74k/s3471/IMG_9232.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="3471" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYxUAaJfOeLoo6_FpRENzKHU3J29d0XSFMIRuzQzlOHxiGCBAF_U6E4vYOnes7uleFJQgc4hvQR8a59wcWXLufJVBkW3YUJJ1rbZboZrfdYcMG1SSKsmVOlp3Di2mfx821BjG78srPyz2UJqEI_gvY0SgkFL-U1HzoBrCKyK42Z6_rbEJA7AlpafaB74k/s320/IMG_9232.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXQVIN51LAyRs1SvW8mlVxAil5ZYEYH8xf2haikc-DCFeokcVaL-imauF-F8_-PBaoUi7_id2BeGwRyBkbz26yzkqejBEGNq4T_zoQXlXW5sxddAQOdv1r7w0_4xJjFMjee2TusLjawuVCvy2WRCR6vOLO7XNd9wrpCKdcCoL2lNKmebGKeixwu5I3aRf/s2295/IMG_9233.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="2295" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXQVIN51LAyRs1SvW8mlVxAil5ZYEYH8xf2haikc-DCFeokcVaL-imauF-F8_-PBaoUi7_id2BeGwRyBkbz26yzkqejBEGNq4T_zoQXlXW5sxddAQOdv1r7w0_4xJjFMjee2TusLjawuVCvy2WRCR6vOLO7XNd9wrpCKdcCoL2lNKmebGKeixwu5I3aRf/s320/IMG_9233.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflpAYdEm3vVuje3NS4R5rN2qW2wUc0eQDlsy9z6EzQp3o-7KwPMbSIPCjubiYCNPug2-CYIfRaDx36_eKWCLWwP93qFCklFv_gTFyG_6BegBp8IOrxJd8Uz_7a6s7ksZ0T18DvfKHttziGjCaulzZCkAqjMq2eenjIg_55yjpzhi7Grb-0USN1BQ8-fLr/s4032/IMG_9259.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflpAYdEm3vVuje3NS4R5rN2qW2wUc0eQDlsy9z6EzQp3o-7KwPMbSIPCjubiYCNPug2-CYIfRaDx36_eKWCLWwP93qFCklFv_gTFyG_6BegBp8IOrxJd8Uz_7a6s7ksZ0T18DvfKHttziGjCaulzZCkAqjMq2eenjIg_55yjpzhi7Grb-0USN1BQ8-fLr/s320/IMG_9259.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a very large island and appetizers were laid out for us to nibble. But first we had started with a champagne toast ... with or without added juices etc.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPARnuR-k-V4WpVeji7bC4TubmNgB5kUzzlHGpLyZTFuV2-0ypEcSNlvGJKs2EH_i7nX177IIM8HC8bxEw_4DFHadwgvrFRFcBxy4YOJjkvRMWGjnwSfq2yws4HDwkzWLBt-o9S5rA0O0vRaGhxcrHbA9XpnzgRxX96jjAMvgHjlxjBnEpoe-y-vwsGvD/s4032/IMG_9237.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2427" data-original-width="4032" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPARnuR-k-V4WpVeji7bC4TubmNgB5kUzzlHGpLyZTFuV2-0ypEcSNlvGJKs2EH_i7nX177IIM8HC8bxEw_4DFHadwgvrFRFcBxy4YOJjkvRMWGjnwSfq2yws4HDwkzWLBt-o9S5rA0O0vRaGhxcrHbA9XpnzgRxX96jjAMvgHjlxjBnEpoe-y-vwsGvD/s320/IMG_9237.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The menu was fantastic with the best ingredients. We received a lot of tips from Pia. She is very health-conscious and some of the 15 in this group were living as much as possible vegan.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRkkMwiH5PMorADI8vMTDh_h4TRoIUvih3_CIjHDeL3J4mQlB_MHL3MYqtNUHlmndKCdjfVhHB1y3Z5JOKbMOAkfPxRiHSuF3qE9XkE3PcPuL9O0ummQVGrTz7hvuat5wLUFsjLZb3tmv-O5u0R-ExEjt328PzXkJ9nBZcAXKhrP4w8cedoAP-DnHfk0o/s4032/IMG_9238.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRkkMwiH5PMorADI8vMTDh_h4TRoIUvih3_CIjHDeL3J4mQlB_MHL3MYqtNUHlmndKCdjfVhHB1y3Z5JOKbMOAkfPxRiHSuF3qE9XkE3PcPuL9O0ummQVGrTz7hvuat5wLUFsjLZb3tmv-O5u0R-ExEjt328PzXkJ9nBZcAXKhrP4w8cedoAP-DnHfk0o/s320/IMG_9238.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7LobCWIrNxSsS-L9i4D8ULaJUuL_HpgHoyzwWoKUywVDzxYD9XPsIzBa-Ck3Yklnc_N1uF8eHeKZidYHll9zMSvs6mSGmPLJpN1e9lXjZO1x3OyINafSm8anq9t0ByIH4-677Y1l8CQiVwBmah2dzWsEzFGHZ7wYpNk1edcmDcZMrMtVhrHEteoC21Wg/s4032/IMG_9239.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7LobCWIrNxSsS-L9i4D8ULaJUuL_HpgHoyzwWoKUywVDzxYD9XPsIzBa-Ck3Yklnc_N1uF8eHeKZidYHll9zMSvs6mSGmPLJpN1e9lXjZO1x3OyINafSm8anq9t0ByIH4-677Y1l8CQiVwBmah2dzWsEzFGHZ7wYpNk1edcmDcZMrMtVhrHEteoC21Wg/s320/IMG_9239.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dlJL5xKSbsg4P8DG6bPZA6WKXAv7zMdMrWqY5XqaPc56OiPgRnJDn7TGn7x_jdQGmuvZNvFA-G3ebnxFpZWUNeLbGqHHjAqfTZTdm47e-3xyzUByxrpPuTeFZ52dBzi3KZqIIQaAOQ0SLSd7julJ3KFToGsYcRnt61UAvShUsti08FEjc1s0NldF-1F2/s4032/IMG_9240.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dlJL5xKSbsg4P8DG6bPZA6WKXAv7zMdMrWqY5XqaPc56OiPgRnJDn7TGn7x_jdQGmuvZNvFA-G3ebnxFpZWUNeLbGqHHjAqfTZTdm47e-3xyzUByxrpPuTeFZ52dBzi3KZqIIQaAOQ0SLSd7julJ3KFToGsYcRnt61UAvShUsti08FEjc1s0NldF-1F2/s320/IMG_9240.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3yJMd91jTqsRl7JsVzDGVa2AWS2FDVsJN3sCQbqF2yiAig9T4yRKF5a2oPlfZGyow6hmn9wVLeB0ejO63B6eSeiCbHzApHzK4oRxY0uL0gd6coPuKWW7alRNrHDZCFK0zjuHITkt1BAYRYJ-DZiMAX0Xi_SUdmNRVUwKOeNWZJRvOYwup6FHJ-bBwtvE/s4032/IMG_9242.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3yJMd91jTqsRl7JsVzDGVa2AWS2FDVsJN3sCQbqF2yiAig9T4yRKF5a2oPlfZGyow6hmn9wVLeB0ejO63B6eSeiCbHzApHzK4oRxY0uL0gd6coPuKWW7alRNrHDZCFK0zjuHITkt1BAYRYJ-DZiMAX0Xi_SUdmNRVUwKOeNWZJRvOYwup6FHJ-bBwtvE/s320/IMG_9242.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were several courses but here Maren is taking care of some tenderloin from "Ibérico-schwein". This is a black pig in Spain which when living there in the wild eats mainly acorns which makes the meat taste nutty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVRixEQ7PFI-890XGrVSyx5cpBjROfNlxbK1m9tuUC1LlCh5rjMm8VY0fyOkkdmBX-4kB-0Jtcju3EwmYX_7IjKT8l3vWZngEpUdcVzv11TXZve7pRsKFCCmzqHvDYRHNg7reWLUFR7Wcy89JzOR2CjEiP0uKKb7wtqbycEUUvgQXtFWhPc2lZ7m581hp/s4032/IMG_9245.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVRixEQ7PFI-890XGrVSyx5cpBjROfNlxbK1m9tuUC1LlCh5rjMm8VY0fyOkkdmBX-4kB-0Jtcju3EwmYX_7IjKT8l3vWZngEpUdcVzv11TXZve7pRsKFCCmzqHvDYRHNg7reWLUFR7Wcy89JzOR2CjEiP0uKKb7wtqbycEUUvgQXtFWhPc2lZ7m581hp/s320/IMG_9245.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mUJLsRFva5DycwIoVhnjOq5RuJ2yChjIEkO7h8F2uy1laWTTtPps02Gevys59F0z7Y4V3PB202c-Ezx-xaIWHAWG80SEvrKhwaxKm5OBoHBE1S2u7bmS6vNhkoQdXjU_T1BMdHkUsNy7kurYHg8AWKC3hkfNyIzH8mWWMioEDWppNPPb2mZGqubWIxyk/s4032/IMG_9247.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mUJLsRFva5DycwIoVhnjOq5RuJ2yChjIEkO7h8F2uy1laWTTtPps02Gevys59F0z7Y4V3PB202c-Ezx-xaIWHAWG80SEvrKhwaxKm5OBoHBE1S2u7bmS6vNhkoQdXjU_T1BMdHkUsNy7kurYHg8AWKC3hkfNyIzH8mWWMioEDWppNPPb2mZGqubWIxyk/s320/IMG_9247.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArK-ZwZv0veeIDqUmKdt43xdbFqWEp282qWoYLHpQGgdIqa5zwUwOQgLJU5IlOt5HfgwtfXzTluIrE6WqelPdGErzOImHdeaJt-MSWfjs1y3FBRhlrJdAjLJYvR1CNUsgy_FGcd70U8GiUEC6w5CC2OM1xK6Yzo417slIO91EvAJ0Ep2w2UrfFd8C5sVV/s4032/IMG_9250.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArK-ZwZv0veeIDqUmKdt43xdbFqWEp282qWoYLHpQGgdIqa5zwUwOQgLJU5IlOt5HfgwtfXzTluIrE6WqelPdGErzOImHdeaJt-MSWfjs1y3FBRhlrJdAjLJYvR1CNUsgy_FGcd70U8GiUEC6w5CC2OM1xK6Yzo417slIO91EvAJ0Ep2w2UrfFd8C5sVV/s320/IMG_9250.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHNIhtTTmf3GJxdtOCFlz5bMQ7j9Ne9vPOjNB4TH0tjyRFrcJPGHvN4MjW2ZwwukJqLXT3avkU7tsXJ0vkQ29Gva0FhAvv63qXtR49AO7ia_8RpjR7zV38F9fv1ovS1w9Xjdqn4V6LGpFxUBgibECIoHQ-R-2ZARikMFrkEQlARFcjcw3m5k0hpmrRbK3/s4032/IMG_9251.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHNIhtTTmf3GJxdtOCFlz5bMQ7j9Ne9vPOjNB4TH0tjyRFrcJPGHvN4MjW2ZwwukJqLXT3avkU7tsXJ0vkQ29Gva0FhAvv63qXtR49AO7ia_8RpjR7zV38F9fv1ovS1w9Xjdqn4V6LGpFxUBgibECIoHQ-R-2ZARikMFrkEQlARFcjcw3m5k0hpmrRbK3/s320/IMG_9251.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maren, with the help from Gregor, plates the "Sepia Fettucini" (spaghetti with squid ink) in "Hummersauce" (lobster sauce). It kept company with a piece of special salmon and shrimp.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFmJ7gJmZepuNvPhuDIkS49NQKTFndZcFkdzyKhYPFE2oRxns5P01L4chRKAXZVvowgpx3VwShxzV9TvIJJ0whiMHx-2L2tQPlKhb1s4nSn0M0_qmg-fxvRcf4o5q07b6otf1rBKGGn93Bg68M16zPAcbc_C3S8mt5MtRvhH2b7tZ_hzRKBqtZHpnPAI8/s4032/IMG_9253.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFmJ7gJmZepuNvPhuDIkS49NQKTFndZcFkdzyKhYPFE2oRxns5P01L4chRKAXZVvowgpx3VwShxzV9TvIJJ0whiMHx-2L2tQPlKhb1s4nSn0M0_qmg-fxvRcf4o5q07b6otf1rBKGGn93Bg68M16zPAcbc_C3S8mt5MtRvhH2b7tZ_hzRKBqtZHpnPAI8/s320/IMG_9253.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The weather could not have been better for Ute's special day and in between cooking and eating (and enjoying some drinking too) we went outside for a group photo. Maren (our professional photographer) will send her photos later.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJ92SY78GIyG2PIe757T89z4ijJnt2pa-JlyCpLDkGNqi_yOIxIrnyzJKkSvvR_mJ-HAMqMkBb6-L_TM042RuT9OUIVNku-vq7Udo1uDaOz7tQfr44tVOuodCGHsrRivRP_nee0KDdDzetMSKXpPEzyvnP4Zeuy1wMXPaYfc_MEvGHIycHuFGMkvEX9cp/s4032/IMG_9256.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJ92SY78GIyG2PIe757T89z4ijJnt2pa-JlyCpLDkGNqi_yOIxIrnyzJKkSvvR_mJ-HAMqMkBb6-L_TM042RuT9OUIVNku-vq7Udo1uDaOz7tQfr44tVOuodCGHsrRivRP_nee0KDdDzetMSKXpPEzyvnP4Zeuy1wMXPaYfc_MEvGHIycHuFGMkvEX9cp/s320/IMG_9256.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DWD_4KbEFGASb6Niq7YltBMb8AXQCtlvnqvWwvB2R2wPjUAWwmUd6A62JE1WzdMHLiH4gd5XaQCVEOP6mxf_VLbDwDZPpYFtn7e5gNQZqy0ZP2Xwt-Lun75zW_tqV3az_FCCAYcu6AJB5gX2G7ZwXwiIRosQtxZe1-LryEgybfwN57G6l7hY9RWhTdMh/s4032/IMG_9260.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DWD_4KbEFGASb6Niq7YltBMb8AXQCtlvnqvWwvB2R2wPjUAWwmUd6A62JE1WzdMHLiH4gd5XaQCVEOP6mxf_VLbDwDZPpYFtn7e5gNQZqy0ZP2Xwt-Lun75zW_tqV3az_FCCAYcu6AJB5gX2G7ZwXwiIRosQtxZe1-LryEgybfwN57G6l7hY9RWhTdMh/s320/IMG_9260.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some different "digestives". This one was praised by most. I think there might be a bit of it in the dessert too. It is a sweet hazelnut liquor. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiee9mYdoEjqEi0I5iJcEvHgnY4yEgLQuLogPtN3O9GMCwm60Iz1AEP1VD795Q7z0UM2MkkjcL8Murhk7BverGe5CdfBwikCOj1SUYoi7OogwjuGtpqA-6TVL6Bh1KulUa0rX8PJudRhTwti0SegK_6ebuMzL7ObEETwuZKxCQMy4EZ9CDXyM4Wyt3k2HUj/s4032/IMG_9261.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiee9mYdoEjqEi0I5iJcEvHgnY4yEgLQuLogPtN3O9GMCwm60Iz1AEP1VD795Q7z0UM2MkkjcL8Murhk7BverGe5CdfBwikCOj1SUYoi7OogwjuGtpqA-6TVL6Bh1KulUa0rX8PJudRhTwti0SegK_6ebuMzL7ObEETwuZKxCQMy4EZ9CDXyM4Wyt3k2HUj/s320/IMG_9261.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The dessert: "Beschwipste Pflaumen" = tipsy plums. Right now it is zwetschgen season and yes, I had "Zwetschgenkuchen" almost every day. Worth coming to Germany for ... and Mohnkuchen ... and Ochsenaugen ... and ...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6lEwcgKsjayTxIM-GZNAZAY36chWVtCRYiNEQPhSIWt7x-zqyr1WvTQ5keAKXdTjbfVOQw9rqbN8oq_3pxts7_uLtVPwktKB_omOL4xMcHe7bgcDvAhG0FRUK71vieT1yzRdH18v6C4Rl7Q9jD2pr8DNsT4FcY4cB_gKoqWedvQpK4UwjEfsSTX1WKeM/s4032/IMG_9263.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6lEwcgKsjayTxIM-GZNAZAY36chWVtCRYiNEQPhSIWt7x-zqyr1WvTQ5keAKXdTjbfVOQw9rqbN8oq_3pxts7_uLtVPwktKB_omOL4xMcHe7bgcDvAhG0FRUK71vieT1yzRdH18v6C4Rl7Q9jD2pr8DNsT4FcY4cB_gKoqWedvQpK4UwjEfsSTX1WKeM/s320/IMG_9263.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It was nice to see "old" friends. Our cousin Cornelia had come from Bielefeld too. I don't see her often at all. Because some of the guest had quite some distance to drive home the party had started early but I have no idea when it ended.</p><p>I am pretty sure though that James and I played another card game with Ute at her house. She likes to play as much as we do, may be even more.</p><p><br /></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-81055591404891082732023-09-05T10:32:00.000-04:002023-09-05T10:32:49.511-04:00Trip Day 26<p>Saturday September 2</p><p>This day was a day with lots of talking with Ute. Well, the main-reason why we came: chatting with my sister. The weather is still not very favorable but it looks as if we might NOT get wet if we go for a walk. Too much eating and not enough moving is really not good. At about 2 pm we ventured out.</p><p>Ute's house is at the end of a cul de sac. The far right one in this picture. It's wonderful property for German circumstances with lots of garden. In the cul de sac is a walkway between the lots. The other times we went around the house und parallel to the street in that direction. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXeh8FLSHLHI9UJ42vw6IQQtpezsz9C5VdkmZrTiiE8v5XO1cKvKTT8TjcTv96o-KE3SCNE0RcNPPfGQFmAyUy0nGcKLK2Vwp8c96W4nK5vVoPB3NCzZvKZuXD0RwsquBDryVtSJ21fTJ6lSq0FB86tL4n3BbMvy5dJAYWwIQxYX3sxx90XSe8F8QR_Xd/s4032/IMG_9196.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXeh8FLSHLHI9UJ42vw6IQQtpezsz9C5VdkmZrTiiE8v5XO1cKvKTT8TjcTv96o-KE3SCNE0RcNPPfGQFmAyUy0nGcKLK2Vwp8c96W4nK5vVoPB3NCzZvKZuXD0RwsquBDryVtSJ21fTJ6lSq0FB86tL4n3BbMvy5dJAYWwIQxYX3sxx90XSe8F8QR_Xd/s320/IMG_9196.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This time we went to the main road to cross it. I remembered that there was a walkway and Ute told us that we will come to a very nice trail which used to be where a coal train track was. Actually, when I was here with William (6 years ago) there was a big strawberry field (pick your own) and Maren went with us to harvest some.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSmn3AjAPlwMZTlDF-i77xIAa1xnzpF-gTKPY5hF8Vo4HqRD02TNh5dDczylUynp8Qu8DQSL20OdoU_PuEuHQ3kXaOPx6NEfRMAAGUr2ZZ02caj88KtS3W80PvYKiJgX9VZeDHwbvpau0LBAygPxbRSUtvYnDMcu_u8Rcvd23FhQDr3ZnbO18BwQ1zzvl/s4032/IMG_9197.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSmn3AjAPlwMZTlDF-i77xIAa1xnzpF-gTKPY5hF8Vo4HqRD02TNh5dDczylUynp8Qu8DQSL20OdoU_PuEuHQ3kXaOPx6NEfRMAAGUr2ZZ02caj88KtS3W80PvYKiJgX9VZeDHwbvpau0LBAygPxbRSUtvYnDMcu_u8Rcvd23FhQDr3ZnbO18BwQ1zzvl/s320/IMG_9197.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the crossing where that trail is. Continuing straight you come to a farmer who sells eggs and milk. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-q7tAfk1hg32qQt5pXrDJ4B4RGFjnJvEM235xmndl6UY_MhX5_P8mdhSPItnkzAuL_Zim-isabRALU88H8CaD0F3vJr7RNbDMkuOWBEoIzFGYwKPyRF40QAcJ72HEXBW7LGIvzVz1gwiIYuUqNAei_jAUbzn3-6x34z8abzSnDjYE-GS6exrojlqZOKu/s4032/IMG_9199.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-q7tAfk1hg32qQt5pXrDJ4B4RGFjnJvEM235xmndl6UY_MhX5_P8mdhSPItnkzAuL_Zim-isabRALU88H8CaD0F3vJr7RNbDMkuOWBEoIzFGYwKPyRF40QAcJ72HEXBW7LGIvzVz1gwiIYuUqNAei_jAUbzn3-6x34z8abzSnDjYE-GS6exrojlqZOKu/s320/IMG_9199.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We turned right. This trail is called "Trasse" and it was very nice with lots of green. Some biciclers where on the way too, after all, it's Saturday.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3SDH8HystYIDoknEl2WDaPDVD1jsDFdQW2sXM5hAZyDWbSWa3k9hpwHvoZFax5g6bYd4I2_xn-aotIGOtIaJ0uYBs9V0OgHbNmH6bB-Qg1m84L558DqHhtkEiWevQsV9bcrkNe5ojOIkg9iTPByvEasnjfCxDdcrR6uCbFcHhAGVrfvADQJi_HRaqBEz/s4032/IMG_9200.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3SDH8HystYIDoknEl2WDaPDVD1jsDFdQW2sXM5hAZyDWbSWa3k9hpwHvoZFax5g6bYd4I2_xn-aotIGOtIaJ0uYBs9V0OgHbNmH6bB-Qg1m84L558DqHhtkEiWevQsV9bcrkNe5ojOIkg9iTPByvEasnjfCxDdcrR6uCbFcHhAGVrfvADQJi_HRaqBEz/s320/IMG_9200.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is not an add for bicycles but it shows them "in time". </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNXFhWw6fvdda_ylWOGd6zolqy0tJ6gK_3GPkaN81tJ5Ef1ccVGh2cYKSTb6uG47yFPCB6V31MDCh2GwrrQM9iipd0yQv5aBYYEBw0-lL04rs6gQV9UQXx3LCeYe2hSwyuVCdQehA9ORK9sc25JatvGG1B-_FxH01oS9wvpXXeq24jUKAg2pUP1ihGNV-/s4032/IMG_9202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNXFhWw6fvdda_ylWOGd6zolqy0tJ6gK_3GPkaN81tJ5Ef1ccVGh2cYKSTb6uG47yFPCB6V31MDCh2GwrrQM9iipd0yQv5aBYYEBw0-lL04rs6gQV9UQXx3LCeYe2hSwyuVCdQehA9ORK9sc25JatvGG1B-_FxH01oS9wvpXXeq24jUKAg2pUP1ihGNV-/s320/IMG_9202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The writing: "Fahrräder mögen sich verändern aber radfahren ist zeitlos".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bicycles might change but riding them is timeless.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWFqVEbbfQPk2DbxemNAlgJuE6nrTtxezGAIzfB8Eacezci46u4D8xQ0W0mfBAu7_R3uLWG1M9LwNLPdr5Wc3vLEpsqc5Zwc-1WAXq0-4aBEe--0gar3HH76wrEQyIFafZhv_j6D0j8IMv-irUlYMPUh964UyaK1JwIB3qdbsvSiHyPJqQRH9HfkWSIZp/s4032/IMG_9203.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWFqVEbbfQPk2DbxemNAlgJuE6nrTtxezGAIzfB8Eacezci46u4D8xQ0W0mfBAu7_R3uLWG1M9LwNLPdr5Wc3vLEpsqc5Zwc-1WAXq0-4aBEe--0gar3HH76wrEQyIFafZhv_j6D0j8IMv-irUlYMPUh964UyaK1JwIB3qdbsvSiHyPJqQRH9HfkWSIZp/s320/IMG_9203.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way there were also some of these around our feet. "Hazelnüsse". </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSevmq_EUHM2gHcp-pkThiBJVia3pYy-N-T3V0Y12v2h7ePW4czYmAtuSt2_fD-pXKm9JWoL4z6SUow5kaPqxkPo5vaeielTJwdd_D9dHMQUApH1-Cp9Z7dM3q6IMxLDbExy3ZltzgLxkkOUubzIxeoghYy7kvKsTV-s4DRRWYMqXpptJWvLgf7FrC0Pw/s4032/IMG_9205.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSevmq_EUHM2gHcp-pkThiBJVia3pYy-N-T3V0Y12v2h7ePW4czYmAtuSt2_fD-pXKm9JWoL4z6SUow5kaPqxkPo5vaeielTJwdd_D9dHMQUApH1-Cp9Z7dM3q6IMxLDbExy3ZltzgLxkkOUubzIxeoghYy7kvKsTV-s4DRRWYMqXpptJWvLgf7FrC0Pw/s320/IMG_9205.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Large hazelnut bush.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITpjOabVon1Z8ExtgRQne3vtmKZpeCNaQRidAH8xSvKz7SsnDEFU5rqO3wUsNLKxEySEiQQbHjdIHV7mbLTPJciejkNWSbFnZJ2kX_T-QvxMNyFjMmm48G_1Bkd-dJa4FC8zBTQEHWPiK0oyEWQK2uKHVXASGEfnNH-i982OAcW1CZ0cFuMYkRHjIE490/s4032/IMG_9206.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITpjOabVon1Z8ExtgRQne3vtmKZpeCNaQRidAH8xSvKz7SsnDEFU5rqO3wUsNLKxEySEiQQbHjdIHV7mbLTPJciejkNWSbFnZJ2kX_T-QvxMNyFjMmm48G_1Bkd-dJa4FC8zBTQEHWPiK0oyEWQK2uKHVXASGEfnNH-i982OAcW1CZ0cFuMYkRHjIE490/s320/IMG_9206.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we came to the road which is called "Überm Knöchel" it was not far enough yet so we crossed that street and continued. But then we came to a busy street and didn't want to walk there so we turned around until we came to this bridge and there was another nice pedestrian/bikers way. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7hRT0M-BMIvp_1atGhmcfuaivWf13omhWdF5D0Z8KV9YWUe6t4AeEuLyZ1NRA9BZ7vvbQHn31cIn6yIzTomP8gO0IDW2ZTTUTdlPwWS_-xZZtjblFlzLeS-6vFZ6PgOKdYvFIRqzve_hmlLZNStYj0BwNrkwipptjGuEv9qeC01IA6q5zktFfYNVgWnk/s4032/IMG_9207.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7hRT0M-BMIvp_1atGhmcfuaivWf13omhWdF5D0Z8KV9YWUe6t4AeEuLyZ1NRA9BZ7vvbQHn31cIn6yIzTomP8gO0IDW2ZTTUTdlPwWS_-xZZtjblFlzLeS-6vFZ6PgOKdYvFIRqzve_hmlLZNStYj0BwNrkwipptjGuEv9qeC01IA6q5zktFfYNVgWnk/s320/IMG_9207.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Aldi close to Ute's house. Well, we had to go in just to have a look. Looks pretty much the same as ours with some items exactly like ours.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNCMMvGQTjiur-GjvUS_Ra38i6ICUVQgTNozzB-DERU7PIzG7zKnNjANVzklEklan5L41S2bZQ6pVZR-yS7BkGU6U4HSskUpvJUQltsUw_goIik83DMFbd3AHqVULa5_z2XnQPGLAtu-h6oWcZol5EA5P0GiAjMmpcrQzJyudaWpIXarT81oGhM8uelaP/s4032/IMG_9212.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNCMMvGQTjiur-GjvUS_Ra38i6ICUVQgTNozzB-DERU7PIzG7zKnNjANVzklEklan5L41S2bZQ6pVZR-yS7BkGU6U4HSskUpvJUQltsUw_goIik83DMFbd3AHqVULa5_z2XnQPGLAtu-h6oWcZol5EA5P0GiAjMmpcrQzJyudaWpIXarT81oGhM8uelaP/s320/IMG_9212.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Except for this. Many times when you buy bottles with drinks you have to pay a deposit. But you can bring the empty bottles back to these stations. You insert the bottles, the machine reads how much deposit you paid and gives you a piece of paper with the amount which you get back at the cash register. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzKzXezyhPfjdzJZXNV7Sx0jcXAjTMAnD4WLzYXgfSku6VsMeGD0pfFhUn-7aiPzW3pDAFnAOP0KFVTeBWAN0Azkla5n8uSbl_IOrCFI-9A-0ejr-A2NNwE5YsEq3hSGx8Vjip8IWhcjsVvnEreYGSjDh3hB42XYVY01C7aXtiIXlh2Vm0-DQFB4y9Y6W/s4032/IMG_9208.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzKzXezyhPfjdzJZXNV7Sx0jcXAjTMAnD4WLzYXgfSku6VsMeGD0pfFhUn-7aiPzW3pDAFnAOP0KFVTeBWAN0Azkla5n8uSbl_IOrCFI-9A-0ejr-A2NNwE5YsEq3hSGx8Vjip8IWhcjsVvnEreYGSjDh3hB42XYVY01C7aXtiIXlh2Vm0-DQFB4y9Y6W/s320/IMG_9208.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back at the house we still didn't have enough steps but it had been a very nice walk. Sorry, photos don't tell that. Considering that Germany has less space and so many people, especially in this very populated industrial area, there are many nice areas for recreation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The picture of goodies Maren had bought for her cousins and kids. We have to see how much we can get into the suitcases.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JPtAdkvEx7T_jzWzV1NllwEHLjvUWWTb_mnlEOK_fjvtAYjy6nw4-gvGUOUeRFggZmNbf35R7bhGzQV68k8kMRrsDqsWSBsyeaQPgDX8XYigXcQD5Fxyo-Wld21p5H1LoAUC_BXJR0dLZV7O5axysh7V0_lL7E0MCZE01rS3ZS26JfPRBh9UqLUXccTY/s4032/IMG_9213.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JPtAdkvEx7T_jzWzV1NllwEHLjvUWWTb_mnlEOK_fjvtAYjy6nw4-gvGUOUeRFggZmNbf35R7bhGzQV68k8kMRrsDqsWSBsyeaQPgDX8XYigXcQD5Fxyo-Wld21p5H1LoAUC_BXJR0dLZV7O5axysh7V0_lL7E0MCZE01rS3ZS26JfPRBh9UqLUXccTY/s320/IMG_9213.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ute wanted to celebrate. We are having such a good time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgdIPS7_vtaIpnLdgVx5CcTC-ceAYIidwlYxu2HudWw4JHBqddnS9cu_H90k-sjK0jFuQLcMUYN_EgwHtpML_sXBtA5ZghrHYwBhOYzys7oR9BPQbopCfucs08jS0yb-leemQj7Xxd6Angohd1N0OUVGHFPSPjESrkByaGPlXHElvPnRENIhoB8E8JFGB/s4032/IMG_9214.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgdIPS7_vtaIpnLdgVx5CcTC-ceAYIidwlYxu2HudWw4JHBqddnS9cu_H90k-sjK0jFuQLcMUYN_EgwHtpML_sXBtA5ZghrHYwBhOYzys7oR9BPQbopCfucs08jS0yb-leemQj7Xxd6Angohd1N0OUVGHFPSPjESrkByaGPlXHElvPnRENIhoB8E8JFGB/s320/IMG_9214.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Uh yes, and I have such good cards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEmmG7pdaYv3c7lNOLM_Bv70kONG1EcstoTyAHKj09LJu9sHeMclnL5BcDrZLWCMFeI4AJXoJh57MHfzj1jv7ND10X8DFCLD79__FnR22YD-V8l87IL3sgQytUsCj1OXDij7SFrTjwfPvK3CRwln3tGI8_JbaGqBJHk_ynLJg3ZZckSnRK7-CgBIEK4Wu/s4032/IMG_9215.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEmmG7pdaYv3c7lNOLM_Bv70kONG1EcstoTyAHKj09LJu9sHeMclnL5BcDrZLWCMFeI4AJXoJh57MHfzj1jv7ND10X8DFCLD79__FnR22YD-V8l87IL3sgQytUsCj1OXDij7SFrTjwfPvK3CRwln3tGI8_JbaGqBJHk_ynLJg3ZZckSnRK7-CgBIEK4Wu/s320/IMG_9215.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When Ute brings us back to Tobi and Many we sit for a little while outside. When I look at the sky Manu tells me that the crane is there only since a few days ago. That tower is part of the city indoor pool and that is going to be renovated.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gedkrt9IB844trkse1tDjKWWISQO5V9X_pNK7dE-ed0VOtVOBvUkqNgiOGqQahUoGwmgobVcZTxP1J7KtjyiT772tYb7YTi_XL7wpIDCp5N9J7_oAJixG_9AbTM86HNptWOhjVtmzUVPF-zDeuEkos8ecbN2lmUirQLVtpYJTb_Xb-w4AN_hB5kvCH2c/s4032/IMG_9216.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gedkrt9IB844trkse1tDjKWWISQO5V9X_pNK7dE-ed0VOtVOBvUkqNgiOGqQahUoGwmgobVcZTxP1J7KtjyiT772tYb7YTi_XL7wpIDCp5N9J7_oAJixG_9AbTM86HNptWOhjVtmzUVPF-zDeuEkos8ecbN2lmUirQLVtpYJTb_Xb-w4AN_hB5kvCH2c/s320/IMG_9216.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They also have a good size garden. I think this is what we would call a she-shed, a lovely garden room. Next to it (not in the photo) is the nice outside corner we sat in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvL0P0nRQdzc4nYdgS93-YVJINJkNJUw7gvP1ZthAb_uPa4wPcroHZozDVQDLiR2nE_wc4fwaAg0IFIk7dTIFwKfmvFOEeMce43U4oiIC4sXZWsPfo0LfPQ5ZcFw-oXM8qgIShpRMlUPrtX3ezhfsU4ignWAKN973f-TgfnF2v7_pehy8oGCsNAOx-bfa/s4032/IMG_9217.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvL0P0nRQdzc4nYdgS93-YVJINJkNJUw7gvP1ZthAb_uPa4wPcroHZozDVQDLiR2nE_wc4fwaAg0IFIk7dTIFwKfmvFOEeMce43U4oiIC4sXZWsPfo0LfPQ5ZcFw-oXM8qgIShpRMlUPrtX3ezhfsU4ignWAKN973f-TgfnF2v7_pehy8oGCsNAOx-bfa/s320/IMG_9217.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>They have made their place very nice and comfy. We are grateful and happy for their hospitality.</p><p><br /></p><p></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-35699908165474179532023-09-02T02:41:00.001-04:002023-09-02T02:41:28.311-04:00Trip Day 24+25<p>Thursday August 31</p><p>This was such a special treat. My niece Maren is a wonderful photographer but recently she took a new job since the company who made little 3-D statues of people had folded. She is now working for the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhrfestspiele" target="_blank">Ruhrfestspielhaus</a> </b>and loves it.</p><p>She had a day off and took her mother Ute, James and me for a tour. First we sat in the audience and a college of her explained things to us. We had music and special effects and even the 'iron curtain' was lowered and raised for us. The story/history how the Ruhrfestspielhaus came to be was also very interesting.</p><p>After that we were led onto the stage. I can't imagine being on there and performing in front of a full house. And its equally amazing what all needs to be happening behind the stage for us to enjoy a performance. We met several of Maren's colleges and all were so nice.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREu6cmmyELi7iwhvkRsisqbdKR2JAfp2zj6qoU7dCc19y-wI_LMLxfy2FrDmIhmm6Rbutl2gbGr6hvw16a6kW_Zj5c9XxGxl83t0t2gaTXstdh571zmT68pQ2WuqXgdo1174Bf1myRNRNPExTZm_Q7qBq5YlQ1SR9N4ihwYt2738QboqmKbucAR66KiOy/s4032/IMG_9173.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREu6cmmyELi7iwhvkRsisqbdKR2JAfp2zj6qoU7dCc19y-wI_LMLxfy2FrDmIhmm6Rbutl2gbGr6hvw16a6kW_Zj5c9XxGxl83t0t2gaTXstdh571zmT68pQ2WuqXgdo1174Bf1myRNRNPExTZm_Q7qBq5YlQ1SR9N4ihwYt2738QboqmKbucAR66KiOy/s320/IMG_9173.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohY967qdWcdpXT6EGX5iPqri2lfJ9z7hwU9ssfmt53HOEdh57KMUvB8zho8c5Xnra_Z6qfpMtcfaY83q1oD_WtR1J7KFcaECEf5_HlMwhEcTzeNeaXnG8eF0redY_709T7F9Kp7CoKUfxPuWjtT58G_S6MgWGoOtFG9rtUAb3eazjGwQ9adlT74jfmO4b/s4032/IMG_9175.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohY967qdWcdpXT6EGX5iPqri2lfJ9z7hwU9ssfmt53HOEdh57KMUvB8zho8c5Xnra_Z6qfpMtcfaY83q1oD_WtR1J7KFcaECEf5_HlMwhEcTzeNeaXnG8eF0redY_709T7F9Kp7CoKUfxPuWjtT58G_S6MgWGoOtFG9rtUAb3eazjGwQ9adlT74jfmO4b/s320/IMG_9175.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdp727GuazDSOgKU04zb3B0QMbLQiSEMse8VOtXsLctqsLlaB71kB2SbO6osIZCaXK5gLBotLmqVQe9bGlcEHE2S6bD6RLH9Gww_ni5DoYexgyjK9Plb8yVWXBXyXDrIMWp7sxbf04rpu_vfk8GXEttww7RpXQ9en-EirvYjZHyAsx6nol8Kv4gd_D6yj/s3024/IMG_9176.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2427" data-original-width="3024" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdp727GuazDSOgKU04zb3B0QMbLQiSEMse8VOtXsLctqsLlaB71kB2SbO6osIZCaXK5gLBotLmqVQe9bGlcEHE2S6bD6RLH9Gww_ni5DoYexgyjK9Plb8yVWXBXyXDrIMWp7sxbf04rpu_vfk8GXEttww7RpXQ9en-EirvYjZHyAsx6nol8Kv4gd_D6yj/s320/IMG_9176.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8CLYwAxEbOYUNYWOqodsKueoBVUQLFKqNXH0Xuk9OgpH-MIhfBD96JV7_RgCh6nkLSReh7KcafyUPAIcNIW6EgrjrChNrnWo0VSXx8O-axGLI7SV4jrc5524cd_sBqW-QqtKn2fyS4IwL2QurY6Xs1sJ3W6TuCr3A_Q5LQ4mODf8oSy6e2Uokgi1Njqu/s4032/IMG_9177.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8CLYwAxEbOYUNYWOqodsKueoBVUQLFKqNXH0Xuk9OgpH-MIhfBD96JV7_RgCh6nkLSReh7KcafyUPAIcNIW6EgrjrChNrnWo0VSXx8O-axGLI7SV4jrc5524cd_sBqW-QqtKn2fyS4IwL2QurY6Xs1sJ3W6TuCr3A_Q5LQ4mODf8oSy6e2Uokgi1Njqu/s320/IMG_9177.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When they had to go back to work Maren showed us around there house. There was another 'little stage' and much more. It is officially the <b><a href="https://www.vccre.de/ruhrfestspielhaus.php?l=2e774." target="_blank">Vestishe Culture- und Congresszentrum</a></b> which explains its function much better. The yearly <b><a href="https://www.ruhrfestspiele.de/fotogalerien" target="_blank">Ruhrfestspiele</a></b> are very famous.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Bky4wxf-T_zbmr13xaOk8GFE4m5jqkLLjr4CVYwxsJ7uXOyWCxFyOyIFQ3NMhrNMS2Tl5FNRnhNNhrgBgVTV8VfxQp5E6J8evGXTVtwsyC1mV8inlRN0ESXmoSTTzqH_m5BzrlnJeCMIJFAOfeMv7nGAGuAtdkmHezCgUXKgOOwuj5gwhbu713Jej1ex/s4032/IMG_9178.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Bky4wxf-T_zbmr13xaOk8GFE4m5jqkLLjr4CVYwxsJ7uXOyWCxFyOyIFQ3NMhrNMS2Tl5FNRnhNNhrgBgVTV8VfxQp5E6J8evGXTVtwsyC1mV8inlRN0ESXmoSTTzqH_m5BzrlnJeCMIJFAOfeMv7nGAGuAtdkmHezCgUXKgOOwuj5gwhbu713Jej1ex/s320/IMG_9178.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After that Maren drove us to the Schalke 04 Fan shop. I am born in Gelsenkirchen and Schalke 04 is one of Germany's major soccer teams. The fan shop had the typical stuff sports teams have. We found something for William and his cousins.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKtgKxhSmY5Ywxv-0uPQHamMLRraiRPQNpO4SIbSyHnGhB3RJZZZE80G-J4KhB15AhZ06RFJSsJSoIkgH6Owf0f-f_GFR6DcB9lgB2cvNZJ4aEQjifJHCxrzZYfwUvP91WephaOaVcljU5khrU9kORx2hxPkTdjX4HFZUkZJUNDfBXYCqIQ0e477Tur06/s4032/IMG_9179.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKtgKxhSmY5Ywxv-0uPQHamMLRraiRPQNpO4SIbSyHnGhB3RJZZZE80G-J4KhB15AhZ06RFJSsJSoIkgH6Owf0f-f_GFR6DcB9lgB2cvNZJ4aEQjifJHCxrzZYfwUvP91WephaOaVcljU5khrU9kORx2hxPkTdjX4HFZUkZJUNDfBXYCqIQ0e477Tur06/s320/IMG_9179.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The left game is for several board games but has boring pieces. The right game has cute pieces but is only one game. I didn't buy any of that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-TR6hjU-9rfwWDVtPgeDDuMuMs2q2yinUiypzYICb0J1hK-suamTE5UYxGQJVsNMoGlYEPHIMyPYnrAQQPr9jITYfSDQ8Gchp9UvYyZXrwucZBF3SteiHG76UkKMVwNz-3R6vgAtq9LEdz8RUfXnoscmT57ef9Xy83Nw8e3OudzGwRCeJ-CWcoO5esoT/s4032/IMG_9180.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-TR6hjU-9rfwWDVtPgeDDuMuMs2q2yinUiypzYICb0J1hK-suamTE5UYxGQJVsNMoGlYEPHIMyPYnrAQQPr9jITYfSDQ8Gchp9UvYyZXrwucZBF3SteiHG76UkKMVwNz-3R6vgAtq9LEdz8RUfXnoscmT57ef9Xy83Nw8e3OudzGwRCeJ-CWcoO5esoT/s320/IMG_9180.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After that Maren took us shopping. We were stuck in traffic on an Autobahn which is so typical. But we made it to the shopping and I had success finding my WMF salt and pepper grinders I wanted, and something else too. When we came out of the mall though it was raining and the car was a little way away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maren dropped us off at Ute's but later we all went out for dinner to a new restaurant in Recklinghausen Muhis. Maren found a parking spot from where we walked into the inner city which is mainly for pedestrians which I love. I forgot to take photos but found this one of Muhis on the internet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fJkgC9AySEvIJdw-spBrKo66JvHJqESXqFStg-9GFyrmYpgQrfX_JlWFCS8JaEqiPYiidcQRVSzNfaaEinHlHlfy9oT881SK4CohxHZUI5Q3rMB9irPoCimKNw7yMI6UBbZVgZPBbS59Z3P_jNqAmiETPSc83jAvqTE6c_5oJUDeK9yyyWZsnEEh9O38/s1020/2022-09-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fJkgC9AySEvIJdw-spBrKo66JvHJqESXqFStg-9GFyrmYpgQrfX_JlWFCS8JaEqiPYiidcQRVSzNfaaEinHlHlfy9oT881SK4CohxHZUI5Q3rMB9irPoCimKNw7yMI6UBbZVgZPBbS59Z3P_jNqAmiETPSc83jAvqTE6c_5oJUDeK9yyyWZsnEEh9O38/s320/2022-09-01.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maren's friend Gregor had joined us too and we had a lovely evening. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I read the menu I could not resist to order an appetizer. They had padron peppers and they were perfect. We all shared them but again, forgot to take a photo. But here is my and James' main.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vYnJEDn5fX09G0Gc2WbATWjbnSDnTe1z7cJ6aDtL2aKzG9-vnaKUhu0sfyBuzc6br9VlhJlidMNqPj1e678CUaVHFz9F5hY5a7xnodyenUsCdTJWASFMhYlDJSnbwdI_dfBkqBIeU1rR78GTLwQSuQQ0to2sdYtbW4kz_M0gsjC2qWY7h8aw4VS-uoVl/s4032/IMG_9182.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vYnJEDn5fX09G0Gc2WbATWjbnSDnTe1z7cJ6aDtL2aKzG9-vnaKUhu0sfyBuzc6br9VlhJlidMNqPj1e678CUaVHFz9F5hY5a7xnodyenUsCdTJWASFMhYlDJSnbwdI_dfBkqBIeU1rR78GTLwQSuQQ0to2sdYtbW4kz_M0gsjC2qWY7h8aw4VS-uoVl/s320/IMG_9182.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SVsP3Fh8WKRwLhctuuSdiU6o5ZNTyMTTKQbwPnd7t2KM81aCpjk7SYaVPf_p3_j0gc_MHwCHyE-y5Ga0HUNQMHz8_dUF20MQfU6G6u-xpBq6Xowu7--vi-nouhsAzjgo_prhtyyCzoPbYYUUDes3HQAR7GqoQ-y6ky_1D10Uv6f3wSPpP12lwV7FvbRj/s4032/IMG_9184.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SVsP3Fh8WKRwLhctuuSdiU6o5ZNTyMTTKQbwPnd7t2KM81aCpjk7SYaVPf_p3_j0gc_MHwCHyE-y5Ga0HUNQMHz8_dUF20MQfU6G6u-xpBq6Xowu7--vi-nouhsAzjgo_prhtyyCzoPbYYUUDes3HQAR7GqoQ-y6ky_1D10Uv6f3wSPpP12lwV7FvbRj/s320/IMG_9184.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Friday September 1<p></p><p>As always Ute picked us up around 9 and after breakfast at her house we played cards. But we also had to take care of some emails and requests from home. Inge also called and made arrangements with us.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXg_3Jr1oY0KVANXvb24zUaHPOTlvJNKDnkBsymv4BMZwqmczT_j7Cfc1NPuoepUj3S8H2pSjt1g-DLm2Xhyg7Q5Esjbn5QBjkKkRdLK_OEhonxaDrgmpGIUmN6q5mEc1PhDyFfD4kND8vnmdRx-QkOKzb3MyJUfNIiSUM6tX3Oj3dsACJlkyVkJn02kH/s4032/IMG_9185.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXg_3Jr1oY0KVANXvb24zUaHPOTlvJNKDnkBsymv4BMZwqmczT_j7Cfc1NPuoepUj3S8H2pSjt1g-DLm2Xhyg7Q5Esjbn5QBjkKkRdLK_OEhonxaDrgmpGIUmN6q5mEc1PhDyFfD4kND8vnmdRx-QkOKzb3MyJUfNIiSUM6tX3Oj3dsACJlkyVkJn02kH/s320/IMG_9185.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Amazing. First Maren had asked whether we would like to see the <b><a href="https://www.gasometer.de/de" target="_blank">Gasometer</a></b>. But time had not been on our side. When Inge called we heard that she and Martina would like to take us there also.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It rained all the way to Oberhausen and since there is road construction everywhere you get slowed down. We (I should say Inge and Martina) found it easily but there didn't seem be any parking. We tried the overflow but no luck. There were many tents which looked on what could have been a parking lot but there were also no signs which way to go etc. And it was raining. We were very disappointed and finally gave up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtTxWYBDBWUN82SkFPpTLczddavEOk_9VqpQmvSvn67VCArofWXR05z5aDMsXfNZW4-FwT1PwolyQc678V9Q_PL3JiJeoCvXCIft1ssQg2zb45Uu_VIsy6s0O8-MC6v8vmGD8EDGKnYOFJ9GqPInljOyfKz_V82otA-iK9h3Vqb69dXWjSpU7RLjQBIIs/s1886/Screenshot%202023-09-01%20at%2011.17.44%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1886" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtTxWYBDBWUN82SkFPpTLczddavEOk_9VqpQmvSvn67VCArofWXR05z5aDMsXfNZW4-FwT1PwolyQc678V9Q_PL3JiJeoCvXCIft1ssQg2zb45Uu_VIsy6s0O8-MC6v8vmGD8EDGKnYOFJ9GqPInljOyfKz_V82otA-iK9h3Vqb69dXWjSpU7RLjQBIIs/s320/Screenshot%202023-09-01%20at%2011.17.44%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since we had no goal any longer I asked whether we could go past our old house in Dorsten.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1eitsmpAyVIeUEDZpW9hwtmFofVZ73qno1eCOiiz-XgsHott9wT6DSufHqoY97soyKWjhSD4oFXcPdBnmTRo2X_EeDxitiyolzVFxxiJAbHD--2OwDXFBIbWYNMpMS5OzBGtD5cgVj3VYw-711wSDeT3DuebJawOXbhpxUepk8i9Lq270ZOl-bFVk-GL/s4032/IMG_9187.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1eitsmpAyVIeUEDZpW9hwtmFofVZ73qno1eCOiiz-XgsHott9wT6DSufHqoY97soyKWjhSD4oFXcPdBnmTRo2X_EeDxitiyolzVFxxiJAbHD--2OwDXFBIbWYNMpMS5OzBGtD5cgVj3VYw-711wSDeT3DuebJawOXbhpxUepk8i9Lq270ZOl-bFVk-GL/s320/IMG_9187.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLlhzm2LwePih573TMcAxGdn7TzEqJbHIT3LMIozGvk5GLZUvb3WlhWIANKqmGDz-K-oNvQXQJvVF3KlkNWN1pCAKukJsZwCuhB1JjUVMjzlT0iawsxC6IDtYvGCqd4MaBH2U3oXVzKWj5uih7yNKn_i4ysx2cZGeG2coQlTkeVCWeAnyruketKB8kGXE/s4032/IMG_9188.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLlhzm2LwePih573TMcAxGdn7TzEqJbHIT3LMIozGvk5GLZUvb3WlhWIANKqmGDz-K-oNvQXQJvVF3KlkNWN1pCAKukJsZwCuhB1JjUVMjzlT0iawsxC6IDtYvGCqd4MaBH2U3oXVzKWj5uih7yNKn_i4ysx2cZGeG2coQlTkeVCWeAnyruketKB8kGXE/s320/IMG_9188.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Haddingsberg 18 - a bungalow with two apartments, one larger for my parents and one smaller for my grandparents. With a basement where I had my little place for a while with two rooms and bathroom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The house was built with family manpower but mainly my grandfather who was already in his 70s. I have fond memories of schlepping bricks from one end of the property to where my grandfather needed them. He was an incredible craftsman and it was a happy house. So many stories to tell about it. Of course it looked different then because my father tended to the garden. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRia7srhBvqGi9eDRCrrJKoUFS1b__8c_6nrvSWSl9UdLMQ0ytkBjkPm7he9dlae-8siJbELWiHSOxg9xT-qPvqd7A1Qs8rJnGeCX-Kf7IrB_Xb0_JGAyBF2CBd2ApC1pJ7xtwJljmbO9QkgPk6zficPu8a-umuFxkeCx9cgq3_uL8dxzntZ1Eo9NVa6C/s4032/IMG_9189.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRia7srhBvqGi9eDRCrrJKoUFS1b__8c_6nrvSWSl9UdLMQ0ytkBjkPm7he9dlae-8siJbELWiHSOxg9xT-qPvqd7A1Qs8rJnGeCX-Kf7IrB_Xb0_JGAyBF2CBd2ApC1pJ7xtwJljmbO9QkgPk6zficPu8a-umuFxkeCx9cgq3_uL8dxzntZ1Eo9NVa6C/s320/IMG_9189.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYMMW7TOEmL2iIUYP7KjppIQ0VKYKE_ctfFLzEfv27G0_eqQE4rpA8DQO6PDEO4v8rNvscSUaEUdlj0oSi8s_EqW7mON2ybVYnxX1-2RzOWUJQAkLlkjaTp4C5BsL2vamNPkZGiuHNGgvrPY-ozH5qI8LOSC2rOpwDaMFf7juSaIjMLwOYVw8zNMIH6d3/s4029/IMG_9190.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2524" data-original-width="4029" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYMMW7TOEmL2iIUYP7KjppIQ0VKYKE_ctfFLzEfv27G0_eqQE4rpA8DQO6PDEO4v8rNvscSUaEUdlj0oSi8s_EqW7mON2ybVYnxX1-2RzOWUJQAkLlkjaTp4C5BsL2vamNPkZGiuHNGgvrPY-ozH5qI8LOSC2rOpwDaMFf7juSaIjMLwOYVw8zNMIH6d3/s320/IMG_9190.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And while we were at it and it was after 1 pm I suggested to have a soup or so at Gaststätte Grütering where James and I had our wedding celebration about 48 years ago. Well, that was different too. It would have been officely closed openening at 5 pm but since there was a little funeral group already we were told to find a seat. James and my onion soup was excellent and all was good even if it didn't look like anything we remembered.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4KvFKHqoAiRAENMWmtT3EKm5jRdir3rMI3QzAqOsB1ORXhVQf_gHHQOcxlFSdeM2lufcwZPqhlv1-ymLzh_rFQbvpWhK6jsR1xsc9sYXhlJCTwLN6brGWZYTdYht-GWOuRuYTgbApQ51hI8YtDhCL7VAWWL1MW8xszxMxGMQ4unhnhNLfx4XFFYJkkWz/s4032/IMG_9191.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4KvFKHqoAiRAENMWmtT3EKm5jRdir3rMI3QzAqOsB1ORXhVQf_gHHQOcxlFSdeM2lufcwZPqhlv1-ymLzh_rFQbvpWhK6jsR1xsc9sYXhlJCTwLN6brGWZYTdYht-GWOuRuYTgbApQ51hI8YtDhCL7VAWWL1MW8xszxMxGMQ4unhnhNLfx4XFFYJkkWz/s320/IMG_9191.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHNDgbat8ZyA-it5HTfrJqSHNJ17qGbKftX0JJAaqLIXIp9n5AugGXr057rwE341GiC0wjDc-nacy0VXNCQVY9UGI9_efzNrg3C7IR0JvkkPAaMmsd_kLPGViHARnPWLmUnn-hbMaIjjwertbuXBeExf3lVoC8UsY4CGFcAdz86LTlsibrp2X8FiXwhll/s4032/IMG_9192.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHNDgbat8ZyA-it5HTfrJqSHNJ17qGbKftX0JJAaqLIXIp9n5AugGXr057rwE341GiC0wjDc-nacy0VXNCQVY9UGI9_efzNrg3C7IR0JvkkPAaMmsd_kLPGViHARnPWLmUnn-hbMaIjjwertbuXBeExf3lVoC8UsY4CGFcAdz86LTlsibrp2X8FiXwhll/s320/IMG_9192.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Relactently Inge and Martina agreed to play cards with us and of course we did have fun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyr4umhR-MCdORwTF1aGL0u7O1ytmBz1Kpf_D2F9oyuUH6gFidG3xR64-G7cmGvLxFgLS2EppilLhvy_t1i-rL4TIRbWMauBBpkYa_hJUBzlKClbs94HZ5ahEUr_AJbFZY39X527LASvO-xxEtXLG79y4d_3_t6J-NlM2Kqo4l8Y-3x6TSeTD6p-ojdK22/s4032/IMG_9193.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyr4umhR-MCdORwTF1aGL0u7O1ytmBz1Kpf_D2F9oyuUH6gFidG3xR64-G7cmGvLxFgLS2EppilLhvy_t1i-rL4TIRbWMauBBpkYa_hJUBzlKClbs94HZ5ahEUr_AJbFZY39X527LASvO-xxEtXLG79y4d_3_t6J-NlM2Kqo4l8Y-3x6TSeTD6p-ojdK22/s320/IMG_9193.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxYlnh7vsbPvF8owTCmn2LyngIYe6lnpoMLCgwWP5HpojHPRUyuLOhuFH6eXN3uGaAPA4Mb5bScVmOTWG3KrchFoaW991O9YI99dy6__TBJ5DrWe5c5PuNfQejG2iJEXXKVkRZIS4HyC8Ewh6vvnflDTJ0LLqdjdK0J0Qi1j_SNQ8nBNpmFekX7Ya1dpy/s4032/IMG_9194.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxYlnh7vsbPvF8owTCmn2LyngIYe6lnpoMLCgwWP5HpojHPRUyuLOhuFH6eXN3uGaAPA4Mb5bScVmOTWG3KrchFoaW991O9YI99dy6__TBJ5DrWe5c5PuNfQejG2iJEXXKVkRZIS4HyC8Ewh6vvnflDTJ0LLqdjdK0J0Qi1j_SNQ8nBNpmFekX7Ya1dpy/s320/IMG_9194.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After they had left and it looked like we were safe to take a walk without rain, James and I did and it felt very good. A walk was needed even if it wasn't long enough. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDB4GnwOhaIokcECp2AIaEQCHs_VKWGDSoIgcD-I9aeTlXZA9BebaGF1BMH4BqoQvIxJW1VeC128szG4fdyADcmHtzt5GR4NgWDKva2ViXP5W7bQ8M0JvKdedqlOfVe6c04Vc493QOAAFO2cSHnKFzf9gd2HPhSmwSVuvPecyqKM0LHH4FcTtEXFbfGA8/s4032/IMG_9195.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDB4GnwOhaIokcECp2AIaEQCHs_VKWGDSoIgcD-I9aeTlXZA9BebaGF1BMH4BqoQvIxJW1VeC128szG4fdyADcmHtzt5GR4NgWDKva2ViXP5W7bQ8M0JvKdedqlOfVe6c04Vc493QOAAFO2cSHnKFzf9gd2HPhSmwSVuvPecyqKM0LHH4FcTtEXFbfGA8/s320/IMG_9195.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Ute liked another game and we had so much fun that it got a little late. How can you play the same game so often but it seems always different? Never boring. We just hope the weather gets better again for the rest of our days here. </p><p><br /></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-23453098792761068772023-09-01T16:42:00.000-04:002023-09-01T16:42:01.566-04:00Trip Day 23<p>Wednesday August 30</p><p>Blogs are different now since we are not tourists any more like in Scandinavia. We are with family. A lot happens during the day. Talk, talk, talk. But not many photos. Not everything can be captured with the camera. I like to look at the fronts of houses. Some people have been very creative with their gardens and walks to the front door. This is Tobias' neighbor. Obviously very concerned about the bee situation. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVikPZxU9v_BEG5gXyBChnbRaXiXONqmUPTlcvCP3ZZMJ6YqykRtUsqbP_yiN-EQ7K6aY5EehQS8iesvb_ABX1eCqjJWJEtIookjUH4IahTPbw4Nu_B6Ul0AV40iwHKU4E-wI8bJdAqCJGZTV6oosCOr8gYIo_kHp_9qFl5azUe-p2GVhD8__GXzZwHBC3/s4032/IMG_9155.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVikPZxU9v_BEG5gXyBChnbRaXiXONqmUPTlcvCP3ZZMJ6YqykRtUsqbP_yiN-EQ7K6aY5EehQS8iesvb_ABX1eCqjJWJEtIookjUH4IahTPbw4Nu_B6Ul0AV40iwHKU4E-wI8bJdAqCJGZTV6oosCOr8gYIo_kHp_9qFl5azUe-p2GVhD8__GXzZwHBC3/s320/IMG_9155.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXkbyh4basBPLsL6WsiU76XNUU2hOD923Kk5t4ojK6dVDdorNSbHDFpA5vurNjJYdICJiWhIexaD00ka5sSkc-xGlGvxKk1KfiKhr2GERmgv-fenTOUFpg1iBZAkqI7v7ub7Fmi69du2f64xSRVSqbCazpsWR8FeTHxIiA0knj1pjx6FW5JeY5FSeviu2/s4032/IMG_9156.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXkbyh4basBPLsL6WsiU76XNUU2hOD923Kk5t4ojK6dVDdorNSbHDFpA5vurNjJYdICJiWhIexaD00ka5sSkc-xGlGvxKk1KfiKhr2GERmgv-fenTOUFpg1iBZAkqI7v7ub7Fmi69du2f64xSRVSqbCazpsWR8FeTHxIiA0knj1pjx6FW5JeY5FSeviu2/s320/IMG_9156.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are spending most of the time with Ute of course. But this evening we are on our own. Gero, Tobias and Manu's oldest, Ute's grandson, is graduating from Police Academy. A big important day. He had to study very hard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gero tried to get invitations for us too but could not. We were touched that he tried.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Photo from FaceBook)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeJsYpvUKzrez29PjrL5p7jvzKoHDKOWsJQaU8PAe8izgvLX2FIsXfKHXTyzD4uo6wsPwjrthcYu8HTiGyKAYDF3UYrGsh_q580kI-32GNy3Tqi9a4eghb1OCkq66R2v-ZZDjcq_5XxjNuE3Z3TpGP6MYIiYJEPFjV43Snz961iEPiOGO-utiVIOwhI7k/s750/369975592_6554403001338934_5151356569751187510_n.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="750" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeJsYpvUKzrez29PjrL5p7jvzKoHDKOWsJQaU8PAe8izgvLX2FIsXfKHXTyzD4uo6wsPwjrthcYu8HTiGyKAYDF3UYrGsh_q580kI-32GNy3Tqi9a4eghb1OCkq66R2v-ZZDjcq_5XxjNuE3Z3TpGP6MYIiYJEPFjV43Snz961iEPiOGO-utiVIOwhI7k/s320/369975592_6554403001338934_5151356569751187510_n.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Weather had not been that favorite all day. In the evening (about 6:30 here) we thought we might be safe not getting rained on and needed steps. Location of our "guest quarters" is great and I remembered that we could walk into the 'Altes Dorf Westerholt' (the old village) from here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_jh7sr9Y9HtG-L5IJQ1kT1raphlxjImC02BRprD9fjetTlTGBuzsJwMnnfBn5l20iUplEvE9TyX7dJiaS3aC1DqQbyoCkBJ2VJj5r4RYmh-6NI30bBnoqkhuIaCfjtknlAq1utv1Xcmowvh1h9bXgjg0qgyx8MVMBsJXobtEeQdWSFl_bS62pbvW65od/s4032/IMG_9158.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_jh7sr9Y9HtG-L5IJQ1kT1raphlxjImC02BRprD9fjetTlTGBuzsJwMnnfBn5l20iUplEvE9TyX7dJiaS3aC1DqQbyoCkBJ2VJj5r4RYmh-6NI30bBnoqkhuIaCfjtknlAq1utv1Xcmowvh1h9bXgjg0qgyx8MVMBsJXobtEeQdWSFl_bS62pbvW65od/s320/IMG_9158.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRplCwnTXgZNPqIKFr41ofLBTwMNLLD6iE7WSnsCXBk79SMq5ayh99nD_1SvQBBWX3nDG1DeqgN78DGXANRTDkF2tsY-sFtR8WQlUt7zoka60K9od0rhUalwPG4tBXo6hSJKbYeO__W-saYQ-4eNfCwL_yaLSIs5T7u4saKzxe1gshOMAZDV37nWZR2G2v/s4032/IMG_9159.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRplCwnTXgZNPqIKFr41ofLBTwMNLLD6iE7WSnsCXBk79SMq5ayh99nD_1SvQBBWX3nDG1DeqgN78DGXANRTDkF2tsY-sFtR8WQlUt7zoka60K9od0rhUalwPG4tBXo6hSJKbYeO__W-saYQ-4eNfCwL_yaLSIs5T7u4saKzxe1gshOMAZDV37nWZR2G2v/s320/IMG_9159.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrJGR1n78i9lRqM_f2uPCHoLta5lSInn2gxIcgCX-rGT7V38hc8B4ChuHKT7FKHYYithja83V53GJcLD0wI8dVoyyPVbOtCoSa5bGokkQNg9cjTdmua0tUMAw7gzZfp20MjvOBta8fJHLe76cq7pN6duG8qzIRtT97fkMQDyiNXkDmxXy7f6DR0CfLK6E/s4032/IMG_9160.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrJGR1n78i9lRqM_f2uPCHoLta5lSInn2gxIcgCX-rGT7V38hc8B4ChuHKT7FKHYYithja83V53GJcLD0wI8dVoyyPVbOtCoSa5bGokkQNg9cjTdmua0tUMAw7gzZfp20MjvOBta8fJHLe76cq7pN6duG8qzIRtT97fkMQDyiNXkDmxXy7f6DR0CfLK6E/s320/IMG_9160.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the edge of the castle grounds is a very nice old restaurant where I have been several times before. We were not hungry at all but thirsty. Since it was chilly outside we thought maybe they have a soup. When we walked in they said that they were full but she said quickly that she had a thought. She asked two young men, who sat at a large table, whether we could sit at the other end. Of course they didn't mind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was very nice and relaxing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCYbV5XKoBDWijSNEXXo_HLikniCFA-15e0bCwixOai8AqxGS8tsw1lDA8dIPOUpjgNJxRGjfMgWI2G9AvNmkj7pcuJ3lDCecaSx8jyg1SkQL3-Q4Qrc0u0-R-DA5PCoqKHOn0g7jpU9KEcKS48HIgC5emYWFYTmq9nYFAZkenBsOqJLYYFvt4E2s66Hw/s4032/IMG_9162.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCYbV5XKoBDWijSNEXXo_HLikniCFA-15e0bCwixOai8AqxGS8tsw1lDA8dIPOUpjgNJxRGjfMgWI2G9AvNmkj7pcuJ3lDCecaSx8jyg1SkQL3-Q4Qrc0u0-R-DA5PCoqKHOn0g7jpU9KEcKS48HIgC5emYWFYTmq9nYFAZkenBsOqJLYYFvt4E2s66Hw/s320/IMG_9162.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, a 'Gulasch Suppe' for James and special of the season 'Pfifferlinge Suppe' for me. Gosh, was it good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PyTmz1pIo57Scf5YebbtnEkIdhSz3bMCjQ3D7lVWxS3Rci95TvZNgitOlS3BFCrNlwYQV0HPv6uze_bm9GAYMaTVJG-KfuH6eAxkmK85xUybPWDPOE6yRFvMHhO7o72efEectO_DUO0g-2loF-5foIXjjilvB0sWa7KsACRPijKel35hFg8sXcDWd13S/s4032/IMG_9164.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PyTmz1pIo57Scf5YebbtnEkIdhSz3bMCjQ3D7lVWxS3Rci95TvZNgitOlS3BFCrNlwYQV0HPv6uze_bm9GAYMaTVJG-KfuH6eAxkmK85xUybPWDPOE6yRFvMHhO7o72efEectO_DUO0g-2loF-5foIXjjilvB0sWa7KsACRPijKel35hFg8sXcDWd13S/s320/IMG_9164.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">James had something like a baked brie salad or so.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik49dkyMoo6YsU_OgkwRNOa8PbXFFTa5j28gzMzQ48OHJSF-YA_9NBU1xxGQy-UmO1rDAr7hzPUzeHQfgVn9dhsGhgkiv-s_t7raiUra-kq6cWwO3fK-BsQGMGUqBKtq-WASwd5rLrFrP8aX6Bwhn8A9enE2wzyKCZCX2305KHc9mOuA7P6YWLIdM0N6h/s4032/IMG_9165.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik49dkyMoo6YsU_OgkwRNOa8PbXFFTa5j28gzMzQ48OHJSF-YA_9NBU1xxGQy-UmO1rDAr7hzPUzeHQfgVn9dhsGhgkiv-s_t7raiUra-kq6cWwO3fK-BsQGMGUqBKtq-WASwd5rLrFrP8aX6Bwhn8A9enE2wzyKCZCX2305KHc9mOuA7P6YWLIdM0N6h/s320/IMG_9165.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I had some 'Schnecken' (escargot). Ha-ha, not bad for 'not hungry'.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fiM2M5xEBlVoqoqgrOb0eUqBVSmXM15B0FXrFJffQrNYGN-Ebn0vl3dY2E6n-5fOQJjpilx-pYIkwvt6o8k_auWqEepCHic1aO9QCiLbLI2e-N-oyIMGtE4qvtIrtXaIjLp2PcHb5s97sLoB6sjFkQMIIGKk_7Oe0PviCHUirD2WSPmvABgnOyQfpRD7/s4032/IMG_9167.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fiM2M5xEBlVoqoqgrOb0eUqBVSmXM15B0FXrFJffQrNYGN-Ebn0vl3dY2E6n-5fOQJjpilx-pYIkwvt6o8k_auWqEepCHic1aO9QCiLbLI2e-N-oyIMGtE4qvtIrtXaIjLp2PcHb5s97sLoB6sjFkQMIIGKk_7Oe0PviCHUirD2WSPmvABgnOyQfpRD7/s320/IMG_9167.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It had taken quite a while because they were so busy and not had enough help just like in the USA. But it was lovely walking home. No rain and the houses and streets looked so charming with the streetlamps etc.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoNiQs3xmC6nyEQkzUDWR9BUAjoA5r8v8-NgtgfBUtw_LkZUTTdaa3SxP9c794KLXPjWP4jbx8xVsY2GpQH03RYLiSGfEys0GHT-wYRPftv0rkwlzMnuS9t9qfSIuAzPe0yJ5QRwef923BE2VQPDWQeEoSU-GtE6Tccj5F_JRjEW1JyQiG5717W3dtHP7/s4032/IMG_9168.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoNiQs3xmC6nyEQkzUDWR9BUAjoA5r8v8-NgtgfBUtw_LkZUTTdaa3SxP9c794KLXPjWP4jbx8xVsY2GpQH03RYLiSGfEys0GHT-wYRPftv0rkwlzMnuS9t9qfSIuAzPe0yJ5QRwef923BE2VQPDWQeEoSU-GtE6Tccj5F_JRjEW1JyQiG5717W3dtHP7/s320/IMG_9168.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the church we came to this statue we had not seen before. Our friends from St. Martin's Church in Richmond, VA, will love this. This is Saint Martin!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-QO9bhZmB1lrMrEZmnjU-jG_ou8ZetSXoccMFky0rPS8xoQlc76mMz8bIfb3hzgzeRB2J3h0AgRZAAD2ANPkOoEH5zQ84HVaj3rSfqXFa3dTAHvS2wl7WoDh4BU3tU9zQnVAZ-g1p5ltAbLg9UggtN8DL_9K72kHUz0ToB3pfeMxnj8EcoPonavbwhZ6/s3725/IMG_9169.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3725" data-original-width="2991" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-QO9bhZmB1lrMrEZmnjU-jG_ou8ZetSXoccMFky0rPS8xoQlc76mMz8bIfb3hzgzeRB2J3h0AgRZAAD2ANPkOoEH5zQ84HVaj3rSfqXFa3dTAHvS2wl7WoDh4BU3tU9zQnVAZ-g1p5ltAbLg9UggtN8DL_9K72kHUz0ToB3pfeMxnj8EcoPonavbwhZ6/s320/IMG_9169.jpeg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The inscription underneath his name says (translated) <i>Who gives receives</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07WSVXqT33wZhOEu9buN-sKVHXVYqfHPaBENYbMjOY-efmfiVXUDTSOXCwTiXX2DTU1C1rUv7xK1BzWW0ZNdMPzvbYtAnaqF92Icspx5R_AazCtydz0bu4rXjfI2LokSefWVMAR8og6xdxkCATisY5XVj7NXCvjA45HN945IojRp5OXdeKlnGPCNlduSk/s4032/IMG_9170.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07WSVXqT33wZhOEu9buN-sKVHXVYqfHPaBENYbMjOY-efmfiVXUDTSOXCwTiXX2DTU1C1rUv7xK1BzWW0ZNdMPzvbYtAnaqF92Icspx5R_AazCtydz0bu4rXjfI2LokSefWVMAR8og6xdxkCATisY5XVj7NXCvjA45HN945IojRp5OXdeKlnGPCNlduSk/s320/IMG_9170.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A nice ending to the day!</div><br /><p></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-91206302762322995392023-08-30T17:24:00.001-04:002023-08-30T17:24:20.826-04:00Trip Day 22<p>Tuesday August 29</p><p>First of all ... if you read my blog and comment on it I want to thank you. It means a lot to me. Please, don't respond to the email if you have subscribed. I do not always see that and I wished there was a better way I could offer to you with all that advertisement. The best way is still to comment on the bottom of the blog.</p><p>Today was a lovely day. Ute picked us up and we had breakfast. She had an appointment this morning and friends Inge and Martina came to pick us up. They had decided to take us to Münster. Long-legs James was put in the front. It was about a 50 minute drive.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1uaoLCCvBJ3PxY8_aPUN6GyN0QwqasAOzGcUfss98HbApReULMZwopXgjmSX23_BXz_Pk-rCME62a8MW02K78sRlJuHiUvWBsqjrljkQ4VYoH1J7K83Rbofe68j9fVlpV49o6FjUnUx8MQHddIIvke3_XKWZahQkT0tMfufjkvRuZMSMsgMEB5_QwKRH/s4032/IMG_9091.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1uaoLCCvBJ3PxY8_aPUN6GyN0QwqasAOzGcUfss98HbApReULMZwopXgjmSX23_BXz_Pk-rCME62a8MW02K78sRlJuHiUvWBsqjrljkQ4VYoH1J7K83Rbofe68j9fVlpV49o6FjUnUx8MQHddIIvke3_XKWZahQkT0tMfufjkvRuZMSMsgMEB5_QwKRH/s320/IMG_9091.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Martina knew Münster from a long time ago when she was a student here. She thought we should park at the Schloß. It was busy around there because they just had a horse event. We did find parking but Martina said that 40 years ago parking was free there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLFMrVadJiMh6K0zL0NsbRDID4tM3JkqLA6djPHgNz-vbk9OTXYbX1h_JIDw0qEO04YiKAW-YsdiOmTzAq7iNeY3Nwxyx3x4Xf99orY5tmDLx5tui3wg7ZBNanwEH3cI7K9kNUE1a8RZLu3SlcuxdekpypvfGaam8RkrrGzbMlCu1ZokdfvVtLJmkeXNQ/s4032/IMG_9092.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLFMrVadJiMh6K0zL0NsbRDID4tM3JkqLA6djPHgNz-vbk9OTXYbX1h_JIDw0qEO04YiKAW-YsdiOmTzAq7iNeY3Nwxyx3x4Xf99orY5tmDLx5tui3wg7ZBNanwEH3cI7K9kNUE1a8RZLu3SlcuxdekpypvfGaam8RkrrGzbMlCu1ZokdfvVtLJmkeXNQ/s320/IMG_9092.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDLrtI-HvLzGVdfu-_a-YTpbs0_d_WjQKKdkUrRoEAEXl_x4NTog-zQNXyQBv26RZQoPCaDQrYFwCixt9fBojOLxRiXIO8V717ct79kIM_k6alQ1xXd1tX2BnpDN9YxpRO8B_pKxe5CMX-ya2V9Hf6Iytps2F1R3U2CsAgJt4XD0A9izZNcZze8K9S6BZ/s4032/IMG_9093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDLrtI-HvLzGVdfu-_a-YTpbs0_d_WjQKKdkUrRoEAEXl_x4NTog-zQNXyQBv26RZQoPCaDQrYFwCixt9fBojOLxRiXIO8V717ct79kIM_k6alQ1xXd1tX2BnpDN9YxpRO8B_pKxe5CMX-ya2V9Hf6Iytps2F1R3U2CsAgJt4XD0A9izZNcZze8K9S6BZ/s320/IMG_9093.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked around the back and there was a park.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvM8LMmIV6add6wbIC_oMdY6i6fegbKVhYuK_VA1EK5IhWPDvFMbvWWVcckneicUci_Po-nVmdlCzaAWnPoVtcEzKsKX1YDaV0l65DIvxoqNGtknkTjSlS2V12qIf4se3a5aeNzHa4KDtM_RqmT92IXZhBQlsz58LekZbg16oAADs9y8-2GKYU-9--Wub/s4032/IMG_9094.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvM8LMmIV6add6wbIC_oMdY6i6fegbKVhYuK_VA1EK5IhWPDvFMbvWWVcckneicUci_Po-nVmdlCzaAWnPoVtcEzKsKX1YDaV0l65DIvxoqNGtknkTjSlS2V12qIf4se3a5aeNzHa4KDtM_RqmT92IXZhBQlsz58LekZbg16oAADs9y8-2GKYU-9--Wub/s320/IMG_9094.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Standing under this tree was amazing. It was so huge and majestic. I am upset that you just couldn't take a picture to get that feeling.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsTYKovVzf61zVOmIa1Dx8NYzPe9vLaRtciGzft1gRVVuuq7Gf7rSxW4TVvktl9ChRkGKrqLsAh_ZNm9m-x7F6qeiRY9Siu8_RUw5FQemWoknTgDpMWQuorQYltGzra3Xf4Be-1_myJXNP2FlmXKLxWj5J80iYKnvmghbQ4oSfbjrfU3A7ZPB2RkP1_GU/s4032/IMG_9095.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsTYKovVzf61zVOmIa1Dx8NYzPe9vLaRtciGzft1gRVVuuq7Gf7rSxW4TVvktl9ChRkGKrqLsAh_ZNm9m-x7F6qeiRY9Siu8_RUw5FQemWoknTgDpMWQuorQYltGzra3Xf4Be-1_myJXNP2FlmXKLxWj5J80iYKnvmghbQ4oSfbjrfU3A7ZPB2RkP1_GU/s320/IMG_9095.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We almost went into the Botanical Garden but decided we needed something to drink. This might be a leftover from the horse event. A stand selling drinks and a stand selling falafel boxes and döner boxes. Well, who can resist?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRouSxpuwsJagmdTZEV9lYrRWAW6YIiqOVEFVgh9-DXGpYnHobxH9s4Z83XySHprN9RDkueT4-JMfK68C4WVwos5DRaRWOZ0Mpm66UIU5NjUXAMS18Zlwnzb4UNvjlAx-Z-tebU28VoJFt2CBLCutf_3z7khMmbbwq4Zm2FEMjFsA2AfMaJf2WTHMKhJU8/s4032/IMG_9104.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRouSxpuwsJagmdTZEV9lYrRWAW6YIiqOVEFVgh9-DXGpYnHobxH9s4Z83XySHprN9RDkueT4-JMfK68C4WVwos5DRaRWOZ0Mpm66UIU5NjUXAMS18Zlwnzb4UNvjlAx-Z-tebU28VoJFt2CBLCutf_3z7khMmbbwq4Zm2FEMjFsA2AfMaJf2WTHMKhJU8/s320/IMG_9104.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquRRfex2Yr23YCAIeBdVdlioJ5qR-govUR86hZHxEdrkClpwOBYh7FX0sfw0Dop_Z936fH06geT1ifg-pM8h5r5J-n-N_-uqooHZFfYoD8pb6bInGN6QltCITR86-xZyryjExTylVUh2yosMH03L7SCUDR8U0hTNwYFGAjCCCcxbO0WgfZgClPD8xXPcQ/s4032/IMG_9098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquRRfex2Yr23YCAIeBdVdlioJ5qR-govUR86hZHxEdrkClpwOBYh7FX0sfw0Dop_Z936fH06geT1ifg-pM8h5r5J-n-N_-uqooHZFfYoD8pb6bInGN6QltCITR86-xZyryjExTylVUh2yosMH03L7SCUDR8U0hTNwYFGAjCCCcxbO0WgfZgClPD8xXPcQ/s320/IMG_9098.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxgPaqxJOYq_rZz2ARv7tmCH73g2yMLfUn4FAOnyaSu-mqFd5c9TgL9CyoVt6yzXuyDF-fUiv4GsaY2WzaXZMcaxQyoLtQNlPSgJWqA0ZQ1HEIEaWYjQ-5B109AnzBkvb0glEVWQdKRguBWJ_8sgMdFAz_gaMTrtJTlv1CXVPZnNx2Ryj74nCRCxetA47/s4032/IMG_9099.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxgPaqxJOYq_rZz2ARv7tmCH73g2yMLfUn4FAOnyaSu-mqFd5c9TgL9CyoVt6yzXuyDF-fUiv4GsaY2WzaXZMcaxQyoLtQNlPSgJWqA0ZQ1HEIEaWYjQ-5B109AnzBkvb0glEVWQdKRguBWJ_8sgMdFAz_gaMTrtJTlv1CXVPZnNx2Ryj74nCRCxetA47/s320/IMG_9099.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tried to take a selfie but he must have known that I am horrible at it and ask whether he could do it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdujFfpaS1dt2anmA0VKQ1CioJXBWulHLdUyLchcyzlDXwJBjazKeiRntK5KvAEZKiOrFwNLxU3FPbaqd2f2wFCq401_eUpOw3DIXT0_TekfRv-2Fa_b__z1K7ZxD--kSYRYv87kZOatxI3Q4kd2SBglTLvbj6VxO2l479-7GdAY8nuFWes2pEeQKoYfn/s4032/IMG_9102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdujFfpaS1dt2anmA0VKQ1CioJXBWulHLdUyLchcyzlDXwJBjazKeiRntK5KvAEZKiOrFwNLxU3FPbaqd2f2wFCq401_eUpOw3DIXT0_TekfRv-2Fa_b__z1K7ZxD--kSYRYv87kZOatxI3Q4kd2SBglTLvbj6VxO2l479-7GdAY8nuFWes2pEeQKoYfn/s320/IMG_9102.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then we did go into the Botanical Garden. This truly was special. They had plants/flowers I had never seen before. And some little statues on pedestals. All very, very nice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAITDJZOH4b75asnwXW9LF_59wWsoIzcFjPyRi0bBWZiB4ToGl2fwphJ1vyIVAF15clh7hSXYO1_Kqg3g2DMzl0s_TNgGDoCJ0b-TqpVvUhMOD9v3u-9z9ytXFoqrfUs3p44BK8vbWijN1J5xCYpYFZD03x0mlgbmVB7jWR7p0ITtn9I7yigRi2N25ZyJ/s4032/IMG_9097.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAITDJZOH4b75asnwXW9LF_59wWsoIzcFjPyRi0bBWZiB4ToGl2fwphJ1vyIVAF15clh7hSXYO1_Kqg3g2DMzl0s_TNgGDoCJ0b-TqpVvUhMOD9v3u-9z9ytXFoqrfUs3p44BK8vbWijN1J5xCYpYFZD03x0mlgbmVB7jWR7p0ITtn9I7yigRi2N25ZyJ/s320/IMG_9097.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3aev1g5ZhojfMIf_b386RP8ZA6DcNaQyPyVbhu75_La-_r6iLNCgKpS15C-MS6rBo_UQImOer5pRDyI8YV0vpNC8jpDPZF6UiXn-vv0Xkw1jnEbCardwxYwMecB7ryweekLFcq45pMl9UnVfAMt4kqj4xiyXLDz4TR2pMxs6r78MPlQAuY6j4WNgLGK2/s4032/IMG_9108.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3aev1g5ZhojfMIf_b386RP8ZA6DcNaQyPyVbhu75_La-_r6iLNCgKpS15C-MS6rBo_UQImOer5pRDyI8YV0vpNC8jpDPZF6UiXn-vv0Xkw1jnEbCardwxYwMecB7ryweekLFcq45pMl9UnVfAMt4kqj4xiyXLDz4TR2pMxs6r78MPlQAuY6j4WNgLGK2/s320/IMG_9108.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">James had to study this 'Ballonplant' for a while. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyS3JDQ_M-IA3kR9OaGxirBmm2rr5u1iLmtmn72ULpXBc1cSm_4-iDWbn762gAheZKQlA6rKnWgf6QVu4DfEYXIv-ej-3rJQmuBABvayUaNYH4_-YgG-uvbBugy2Zp3WOhBmaUIW7I9OY9PLV1R7Y3PYLcJ9wYoT_PQj5WCP1T-50hcUCVeWLjj3mWX6P/s4032/IMG_9111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyS3JDQ_M-IA3kR9OaGxirBmm2rr5u1iLmtmn72ULpXBc1cSm_4-iDWbn762gAheZKQlA6rKnWgf6QVu4DfEYXIv-ej-3rJQmuBABvayUaNYH4_-YgG-uvbBugy2Zp3WOhBmaUIW7I9OY9PLV1R7Y3PYLcJ9wYoT_PQj5WCP1T-50hcUCVeWLjj3mWX6P/s320/IMG_9111.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was strange. The ballons were larger than a pingpong ball almost as large as a tennis ball but the flowers were quite small. And on the plant at the same time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0wF6VQpSZ_7HfZmt0TaO8gadMXNOvREp8fHhVvbv_xWqv6LXDVS3o_j-nwDxYGLgo_veXZUiEVcZPPMRsrCRbkRo9LZLCqQpr5CTrTdHR6mZjtv-qgMgDRG40Vtm0WnQh9v02cm9g2dWSwjctyNe1ZTDLWN-cuKZYAWM-ZNFKgl1g45P9ZhO4M1UfgZz/s4032/IMG_9114.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0wF6VQpSZ_7HfZmt0TaO8gadMXNOvREp8fHhVvbv_xWqv6LXDVS3o_j-nwDxYGLgo_veXZUiEVcZPPMRsrCRbkRo9LZLCqQpr5CTrTdHR6mZjtv-qgMgDRG40Vtm0WnQh9v02cm9g2dWSwjctyNe1ZTDLWN-cuKZYAWM-ZNFKgl1g45P9ZhO4M1UfgZz/s320/IMG_9114.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then there was a whole section of fuchsias. Look at this tree.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ907koXAliI-fJ4--8WlZ1PkzftSAvcsd85E7N_l7vmxUSL5GbqlWD9r9gMB9Mf_27im6p9Cdc6da1WFufxIjjMDRtstdgRhqaLRN5ecnUlqUdG4JPmXyHLD_o4rh4gEPbJ1rqrOUKR2BlD3JB_85ENzZ80JFvflyThk3cJMEY_a2e9j2O2mev8fC7w8/s4032/IMG_9116.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ907koXAliI-fJ4--8WlZ1PkzftSAvcsd85E7N_l7vmxUSL5GbqlWD9r9gMB9Mf_27im6p9Cdc6da1WFufxIjjMDRtstdgRhqaLRN5ecnUlqUdG4JPmXyHLD_o4rh4gEPbJ1rqrOUKR2BlD3JB_85ENzZ80JFvflyThk3cJMEY_a2e9j2O2mev8fC7w8/s320/IMG_9116.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This vine was all over in the conservatory with a good number of blossoms (?) hanging here and there. My iphone told me it was called 'Giant Dutchman's Pipe'. This is one side of it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJVkwky6WUNDPfiX9t2397FLrv9AmG7yGKaQXyvq7S8DOjW237oXgEigW_c7MPKWgOP17Bo2xhl-OdBj6HtHTY7oPdQWwoefYs_pbHXc2mtfP1bAq0Y-BXi7zDjmrKgZ-rV2S6Je_vjfKZMhF2wpUO67g0qeTMGqPw5EmklU-QG4kFv7uhwdTxx4tyCGj/s4032/IMG_9117.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJVkwky6WUNDPfiX9t2397FLrv9AmG7yGKaQXyvq7S8DOjW237oXgEigW_c7MPKWgOP17Bo2xhl-OdBj6HtHTY7oPdQWwoefYs_pbHXc2mtfP1bAq0Y-BXi7zDjmrKgZ-rV2S6Je_vjfKZMhF2wpUO67g0qeTMGqPw5EmklU-QG4kFv7uhwdTxx4tyCGj/s320/IMG_9117.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other side. Obviously a carnivore. These things were larger than a spread out hand.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi07D8ks5mYl3y9OlWKXRuniXqQt9a_zIOk_Z0cyQ7UjSm7yz0-yE8VMMXFyo4q9dsJPdMon1Q-9SFb1O7W7X1YNRzm0AXOt_U8HnEgtBXkuZui1VIG7rh2VXNPlzrOacOFOvZdS0truTwlZKlDo6-a0heLXg3InQ_ws5BOUShAYylWLI1NWCpCrnMxHCQ/s4032/IMG_9118.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi07D8ks5mYl3y9OlWKXRuniXqQt9a_zIOk_Z0cyQ7UjSm7yz0-yE8VMMXFyo4q9dsJPdMon1Q-9SFb1O7W7X1YNRzm0AXOt_U8HnEgtBXkuZui1VIG7rh2VXNPlzrOacOFOvZdS0truTwlZKlDo6-a0heLXg3InQ_ws5BOUShAYylWLI1NWCpCrnMxHCQ/s320/IMG_9118.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Very long snake gourd with tiny flowers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfpMzkr3xi0fvcIl3s-ah1zUKMDdQk0FXwYQqtrs07_2tA-USoL2nO6edhB2X_tI9-lVhpwvo2AeqwgOFpag4F2nJ-hE0AilAe3YR9mkQKXk39zUI6lOc9rVn8gIrltih3vdoTyFiwvoXF5jxnfmM4ZFhi-Gmp0eCL3Y3dpEUaMuESWRSHhEZa58h_Nap/s4032/IMG_9124.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfpMzkr3xi0fvcIl3s-ah1zUKMDdQk0FXwYQqtrs07_2tA-USoL2nO6edhB2X_tI9-lVhpwvo2AeqwgOFpag4F2nJ-hE0AilAe3YR9mkQKXk39zUI6lOc9rVn8gIrltih3vdoTyFiwvoXF5jxnfmM4ZFhi-Gmp0eCL3Y3dpEUaMuESWRSHhEZa58h_Nap/s320/IMG_9124.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was such a beauty. I could have looked at it for a while. A woman was standing by it and kept telling me that they have this growing on the Island Mainau at the Lake of Konstanz. It likes it a little warm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Araucaria, also called monkey puzzle tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Z1kn0DCZqOpcuryamyFfo_Rg0lF4Y1LdriddCc7WYc76DUhAK_ImswM7Ty3PWZ3t1HfLs4Dgzkwj8xuoPBf5h67qQKPOKTK4aT0TK8NjXtH4Plwcuy3S5xrAVREoCzotjie6gL06UkhL_DhUbokEfvo7kOi6CJaywv76EWkff6KbHsF4KLZu7OgQglNZ/s3530/IMG_9132.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3530" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Z1kn0DCZqOpcuryamyFfo_Rg0lF4Y1LdriddCc7WYc76DUhAK_ImswM7Ty3PWZ3t1HfLs4Dgzkwj8xuoPBf5h67qQKPOKTK4aT0TK8NjXtH4Plwcuy3S5xrAVREoCzotjie6gL06UkhL_DhUbokEfvo7kOi6CJaywv76EWkff6KbHsF4KLZu7OgQglNZ/s320/IMG_9132.jpeg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I discovered the little brown balls, almost pine cone looking things. She told me that that will become the blooms looking almost golden when they do. She said it is awesome when it happens, not every year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMxJM-Skl7Lniumezbdhcsb25SvAj4a9NWyTE3Q53cFFbOo8V7Cu6TX9cKJxRbayMDYx8Es6hO3gnA9CdnPgtv_A227n4-EBOG2VY5qVZ5WL5BD3qUkoL-HILTmmy6rfVDniQgPCCDJN41CfsKCgWSne-6B1NrJfjH2haJ3c55x-_0nHDzPwYHHQpHykK/s4032/IMG_9133.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMxJM-Skl7Lniumezbdhcsb25SvAj4a9NWyTE3Q53cFFbOo8V7Cu6TX9cKJxRbayMDYx8Es6hO3gnA9CdnPgtv_A227n4-EBOG2VY5qVZ5WL5BD3qUkoL-HILTmmy6rfVDniQgPCCDJN41CfsKCgWSne-6B1NrJfjH2haJ3c55x-_0nHDzPwYHHQpHykK/s320/IMG_9133.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPV9XeyhxNR4J1zSYtLcsUkZYZVpMSjHPyJZgF51Ihm_UcoeZA4uA0WBbUJfBtqObac4EFFTMgSmIJhxhNlJOJarnpQGGbIJbFCJV-abkxZUxHae5ooX9q9tK-25v3OUcacsUNw995LSmJpO_cI4DwovckpWNS_ca8Ac26_iFfGiasqGGYGSiSGern7-Wo/s4032/IMG_9139.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPV9XeyhxNR4J1zSYtLcsUkZYZVpMSjHPyJZgF51Ihm_UcoeZA4uA0WBbUJfBtqObac4EFFTMgSmIJhxhNlJOJarnpQGGbIJbFCJV-abkxZUxHae5ooX9q9tK-25v3OUcacsUNw995LSmJpO_cI4DwovckpWNS_ca8Ac26_iFfGiasqGGYGSiSGern7-Wo/s320/IMG_9139.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIo5qaX1Ar0tjj6heFp_3ig7OAdmMPLhdbbnmdttqX-c643Rg_xDoEqL_kNBxIWFO6eoPgRQTCZgoOMyicGbYAInyyMluKMl1JuqjNO3Ha9xO_l-SRUbz4AmDNwmUSM-AsKAPcDvD_mRo-sPFDKqMBpFnU4oTvV8EajDqJWDF-CzO9Fuo_pLVVuyhzyIDM/s4032/IMG_9141.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIo5qaX1Ar0tjj6heFp_3ig7OAdmMPLhdbbnmdttqX-c643Rg_xDoEqL_kNBxIWFO6eoPgRQTCZgoOMyicGbYAInyyMluKMl1JuqjNO3Ha9xO_l-SRUbz4AmDNwmUSM-AsKAPcDvD_mRo-sPFDKqMBpFnU4oTvV8EajDqJWDF-CzO9Fuo_pLVVuyhzyIDM/s320/IMG_9141.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As always, less then half of my photos I took and I didn't take enough because there were so many unusual plants. Some in the greenhouses and some in beds outside. Everything was arranged nicely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But then we went into town. We could just keep walking. Could not believe all those bikes in this one spot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOvzY-gyoYOyGc4lbTE5Yf4_PEZHeTMPy8ZSkiUFjttLNR88x44u9zx5xAx5mdSnvDc9ja0WvmTwboaTQBs2kxtrTFkxZx53vQr34JFfvEwydDUjX98c5m3qAOW3SGFkj040Mpm8xKyzyChQSLVk9jF0EpwGuqHFbl1J22wv_lgkDRgf8cMK99pA3LiXn/s4032/IMG_9145.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOvzY-gyoYOyGc4lbTE5Yf4_PEZHeTMPy8ZSkiUFjttLNR88x44u9zx5xAx5mdSnvDc9ja0WvmTwboaTQBs2kxtrTFkxZx53vQr34JFfvEwydDUjX98c5m3qAOW3SGFkj040Mpm8xKyzyChQSLVk9jF0EpwGuqHFbl1J22wv_lgkDRgf8cMK99pA3LiXn/s320/IMG_9145.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A photo for William. Will he recognize his friends when he was visiting Holland on the beach and Germany?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOqRMIwxPJxx0TZIPB-hn6g-tTVphYOphvuEsIqtbvv3G_G_WLVRcKo_W0oCXMLP82OTUyTvZ8iWOqnA0UVYDfLXRl3Fd_JzcZE7dSKgZQAN1hdnJSit1bCB_xJefDsLqCkpvHJVo897s8K0MbiAHs9jYWbIfztmcvgYD3lvHyPm8r-OWr5gz8noD7SWH/s4032/IMG_9146.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOqRMIwxPJxx0TZIPB-hn6g-tTVphYOphvuEsIqtbvv3G_G_WLVRcKo_W0oCXMLP82OTUyTvZ8iWOqnA0UVYDfLXRl3Fd_JzcZE7dSKgZQAN1hdnJSit1bCB_xJefDsLqCkpvHJVo897s8K0MbiAHs9jYWbIfztmcvgYD3lvHyPm8r-OWr5gz8noD7SWH/s320/IMG_9146.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Münster Cathedral.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6KUtLjsk5yPExdVuz80Udoj9HGE9r9MP8ZJPrA2rr65qW5STEhXpKcXGs1deQyC-62qEBbPOGuG8CSctWiUDQpyws7-TywAasSBFbF4FRR8zvtrrxQ8rcUSjssnbV-0V-525MkNk2I_uYBOvr58geUWkAegyKN0VikSY7kEfyO5-xDoogHhJLb3qkHGk/s4032/IMG_9148.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6KUtLjsk5yPExdVuz80Udoj9HGE9r9MP8ZJPrA2rr65qW5STEhXpKcXGs1deQyC-62qEBbPOGuG8CSctWiUDQpyws7-TywAasSBFbF4FRR8zvtrrxQ8rcUSjssnbV-0V-525MkNk2I_uYBOvr58geUWkAegyKN0VikSY7kEfyO5-xDoogHhJLb3qkHGk/s320/IMG_9148.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Outside a touchable miniture old city with brail lettering for sight impaird people.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JALT-SBBVespV4fLqvpTTbhPiTrU8ehuD46BdzfeB9CDijTGM3JSOQgKDbRaVjVE4Q3UnXeA2mPBRRKasHUfBkwuWbXISor5jHL_uNJE2V9a2NemvKngYbryZyKQPPJ-y0eypFn2AGXc_tgHxMin91waPQyoXHAsr2fLTV2Fj__5LxdvENrrupW_uXfA/s4032/IMG_9149.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JALT-SBBVespV4fLqvpTTbhPiTrU8ehuD46BdzfeB9CDijTGM3JSOQgKDbRaVjVE4Q3UnXeA2mPBRRKasHUfBkwuWbXISor5jHL_uNJE2V9a2NemvKngYbryZyKQPPJ-y0eypFn2AGXc_tgHxMin91waPQyoXHAsr2fLTV2Fj__5LxdvENrrupW_uXfA/s320/IMG_9149.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wir wollten im Kaufhof was kaufen und was sahen wir? </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYA6qmBFY8DVHLe5PoSjoXoSlc-XyWXHvAlpMuGp_Szk2VBgNHOFwr8BmSq3tQ0C7ts0Ie36b0RvOacqVScSzlZRLUf_OtC3njz5q1t-dAYtBqG6fikYqN8FahlndK2GJGx1TVPEVNjzpFlShIYjxGhFJPpXzXdrAqHqMhN5M2ndUl37beURWdac6biw4/s4032/IMG_9151.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYA6qmBFY8DVHLe5PoSjoXoSlc-XyWXHvAlpMuGp_Szk2VBgNHOFwr8BmSq3tQ0C7ts0Ie36b0RvOacqVScSzlZRLUf_OtC3njz5q1t-dAYtBqG6fikYqN8FahlndK2GJGx1TVPEVNjzpFlShIYjxGhFJPpXzXdrAqHqMhN5M2ndUl37beURWdac6biw4/s320/IMG_9151.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Münster" target="_blank">Münster</a></b> is an old historic house with lots of history/stories.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqNBsuM-Oh1VulAVNPMo5xKUb5gL0qWa14ZFkrzhV06mGO4xDKW-bT5XJEnIa-pECnA-B03ldo2id5QMvUtfk0KwJsdaJowIkZboyPxt9iKhJlpXVBcwfn5wK-lfparkx4aP3M8H2aGsMz_W7cGbaXBmy8n9xz2EwKLgqInqDihseZRJNwPrtIYAwY9TV/s4032/IMG_9150.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqNBsuM-Oh1VulAVNPMo5xKUb5gL0qWa14ZFkrzhV06mGO4xDKW-bT5XJEnIa-pECnA-B03ldo2id5QMvUtfk0KwJsdaJowIkZboyPxt9iKhJlpXVBcwfn5wK-lfparkx4aP3M8H2aGsMz_W7cGbaXBmy8n9xz2EwKLgqInqDihseZRJNwPrtIYAwY9TV/s320/IMG_9150.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the above photo you see the St. Lamberti Cathedral. On the tower there are still three iron baskets in which 1536 the bodies of three leaders of reformation were shown as warning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ByBOUrTJrv9IwBWCMYEtGAAhas2VOEmev116irWagvLWPuGFYGEM-Y51H3Myv4TiPXjkI9oaj1ZAzo8WJCtZSULFZSUyDXWPK3KNbTd97FfhSDR_B6IMl6Kzbu4r_TJ-bkxrmIClvajloyk5-mhqjab0ggrOlx3NAVFe9JETnV00a_DkcWvMjj6POWqH/s700/IMG_9152.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="588" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ByBOUrTJrv9IwBWCMYEtGAAhas2VOEmev116irWagvLWPuGFYGEM-Y51H3Myv4TiPXjkI9oaj1ZAzo8WJCtZSULFZSUyDXWPK3KNbTd97FfhSDR_B6IMl6Kzbu4r_TJ-bkxrmIClvajloyk5-mhqjab0ggrOlx3NAVFe9JETnV00a_DkcWvMjj6POWqH/s320/IMG_9152.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saw this on the way back to the car.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTSuo_zU7il94D7fC97c2ecmgcjDjCiV-4j09ZB38e3tkRm1xiAT7TrowYHNFeSae-a4GkRPWFNPiv_Ns4yjbK-z3uXD3IqWZskLrk_nAHWwjYmfSvrbmZjqcaWpUnfkIMsKFgITSfNS7ETCaiuLhEHVUs7QPNZ6OysGzkwebNKBOuualCZFYP8xcfV3y/s4032/IMG_9153.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTSuo_zU7il94D7fC97c2ecmgcjDjCiV-4j09ZB38e3tkRm1xiAT7TrowYHNFeSae-a4GkRPWFNPiv_Ns4yjbK-z3uXD3IqWZskLrk_nAHWwjYmfSvrbmZjqcaWpUnfkIMsKFgITSfNS7ETCaiuLhEHVUs7QPNZ6OysGzkwebNKBOuualCZFYP8xcfV3y/s320/IMG_9153.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back to Ute's house. More chatting until Inge and Martina needed to leave. More chatting with Ute until she brought us to our quarters. Lucky with the weather again. Night, night.</div><br /><p></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-59451711434523377962023-08-30T12:09:00.001-04:002023-08-30T12:09:10.363-04:00Trip Day 21<span style="font-family: inherit;">Monday August 28</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">A lot had been going on Sunday. This day was a 'slow' day. We finally unpacked a bit and sorted ourselves out. Well, we also had a lot of dirty clothes. Ute picked us up. We had breakfast together and loaded the washing machine. I decided to wash my hair while Ute and James plaid cards. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17JyOagHi8xppd50GVgouzTp655JXrCEGjgz1UyKef953KYRAn8QcYZJKd0Ky9xCONxDuTnRl5BbectHjMmj4xxCzG10feU26gEhpJvzh0f-NaXrueDMWky9wY-UKJt0zGsDYXGm5XRC9ZbjNTkMznMdUqGk4GpNtoRs0vJ7gDoCUnBJdZCmQY0s1_hD8/s4032/IMG_9084.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17JyOagHi8xppd50GVgouzTp655JXrCEGjgz1UyKef953KYRAn8QcYZJKd0Ky9xCONxDuTnRl5BbectHjMmj4xxCzG10feU26gEhpJvzh0f-NaXrueDMWky9wY-UKJt0zGsDYXGm5XRC9ZbjNTkMznMdUqGk4GpNtoRs0vJ7gDoCUnBJdZCmQY0s1_hD8/s320/IMG_9084.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHF5Jl4UopYpbxCtZwCj9tqepTDbQfCsTRWHv4a54_fnVlj1Rq1bI5lfmrj8PIqI6n19cirCN2qyfVVaRC4D8YeKnBM9wQWKVKWLMh37QBCOBIa9REXq4hskQipJuKzxZ6I4K3iNZ0RldrSg2yqsTM889WLbZmoAP5wgBUpe5E8UCW6LRivH5VCXbMqCC/s4032/IMG_9085.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHF5Jl4UopYpbxCtZwCj9tqepTDbQfCsTRWHv4a54_fnVlj1Rq1bI5lfmrj8PIqI6n19cirCN2qyfVVaRC4D8YeKnBM9wQWKVKWLMh37QBCOBIa9REXq4hskQipJuKzxZ6I4K3iNZ0RldrSg2yqsTM889WLbZmoAP5wgBUpe5E8UCW6LRivH5VCXbMqCC/s320/IMG_9085.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Afterwards we tried to set Ute's new ipad up but (of course) were not totally successful. It will need more attention. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not sure what we all did (besides talking, oh the memories), another card game this time with 3, lunch, and then Ute drove us to the cemetery. We visited our mother, her husband Siegbert and his parents. Cemetaries are a bit like parks or gardens and the weather was nice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39YixoAsf7hJE1xwVxrXctw3UH7tc-KC_oYm0ej_TCOCMh3NGcCMz5shhiItt376ruOLWepCNQX20sMTygtaRVmdpGxfk8vrYxvLFmlVzQ6c0Kez_DGgq_y4MlQ3XaH1pS_V_IveRvtrnaR-sWpm-eCNGF-TfgHU1l2di9z0QLvbbTt9zBTiojBKOSR-U/s4032/IMG_9086.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39YixoAsf7hJE1xwVxrXctw3UH7tc-KC_oYm0ej_TCOCMh3NGcCMz5shhiItt376ruOLWepCNQX20sMTygtaRVmdpGxfk8vrYxvLFmlVzQ6c0Kez_DGgq_y4MlQ3XaH1pS_V_IveRvtrnaR-sWpm-eCNGF-TfgHU1l2di9z0QLvbbTt9zBTiojBKOSR-U/s320/IMG_9086.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">James decided he really needed a walk and I joined him. Ute's house is right on the edge of the town and there is a nice walk way right behind the house. These water towers in the distance are a landmark.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP77xCFBRGVqFyh223ms9zAYTIOo3XMurAkoUVoDXBuSJCR1c6HImh0kkcGyk9ixQa66ezvVKSeIEK2y0nBYwa5X3V3e2l0mWrphgLNgYwPmWs_7OurjEv9eFwHuxPAmXXnCe27bFkFduBjlv3hPBQ5oA6DPSBxE54k2fR_ZYzkk35DUPMNPRYSo-1sXOJ/s4032/IMG_9087.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP77xCFBRGVqFyh223ms9zAYTIOo3XMurAkoUVoDXBuSJCR1c6HImh0kkcGyk9ixQa66ezvVKSeIEK2y0nBYwa5X3V3e2l0mWrphgLNgYwPmWs_7OurjEv9eFwHuxPAmXXnCe27bFkFduBjlv3hPBQ5oA6DPSBxE54k2fR_ZYzkk35DUPMNPRYSo-1sXOJ/s320/IMG_9087.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maren asked later "is this my large tree" and I didn't know what she meant. But then I remembered the tree from her terrace. It probably was. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVpavrCOF2cOwXXTTuo3JLstAfE_N_-wF9re9Mrn6VXaZ6QVTD0JV1ezYHxZDBVcB0AYUpiSUkb2hy6bGIHtdLaQXeQEn7QEtDfDXwIiw503Vc6izqj9ENTMiYn9C7Rz_KhvrV7pxfZNuR7bmaJAcRpIQsIYQ7aZhGhErdMl4n6vLKmTRnxnD0n721JF5/s4032/IMG_9088.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVpavrCOF2cOwXXTTuo3JLstAfE_N_-wF9re9Mrn6VXaZ6QVTD0JV1ezYHxZDBVcB0AYUpiSUkb2hy6bGIHtdLaQXeQEn7QEtDfDXwIiw503Vc6izqj9ENTMiYn9C7Rz_KhvrV7pxfZNuR7bmaJAcRpIQsIYQ7aZhGhErdMl4n6vLKmTRnxnD0n721JF5/s320/IMG_9088.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ute has some very interesting plants in her yard. I have found a new feature on my iphone in photos that I can check what kind of plant it is. Ute had told me that it is a perennial. Siberian-tea or elephant-eared saxifrage in the bergenia family. I think I would like it because it seems to make a great cut flower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgY-WULVe7boJRZk-ASlyDuLNqcdvpr_cwsU7olKV83uibyAPRZ3W9SA5ZWoeMX2v0g9d5t_4wXN8bqdNVdpT4jlUS-x7UWJz8JjlctTMETYBSXUKfGrX6w_CFi55Oy8XLEy3yyiTOF1Qvn_Aj6_TUOxSbk51lQxO9P4ZgBakrDzJB8RbxwxqzQ2_4LMvj/s4032/IMG_9041.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgY-WULVe7boJRZk-ASlyDuLNqcdvpr_cwsU7olKV83uibyAPRZ3W9SA5ZWoeMX2v0g9d5t_4wXN8bqdNVdpT4jlUS-x7UWJz8JjlctTMETYBSXUKfGrX6w_CFi55Oy8XLEy3yyiTOF1Qvn_Aj6_TUOxSbk51lQxO9P4ZgBakrDzJB8RbxwxqzQ2_4LMvj/s320/IMG_9041.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And while I was at it: Ute gets a stevia plant every year and highly recommends it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8yec17jKOwIHJb5AbeFTZttRnZyKw2R4c4WlpA1hfpP17BrpOsHLWPIZa07w77A_CLF_fddzY8uHLvA_BWsZGu5Oh-wVH8CACEQrl-rdOzxbvlyDUM0TltJs3kHOToqmsxcJg4Ho7ceU8j26-BbS4zpcyzix-vo6r9xqVJ5qbV2Es9HVPVOntH2n6DWc/s4032/IMG_9089.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8yec17jKOwIHJb5AbeFTZttRnZyKw2R4c4WlpA1hfpP17BrpOsHLWPIZa07w77A_CLF_fddzY8uHLvA_BWsZGu5Oh-wVH8CACEQrl-rdOzxbvlyDUM0TltJs3kHOToqmsxcJg4Ho7ceU8j26-BbS4zpcyzix-vo6r9xqVJ5qbV2Es9HVPVOntH2n6DWc/s320/IMG_9089.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, this was a new thing: we also played a third game. And we laughed a lot doing so. Ute made a nice salad and then brought us back to Manu/Tobias' house. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZTfpyI99wkoW0VVSeNl4ygi0C67tTa5L9tpRM33hzsKUNpmIM7-0BfGZc5OAmIMw2Uv3UY_hgbW3uBKEL_NaDKEyLFsu6DAedShxRjbWNVWAVLZm4ebARwjpI73DjOjFlcfxpJhUVrznShSbQRLX_GaB6ipOGyVReyXtv1oKrqW2VDWQhK61JxGgVp1D/s4032/IMG_9090.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZTfpyI99wkoW0VVSeNl4ygi0C67tTa5L9tpRM33hzsKUNpmIM7-0BfGZc5OAmIMw2Uv3UY_hgbW3uBKEL_NaDKEyLFsu6DAedShxRjbWNVWAVLZm4ebARwjpI73DjOjFlcfxpJhUVrznShSbQRLX_GaB6ipOGyVReyXtv1oKrqW2VDWQhK61JxGgVp1D/s320/IMG_9090.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />A "this and that" day. Not really a "blog about it" day. But of course the main thing is to spend precious time with each other.</div><div><br /></div>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-45423974429714022972023-08-29T04:05:00.002-04:002023-08-29T04:05:29.293-04:00Trip Day 19+20 - Germany - Family<p><b>Saturday August 26</b></p><p>Our alarm rang at 4 am and at 5 we were waiting at the reception for the taxi to the airport. Everything worked fine, check-in was super easy and friendly. So was security, very efficient even with our 'new knees' etc.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQzhzDE0a8jgMN4vTdBG9hM6X6ROl3eWdAspytTI0qpFU_B9ZCXSmHJoGCBIL8UlbeHBUBTBg6sZj3fV36lTqREBkhoktl6-XgbxD55Gvp-izZ-avTDiqbgrIsaBqVyrDCdbQUy68bixAts-218qbfyYjdtjy5hfUFKdrUcczHHfFOokslQSuWSiTT_11/s4032/IMG_9029.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQzhzDE0a8jgMN4vTdBG9hM6X6ROl3eWdAspytTI0qpFU_B9ZCXSmHJoGCBIL8UlbeHBUBTBg6sZj3fV36lTqREBkhoktl6-XgbxD55Gvp-izZ-avTDiqbgrIsaBqVyrDCdbQUy68bixAts-218qbfyYjdtjy5hfUFKdrUcczHHfFOokslQSuWSiTT_11/s320/IMG_9029.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the gate. Plane not here yet but everything on time. The sun is coming up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94TokPEhmn9WNYP6K4dyWQl2jbXbkGkOiq16Hs4finZSvExr-8So7CCvSKpjQ3r9cd40eCztWoy-zT9FnxE2luPboCJHiDa3JfXJRkUat9eNaEfIoqOAZMhHsbsvxqcSFyH2b77a9iCyyAIQsYfFX2ThJRFGlJSz7u2G-l5AKtgBmIzoBCmxrTDatY5Tv/s4032/IMG_9032.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94TokPEhmn9WNYP6K4dyWQl2jbXbkGkOiq16Hs4finZSvExr-8So7CCvSKpjQ3r9cd40eCztWoy-zT9FnxE2luPboCJHiDa3JfXJRkUat9eNaEfIoqOAZMhHsbsvxqcSFyH2b77a9iCyyAIQsYfFX2ThJRFGlJSz7u2G-l5AKtgBmIzoBCmxrTDatY5Tv/s320/IMG_9032.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Düsseldorf from the top.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXoz3d9z7744qbhNBY9cVBJKwLqspUOHiCPHHDdyNKDFpxjflZHcwJRVN3tZPKhy9oyNPfawa-4aqZfsYKTD3W6DRab7ESGGby8EZI1tor3ZIVVvFVvZI-dE-uNls1CImUJpyXZrL9AKrIu1tKes8laZRfx5Mg84M6qVGK13BHIs-iS4J3QvU8o6D4fYz/s4032/IMG_9037.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXoz3d9z7744qbhNBY9cVBJKwLqspUOHiCPHHDdyNKDFpxjflZHcwJRVN3tZPKhy9oyNPfawa-4aqZfsYKTD3W6DRab7ESGGby8EZI1tor3ZIVVvFVvZI-dE-uNls1CImUJpyXZrL9AKrIu1tKes8laZRfx5Mg84M6qVGK13BHIs-iS4J3QvU8o6D4fYz/s320/IMG_9037.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2x1pPPmr4sc11cU2X8wgi0fnKG-4n5euV48wQnj3NEkJy1LxtG3f_GZqby-j-Vjux2Tfz7fuNY-W-y6DngAdtdvHNk0uHhirrV8sQe0JKZnUEWmLG-8GtWvB-rsUnX0hZ1sNRuZpUyODpYGaMjU8c4seOaHwaAxPA_NaSgeQ0Dca2u1h_bUMpGgNqSBf/s4032/IMG_9040.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2x1pPPmr4sc11cU2X8wgi0fnKG-4n5euV48wQnj3NEkJy1LxtG3f_GZqby-j-Vjux2Tfz7fuNY-W-y6DngAdtdvHNk0uHhirrV8sQe0JKZnUEWmLG-8GtWvB-rsUnX0hZ1sNRuZpUyODpYGaMjU8c4seOaHwaAxPA_NaSgeQ0Dca2u1h_bUMpGgNqSBf/s320/IMG_9040.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tobias (my nephew) and my sister Ute picked us up from the airport. He knows which roads to take to avoid traffic and we were at his and Manu's house soon. They have just finished remodeling their guestroom and that's where we are staying. It is an old house but they have done a lot of work and it is inside and outside gorgeous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ute had her car there and she took us to her house. Our friends Corry and Werner from Singen in the south of Germany happened to be in the area today and we arranged to have an afternoon together. When we all were in their house last October to celebrate James' birthday Ute and Corry talked about Ute's special Rhabarbertorte. Corry wanted the recipe and that's what Ute baked for this day. It is so good.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsOd-U_PDjkvhAbq3ok4TWC3K_mQvkQUsEIVm15kNJ_Q_tC4wM8lAYoW5OUhMaO_Rp3dU6af9Y4cNkaLAlNcHttpqJxwwe9qlTl9rsly2Y4hKRJIMX29v8mtrtYSYOtrcRFhx18E1MOYLBaBkOIwGGL-vUL2tLYY75uD91EPDomB5NteF31UKJV6OHUaA/s4032/IMG_9043.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsOd-U_PDjkvhAbq3ok4TWC3K_mQvkQUsEIVm15kNJ_Q_tC4wM8lAYoW5OUhMaO_Rp3dU6af9Y4cNkaLAlNcHttpqJxwwe9qlTl9rsly2Y4hKRJIMX29v8mtrtYSYOtrcRFhx18E1MOYLBaBkOIwGGL-vUL2tLYY75uD91EPDomB5NteF31UKJV6OHUaA/s320/IMG_9043.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxOPUwkUhPsT3MpARw-bDpUtwnyFgXnDYsAirzVLuX-sNVYHnwYtTmEv6zTQs-RXSg8WGfwVv5A4IHKLvf7P5ZvxE5mfQqwK4HEoXfaR0RBtP6xjAYR96x5Oh1Ci2T8ykDcsKqCW9r-SL8p8ReLj9hWE7-iPu9NxtkdTl2jOvLKFiz1n2XiXM4Qdq_s_f/s4032/IMG_9042.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxOPUwkUhPsT3MpARw-bDpUtwnyFgXnDYsAirzVLuX-sNVYHnwYtTmEv6zTQs-RXSg8WGfwVv5A4IHKLvf7P5ZvxE5mfQqwK4HEoXfaR0RBtP6xjAYR96x5Oh1Ci2T8ykDcsKqCW9r-SL8p8ReLj9hWE7-iPu9NxtkdTl2jOvLKFiz1n2XiXM4Qdq_s_f/s320/IMG_9042.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So lucky with the weather so we moved outside into the Garden. Corry had brought champagne so we needed to celebrate. The cork came out with a bang.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHc_iCM-WAzd_oseQvdilgQSQGarQXRIaQAPM2vAN67odHUD-tjUBXY1RUq71Nyz7FpEYE7gGw0iafcea1jwbqaz2Giaa65dWSY1HEVcMB488zDTEH-UpUg92-WzzzzTsamX_gSjV62Qz0bYvkYY8S9rhjwlL1ohTr6RaseH5KcA-kfp1YIIuvTvU9_UK/s4032/IMG_9045.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHc_iCM-WAzd_oseQvdilgQSQGarQXRIaQAPM2vAN67odHUD-tjUBXY1RUq71Nyz7FpEYE7gGw0iafcea1jwbqaz2Giaa65dWSY1HEVcMB488zDTEH-UpUg92-WzzzzTsamX_gSjV62Qz0bYvkYY8S9rhjwlL1ohTr6RaseH5KcA-kfp1YIIuvTvU9_UK/s320/IMG_9045.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbT6ZeO5lr3BY6M5P9b5GfAqK426P4yN5mIw8StT3UVWezHsaUcXpfxID59QD88MaC1RvRQL-8lguofxtr7mcV1FhIY6scqfiSeqojLwxTxbQXgWfVlWBn3Py03qfhaN8Ix0xKGAZRpC1uj3RwTxoOOzsXUgdD8bHc6Sgm97qWx4aQCQmXYPSxdhP3sjUM/s4032/IMG_9046.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbT6ZeO5lr3BY6M5P9b5GfAqK426P4yN5mIw8StT3UVWezHsaUcXpfxID59QD88MaC1RvRQL-8lguofxtr7mcV1FhIY6scqfiSeqojLwxTxbQXgWfVlWBn3Py03qfhaN8Ix0xKGAZRpC1uj3RwTxoOOzsXUgdD8bHc6Sgm97qWx4aQCQmXYPSxdhP3sjUM/s320/IMG_9046.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPP9u1G_o-x2RLtPKrr7XFYAaZsIOwUTv5MJDa5sWVSqBd_MvG-SdVxKIhWa6neaHAl6ZnXlT1sbnBoG_6tzv0N5-vLr5JkMkRvyecjjS5mEcsMQ6LWEnw3PJSOJcQ9yW7-JJ-OJJ0y4E0O1e7qP8-1IRnX70-aAMv_KPCSDBSqtkCZ_uU8meTr-7iSZn-/s4032/IMG_9047.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPP9u1G_o-x2RLtPKrr7XFYAaZsIOwUTv5MJDa5sWVSqBd_MvG-SdVxKIhWa6neaHAl6ZnXlT1sbnBoG_6tzv0N5-vLr5JkMkRvyecjjS5mEcsMQ6LWEnw3PJSOJcQ9yW7-JJ-OJJ0y4E0O1e7qP8-1IRnX70-aAMv_KPCSDBSqtkCZ_uU8meTr-7iSZn-/s320/IMG_9047.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just like old times. Ute got her Five-Crown cards and we had lots of laughs. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8X94BCs8FAXEoVU7pHVgij-MZwVv5KIM6BZmu6t_sBxDP0PdHav1S251EJSd6t3J_Qs3zyFjJOrYGsNid87Z7B1T6-32ao9_NGYioYDT-gjyzl7Gl4QyMdUr69SqBOUBKQG9XqzHQBshOfoGOPoyhIqdvQVXxlU8vquvTlXCwV-6OeKaLhKQkKi3XpN7R/s4032/IMG_9049.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8X94BCs8FAXEoVU7pHVgij-MZwVv5KIM6BZmu6t_sBxDP0PdHav1S251EJSd6t3J_Qs3zyFjJOrYGsNid87Z7B1T6-32ao9_NGYioYDT-gjyzl7Gl4QyMdUr69SqBOUBKQG9XqzHQBshOfoGOPoyhIqdvQVXxlU8vquvTlXCwV-6OeKaLhKQkKi3XpN7R/s320/IMG_9049.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a bit of wind though, ha-ha.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZF063911LmjZoIn7h2XmdIdvak38-w5O994Z1alZ6ZIdQ8u6XminnTn0aSvuiIJvh0BrUR6Liz0G7ncUdiLbZWpESRCfTvu4MoqBV79pMXg7Iax1CG092ZgrCKVibaA3-x_j2HUFBKKGqJI9mj8F6rrvnyEYLvP085k60-mcfk43ECKHsX1dBmb8dQZtH/s4032/IMG_9048.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZF063911LmjZoIn7h2XmdIdvak38-w5O994Z1alZ6ZIdQ8u6XminnTn0aSvuiIJvh0BrUR6Liz0G7ncUdiLbZWpESRCfTvu4MoqBV79pMXg7Iax1CG092ZgrCKVibaA3-x_j2HUFBKKGqJI9mj8F6rrvnyEYLvP085k60-mcfk43ECKHsX1dBmb8dQZtH/s320/IMG_9048.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately the table was a bit wobbly and I knocked some glasses over (luckily in the very last round and at the end of the bottle) but the cards got wet and needed separating so they could dry.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhExf6uua-cHTYAJ5VDHqr5VYKI2SP6swJX0hIn_YBt0-YYO6kFcR1sy2TZdSZlncvxauglrcwERHdR-FU82DZeseLAy1mmIqzOEJWWayKegbf3Oe9yZw8gw3UnjRIu1VDkhfJlb0RgIKHoMk_Qo4PE2VIkEilakAkOkfu3Ucs1cH9o6HvI6fef7NGEgu/s4032/IMG_9051.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhExf6uua-cHTYAJ5VDHqr5VYKI2SP6swJX0hIn_YBt0-YYO6kFcR1sy2TZdSZlncvxauglrcwERHdR-FU82DZeseLAy1mmIqzOEJWWayKegbf3Oe9yZw8gw3UnjRIu1VDkhfJlb0RgIKHoMk_Qo4PE2VIkEilakAkOkfu3Ucs1cH9o6HvI6fef7NGEgu/s320/IMG_9051.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When Corry and Werner had to leave they dropped us off at our "guesthouse". We needed to do some walking so I suggested to walk towards the old town which is very charming. But we never made it that far. There happened to be a town festival before we got there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEfZJFllhqbQPKO0AVigUQ_v5_X7rg1yaCDEDb_ysuaqsd90XYxY-s2edlSDyOI9XPrlJly3lj7qVXRf2iuSdEqic6gy5wOHrmw_ECx7drOFXvgMd41XPNyZzsZz5vRzVgKPpBZoyOZrxswJoZgYL4IiaZpD1zh0Xedhl0DOglTAevUF6CAf6K_AO3e9l/s3751/IMG_9052.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="3751" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEfZJFllhqbQPKO0AVigUQ_v5_X7rg1yaCDEDb_ysuaqsd90XYxY-s2edlSDyOI9XPrlJly3lj7qVXRf2iuSdEqic6gy5wOHrmw_ECx7drOFXvgMd41XPNyZzsZz5vRzVgKPpBZoyOZrxswJoZgYL4IiaZpD1zh0Xedhl0DOglTAevUF6CAf6K_AO3e9l/s320/IMG_9052.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bratwurst! Who can resist?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPrRMMIFeTQRjiAus9QvKvmdX7TVV54P7QPaFCdE83VQ6zgrZhT-pIfb50X_Gxo6Jpp52eZ8uQPA2jj9lTdTayOEA7H3WlCVVNVIPLgvvPCWNU0bf02JrH-cjImWB-WEb-A6zDmg-kS8xFH3nNDgWsN1kuntPYDXRq6p2Rk5BV9ZMXOMTXhjDTqITjqaV/s4032/IMG_9054.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPrRMMIFeTQRjiAus9QvKvmdX7TVV54P7QPaFCdE83VQ6zgrZhT-pIfb50X_Gxo6Jpp52eZ8uQPA2jj9lTdTayOEA7H3WlCVVNVIPLgvvPCWNU0bf02JrH-cjImWB-WEb-A6zDmg-kS8xFH3nNDgWsN1kuntPYDXRq6p2Rk5BV9ZMXOMTXhjDTqITjqaV/s320/IMG_9054.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Typical souvenir stand I remember when we went to a 'Kirmes" when I was a little child. The 'Lebkuchenherzen' with the icing writing on it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOq4kyU13FutyBzYDW59Xvcfx9BamkMR9rQN-1SbA9PN9rE42J8-dfC9rBh_a2bxVqYGbLwNeBCEF3i7lQiSvfhvM36BJYTHY0PKdMa_DfMsFdjERsG7LHBuv_HZX6s-OVOaJQoRUPbtSXbrlqYozfaS3VkyvtkOYu_weDR0QbykzwQ4ZHcGqwgId8g-y/s4032/IMG_9055.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOq4kyU13FutyBzYDW59Xvcfx9BamkMR9rQN-1SbA9PN9rE42J8-dfC9rBh_a2bxVqYGbLwNeBCEF3i7lQiSvfhvM36BJYTHY0PKdMa_DfMsFdjERsG7LHBuv_HZX6s-OVOaJQoRUPbtSXbrlqYozfaS3VkyvtkOYu_weDR0QbykzwQ4ZHcGqwgId8g-y/s320/IMG_9055.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The day came not to an end yet when we were back at the house. Manu and Tobi invited us into their garden oasis for some red wine and a lot of talking. It was lovely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But then it was time to go find our beds. The alarm had gone off very early today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Sunday August 27</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ute had invited the family to a breakfast/brunch at 10:30 at a farm now restaurant. It's a family favorite. Maren could not come because she had to work. She has a new job and loves it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3p3EsarouRufZIcW1XExLCWPku_3usRdDrCbXMi_L_U5BJism1TnfZl3HgE93kwHQqNxhv6evhUGEn0zY2K-HdJ1BvtaVZ4cc5RTarPfUyfXT1WqTswfdwh9yh2caz5mdg7lHnf0NRRgLALg2K0g3RnnWF4uqfDW9Z50IGK5Jmi-v5vZsFOM40oavROu/s4032/IMG_9060.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3p3EsarouRufZIcW1XExLCWPku_3usRdDrCbXMi_L_U5BJism1TnfZl3HgE93kwHQqNxhv6evhUGEn0zY2K-HdJ1BvtaVZ4cc5RTarPfUyfXT1WqTswfdwh9yh2caz5mdg7lHnf0NRRgLALg2K0g3RnnWF4uqfDW9Z50IGK5Jmi-v5vZsFOM40oavROu/s320/IMG_9060.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorUbF3HVQ2Ui7Yv8PKB8dShXiEQ9p_R8_HAnK4zAWe80BIbwrLuRjghverBEYcMZJYdCnkKvhBdXWUpxHc2gqV9HKcyXB6kqKEYpdCyen9VpdrDdJWW6ozgctu20z_aTvmHZiGbp53KpF-Aq8v0RjzU4N7-c7P3Bu3O_NfjA4wa1NcYqkR8Ue95VGQHn3/s4032/IMG_9057.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorUbF3HVQ2Ui7Yv8PKB8dShXiEQ9p_R8_HAnK4zAWe80BIbwrLuRjghverBEYcMZJYdCnkKvhBdXWUpxHc2gqV9HKcyXB6kqKEYpdCyen9VpdrDdJWW6ozgctu20z_aTvmHZiGbp53KpF-Aq8v0RjzU4N7-c7P3Bu3O_NfjA4wa1NcYqkR8Ue95VGQHn3/s320/IMG_9057.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were laughing a lot and quite loud so we relocated to Ute's garden. How lucky are we with the weather?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdytyN5_2Sf_9E4du7IjcgeVmlRBKMOzZBmzOXnFcpkS2atGnKORL6ReZ5luqfGsXtF2pV3jtXJPuFDA-tAGhaRYdZErFu50ohCmlXmVD1QQCF_VTQVr2kbjqB0Y3CbW3BX1v-oF7u5n6W-9D14B-9GkgNrjZ7-ZVgJZ9hOsPseAEnCttgmg-YOxT3QnGv/s2279/IMG_9062.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="2279" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdytyN5_2Sf_9E4du7IjcgeVmlRBKMOzZBmzOXnFcpkS2atGnKORL6ReZ5luqfGsXtF2pV3jtXJPuFDA-tAGhaRYdZErFu50ohCmlXmVD1QQCF_VTQVr2kbjqB0Y3CbW3BX1v-oF7u5n6W-9D14B-9GkgNrjZ7-ZVgJZ9hOsPseAEnCttgmg-YOxT3QnGv/s320/IMG_9062.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When Maren was home from work we were invited to her new Apartment which James and I had heard about but had not seen. It is a lovely place and we can see why it makes her so much happier. The terrasse is a dream.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6jcT38azFmokcutyJ86KDZEWFAUyQpATra0SIBX9IKD5UQu3gKsQWEc-XVq9QhsUWEczNVSdjv0cf-CtMhgSG0KODqdXBiosF_8gQo8HhjhKjyf_MaINUQCuPBlQB-GtPUmz5Xcjm1rpEIWqJ1M2AeYJhMbWCRwwIoYzZPTGwANT1gg1vzpwCH1bByfI/s4032/IMG_9064.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6jcT38azFmokcutyJ86KDZEWFAUyQpATra0SIBX9IKD5UQu3gKsQWEc-XVq9QhsUWEczNVSdjv0cf-CtMhgSG0KODqdXBiosF_8gQo8HhjhKjyf_MaINUQCuPBlQB-GtPUmz5Xcjm1rpEIWqJ1M2AeYJhMbWCRwwIoYzZPTGwANT1gg1vzpwCH1bByfI/s320/IMG_9064.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She calls it her big tree.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9dlkNIi21FlE8PYx-7V9WKG_mLJd13eBir3jYHjd3SrE7ml1t6ACOwh-AUv5aS400Kwb8wYUtcs2wuuGfC7Tx-b5HVGoXw0vgmQ8EP-oxsb4m1Li3VfXimjwUIo5x6nxXu0C_W0nDYu2f7CX8IsZYoCCit39GXwzN_gsZB_kZmOtRUIBnol7IHEYuQL1/s4032/IMG_9066.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9dlkNIi21FlE8PYx-7V9WKG_mLJd13eBir3jYHjd3SrE7ml1t6ACOwh-AUv5aS400Kwb8wYUtcs2wuuGfC7Tx-b5HVGoXw0vgmQ8EP-oxsb4m1Li3VfXimjwUIo5x6nxXu0C_W0nDYu2f7CX8IsZYoCCit39GXwzN_gsZB_kZmOtRUIBnol7IHEYuQL1/s320/IMG_9066.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6IlA_RUb5FwXJESBaPIzIL8l-OjqhmXIdSYZaNu7UNuJyiEwDYJrxuSSG80FQBN-131Mw0sqQRjgeval5SO5MSpiPnOczEnz4dpl4-9zNiZ8E_9XVbJK821CJtztmUgdnrtk2oLTt8yUG14laeSIH_erhZpRlKmhoo2irQNtJ47wTfM_UcXVMEapd4rH/s4032/IMG_9065.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6IlA_RUb5FwXJESBaPIzIL8l-OjqhmXIdSYZaNu7UNuJyiEwDYJrxuSSG80FQBN-131Mw0sqQRjgeval5SO5MSpiPnOczEnz4dpl4-9zNiZ8E_9XVbJK821CJtztmUgdnrtk2oLTt8yUG14laeSIH_erhZpRlKmhoo2irQNtJ47wTfM_UcXVMEapd4rH/s320/IMG_9065.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Leftover rhabarbertorte and fresh Mohnkuchen and Zwetschgenkuchen from the farmhouse this morning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI2aYSglJwO5_KiI9a0I6JyMcc38C0UT9RYLIbJArr-VBNnQoXePkaZYDKYwnINn4EOWtWiUq31M0rG3Zz-hO_rX8LFa9DqGBJZnIjL9CjM6XwBOVUELDMhjlT2LExNP73aUuqj9tZ5kr32QRgke2ZYCk_H35OrSaWHjZjgdpkbyPnjEdyVs5rFY68mLb/s4032/IMG_9067.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI2aYSglJwO5_KiI9a0I6JyMcc38C0UT9RYLIbJArr-VBNnQoXePkaZYDKYwnINn4EOWtWiUq31M0rG3Zz-hO_rX8LFa9DqGBJZnIjL9CjM6XwBOVUELDMhjlT2LExNP73aUuqj9tZ5kr32QRgke2ZYCk_H35OrSaWHjZjgdpkbyPnjEdyVs5rFY68mLb/s320/IMG_9067.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK11KH0JldEhaYO1ZPqSUqvC9NMF8-LI8YDYz_BHbgrhUg3Cv4ICYGuSLowP4M0SK1H70D9nPRd_LIjKvsTY3z7j3dY17evm5trztJOKu7tSsmWcibKYAaV-e0PeZ-hLL31vptFPxibp4o-V5TxY1kogyBvA1fo8EGh0yDXZPU5DHO3exDE6XiHs-eca5B/s4032/IMG_9068.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK11KH0JldEhaYO1ZPqSUqvC9NMF8-LI8YDYz_BHbgrhUg3Cv4ICYGuSLowP4M0SK1H70D9nPRd_LIjKvsTY3z7j3dY17evm5trztJOKu7tSsmWcibKYAaV-e0PeZ-hLL31vptFPxibp4o-V5TxY1kogyBvA1fo8EGh0yDXZPU5DHO3exDE6XiHs-eca5B/s320/IMG_9068.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maren had some other leftovers which I can't name because it would be politically incorrect. But they are one of my favorites in Germany. We had of course a big discussion "do you start on the top or bottom".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3JMCGgwDm865SFifRBr9rAk3Mq2Wt9clPhodL85OxjVSlCOiyt1rACDn13rpylBLiRAGjYzjW0BYoNCM8WByXgw3Y--8RVYmHInLE_ApQ3pkTchNsyRwRNiGtzdP2eXH4igO-SnyIlzk19QDcjnrj5q-qEZqQdjCTplVympCB1L0zzONwt2iK2N_GBsS/s4032/IMG_9069.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3JMCGgwDm865SFifRBr9rAk3Mq2Wt9clPhodL85OxjVSlCOiyt1rACDn13rpylBLiRAGjYzjW0BYoNCM8WByXgw3Y--8RVYmHInLE_ApQ3pkTchNsyRwRNiGtzdP2eXH4igO-SnyIlzk19QDcjnrj5q-qEZqQdjCTplVympCB1L0zzONwt2iK2N_GBsS/s320/IMG_9069.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokiQWrfbLEb3ltSXYbb2Q8Ha2iMJmIN1XDHVBJXfbvw9GfQs-sYxshzF1HsDb0CySj4nasO9CeHG783HR1_1mxdc5nNhBB9MTe9o70j1bUFyEjKSEKzQsvykQrNwRqRLutY5lMPeY1p0GkBj_ybqTLOO6cwJDIQVJ3LOFWb8TjCxKDpaKBUPrV5uN264V/s3024/IMG_9070.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2333" data-original-width="3024" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokiQWrfbLEb3ltSXYbb2Q8Ha2iMJmIN1XDHVBJXfbvw9GfQs-sYxshzF1HsDb0CySj4nasO9CeHG783HR1_1mxdc5nNhBB9MTe9o70j1bUFyEjKSEKzQsvykQrNwRqRLutY5lMPeY1p0GkBj_ybqTLOO6cwJDIQVJ3LOFWb8TjCxKDpaKBUPrV5uN264V/s320/IMG_9070.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maren took this photo for her cousins in America.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZys1sqz8568-DtcWMMVrsvC43OtoMdMq6l5mytaEnvhozXtzTMVsla3zJWWmsdsVUoXPe7U_D7-i_kFEwOURH_4Yztq2hC04YtA_oK5yoOi8ov8vNSksTQej7VhXdzhdHbXRkrKx2EwiARWmLKCWEbuP5J2O4bWgwUymcnqUZTAduNGT86vopp5AChvR/s4032/IMG_9075.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZys1sqz8568-DtcWMMVrsvC43OtoMdMq6l5mytaEnvhozXtzTMVsla3zJWWmsdsVUoXPe7U_D7-i_kFEwOURH_4Yztq2hC04YtA_oK5yoOi8ov8vNSksTQej7VhXdzhdHbXRkrKx2EwiARWmLKCWEbuP5J2O4bWgwUymcnqUZTAduNGT86vopp5AChvR/s320/IMG_9075.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maren brought us to our guesthouse. What a lovely family time we are having.</div><br /><p></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-24889781668001378912023-08-28T11:57:00.001-04:002023-08-28T11:57:57.972-04:00Trip Day 18 - last day in Helsinki<p>Friday August 25</p><p>The most difficult task when writing a blog is which photos to include - and which not. On top of that is the fact that there are many photos I didn't take. I wished I had...</p><p>The hotel for example is very unique. The breakfast place is in the basement with a vaulted ceiling made with bricks. Typical Scandinavian food laid out and I found the vitamin shot (this one a bit too sweet).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMnceuuChb9MxMLUWUaU60wYtLT7tufQJ7e1jr9QtLW2_MZSMGCJ2a8rjM1uHVNNJ5Z9NqR3MqMTNWhS_-BbnLt8SK0iEYgrP9DDq2GdQmABclruYGZjyn87YbFEZzv3d_CXP1lHnIytCGgJZh58ttayJGCZ2gCjh-D__i2CLKuqUQvuR9vZzKc_Et_v7/s4032/IMG_8903.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMnceuuChb9MxMLUWUaU60wYtLT7tufQJ7e1jr9QtLW2_MZSMGCJ2a8rjM1uHVNNJ5Z9NqR3MqMTNWhS_-BbnLt8SK0iEYgrP9DDq2GdQmABclruYGZjyn87YbFEZzv3d_CXP1lHnIytCGgJZh58ttayJGCZ2gCjh-D__i2CLKuqUQvuR9vZzKc_Et_v7/s320/IMG_8903.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bus picked us up for a City tour. Our local guide Cornelia was most likely again OAT/Stephen a great find. Somehow all of our guides make it interesting, personally and even funny, not just dry out of a book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First we stop at the monument for <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Sibelius" target="_blank">Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.</a></b> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHGzl4-HApJNMtJEFG2zTpGc8tqL0y6NNf5DEvexFjfI5xy7oEtkkhAuObMASO-eyBLjS1VDt1KjPxL-yr__vAqGnZgSCJ8TKFXeXipG0IsmS4dvMpW2GCY48TNzYLA2L9FjAplD6j5BEwBSLMk9KANkLPt8FW96o74yHlc_LBsaseuFhtyFUKF087sTG/s4032/IMG_8905.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHGzl4-HApJNMtJEFG2zTpGc8tqL0y6NNf5DEvexFjfI5xy7oEtkkhAuObMASO-eyBLjS1VDt1KjPxL-yr__vAqGnZgSCJ8TKFXeXipG0IsmS4dvMpW2GCY48TNzYLA2L9FjAplD6j5BEwBSLMk9KANkLPt8FW96o74yHlc_LBsaseuFhtyFUKF087sTG/s320/IMG_8905.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyyiAxOeB5IzZsmDJVMgRR_85WiKGnpAOUzws11T33ssdWfbeUAzyow6aaWATfXxG2nCkOQ_FfTxq5tE9OJqauzXIK173D58KOJtrb_ES3Vm4DlzWTfru6RgE70GjuCYorkEglma-JcqfwMXXdRkMeHhwxMRwZATgWd6wdm5yT8cSLFAKuzf2PDQ-VeLDl/s4032/IMG_8906.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyyiAxOeB5IzZsmDJVMgRR_85WiKGnpAOUzws11T33ssdWfbeUAzyow6aaWATfXxG2nCkOQ_FfTxq5tE9OJqauzXIK173D58KOJtrb_ES3Vm4DlzWTfru6RgE70GjuCYorkEglma-JcqfwMXXdRkMeHhwxMRwZATgWd6wdm5yT8cSLFAKuzf2PDQ-VeLDl/s320/IMG_8906.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOjW_qSMLqyHXh3kjvuPFtx-qmXFabSHALh2Va9I-DATKsqX8OHrk-TIy9uvKuKv8kZx6kK44iAkjy5MSUiHJDhyUa7EMqO1-QVMMSDqEwqgM-4jKUoCwJGmswL09mIUcbQ1qRiKJTi3cq8XBMJZ380itVUiNCCys_Jvb_3xa469ng7wnmHmW_KPLbru3/s4032/IMG_8908.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOjW_qSMLqyHXh3kjvuPFtx-qmXFabSHALh2Va9I-DATKsqX8OHrk-TIy9uvKuKv8kZx6kK44iAkjy5MSUiHJDhyUa7EMqO1-QVMMSDqEwqgM-4jKUoCwJGmswL09mIUcbQ1qRiKJTi3cq8XBMJZ380itVUiNCCys_Jvb_3xa469ng7wnmHmW_KPLbru3/s320/IMG_8908.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stephen said we would get the most interesting photo by going underneath. I pointed the camera up. He suggested to do it the selfie way and quickly tapped on my phone which gave us unwittingly this one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9u003--g04ArpL28tfIhxGS4u8--zwNePBYzqE9XqkCMoMFPxpm6pDHlY1_qHiYLXW4UciNLet_Cs4XUgNHUiCv8QgyYgc6Y21PiOb7F6TisqxTM9m0W84Enl7WNgrZ6aSzg378r7DqAXFLWEwtnQ6n8bDB7MbgZSGPQen5LLS8UcXnSpnBXCu987oN1/s4032/IMG_8911.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9u003--g04ArpL28tfIhxGS4u8--zwNePBYzqE9XqkCMoMFPxpm6pDHlY1_qHiYLXW4UciNLet_Cs4XUgNHUiCv8QgyYgc6Y21PiOb7F6TisqxTM9m0W84Enl7WNgrZ6aSzg378r7DqAXFLWEwtnQ6n8bDB7MbgZSGPQen5LLS8UcXnSpnBXCu987oN1/s320/IMG_8911.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQng9RmxuNqeVyagFk0QBduKA4rDfsufC-zBY6up3n4nYzemCGPoJiYZAeq3Z8b-bLLh9QK11J1Yk-RoDkX97ZcyAPhOxMpBTD4B2wnoX5tbDb_7am5qHalmDYvcE7hBHOyjoqNbPYJJc-SFvDtUPw-T2Hh6CXuUvXGq9iVQKsaPwO66l86PpxXTTmZDM/s4032/IMG_8912.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQng9RmxuNqeVyagFk0QBduKA4rDfsufC-zBY6up3n4nYzemCGPoJiYZAeq3Z8b-bLLh9QK11J1Yk-RoDkX97ZcyAPhOxMpBTD4B2wnoX5tbDb_7am5qHalmDYvcE7hBHOyjoqNbPYJJc-SFvDtUPw-T2Hh6CXuUvXGq9iVQKsaPwO66l86PpxXTTmZDM/s320/IMG_8912.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcmucy2HSiBCfImDPvNY5YbALZrBdq13773Iy1DhrPVTS9khznwH9gYKXEkWAeuAguvEsnSJF5vzjMgSrCUAaF5MZ2qMeNafRxAx9RqJFvAH2gFPTXWtVnSbFknYtmrwNpq4ffS9nfMofZXL8FY5_w-WicWnC4Flt9JqLEArStOE0yyPbtLNG7bcNFIUm/s4032/IMG_8915.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcmucy2HSiBCfImDPvNY5YbALZrBdq13773Iy1DhrPVTS9khznwH9gYKXEkWAeuAguvEsnSJF5vzjMgSrCUAaF5MZ2qMeNafRxAx9RqJFvAH2gFPTXWtVnSbFknYtmrwNpq4ffS9nfMofZXL8FY5_w-WicWnC4Flt9JqLEArStOE0yyPbtLNG7bcNFIUm/s320/IMG_8915.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYE93QN8R1LaSWxuPVAEiRl37OvQkRfJrp8cgBwiyB59xGL1Vyjg3ve4ZqG58AkBzlkfUP3NOdd2y7_8PVZ6Q10XiQkzPyoGkqIpSLTOKXEBilZMBZ6ntwBjbudKXXJRhmC6eQ3QxGWbUgC4cXDIO8aHLm5PXs1F-xMyfpR6QxWVN3JWaYQtC-3u-6in3H/s4032/IMG_8916.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYE93QN8R1LaSWxuPVAEiRl37OvQkRfJrp8cgBwiyB59xGL1Vyjg3ve4ZqG58AkBzlkfUP3NOdd2y7_8PVZ6Q10XiQkzPyoGkqIpSLTOKXEBilZMBZ6ntwBjbudKXXJRhmC6eQ3QxGWbUgC4cXDIO8aHLm5PXs1F-xMyfpR6QxWVN3JWaYQtC-3u-6in3H/s320/IMG_8916.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bus continued. The Olympic Stadium with the statue of<b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi" target="_blank"> Paavo Nurmi.</a></b> More interesting stories.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQ-G8KR_wKTmV6Uepo6WH2O_qSBihfL9zQnWZyNwYxvlbmFNYbLcKvDBrpiWfSP9mMQp2qPC1RaeSM5Z8POy_wHWtNyoKtgDgcqlL1RG-L0MkSZYlyb5IX-eRKppzU9C1PeGsUgslhdXbjkFESZ_KwlVHsTRkcLlXtwzoHJfkA_JC2xKBFbA8sz4twWPT/s4032/IMG_8919.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQ-G8KR_wKTmV6Uepo6WH2O_qSBihfL9zQnWZyNwYxvlbmFNYbLcKvDBrpiWfSP9mMQp2qPC1RaeSM5Z8POy_wHWtNyoKtgDgcqlL1RG-L0MkSZYlyb5IX-eRKppzU9C1PeGsUgslhdXbjkFESZ_KwlVHsTRkcLlXtwzoHJfkA_JC2xKBFbA8sz4twWPT/s320/IMG_8919.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next stop was the Helsinki library. The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki_Central_Library_Oodi" target="_blank">Oodi Library</a></b> is unbelievable. I am trying hard to find the right word for it. Every little detail is amazing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JBfIsgtDwT3g3iVKEzxfPzxs2wBAoWk5sIs2wK_8U2YTymFYRIBfbpDfdMQiFFghJ6xmm5SD620pezEM4DfO0Tga3j07ehEh5_q7arSCNLJopOsPEFT3CTFm-wCPJZ7twy6-LxZeaiHvWoxIv679BNW2_7Y7BC0TdBUm0UpBndtv6YyOOwwPXgE-CKY6/s4032/IMG_8923.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JBfIsgtDwT3g3iVKEzxfPzxs2wBAoWk5sIs2wK_8U2YTymFYRIBfbpDfdMQiFFghJ6xmm5SD620pezEM4DfO0Tga3j07ehEh5_q7arSCNLJopOsPEFT3CTFm-wCPJZ7twy6-LxZeaiHvWoxIv679BNW2_7Y7BC0TdBUm0UpBndtv6YyOOwwPXgE-CKY6/s320/IMG_8923.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the bottom of the stairs which winds up words are written on the side like what kinds of 'dooers' there are in the world. I don't know how to translate that. Comforters, feeders, writers, laughers, builders, nurturers.... I think they were all suggestions from the people.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyNfwUCk2yhFCa03o-KLK6pB7ZInW0_sIT1r6sOXO-UNu2FS8J3Yy3S9a62iVGEMnWgPu3z6HZjmAUdwgcYbFojOGFWtJFsJnNhRUOLMOdEBOYJkaVl_NZxn1wrmw54e_IW-alu4s-UxmhzR29QVH1Wp_HY4ZklwX60c4JRbRN3rOvugkFn0Vmx51o6F-/s4000/20230825_100107.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyNfwUCk2yhFCa03o-KLK6pB7ZInW0_sIT1r6sOXO-UNu2FS8J3Yy3S9a62iVGEMnWgPu3z6HZjmAUdwgcYbFojOGFWtJFsJnNhRUOLMOdEBOYJkaVl_NZxn1wrmw54e_IW-alu4s-UxmhzR29QVH1Wp_HY4ZklwX60c4JRbRN3rOvugkFn0Vmx51o6F-/s320/20230825_100107.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a place to get food and drinks of course for an affordable price. There were places to sit comfortably. Place to play chess or other things. You could borrow balls to play outside.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbbdl7wuPGOph-VhV9aep7bl1i0_m74lpPJt3UNzZ6D8kuNpKOAe21IFwFuaju1iYViuNAWJ0l1Ycae54Gvw3TozTIQ-K8rS2B3jkiSeyTZMIaOjSljBb-RFA6dF4jOT_UA3u7NvzpM1VWqUVRxfB9wqLokARYYmcrkjWqk8tH3-SJALrw-ZGN5xSA0if/s4032/IMG_8928.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbbdl7wuPGOph-VhV9aep7bl1i0_m74lpPJt3UNzZ6D8kuNpKOAe21IFwFuaju1iYViuNAWJ0l1Ycae54Gvw3TozTIQ-K8rS2B3jkiSeyTZMIaOjSljBb-RFA6dF4jOT_UA3u7NvzpM1VWqUVRxfB9wqLokARYYmcrkjWqk8tH3-SJALrw-ZGN5xSA0if/s320/IMG_8928.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Upstairs were very many different 'departments'. There were many glassed-in conference rooms you could schedule with screens to connect your computers too and all modern amenities. There were recording studios you could 'borrow' and even musical instruments. The instruments were not for take-out though like the books one story higher.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were also sewing machines, sergers, printers, cutting machines and even 3-D printers for minimal fees. Oh yes, I forgot the kitchen were you could have cooking classes. I think you could also borrow drills and saws. I don't know what else I forgot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeLtrhVd1pDNFcoOOZ1sPXPk3Hv4Jc5-d73P_utuWyksdKS-wRFzi-kMooi__YWDVfuUwEGFeYyG3jSTPeN_myVgz_qulI7fiEJ1BriLQuCL9knjfSzhOet8pY2RwNWSNSgvHqJoDK3QBZCs2lsI7kIq03Vu_HZ2OYuUh7DWpFFLibu3TZ9OS7eKwXEcs/s4032/IMG_8930.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeLtrhVd1pDNFcoOOZ1sPXPk3Hv4Jc5-d73P_utuWyksdKS-wRFzi-kMooi__YWDVfuUwEGFeYyG3jSTPeN_myVgz_qulI7fiEJ1BriLQuCL9knjfSzhOet8pY2RwNWSNSgvHqJoDK3QBZCs2lsI7kIq03Vu_HZ2OYuUh7DWpFFLibu3TZ9OS7eKwXEcs/s320/IMG_8930.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One story higher were the books with an amazing children's section. Can you imagine to find books to borrow in about a dozen different languages?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cornelia had shown us downstairs how you return your borrowed books just by scanning them. Veera, the robot, takes them and sorts them and brings them upstairs to their propper places. We were lucky to see a Veera in action. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEU9n3WZkM1rD9Ka3KspBQmR2V1wiQj8HR9KHllXOPX0sRcg3McBeMxfD7hX8Kf8TxQhUIfzDnnBkiO83DR0SGWOJbaFFNUL1HZ_fkaRkfwLMu_WYFknz1ZaTHAA309kuBKhjDPUofKV4LYKJ0VJ6Uyl458jhTNOI8TzdTCZedoP6Gff35dIW58mie0Fj4/s4032/IMG_8941.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEU9n3WZkM1rD9Ka3KspBQmR2V1wiQj8HR9KHllXOPX0sRcg3McBeMxfD7hX8Kf8TxQhUIfzDnnBkiO83DR0SGWOJbaFFNUL1HZ_fkaRkfwLMu_WYFknz1ZaTHAA309kuBKhjDPUofKV4LYKJ0VJ6Uyl458jhTNOI8TzdTCZedoP6Gff35dIW58mie0Fj4/s320/IMG_8941.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ha-ha, I was just taking a photo of the top of the stairs when Marc had the same idea. Or did he photo-bomb me?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMA7Vt3J9wKlx2EtUmeqpJxbo1J5zEG8c3WtoNarNd4lSRazgsislDbedfxwLMOUagJe3SrMwW7QLyXlIM7ZbtJVgP1Fih3rRPnOrTft6mVQiNCmdXIE18Oj1R2uNGmMFdp28x-_bhFveZEE7mkMEaPxiD1e23MPOboChkBvINQcf1SCOX_hlHueLljWkR/s4032/IMG_8938.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMA7Vt3J9wKlx2EtUmeqpJxbo1J5zEG8c3WtoNarNd4lSRazgsislDbedfxwLMOUagJe3SrMwW7QLyXlIM7ZbtJVgP1Fih3rRPnOrTft6mVQiNCmdXIE18Oj1R2uNGmMFdp28x-_bhFveZEE7mkMEaPxiD1e23MPOboChkBvINQcf1SCOX_hlHueLljWkR/s320/IMG_8938.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Besides all that you also had a lovely view all around.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwD7eJW5KpZT-yE3EwTPwGwZWFfLohQHfXwb9oYEwqKTzzUpwSGu__wYgBo1GAS2cPQ1r2XRyCy3SM3iwy7tFa0rGiT_z1XYWnL5BP_MnjyDU6u6oEjPOo-iN1yPFrSWTbp41Ocs8Mk2IU4nV7eSYTSX8lQmTRHN2f6LevEoDwIhJiUikMQ_hucnOxj3G/s4032/IMG_8939.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwD7eJW5KpZT-yE3EwTPwGwZWFfLohQHfXwb9oYEwqKTzzUpwSGu__wYgBo1GAS2cPQ1r2XRyCy3SM3iwy7tFa0rGiT_z1XYWnL5BP_MnjyDU6u6oEjPOo-iN1yPFrSWTbp41Ocs8Mk2IU4nV7eSYTSX8lQmTRHN2f6LevEoDwIhJiUikMQ_hucnOxj3G/s320/IMG_8939.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next the bus took us along the water and Cornelia pointed out highlights of the city. We are having plans (since the weather is so favorable) to take the ferry over to an island.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIiAW1lEe0UkuoO59Q77Am9Ve-jb30v_E6ZY8Pl4Mvl85xJKt1xlznGNo8XlYoGT3MTYqXV6VSRAtkiJORLVZu2HFIM0GRlCk_PUBmz7rZ-Uy7wHABs9mrmLP8CMNe7l87BHaklcNEELX3lrv9qEIZsYnRYdKaTGdVWGki5FNnBDrcQ3gl6UMKGdgtLrU/s2877/IMG_8953.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2158" data-original-width="2877" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIiAW1lEe0UkuoO59Q77Am9Ve-jb30v_E6ZY8Pl4Mvl85xJKt1xlznGNo8XlYoGT3MTYqXV6VSRAtkiJORLVZu2HFIM0GRlCk_PUBmz7rZ-Uy7wHABs9mrmLP8CMNe7l87BHaklcNEELX3lrv9qEIZsYnRYdKaTGdVWGki5FNnBDrcQ3gl6UMKGdgtLrU/s320/IMG_8953.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bus makes another stop. Here we decide whether we want to stay on the bus back to the hotel or whether we want to discover more on our own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a lutheran church looking very impressive but we did not go in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTb8lCn6aZsLvihYcS00dmbUpLBnwAfG8zNY1dyTeu_jdGKEW86EZgvmVGHyRuImrvyUkFKCPPdxSl7yHIgJG84_JBidHeKgysY07QkGOqUNZJsjqWFh7oLXIiAk5XYdh4YGskj7mArdNnkdVllLoKVTI1ipxez754HqXfoW4hI2m43I2dPblOj86jwVw5/s4032/IMG_8958.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTb8lCn6aZsLvihYcS00dmbUpLBnwAfG8zNY1dyTeu_jdGKEW86EZgvmVGHyRuImrvyUkFKCPPdxSl7yHIgJG84_JBidHeKgysY07QkGOqUNZJsjqWFh7oLXIiAk5XYdh4YGskj7mArdNnkdVllLoKVTI1ipxez754HqXfoW4hI2m43I2dPblOj86jwVw5/s320/IMG_8958.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back in the harbor area. There was an open air market and a Market House. We strolled around a little and I wondered what those green little things were. Mini kiwins! We tasted a sample and it was very delicious. Later, before walking back to the hotel, I bought one of those little containers. I needed them washed to enjoy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6zSJZMBU-BptZ50rnqJ-8Xy74NHHQbfs06tAQva9DRyum9leQ1bEOXBYMiQO00BtiST_iDwjgj1MevesCEt8x9ESEwboOahhF6t4Zdpg46uoKj3ibIgt0lOa-xtsgsm5x8SsMK0xyMRTu4trCAKjIoeMpQnoSqU32nqMRD8iEHK6RvmiPG3IxuFekUhY/s4032/IMG_8961.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6zSJZMBU-BptZ50rnqJ-8Xy74NHHQbfs06tAQva9DRyum9leQ1bEOXBYMiQO00BtiST_iDwjgj1MevesCEt8x9ESEwboOahhF6t4Zdpg46uoKj3ibIgt0lOa-xtsgsm5x8SsMK0xyMRTu4trCAKjIoeMpQnoSqU32nqMRD8iEHK6RvmiPG3IxuFekUhY/s320/IMG_8961.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the old Market Hall. We decided to try to find lunch there. There were stalls on each outside and in the middle. This means that there was a ring to walk all around and we did it twice because we could not decide what we wanted.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMA4NTa0H3XqCCLWoG621V5Mo2pJ3F2cE_DaNAIYQ406RfBY7fsfiOdP8dpFg1ZaX0TzSh6AXFk2CBPlR64rdYMvalIipbq2qcEMtLLcks-gBKBtBWoqxrsz_uiD6w9OegRCikck_fxZ-gkqpbaEmhAO2IyrXbnqMv3BQcEhFk7u1BbygnK5PtvZTjtpj/s4032/IMG_8962.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMA4NTa0H3XqCCLWoG621V5Mo2pJ3F2cE_DaNAIYQ406RfBY7fsfiOdP8dpFg1ZaX0TzSh6AXFk2CBPlR64rdYMvalIipbq2qcEMtLLcks-gBKBtBWoqxrsz_uiD6w9OegRCikck_fxZ-gkqpbaEmhAO2IyrXbnqMv3BQcEhFk7u1BbygnK5PtvZTjtpj/s320/IMG_8962.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here only a tiny sample what all was in the offering.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQN-Lc7RwDeTT8baPo0v9mvGMvZ-yqljrgRoosIJ3Zjjwcb0THAB1zs35b1109sLVCT0XH6x-9ivFxV07fOF6e59GVWxGhPcTn8Ai9IO1cTbOVNqRw0h0ezsgpd_Cru0psGggNxeklE59zIyvQxeOTBiWs9Ze5XYLcj64g_gwZs-7inqPUhjXPey6hd8V/s4032/IMG_8964.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQN-Lc7RwDeTT8baPo0v9mvGMvZ-yqljrgRoosIJ3Zjjwcb0THAB1zs35b1109sLVCT0XH6x-9ivFxV07fOF6e59GVWxGhPcTn8Ai9IO1cTbOVNqRw0h0ezsgpd_Cru0psGggNxeklE59zIyvQxeOTBiWs9Ze5XYLcj64g_gwZs-7inqPUhjXPey6hd8V/s320/IMG_8964.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoCIOB7cXkssKwaXuAkPwjsq6fAa4UkQRZxzXPXbrUa3ScDSRgpxajAPdWJw0UphBNE9BInFD8vHs_HNNNsyxwE1AXtHeMMKJ0Ft8iSUEieyNM8IQ3bSByy2U23V4piwFgww4T6zptXsrgI5mdbjB6tA6owCQwWpHdvQUkyRhExjgzikndhJfgc837uGy/s4032/IMG_8968.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoCIOB7cXkssKwaXuAkPwjsq6fAa4UkQRZxzXPXbrUa3ScDSRgpxajAPdWJw0UphBNE9BInFD8vHs_HNNNsyxwE1AXtHeMMKJ0Ft8iSUEieyNM8IQ3bSByy2U23V4piwFgww4T6zptXsrgI5mdbjB6tA6owCQwWpHdvQUkyRhExjgzikndhJfgc837uGy/s320/IMG_8968.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Decisions are made double difficult if you are not really hungry too. James had a reindeer 'subway' and I a shrimp spring roll (or so). A local beer (liquid bread) is always good for the thirst.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KX-GAmf7LtyJEr5pq0HxD369pvM06bIeTmQkqHmc4Lza__Uq_dc1fkQ3NlBkR-VtUw9IlqQJRV2ZR1pQljjVWAlI0Xf3j5ozGyrCkWAAU8NSOokDB67763EFdCyxNMCo6wwNI3eo2g7BE_5AUu3Cfdcclf6Nlyyh76dQi4HUuelj-5Q0RdxUgmeqdTlD/s4032/IMG_8969.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KX-GAmf7LtyJEr5pq0HxD369pvM06bIeTmQkqHmc4Lza__Uq_dc1fkQ3NlBkR-VtUw9IlqQJRV2ZR1pQljjVWAlI0Xf3j5ozGyrCkWAAU8NSOokDB67763EFdCyxNMCo6wwNI3eo2g7BE_5AUu3Cfdcclf6Nlyyh76dQi4HUuelj-5Q0RdxUgmeqdTlD/s320/IMG_8969.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But then there was this thing. Raparperi piirakka tradition = Traditional rhubarb pie.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr1dWTkm2eqTC0b0l6PTQIyV_Qqw51Y0tr8gt7EHG4Y07pKmgJq0URj6pKXFzOODILh_AEGlPbcIXPX843c9_ybn02yUjhB-YqA_NEffp9XOBcloiaTMdOKrysGgv8-PE0Vk1IuSwWk5VXYWG8_tnHvCMZs_1Aw_6OiloxAMB33BVerspG0EExCRRKJMs/s4032/IMG_8970.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr1dWTkm2eqTC0b0l6PTQIyV_Qqw51Y0tr8gt7EHG4Y07pKmgJq0URj6pKXFzOODILh_AEGlPbcIXPX843c9_ybn02yUjhB-YqA_NEffp9XOBcloiaTMdOKrysGgv8-PE0Vk1IuSwWk5VXYWG8_tnHvCMZs_1Aw_6OiloxAMB33BVerspG0EExCRRKJMs/s320/IMG_8970.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ha-ha, we charged it outside in the sun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xfay-HVzVTE1U06MkvrDBfUqgnD0_FqNaTsvcz9po43_itxAfzBnu6y7LYzyhABR3BS94Ox5_XYSkXpGSL05eqJLwgOeQHZAzX-9fEGV6DfpIlCPVN_6Kr7hqxA2UqO_kJruU9hcoDuMZuLETJbiGOKFzMvhIC26n5ulBk5Tz8Z76vEG2aANnRVMcoM9/s4032/IMG_8971.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xfay-HVzVTE1U06MkvrDBfUqgnD0_FqNaTsvcz9po43_itxAfzBnu6y7LYzyhABR3BS94Ox5_XYSkXpGSL05eqJLwgOeQHZAzX-9fEGV6DfpIlCPVN_6Kr7hqxA2UqO_kJruU9hcoDuMZuLETJbiGOKFzMvhIC26n5ulBk5Tz8Z76vEG2aANnRVMcoM9/s320/IMG_8971.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since we were on 'free time' now and had received a one day transportation ticket we decided to not wait for him to show us but find our way to the ferry. We were lucky that we didn't have to wait too long and we had a nice chat with a ferry person.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQ9aoz34-28VVT4L9BsIzzjN_QEfR-qvSbYYjoEyfU0_cBaODKTZJmNzKBg1fUcEg9iY-7zsjTJaiDFdSv0tm53g2j-aARQISqJkCkb3OiuVvxsB994TZM4K8_mKBCBs6Je3IBs337F6lUNL0rlSgPLvUHJP1MsRcRDlFs7aKn5Iiovrb6PP_-AItYjnS/s4032/IMG_8972.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQ9aoz34-28VVT4L9BsIzzjN_QEfR-qvSbYYjoEyfU0_cBaODKTZJmNzKBg1fUcEg9iY-7zsjTJaiDFdSv0tm53g2j-aARQISqJkCkb3OiuVvxsB994TZM4K8_mKBCBs6Je3IBs337F6lUNL0rlSgPLvUHJP1MsRcRDlFs7aKn5Iiovrb6PP_-AItYjnS/s320/IMG_8972.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO_VlGrMOr_G03BU4VHwp2HQLZwBgWpiALCa3KZTcTTJ8dHdd3Mwv-jUyzpc7ihZ50FIN06SYeHzAJk0eNn5IfZDvGlAboftcpCAli8cASumuCzzgXmmZiaBzJnYpSaEnr1FLOUdYLxGxavtV8RehpufrOfvpbGwdRvfVSFle4bvLrMQ0q_rw9r-QNXoP/s4032/IMG_8980.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO_VlGrMOr_G03BU4VHwp2HQLZwBgWpiALCa3KZTcTTJ8dHdd3Mwv-jUyzpc7ihZ50FIN06SYeHzAJk0eNn5IfZDvGlAboftcpCAli8cASumuCzzgXmmZiaBzJnYpSaEnr1FLOUdYLxGxavtV8RehpufrOfvpbGwdRvfVSFle4bvLrMQ0q_rw9r-QNXoP/s320/IMG_8980.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suomenlinna" target="_blank">Suomenlinna</a></b> is quite a large island, actually several with bridges between them. It is a sea fortress with lots of buildings including a church. People live on . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From the pier we had to walk through this gate first.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were just a few minutes too late to go into this church. On our way back the door was open but we learned that there was a wedding going on in there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrXTtx6ujuUE5tfs2HvJEavpf7Sm6zNmK7Mpyp0akXXMbFNu7scsr7rcD8RJJD0q_UA9z7NAOnBRDtl_W7cg2PC7zq6GqrDOO0w09ntw4bw-CisqBU_Mp2TK1dRUTaf2INFotZnLotJvcxKnMk_o-PySfGJY6E4qLBVy8JfINv4BhyFiYme0f6TtEVJxF/s4032/IMG_8985.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrXTtx6ujuUE5tfs2HvJEavpf7Sm6zNmK7Mpyp0akXXMbFNu7scsr7rcD8RJJD0q_UA9z7NAOnBRDtl_W7cg2PC7zq6GqrDOO0w09ntw4bw-CisqBU_Mp2TK1dRUTaf2INFotZnLotJvcxKnMk_o-PySfGJY6E4qLBVy8JfINv4BhyFiYme0f6TtEVJxF/s320/IMG_8985.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a Linna Bar and we were very thirsty. I didn't even have my hat on.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitghjaaFUk7Uk8SnZP8Kc64PnpmfrCfuQbZFc1LblUc691T7MIgcMd4aqdlMdhcBF44L-zyvMKuMKRHlXIjRTwuTuzgtDkw5W6b-T515QCt6w7BSi4YtaaqekE6XUKocs3-99sv2KW7fXCoZ4aHb9I-CTBARAftn0gBgxoYtL5Av_ZD4VIh-aekDJtumUn/s4032/IMG_8988.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitghjaaFUk7Uk8SnZP8Kc64PnpmfrCfuQbZFc1LblUc691T7MIgcMd4aqdlMdhcBF44L-zyvMKuMKRHlXIjRTwuTuzgtDkw5W6b-T515QCt6w7BSi4YtaaqekE6XUKocs3-99sv2KW7fXCoZ4aHb9I-CTBARAftn0gBgxoYtL5Av_ZD4VIh-aekDJtumUn/s320/IMG_8988.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We sat in the shade and enjoyed a very delicious ice cream and water.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wQzloRvChU8i4ZfqHdzFst_oElKtQdGwNi2UWbySfmKiQWg2TS65jwiBWORITqJSty2snjt1VP-JnRnATkCa5RIOrh-AOVcgXF4_rMSjvgI4qi76QrT-u5U1yj06wvfb7UkUzndovIz7RQaOTQBfVMrWh6kChVNGiTSh2k7jfZJHElmf9CcbjRiDa1X9/s4032/IMG_8989.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wQzloRvChU8i4ZfqHdzFst_oElKtQdGwNi2UWbySfmKiQWg2TS65jwiBWORITqJSty2snjt1VP-JnRnATkCa5RIOrh-AOVcgXF4_rMSjvgI4qi76QrT-u5U1yj06wvfb7UkUzndovIz7RQaOTQBfVMrWh6kChVNGiTSh2k7jfZJHElmf9CcbjRiDa1X9/s320/IMG_8989.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MNpMHcjr3iIlWY030DEk7nUBWiEPZOOPJy6JgvhC1GGmloVqEhiQiIZgWgC7G7jtfcYNVzYS18iTNpHgKY9XuvFPCEm-LTbg9cZDPRPgsZven1v23HvwFp5zl0qONjntghHmSiLhFeAVaQ2pbOp6afDuOZ3Kz34uUUZs81sUMmoRcjf4xMQGvMUu7BzB/s4032/IMG_8991.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MNpMHcjr3iIlWY030DEk7nUBWiEPZOOPJy6JgvhC1GGmloVqEhiQiIZgWgC7G7jtfcYNVzYS18iTNpHgKY9XuvFPCEm-LTbg9cZDPRPgsZven1v23HvwFp5zl0qONjntghHmSiLhFeAVaQ2pbOp6afDuOZ3Kz34uUUZs81sUMmoRcjf4xMQGvMUu7BzB/s320/IMG_8991.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigv5dX2_qqt_J6sXv_Z067oRcOg2j1B-Q2PhIWPwQVJM6xHE8fHgYveJWX6caS--PMiQFmsQfD6fvPt3GPHgmyZQLzJLOcnHY2F3EVIHh8mAPcMjhkmnXa15guT2vzHmnPcsTodv_IE_J2g2Pq05pmAjRzMZsw0N-MSotH0En_5qANcdBwzkY2x6LQLX0x/s3306/IMG_8993.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3306" data-original-width="2986" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigv5dX2_qqt_J6sXv_Z067oRcOg2j1B-Q2PhIWPwQVJM6xHE8fHgYveJWX6caS--PMiQFmsQfD6fvPt3GPHgmyZQLzJLOcnHY2F3EVIHh8mAPcMjhkmnXa15guT2vzHmnPcsTodv_IE_J2g2Pq05pmAjRzMZsw0N-MSotH0En_5qANcdBwzkY2x6LQLX0x/s320/IMG_8993.jpeg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iEVkTV5gXbP5gZgl7Ij5pfpYgfs9DvlN9db3SOWhMMbKaykkbUZuAY2r1f47qkhlBSMgwX6H9E1RefM9OGT5x8J6uCgCFHLV0Q4ftFSWCuh0VjXs9E4IY1LZOYVQmFiLQKGtztky842GtwsIILye9IjN_FpE8c67i6Zpujl9X6QKbrfpCvtnHJ-hfzIZ/s4032/IMG_8999.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iEVkTV5gXbP5gZgl7Ij5pfpYgfs9DvlN9db3SOWhMMbKaykkbUZuAY2r1f47qkhlBSMgwX6H9E1RefM9OGT5x8J6uCgCFHLV0Q4ftFSWCuh0VjXs9E4IY1LZOYVQmFiLQKGtztky842GtwsIILye9IjN_FpE8c67i6Zpujl9X6QKbrfpCvtnHJ-hfzIZ/s320/IMG_8999.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Poor soldiers who had to live in this some time ago. That could not have been fun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizm4K9tOYeWR4fRpbMOtF0zdjoDhpaZnP2vgIlmuYsrYlotoq7mq-HvGwIaQpJ6VoKIlZREVJhBRhuIo7Cjm-bCDGtvzZeTE8vZFbCFnouxQIbkrY-OmP_0nSA5ZllcHdiFCbMGeGXUMizoJLrwwmxJQkB0VFB9ODqOYVeCtD1br_hnhX5wXEinL-PykQ1/s4032/IMG_9002.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizm4K9tOYeWR4fRpbMOtF0zdjoDhpaZnP2vgIlmuYsrYlotoq7mq-HvGwIaQpJ6VoKIlZREVJhBRhuIo7Cjm-bCDGtvzZeTE8vZFbCFnouxQIbkrY-OmP_0nSA5ZllcHdiFCbMGeGXUMizoJLrwwmxJQkB0VFB9ODqOYVeCtD1br_hnhX5wXEinL-PykQ1/s320/IMG_9002.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were just deciding to find our way back when ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"That looks like a nice way" she said.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"There must be a nice view" she said.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"OK" he said.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCy0EF4_lD9aYeFq4tyBvpYxFuJHXHbeW57h8fLBGpOP-aMVSTCyZIDPzHDqOkv_Cpq98qw1Pl5ozgTtuXc7KA89yPrugfp_E4QB5Xa_MiVMCiT9INlsfgVZiwR5SL7EfLdOn-Iv97ed5CAApWsnLpo3jwmeoufimJfcGdRgcijCT1RyPFhe31n8YTcmv/s4032/IMG_9006.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCy0EF4_lD9aYeFq4tyBvpYxFuJHXHbeW57h8fLBGpOP-aMVSTCyZIDPzHDqOkv_Cpq98qw1Pl5ozgTtuXc7KA89yPrugfp_E4QB5Xa_MiVMCiT9INlsfgVZiwR5SL7EfLdOn-Iv97ed5CAApWsnLpo3jwmeoufimJfcGdRgcijCT1RyPFhe31n8YTcmv/s320/IMG_9006.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ha-ha, and it was an easy way and a very nice view.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMB0Fl-eYkNk_rDZQZKuhlFH1PrTIwIvt3reJfDYJvHy2gAEQMdgTtbTjby6FBNiHO9hFuw_oacZANxQyNMHMStzxHJQiILcerNlU5K07urBR02P3y7ZTS3HPYwVPyiWvs05SyWtODqeM6W-cP_OQ9dgZmPbZXlgQpDrWSwYQ1G5UcGv275Vl-imSPRoI/s4032/IMG_9007.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMB0Fl-eYkNk_rDZQZKuhlFH1PrTIwIvt3reJfDYJvHy2gAEQMdgTtbTjby6FBNiHO9hFuw_oacZANxQyNMHMStzxHJQiILcerNlU5K07urBR02P3y7ZTS3HPYwVPyiWvs05SyWtODqeM6W-cP_OQ9dgZmPbZXlgQpDrWSwYQ1G5UcGv275Vl-imSPRoI/s320/IMG_9007.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0ckPl1YPuF2M9lkF16375vgPzDCo2y4RVKrtuqzwHSL7f7XZMt6HAXu6cQEgaSCFzWXToPhdtc5E4qgZP_sQQEuRX9bMYlubyVgJTJYK4omGeGfM1eAsOkMDqexoyj0X-jdiEsXMbEA_gjtYGzCJfqgTV4blTzHyA0nO7JixF3xmtGBvUaJASTEyBg4Z/s4032/IMG_9009.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0ckPl1YPuF2M9lkF16375vgPzDCo2y4RVKrtuqzwHSL7f7XZMt6HAXu6cQEgaSCFzWXToPhdtc5E4qgZP_sQQEuRX9bMYlubyVgJTJYK4omGeGfM1eAsOkMDqexoyj0X-jdiEsXMbEA_gjtYGzCJfqgTV4blTzHyA0nO7JixF3xmtGBvUaJASTEyBg4Z/s320/IMG_9009.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But then we really were on our way back to find the ferry again. My iphone said it was a 'Barnacle Goose".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrYa97wjPfgec0GqkR35PFiGS1nyPNMTg_NOLo2ytdQMADJJ6d9HEl_qweYZ96aDbP2DOHbKgfCRC0PFsvj2rnB7E3ovnDWfXHUhVR2xccmfbhs1RcxtnrjZpJFxh6CX-n3yuLFfjAa3bznahJkAndTJEhg1hwzzwZHxmbDk3mcotRp0dch4wbj4xRx0d/s4032/IMG_9014.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrYa97wjPfgec0GqkR35PFiGS1nyPNMTg_NOLo2ytdQMADJJ6d9HEl_qweYZ96aDbP2DOHbKgfCRC0PFsvj2rnB7E3ovnDWfXHUhVR2xccmfbhs1RcxtnrjZpJFxh6CX-n3yuLFfjAa3bznahJkAndTJEhg1hwzzwZHxmbDk3mcotRp0dch4wbj4xRx0d/s320/IMG_9014.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the pier we met Betty and Marc and we made our way back together. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mU1VRJJQuTmiIoJkLo7Z8leo3uLVH7W1ztBQlpfRZKU0WsetW12AsO-_jXGHNZVg6vSb1AvLPRNo0loUe_yCKGxSU8G8opJS6iSqgEc62qMIkR62S3Pjx5OtFoy3DFzeSYTDBDiQoU3_aujWldkRobbNMS3NSLtoQxEC3qzW3mgR6rGKVkl-BbU1rurh/s4032/IMG_9016.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mU1VRJJQuTmiIoJkLo7Z8leo3uLVH7W1ztBQlpfRZKU0WsetW12AsO-_jXGHNZVg6vSb1AvLPRNo0loUe_yCKGxSU8G8opJS6iSqgEc62qMIkR62S3Pjx5OtFoy3DFzeSYTDBDiQoU3_aujWldkRobbNMS3NSLtoQxEC3qzW3mgR6rGKVkl-BbU1rurh/s320/IMG_9016.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the hotel I had to go again across the street because I suddenly remembered that I should take at least one photo of the outside since we are leaving tomorrow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQWkBLRYgEmINy0FT3lijHv9EFN9gFmjHSmQw4L1idXx_zQI6yx8w9ALsMlXf71rTXO96snMyOT2zFALc4wpkm1neJYlp0P37xKVmvDyhCGCKaG_bFT8VXwyS_0cfnxbeYNW-VnZYBuDKD78I4GL5FVSqtLpHnyOukkb-TvHiuAwU8kE4w3yRbrMJRVal/s4032/IMG_9020.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQWkBLRYgEmINy0FT3lijHv9EFN9gFmjHSmQw4L1idXx_zQI6yx8w9ALsMlXf71rTXO96snMyOT2zFALc4wpkm1neJYlp0P37xKVmvDyhCGCKaG_bFT8VXwyS_0cfnxbeYNW-VnZYBuDKD78I4GL5FVSqtLpHnyOukkb-TvHiuAwU8kE4w3yRbrMJRVal/s320/IMG_9020.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuJuKvv66c4BKQgx5nFwELyKgff_lIrMzCvT63nTkcVCvNoOYGtLHQ36UoW12Dtmlrw1M-kIUvoKWGOAB6v3fHyeyl0Suek3ThZzR9Z4zKAc6MCcPKHrQ2PQDeZlJrAIJL4NPw07eZP4NFWBep4Y9zr1sYrIEY1RqnvdGrVkh8uGj-j1DWqWbFZNFIxYm/s4032/IMG_9021.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuJuKvv66c4BKQgx5nFwELyKgff_lIrMzCvT63nTkcVCvNoOYGtLHQ36UoW12Dtmlrw1M-kIUvoKWGOAB6v3fHyeyl0Suek3ThZzR9Z4zKAc6MCcPKHrQ2PQDeZlJrAIJL4NPw07eZP4NFWBep4Y9zr1sYrIEY1RqnvdGrVkh8uGj-j1DWqWbFZNFIxYm/s320/IMG_9021.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were all asked to be in this conference room at 6 pm. Stephen had prepared a very nice slide show of our trip. Of course there were several loud laughs in-between.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnm9hXTD196Knip7ceVysL3hj-N09XJalKSgsXu0zElxpkYxcSXONFnaI551HAjkSABJhulcPbeznu3QcUMkid2zXEYnLWCfjLvQW8Sf8jNHmlPR1HnR8BEFP_oKT4KzW_sedHUSjlhFL0YObD43DUQgasczMixY5T7m4IujRlrv6AMdNQWppHn0hqLFmh/s4032/IMG_9024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnm9hXTD196Knip7ceVysL3hj-N09XJalKSgsXu0zElxpkYxcSXONFnaI551HAjkSABJhulcPbeznu3QcUMkid2zXEYnLWCfjLvQW8Sf8jNHmlPR1HnR8BEFP_oKT4KzW_sedHUSjlhFL0YObD43DUQgasczMixY5T7m4IujRlrv6AMdNQWppHn0hqLFmh/s320/IMG_9024.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At 7 pm we had our farewell dinner. Betty thought that the garnish looked like a butterfly.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zpbJPHwVijkaa9_dUci3r8_qHGFGuS4cdEhS9Cjl--xyAkCT6VrJExSDUpEfD7BFArr2czO8sYzBcARMtayl65kXHBrKD-PZGmUKzxXtM6peOjabbIUxTGtPUF2Qb7sHrBkaBJd5HtDTe9MMyl7NdR5Ww-49Qpr_n1k3EL1PjXzapGXSi3BnMU40_3Uf/s4032/IMG_9027.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zpbJPHwVijkaa9_dUci3r8_qHGFGuS4cdEhS9Cjl--xyAkCT6VrJExSDUpEfD7BFArr2czO8sYzBcARMtayl65kXHBrKD-PZGmUKzxXtM6peOjabbIUxTGtPUF2Qb7sHrBkaBJd5HtDTe9MMyl7NdR5Ww-49Qpr_n1k3EL1PjXzapGXSi3BnMU40_3Uf/s320/IMG_9027.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since everybody was leaving at different times the next day there was the big Good-Bye. James and I had ordered a taxi for 5 am. But we still had time for a nightcap with Betty and Marc. We had many laughs and adventures together in these 2 weeks+. It would be lovely to see them again.</div><br /><p></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-38728031036462641482023-08-27T16:14:00.001-04:002023-08-27T16:14:28.730-04:00Trip Day 17 - arriving Helsinki<p>Disclaimer: We are already in Germany visiting family and I am very behind with writing the blogs. So much is happening every day that it gets more difficult to remember what happened. We feel so lucky though with everything. Even the weather is cooperating. So, here it goes...</p><p>Thursday August 24</p><p>Our great time here in Lapland is already coming to an end and we have to pack up again. Waking up to rainy windows though.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBawMM_q91tOHRsRP6IJY5Uac9lK34_b6Y24VqTO0HV15Aq8Zcu8ZigILh-yWRap_JOvrmex7k3r63r3LhdypCqg6yD14QA5NEaYgpsMiY8Hsw5bfnYnDqxrA4_4hhH_MUcbrQQXuJjSoqzD21x6BaKSsof0oBdOOtxIEudOyzJ2kDWoNVQ2X_Kl8pTqZs/s4032/IMG_8846.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBawMM_q91tOHRsRP6IJY5Uac9lK34_b6Y24VqTO0HV15Aq8Zcu8ZigILh-yWRap_JOvrmex7k3r63r3LhdypCqg6yD14QA5NEaYgpsMiY8Hsw5bfnYnDqxrA4_4hhH_MUcbrQQXuJjSoqzD21x6BaKSsof0oBdOOtxIEudOyzJ2kDWoNVQ2X_Kl8pTqZs/s320/IMG_8846.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHULoCXFOTi6RkChZNdkvW6pnKvZo73PmIkAmTsooh0M0XYZISwqS6cTLtDEnVO2vUXCMw6QFU9AR2y2g9pkMGAO7kRo5HWo1FMivETX_Ym6b3wtw70DuPK_0n00ClKPYXLgFDc5oA3ACb2HqVOraEn7YVRZIl-DW7psQkyNXl2kzfuJVcgRyJ648WY8HG/s4032/IMG_8847.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHULoCXFOTi6RkChZNdkvW6pnKvZo73PmIkAmTsooh0M0XYZISwqS6cTLtDEnVO2vUXCMw6QFU9AR2y2g9pkMGAO7kRo5HWo1FMivETX_Ym6b3wtw70DuPK_0n00ClKPYXLgFDc5oA3ACb2HqVOraEn7YVRZIl-DW7psQkyNXl2kzfuJVcgRyJ648WY8HG/s320/IMG_8847.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMbuRyurAvCit3Xt4jfRP9yYOFazomXgfR7HQ-FiWSE3YOXx-_PPFyraPB37LjaEXfHSHTn_sJp6ye6hm__yt3uB7hUd1LCYWGQiHkChECf4uPupdRlzC3LdiXWlEIP-vOnFERXUGC6TZW7yXbE_rapPKnpmY_-dbJvJk6e_jXwJPE8Gccy43IoVuCCj4/s4032/IMG_8849.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMbuRyurAvCit3Xt4jfRP9yYOFazomXgfR7HQ-FiWSE3YOXx-_PPFyraPB37LjaEXfHSHTn_sJp6ye6hm__yt3uB7hUd1LCYWGQiHkChECf4uPupdRlzC3LdiXWlEIP-vOnFERXUGC6TZW7yXbE_rapPKnpmY_-dbJvJk6e_jXwJPE8Gccy43IoVuCCj4/s320/IMG_8849.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Can't resist though to take a photo of the "Happy Buddha" bottle. Of course there was also a Happy Buddha shampoo and shower gel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnAMIQvG1ZrFF8J96WEdoda3a9Y07lRDghjVa3QgGgheUoIWXfiykOS7kr1WNsGPFUB5Z8F3_NwCRadJ0uSXSaGio-xsfEtU9eYWxWNXQZJhr8ecaZ4GZO4crMEoJP0uGQq397cMkraChrlJZ-16KMBwAE9V3Mfb12Qeji-SN6W9H7N9cYyPKIUycb_vM/s4032/IMG_8848.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnAMIQvG1ZrFF8J96WEdoda3a9Y07lRDghjVa3QgGgheUoIWXfiykOS7kr1WNsGPFUB5Z8F3_NwCRadJ0uSXSaGio-xsfEtU9eYWxWNXQZJhr8ecaZ4GZO4crMEoJP0uGQq397cMkraChrlJZ-16KMBwAE9V3Mfb12Qeji-SN6W9H7N9cYyPKIUycb_vM/s320/IMG_8848.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Breakfast started at 8 am this day and we had plenty of time to go for a walk too. This was one of the two saunas we could have booked into. Cute.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6q4zUkX08bdmZZTe874g1crm_I6WJnnAFvKaJXEMaBvJMF_zHTBHKXkHWO_hprrFu1v_mNNirsGBRsREXDaEdcXhyVPuZ1F8WDm8VMJhiZDcUo9oOw_Wa_n8nhAsf7qp281CjY2LuitUEbqaReAB9C9bpnXzKgGkmlavv3hXja5IVua7Pb3EIUOYLGV4/s4032/IMG_8850.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6q4zUkX08bdmZZTe874g1crm_I6WJnnAFvKaJXEMaBvJMF_zHTBHKXkHWO_hprrFu1v_mNNirsGBRsREXDaEdcXhyVPuZ1F8WDm8VMJhiZDcUo9oOw_Wa_n8nhAsf7qp281CjY2LuitUEbqaReAB9C9bpnXzKgGkmlavv3hXja5IVua7Pb3EIUOYLGV4/s320/IMG_8850.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhJp4rIu0Dm2cfb7KajuWHC8vYwEa9Qr55aY2cUwrgTFhKkbRBnCsgs_sr4wRoOXXnsAc7HUIOxTG5eGGRgzAAXrQBzPh7RjhxhfUT0nPrS4ZagoQInEWVTZFevbuqVe1F9kHnbJj_nOgzAHmKpQ4uvcxtQTa460Hlbl-uRIfK0g4EDzOzH2B6C3AH00i/s4032/IMG_8851.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These slim trees remind me so much of the plastic Christmas trees you can buy (starting around Halloween?). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZ2z15v3jwjDReKASUVTJyE-VQzPFoOfAjWizyFG1hUqVKnVeUaSmPRC7xS_xRB9_D2wFNpj5mOvr17Mh-1Iq8in7Jvl8p0O9_kdzLK4hYWl_8PiFOCh1z21tqKaU4OtVeWRUok5F83zq0hCu-NrzwolflalyIRG1fxkk50Ms1wHx_DrbZlwb1Kpy29eY/s4032/IMG_8854.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZ2z15v3jwjDReKASUVTJyE-VQzPFoOfAjWizyFG1hUqVKnVeUaSmPRC7xS_xRB9_D2wFNpj5mOvr17Mh-1Iq8in7Jvl8p0O9_kdzLK4hYWl_8PiFOCh1z21tqKaU4OtVeWRUok5F83zq0hCu-NrzwolflalyIRG1fxkk50Ms1wHx_DrbZlwb1Kpy29eY/s320/IMG_8854.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Who could not understand where these signs lead to?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0tQ3ygSrgRBsvc7hB5uOvAyomB3Uz3uWxDwKXdMsaSsupV3glCAJ_H-uYSFNJbM2gZi8r1lEdOmiLU1xZor2xmY1jdMMRVB22APLm0EGGtur41uRL_39MXljV7sK4EP6B4Z9zrXykjW76XwQXkbD96ev0ZOgn0xaeE4d_oBBsE2h-rtfUSqYDr0Afol2/s4032/IMG_8856.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0tQ3ygSrgRBsvc7hB5uOvAyomB3Uz3uWxDwKXdMsaSsupV3glCAJ_H-uYSFNJbM2gZi8r1lEdOmiLU1xZor2xmY1jdMMRVB22APLm0EGGtur41uRL_39MXljV7sK4EP6B4Z9zrXykjW76XwQXkbD96ev0ZOgn0xaeE4d_oBBsE2h-rtfUSqYDr0Afol2/s320/IMG_8856.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The flight was at 12:55 </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQlWO_sPCT67vEyMSzJkmyrK-C5qluD_KyUMYw88zO9T30X5WIGE564l13580sWI4BQ-Vju80PBmDPLstOIb2APtR0ihxzMNIUzjIiFaRlLfa5zlnGgHKjM5Nx5MNdWNtFh6iKfstEbNajXVG9lzAlhRfmWkd7bhvRjJ9_Vmi0cJTxjE0HazcKk1TF-Zg/s4032/IMG_8859.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQlWO_sPCT67vEyMSzJkmyrK-C5qluD_KyUMYw88zO9T30X5WIGE564l13580sWI4BQ-Vju80PBmDPLstOIb2APtR0ihxzMNIUzjIiFaRlLfa5zlnGgHKjM5Nx5MNdWNtFh6iKfstEbNajXVG9lzAlhRfmWkd7bhvRjJ9_Vmi0cJTxjE0HazcKk1TF-Zg/s320/IMG_8859.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Got to stay hydrated.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJT9jehVNqwu9KOyngzPJZC5aVDQ0VOgnJGL_zk_IMYDMKI9U6OyeWlVzkv08u_LbMwDIbuz8ARDUOQ_EjigAUaCUUBk3o_68kQylvdasbACL3vDedyHHoalOXhB3qlXtOrYD6CalXv6dYjvmWIyakh-z33hGICOsh9kc3XrfNc2OGbTaGxsoqF33hLLX-/s4032/IMG_8861.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJT9jehVNqwu9KOyngzPJZC5aVDQ0VOgnJGL_zk_IMYDMKI9U6OyeWlVzkv08u_LbMwDIbuz8ARDUOQ_EjigAUaCUUBk3o_68kQylvdasbACL3vDedyHHoalOXhB3qlXtOrYD6CalXv6dYjvmWIyakh-z33hGICOsh9kc3XrfNc2OGbTaGxsoqF33hLLX-/s320/IMG_8861.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4cx-eou6AQlGJi34Hr3I0u4RfcnOowb831eTGdcMNDIbbakxbye9zlXnC77QDhcpmxJYrDfNOyyQROJ_bV5Lgkvfw5IkfJac8cn50ZQb3BPV76JRAnzEumL8edCuCB2OoFr_DWpl-LMxyZXvZB8KPaCR0M3dFLTraw43_3NNRcVliKeW6n_v-DAulVmv/s4032/IMG_8862.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4cx-eou6AQlGJi34Hr3I0u4RfcnOowb831eTGdcMNDIbbakxbye9zlXnC77QDhcpmxJYrDfNOyyQROJ_bV5Lgkvfw5IkfJac8cn50ZQb3BPV76JRAnzEumL8edCuCB2OoFr_DWpl-LMxyZXvZB8KPaCR0M3dFLTraw43_3NNRcVliKeW6n_v-DAulVmv/s320/IMG_8862.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNUECn-DdwSywPURft28hO-x0yITWjqU15LT0PDTa9GurE8wYSQnqyaJRLyVJOV6oEgfO5zvBKuQ7nXzFGn4pCEDvnM_tfZug2tknW3RdER1BPbG_YNfn6jYOsKqytyKA-7pdKywvfeMFc8vFCebfxpQbArhOmUTZQ7VUpgAfVPfS7jCIqSouJcILfVV4/s4032/IMG_8873.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNUECn-DdwSywPURft28hO-x0yITWjqU15LT0PDTa9GurE8wYSQnqyaJRLyVJOV6oEgfO5zvBKuQ7nXzFGn4pCEDvnM_tfZug2tknW3RdER1BPbG_YNfn6jYOsKqytyKA-7pdKywvfeMFc8vFCebfxpQbArhOmUTZQ7VUpgAfVPfS7jCIqSouJcILfVV4/s320/IMG_8873.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">James probably missed the lift-off as usually.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHc6P4mPs8O16gtmW0dspw-O-rJk6qmaWV1lF3zHOFMasDme8Ct-Vg5s13iL9Ku0QfEFwtWgDZ2IL9XKNaZyMsryKQe3AL2HW4P_g6WF_x_Xfb20ZOjM7QVQbs-nvpDtr1ItKKFhIOrfucd-cAK1O6-SrWVo_SIsf3jUpZ-2DkpuSc5gQJzxMf8JRd562k/s4032/IMG_8874.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHc6P4mPs8O16gtmW0dspw-O-rJk6qmaWV1lF3zHOFMasDme8Ct-Vg5s13iL9Ku0QfEFwtWgDZ2IL9XKNaZyMsryKQe3AL2HW4P_g6WF_x_Xfb20ZOjM7QVQbs-nvpDtr1ItKKFhIOrfucd-cAK1O6-SrWVo_SIsf3jUpZ-2DkpuSc5gQJzxMf8JRd562k/s320/IMG_8874.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we landed in Helsinki (about 3:25 pm) we had a gigantic downpour and were not sure how to get into the bus as dry as possible but it was figured out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The GLO Hotel Art was cute and in a perfect location. We checked into our rooms and had agreed to meet to walk to a pizza place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NOMnAlTuAM-EBI75zZGbB1kBud7U3x0Lqrc1AhJ2IRc2YscKYfSN0NIpwvaFHYUi0dgcSfhzTFoQWT1R6wBCpZ3VhScZsGXLQAPkRW4ajr7RINbZVupQ8YpW2sHFEKAz85nYiih0v2Ta_aA4OkZ0JAww3e5JKojOJIDPf-iWFy-uyRyquYbCkkgStnr9/s4032/IMG_8882.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NOMnAlTuAM-EBI75zZGbB1kBud7U3x0Lqrc1AhJ2IRc2YscKYfSN0NIpwvaFHYUi0dgcSfhzTFoQWT1R6wBCpZ3VhScZsGXLQAPkRW4ajr7RINbZVupQ8YpW2sHFEKAz85nYiih0v2Ta_aA4OkZ0JAww3e5JKojOJIDPf-iWFy-uyRyquYbCkkgStnr9/s320/IMG_8882.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The formerly called "Pizza Berlusconi" was now called just "Pizza Reindeer" because Berlusconi had died. James and I ordered the small one to share. The menu had listed "reindeer dust" as one of the ingredients and we wondered what that might be. We made fun that may be our noses were going to glow red.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9PFiYj4Q9ONBfdsIwSLjvLxY9D1o3q6u4NN1bRIWIQkWtR2k9Lz6_9khFl1HTrG9RkPsaNNWykTL8mlROE4kpTIXihwrgfI1KtYu4QFHYH6uXAiFNOV2bD4YvkYrYSnhxwVGnT6EpZfnjUig63A6Sjjy6IRwc4ndpUO_bOSIxn1fB7dp0hkP1TuRWraV/s4032/IMG_8883.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9PFiYj4Q9ONBfdsIwSLjvLxY9D1o3q6u4NN1bRIWIQkWtR2k9Lz6_9khFl1HTrG9RkPsaNNWykTL8mlROE4kpTIXihwrgfI1KtYu4QFHYH6uXAiFNOV2bD4YvkYrYSnhxwVGnT6EpZfnjUig63A6Sjjy6IRwc4ndpUO_bOSIxn1fB7dp0hkP1TuRWraV/s320/IMG_8883.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0rpIyfxlp_QhuYWL92KTdwWOkVfEkuQ5h7-4tfB8ho-GO2Mh5tJ9TPbutfjx7MnX-Xz5kNdiRQAqnlX78wECF9kRMWo9X313HVYpjWITPXbkOIFNcSh4x8mmh3Z-NoSIRL-Hp7GAfvVorQGDUbTND_Rwa4HsjPDDrJJZrO1Mk_jW8QevlM91c_mXTAvN/s4032/IMG_8884.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0rpIyfxlp_QhuYWL92KTdwWOkVfEkuQ5h7-4tfB8ho-GO2Mh5tJ9TPbutfjx7MnX-Xz5kNdiRQAqnlX78wECF9kRMWo9X313HVYpjWITPXbkOIFNcSh4x8mmh3Z-NoSIRL-Hp7GAfvVorQGDUbTND_Rwa4HsjPDDrJJZrO1Mk_jW8QevlM91c_mXTAvN/s320/IMG_8884.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">James and I, Betty, Marc, Karen and Tom didn't feel like going back to the hotel right away and started to walk towards Esplanade. So much to see on the way though. This little park had a statue which I could look up since we have T-Mobile now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bVS3Z_5S5VWEj1XjBaM7ShIkoDJxwRxAPo3h49k4ajZKYtp8X4oAQNPQXq7_YAtfvlcSt_lc-_CNybMt1xnzc5DuFshlPloyuKRgQMlJj8EMU6Tyb_F6CiO9WWok9fbwz7jrnbBPSKcvWf2Yw8VS2G6MWanGCuXkznRIpfDXZaquHKl7SI0tyWoNDi6Z/s4032/IMG_8885.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bVS3Z_5S5VWEj1XjBaM7ShIkoDJxwRxAPo3h49k4ajZKYtp8X4oAQNPQXq7_YAtfvlcSt_lc-_CNybMt1xnzc5DuFshlPloyuKRgQMlJj8EMU6Tyb_F6CiO9WWok9fbwz7jrnbBPSKcvWf2Yw8VS2G6MWanGCuXkznRIpfDXZaquHKl7SI0tyWoNDi6Z/s320/IMG_8885.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Soon we heard music. There was a large park on the other side of the street and there were mostly young people everywhere. Several groups were singing a-capella. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdaMJoVQ-JTaRNM5MqyYR2_vjxP58cSG2IOQLI7YYs5Sp_P5MwbJ0qqOeIZnqAk8ziBNJwfHvb2QE5RfUkhT5N5hVYLAU_bCTwJrwbhuYaMbUkPd-wQofnZn4AIlRjx7MExAMVQXR8g7AbzIDXb9g7DQqNoW-CKiKmWUhO7vZEq_ZMZUeiv4aQ2IA6AUh/s4032/IMG_8886.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdaMJoVQ-JTaRNM5MqyYR2_vjxP58cSG2IOQLI7YYs5Sp_P5MwbJ0qqOeIZnqAk8ziBNJwfHvb2QE5RfUkhT5N5hVYLAU_bCTwJrwbhuYaMbUkPd-wQofnZn4AIlRjx7MExAMVQXR8g7AbzIDXb9g7DQqNoW-CKiKmWUhO7vZEq_ZMZUeiv4aQ2IA6AUh/s320/IMG_8886.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYmJ5ss_eGPKNWElppkxCesP5xMf18vb8m1jRq1xTmoJOHfojZGlN2EMcNIeHe2VmYCai979nutJm86XULt9bGMroSYPgDx-oXBwg4hVejGHk5q1TK_7WEPQqno3oyw9WtgXh2GvQauKqr_JUx3EMzT2Nn87rPJOKuwaIbL9q7a7gdxqjVzv7-hVelPik/s3520/IMG_8887.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="3520" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYmJ5ss_eGPKNWElppkxCesP5xMf18vb8m1jRq1xTmoJOHfojZGlN2EMcNIeHe2VmYCai979nutJm86XULt9bGMroSYPgDx-oXBwg4hVejGHk5q1TK_7WEPQqno3oyw9WtgXh2GvQauKqr_JUx3EMzT2Nn87rPJOKuwaIbL9q7a7gdxqjVzv7-hVelPik/s320/IMG_8887.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was so much fun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhLCbVoZN4CyZyFvMIbaDyAnuP_X8UDtJZws93jB3fT9LnNg1nYaW-tn8k8-UcZRD1BJMgzZLePtSFnwDrVMe4Lgjyo8Jh1rQ6n1fKd1CXpdvr3-s0QMGxgQmB-hs2HJunl3xwLjXlSEpQQhozvGn01F1Y9PXK8LUqJI2SGNbprQzQ1U36yydysvo5CLc/s4032/IMG_8893.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhLCbVoZN4CyZyFvMIbaDyAnuP_X8UDtJZws93jB3fT9LnNg1nYaW-tn8k8-UcZRD1BJMgzZLePtSFnwDrVMe4Lgjyo8Jh1rQ6n1fKd1CXpdvr3-s0QMGxgQmB-hs2HJunl3xwLjXlSEpQQhozvGn01F1Y9PXK8LUqJI2SGNbprQzQ1U36yydysvo5CLc/s320/IMG_8893.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also saw several groups of young people with funny pants. One group all red pants, or yellow, or green.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We asked them and were told they were students. It seemed that the different groups were basically different study felds. The first ones were mostly nurses and so on.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBb4nEmqJMweRuycsJLiXshUXN974P3PtkIOFWSxV_YvN15xTbsXIdbnegxe4vDISHpii4xD7P1MiuURo0pQwzKfYkX52hjg7JfdRnogtiK9F_LgYJqBPSyzvDmq3t8I-uf0VK3gm0OMMq3rEhl1jYUms44Hv6jOA3E7mJRSEw_3VOxmsk_TVpdkINwchC/s4032/IMG_8894.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBb4nEmqJMweRuycsJLiXshUXN974P3PtkIOFWSxV_YvN15xTbsXIdbnegxe4vDISHpii4xD7P1MiuURo0pQwzKfYkX52hjg7JfdRnogtiK9F_LgYJqBPSyzvDmq3t8I-uf0VK3gm0OMMq3rEhl1jYUms44Hv6jOA3E7mJRSEw_3VOxmsk_TVpdkINwchC/s320/IMG_8894.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course we also enjoyed the greenery, flowers in planters, fancy architecture and statues.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgltiGgypujS5tDakWZjsBowzQ6QXaffFqWfZ8686XOGg9FGbusF3YB6XFbDnSpTKRW7IpdhvuLNR7ukklGySqgNK3qGpXY8ZFU2Mx1NbiiYPj4KfNpLmoiQe9sqPqa5N-LmUW81WcAfXOUySyaCbNjA2jHlndrzTYuS-OJ6V4pQ-FYheTQpzeBRw9Ut41/s4032/IMG_8896.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgltiGgypujS5tDakWZjsBowzQ6QXaffFqWfZ8686XOGg9FGbusF3YB6XFbDnSpTKRW7IpdhvuLNR7ukklGySqgNK3qGpXY8ZFU2Mx1NbiiYPj4KfNpLmoiQe9sqPqa5N-LmUW81WcAfXOUySyaCbNjA2jHlndrzTYuS-OJ6V4pQ-FYheTQpzeBRw9Ut41/s320/IMG_8896.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-jM69opxqmE2QnAoDaTMSWVGqbd46LI4v6yInXanF1MEX_hHJdcG7fsAgX2t3_p1o7KxIWAYvw2ZfxqJZZgmyyKoMwsCO68WPVdNoEZ70uEWxn7JgR7m3GGDVW7JuEyg6uSPCWRm7rIn1C9MljxMoVjCAU2vENPovGxwWJ59OE-svEZ4E4a9mUtqzD9D/s4032/IMG_8897.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-jM69opxqmE2QnAoDaTMSWVGqbd46LI4v6yInXanF1MEX_hHJdcG7fsAgX2t3_p1o7KxIWAYvw2ZfxqJZZgmyyKoMwsCO68WPVdNoEZ70uEWxn7JgR7m3GGDVW7JuEyg6uSPCWRm7rIn1C9MljxMoVjCAU2vENPovGxwWJ59OE-svEZ4E4a9mUtqzD9D/s320/IMG_8897.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgZzROte6McZ9GVTkAUVCpD0AXf5X-X1jU9kptEAhfko7P7tsnTFLP5tFMAbCvEIqxfJsISbVeGqOfWqMKxiDKWV6BjOt4J8OIcc8HwKKlADhfB0Mi6_BUorCeoodmeN9NVEkD7YAUsHWSVHfmCmCOZA3vPRL5k38z7pgt0vVISanE638K1n7M3GExXBr/s4032/IMG_8898.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgZzROte6McZ9GVTkAUVCpD0AXf5X-X1jU9kptEAhfko7P7tsnTFLP5tFMAbCvEIqxfJsISbVeGqOfWqMKxiDKWV6BjOt4J8OIcc8HwKKlADhfB0Mi6_BUorCeoodmeN9NVEkD7YAUsHWSVHfmCmCOZA3vPRL5k38z7pgt0vVISanE638K1n7M3GExXBr/s320/IMG_8898.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Marc's goal was the Helsinki Bryggeri, a brewery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQl2qtsjl4CSpz9zdhwncWYLhlZm4VLrZepfx6Z2rpll55rYf7LIQqreDHNg0o1s6j16pb0Nnc-ELpgJaBa7OUqOx0RQQfh-E264T-kF_UroAszstscUyAUVBqFKRgY3VogVu-4g2oRyG2U5S7Oqut3aAA6_gKfbP01e8xEQ2KTPhUX2Lvq4k9ca9Wcph/s4032/IMG_8900.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQl2qtsjl4CSpz9zdhwncWYLhlZm4VLrZepfx6Z2rpll55rYf7LIQqreDHNg0o1s6j16pb0Nnc-ELpgJaBa7OUqOx0RQQfh-E264T-kF_UroAszstscUyAUVBqFKRgY3VogVu-4g2oRyG2U5S7Oqut3aAA6_gKfbP01e8xEQ2KTPhUX2Lvq4k9ca9Wcph/s320/IMG_8900.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Past the entry was a courtyard type area with lots of tables. A male choir was again singing a cappella and it was just so very enjoyable.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfLiCctTHIbC8MHFoXptotISoSablILBBatr2ACpd2XUJxy4bEQEu6D50lckv6Pb0HAA5BqHFlyPJUO9w_K2GT_a8E0oISrIJZW0QJ1_t4Z3R85U0eOljiBGA00NA3AppD6HfpJoSRwOB20GjAzG4Lc7lcLPK4Ox6NunlaE0BnI6fBKeUyjYN6olty1yv/s4032/IMG_8901.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfLiCctTHIbC8MHFoXptotISoSablILBBatr2ACpd2XUJxy4bEQEu6D50lckv6Pb0HAA5BqHFlyPJUO9w_K2GT_a8E0oISrIJZW0QJ1_t4Z3R85U0eOljiBGA00NA3AppD6HfpJoSRwOB20GjAzG4Lc7lcLPK4Ox6NunlaE0BnI6fBKeUyjYN6olty1yv/s320/IMG_8901.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Marc asked me whether I had taken a photo of this! We were sitting right next to it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgIYG-Vqs0KQEoqQWTOYjpLqrZ1Ua2dI6hp0ftJSqdnTWCY9GOuwrwv052Yo6otsYEoOtryaQl-9ZhvGsdMvqXlvOV-IAP4vg9Vy1kzectFS5YiTepYwjzYkCO6Nkp4hveHJxCUUxGkph79v6M2KF5DSDDjskuC3znKvZegslozfc29N2t37Xr2Cjs8T_/s4032/IMG_8902.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgIYG-Vqs0KQEoqQWTOYjpLqrZ1Ua2dI6hp0ftJSqdnTWCY9GOuwrwv052Yo6otsYEoOtryaQl-9ZhvGsdMvqXlvOV-IAP4vg9Vy1kzectFS5YiTepYwjzYkCO6Nkp4hveHJxCUUxGkph79v6M2KF5DSDDjskuC3znKvZegslozfc29N2t37Xr2Cjs8T_/s320/IMG_8902.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And with the walk back to the hotel I managed 12,977 steps this day. Not bad. And this Helsinki surprised us. Tonight it seemed such a happy place. Looking forward to tomorrow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-83923740537508235282023-08-27T14:45:00.001-04:002023-08-27T14:45:58.631-04:00Trip Day 16<p>Wednesday August 23</p><p>After a good nights sleep with the curtains open and the sky above us we went to breakfast at 7 am. The little walk from the cabin to the lodge was nice. Number 9 was not too far away and it made us hopeful that again we would be lucky with the weather.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqE6YSStKxa5t2HijMYBynCsjNy5l_G3oXVTd5oXVl38q6Z1oWz52u1iwLU02PoNC6NhXWg7qSz7xahxtYbVr40TtOnozKwdJBixIsigHw3aqpoXIkZTbxVKCNoQt2TcxJFfnegrwB3id9RPOtl42eAEoB7y0ktu98J46DIipl9tk9gWm66FmNRdaiP3m/s4032/IMG_8739.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqE6YSStKxa5t2HijMYBynCsjNy5l_G3oXVTd5oXVl38q6Z1oWz52u1iwLU02PoNC6NhXWg7qSz7xahxtYbVr40TtOnozKwdJBixIsigHw3aqpoXIkZTbxVKCNoQt2TcxJFfnegrwB3id9RPOtl42eAEoB7y0ktu98J46DIipl9tk9gWm66FmNRdaiP3m/s320/IMG_8739.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">B<span style="font-family: inherit;">reakfast buffet was plentiful as always with the grainy flatbread etc. Here are all the berries which are growing wild. I was told that those bigger orange color ones are Cloudberries. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wikipedia says: <span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86);">native to cool temperate regions, alpine and arctic tundra and boreal forest. This herbaceous perennial produces amber-colored edible fruit similar to the blackberry.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJJxCsFZdvVZiqFSwmlX7C1FCpnTgrFZSC-u2cGQMuT4KXJkgNp65liJWZhNSVOgO8hhwiEpc3fxKzf0VVKg-cHE8TyksbHbe-pD_yhZUfdA8OPS7gX3unCra5JbCB4wWnXmQ2RdpcFCw3zuIU8PWPQE-wX1iwhSS7dvifoTYUTyNjXHWmAL4xaTTflWs/s4032/IMG_8742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJJxCsFZdvVZiqFSwmlX7C1FCpnTgrFZSC-u2cGQMuT4KXJkgNp65liJWZhNSVOgO8hhwiEpc3fxKzf0VVKg-cHE8TyksbHbe-pD_yhZUfdA8OPS7gX3unCra5JbCB4wWnXmQ2RdpcFCw3zuIU8PWPQE-wX1iwhSS7dvifoTYUTyNjXHWmAL4xaTTflWs/s320/IMG_8742.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At 8 am there was a choice to go on a nature walk. Our bus took us. Stephen introduced us to our local guide Piia when we arrived at the head of the <b><a href="https://www.nationalparks.fi/inari/trails/thenatureandculturetrailofjuutua" target="_blank">Juutua Trail</a></b> and off she lead us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrPJIJxhuG_RxAja0e_x8EYAkKHcQ5pLqj-BpV8TOOkREYhOR809LG2eolkJ01bxFoSfG096tMc9plNsWNCo7Zl54hiueeb2tXbqM5kTuwUQXHPSW9WXl6G6tT-zNS3w4HTTZlGMZjX1-YwSV4u_iXpkBA2UXlrqC5h-cUWRUL-ie3jnZyqwrQsfh9LmB/s4032/IMG_8744.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrPJIJxhuG_RxAja0e_x8EYAkKHcQ5pLqj-BpV8TOOkREYhOR809LG2eolkJ01bxFoSfG096tMc9plNsWNCo7Zl54hiueeb2tXbqM5kTuwUQXHPSW9WXl6G6tT-zNS3w4HTTZlGMZjX1-YwSV4u_iXpkBA2UXlrqC5h-cUWRUL-ie3jnZyqwrQsfh9LmB/s320/IMG_8744.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The trail was easy to walk on and sometimes there were these cute information posts. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRQPo-L0Bbo085oZehsI9daU7L7_vIWYOKvpBbCcw9QLgNEf3C9RZpELay80zHw7xNEha8izPgx3fFSI2baaYtpxDnq_O98-gt2mWrCCn_7rmOej9Bzp9Hot46atbf5tKyx0X0BWDJ7F66o2u8cG4F8n8iKg-8KyoF_jdqOpy9A_uGVK5owF2Rs34AWGl/s4032/IMG_8745.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRQPo-L0Bbo085oZehsI9daU7L7_vIWYOKvpBbCcw9QLgNEf3C9RZpELay80zHw7xNEha8izPgx3fFSI2baaYtpxDnq_O98-gt2mWrCCn_7rmOej9Bzp9Hot46atbf5tKyx0X0BWDJ7F66o2u8cG4F8n8iKg-8KyoF_jdqOpy9A_uGVK5owF2Rs34AWGl/s320/IMG_8745.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This bridge went over a river (don't remember the name) which was full of water and rapids. There was a sign on each side of the bridge that only 4 people can be on the bridge at the same time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7TmcqZ9oB1ilRXjiR5n8jFEHrNK0JArVgyUryb5VPdnTkQY92Sw7_2lVT_UCfa2fsh1kihwN2BCh2BepGL2_ozaKt3iZN7bc2Sp3Xm-0P1PPQqfGcZZmazOVr9KLgbuiWiScHOJC_u_t8chUGREDYhiuGPrlsMs8gMzjvFYq7kdkhZq_vyXXC7roYdDM/s4032/IMG_8747.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7TmcqZ9oB1ilRXjiR5n8jFEHrNK0JArVgyUryb5VPdnTkQY92Sw7_2lVT_UCfa2fsh1kihwN2BCh2BepGL2_ozaKt3iZN7bc2Sp3Xm-0P1PPQqfGcZZmazOVr9KLgbuiWiScHOJC_u_t8chUGREDYhiuGPrlsMs8gMzjvFYq7kdkhZq_vyXXC7roYdDM/s320/IMG_8747.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSueUMX6O1JA6BaXNgY2kyUyzNXhUA66K5m8NjPhsxXxjXhO8lyJh98p3RGMmCOSYP7LoQswd_4dooa0lhXm1AFOP8HeUurSPegJJFwWFHkX3t-5mI5QqpfcOlD5lc_rICfSVBgbOMr98TmhmTmqsaajnCwaVBzPW71w_pQxN4NW06WesdKruGUrenbmG5/s4032/IMG_8751.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Piia explained that you could have real fast weather changes. A sudden snow storm could kill you if you were not prepared. Finns like their outdoors. You were not supposed to sleep here but it was obvious that the group of young people we found here deffinately had slept here. They were rolling up their sleeping bags.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSydftp-3GLBYJ8NrBNSdGqSBUX8T9jXJY0KYJHn-EGTXRQgEn51k-T9H0R03opqj3aM_A2aTeHp7weHhbRwbb5EIFfslQuQvuOIxcBwVLLfFY4eS2T8Pzd2H1Aw-bgEt9SLGqEmXT1MfPFNwwL2pL_lB9-P7De5xb93g_xft8RMobQ2z14EHSasL-OBSN/s4032/IMG_8759.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSydftp-3GLBYJ8NrBNSdGqSBUX8T9jXJY0KYJHn-EGTXRQgEn51k-T9H0R03opqj3aM_A2aTeHp7weHhbRwbb5EIFfslQuQvuOIxcBwVLLfFY4eS2T8Pzd2H1Aw-bgEt9SLGqEmXT1MfPFNwwL2pL_lB9-P7De5xb93g_xft8RMobQ2z14EHSasL-OBSN/s320/IMG_8759.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For inclement weather/darkness there were these lamps along the whole trail.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK00CKW3LG7S0NjmVL-5G4Ma3wg4x2XPbebvn1gd7WRG5WcDnet808QA331tOmoWLmOBzxUXqLnxsfWdF3DJcMQcUL5rSBVmpyOTaOynnRVw0m4qXMGWNaaZ636zGXm_ismwVu0A3zb6id4IEv_0RM9ne1vdKRltJgjkTlKPvOF7ujZ1_p3KKCPUnkVXBx/s4032/IMG_8760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK00CKW3LG7S0NjmVL-5G4Ma3wg4x2XPbebvn1gd7WRG5WcDnet808QA331tOmoWLmOBzxUXqLnxsfWdF3DJcMQcUL5rSBVmpyOTaOynnRVw0m4qXMGWNaaZ636zGXm_ismwVu0A3zb6id4IEv_0RM9ne1vdKRltJgjkTlKPvOF7ujZ1_p3KKCPUnkVXBx/s320/IMG_8760.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Forests look so different here with large stones inbetween the trees and very low growing vegetation. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSszPVCG76Seql60yBwuhQztW2DUz9CeHDSR_9KhOEa9GT3Ysx4I9hOysRrrmIkeMVwOQ6arQQM89iikWYzje6sQ0wwjyM44VaAuNeDWwrZDLrlol-0RedtOLOagXwDeQbRuMoOUobUBnU8Qr2zh4nW7rLXv9KFM0Vqa8-9SWqjinLgD16SynGVJ8h17q/s4032/IMG_8762.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSszPVCG76Seql60yBwuhQztW2DUz9CeHDSR_9KhOEa9GT3Ysx4I9hOysRrrmIkeMVwOQ6arQQM89iikWYzje6sQ0wwjyM44VaAuNeDWwrZDLrlol-0RedtOLOagXwDeQbRuMoOUobUBnU8Qr2zh4nW7rLXv9KFM0Vqa8-9SWqjinLgD16SynGVJ8h17q/s320/IMG_8762.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4T_9J7UivMiQxIsUk8XnlIci1dmO6hvTdQfjFRV4zeRhghsSIJyFxsDSdzea9o3pEyZmZKZeaFnL1Ftzj5Gd0o1Xq5QxTH9gg9yIsjDBqczSDJDKG24TgT7ycwogM2tipH8RyLnGoL2pfFO6OFCsD_vl68ngyAIP_Uy-SJlN777mr-TVNo5IlO_vhfkn/s4032/IMG_8763.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4T_9J7UivMiQxIsUk8XnlIci1dmO6hvTdQfjFRV4zeRhghsSIJyFxsDSdzea9o3pEyZmZKZeaFnL1Ftzj5Gd0o1Xq5QxTH9gg9yIsjDBqczSDJDKG24TgT7ycwogM2tipH8RyLnGoL2pfFO6OFCsD_vl68ngyAIP_Uy-SJlN777mr-TVNo5IlO_vhfkn/s320/IMG_8763.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Piia stopped and told us about Finnlands' berries. The lingonberries, the cloudberries, the blueberries etc. All are growing in the wild and are not cultivated if I understood it right. The Finns need harvesters from other countries (Poland, Ukraine etc) to come to do that so the preserves can be produced in the factories. That was a big problem during the pandemic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLzxG2lcThXRB8F1f0e9CyvLFsdJDcb9FJ2-RkhV8yWmemDsTNsriBbhpm4zoAWJXhAVcK9RSTgIatzT-ECtxivTKYiPK740z8AIXNddhmJGmWfWd44BLh4D4LF3-rhUHH3EPuRkjjuavFdEjlod3w4OzbtCEaPpoO5rubbD2jDV1Jme1g9wTjBZJ0f61/s4032/IMG_8764.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLzxG2lcThXRB8F1f0e9CyvLFsdJDcb9FJ2-RkhV8yWmemDsTNsriBbhpm4zoAWJXhAVcK9RSTgIatzT-ECtxivTKYiPK740z8AIXNddhmJGmWfWd44BLh4D4LF3-rhUHH3EPuRkjjuavFdEjlod3w4OzbtCEaPpoO5rubbD2jDV1Jme1g9wTjBZJ0f61/s320/IMG_8764.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If I recall right the cloudberry season was over but the lingonberries are not quite ripe. They looked so perfectly red on the top but turned over they were still white.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwyajbipsAcnuy8wS4EPJKPCE4TkAoa01aA00P2GzMEVHYyGj-Xc1Dy4bKAqkQoFA96y9h8ei7gk0EFq2BMyhz5Jc1T98W1OBQPDnDjyzAzZE-LJZ22mnXy-UQBkgDCQlEbB-YrH-3IPcv4J19yucths7rkc80tuEd1EhcBzYz9zLsfZDZ0qFgQfbgDol/s4032/IMG_8765.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwyajbipsAcnuy8wS4EPJKPCE4TkAoa01aA00P2GzMEVHYyGj-Xc1Dy4bKAqkQoFA96y9h8ei7gk0EFq2BMyhz5Jc1T98W1OBQPDnDjyzAzZE-LJZ22mnXy-UQBkgDCQlEbB-YrH-3IPcv4J19yucths7rkc80tuEd1EhcBzYz9zLsfZDZ0qFgQfbgDol/s320/IMG_8765.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilux9vlg1giHEDptUoKeTSYp0qpo28Nx0cChvp_zy1bvYrwx76U8nxVlKW_pcN3-uSb_JiApXEi4JwnpldN1GmAlpy7w1eobfjnaRgNuRuZK9GufqC5f12DQNZAZGmRa5Cfy7OcoIKhC3dXioUnTaMuAQuU8xYFATzbSpGseAXpKu8vLg_5C7qzZjMaL_i/s4032/IMG_8767.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilux9vlg1giHEDptUoKeTSYp0qpo28Nx0cChvp_zy1bvYrwx76U8nxVlKW_pcN3-uSb_JiApXEi4JwnpldN1GmAlpy7w1eobfjnaRgNuRuZK9GufqC5f12DQNZAZGmRa5Cfy7OcoIKhC3dXioUnTaMuAQuU8xYFATzbSpGseAXpKu8vLg_5C7qzZjMaL_i/s320/IMG_8767.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDSBNMjPi7nB0ckJAbnIiGBoTuRA2RHe_GMe5kAqrh5D1TqVx5i1Ex-fv2ByzyAeKqAV3y5EdZTInJPZWEzmbmFyYnzsRInc-0d1UaBDhGdb4yOPu28TraAEN7lioPABSj5T-Ys2EnSJsi8vtc7OFIHDYSgud_POiBLdjG93-4hyOO-9YfxD3JvCVF6fr/s4032/IMG_8768.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDSBNMjPi7nB0ckJAbnIiGBoTuRA2RHe_GMe5kAqrh5D1TqVx5i1Ex-fv2ByzyAeKqAV3y5EdZTInJPZWEzmbmFyYnzsRInc-0d1UaBDhGdb4yOPu28TraAEN7lioPABSj5T-Ys2EnSJsi8vtc7OFIHDYSgud_POiBLdjG93-4hyOO-9YfxD3JvCVF6fr/s320/IMG_8768.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All the ro<span style="font-family: inherit;">aming reindeer belong to somebody. In winter it is more difficult for them to find food. Piia said they like t<span style="background-color: white;">he lichens which are often found on tree trunks, branches and twigs as the bark provides a stable place to reside to collect needed sunlight, rainwater and materials from the air<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">. They grow on healthy trees, as well as stressed or otherwise unhealthy ones. These hairy things are difficult to photograph.</span></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7wq0XtUZMiYNA32T4mpY-Qh-caFadmwsgT514Yrafm4OS_xX50n3NjbLt1-YRrA95GxIKvW6qujr2ZokH7fSHL2mlTm60LWSSiGkeam8syLinxT2SLAJ0WxCBKfXFtF6tM5L0Ru4I3yzsWtTbFgcI41sO7HirjWcPyZ4DZ_2nY_AS1Z6g9BuFakJKZpu/s4032/IMG_8773.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7wq0XtUZMiYNA32T4mpY-Qh-caFadmwsgT514Yrafm4OS_xX50n3NjbLt1-YRrA95GxIKvW6qujr2ZokH7fSHL2mlTm60LWSSiGkeam8syLinxT2SLAJ0WxCBKfXFtF6tM5L0Ru4I3yzsWtTbFgcI41sO7HirjWcPyZ4DZ_2nY_AS1Z6g9BuFakJKZpu/s320/IMG_8773.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">James and I loved the hike. It ended at the Siida Sami Museum where we met Stephen and the rest of the group again. Piia had been great, full of good knowledge and fun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the Sami Museum we had a new local guide but I can't remember her name. The Sami and the Scandinavian languages are not easy for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The museum was very well done but there was so much to see. The young lady guide talked a lot about her family, that she did not learn the Sami language from her parents. They thought it was useless for the children to learn it. But now there at been an awakening in the Sami tribes and an effort to not forget about their roots. It is always helpful to understand something when you don't just get a learned lecture but one from the heart and experience.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No way I can repeat even a little bit or explain all these pictures. Sorry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUaoAenrCrzVYloiEPW7N-i2EB9rs9SJ7nut_ECLunT20E-JnEIAFKEhSb6X4AQsZO52Os9ZxSGezZ5Vu1IkyY6bT2NO4Q2RQbrtYChIx-OtJO22blaVDzlYVwXa6Cu09r6FVfAAXuELaU7WFw8Sym_oXlRN44BbECJ-cGiz_5NGfhsa5XwHH7tuiyqCR/s4032/IMG_8775.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUaoAenrCrzVYloiEPW7N-i2EB9rs9SJ7nut_ECLunT20E-JnEIAFKEhSb6X4AQsZO52Os9ZxSGezZ5Vu1IkyY6bT2NO4Q2RQbrtYChIx-OtJO22blaVDzlYVwXa6Cu09r6FVfAAXuELaU7WFw8Sym_oXlRN44BbECJ-cGiz_5NGfhsa5XwHH7tuiyqCR/s320/IMG_8775.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Except ... we were wondering why the shoes all had the tips come up and curl. Just fancy? We asked her. No. They could just hook the front of their boots into the skies and get going. Wished they had a ski with a boot to show that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNzTdOYLS-o8Uln53h3--SG3az7HQt2hIctG3XGKArwurI40Wz5-IF4xQnug7jsvtlSfOU44ViBvCiH1bgPlh9UIUTtuNOyIiMmXqC33BAvrqrdC6glDa4-z0xjMre_zx8Gusc6riYIWlqFI4eFgq756R7hRWb0MFsl2jaDoX-5-e8iirdO8ua1L9rT4c/s4032/IMG_8776.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNzTdOYLS-o8Uln53h3--SG3az7HQt2hIctG3XGKArwurI40Wz5-IF4xQnug7jsvtlSfOU44ViBvCiH1bgPlh9UIUTtuNOyIiMmXqC33BAvrqrdC6glDa4-z0xjMre_zx8Gusc6riYIWlqFI4eFgq756R7hRWb0MFsl2jaDoX-5-e8iirdO8ua1L9rT4c/s320/IMG_8776.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDdPspZSw4yg4WS9BwWVu2llfm5t-XYzgMFX4jiWBDRAiImnTVTzdtHgR4QgSlT3msEdIYdyNCrlxNynRGpyKoQHyUXrO0sJ3TdMx4uwn7OZyk7IM5CmN_zJenjpe2ty-uo4SXC90OL2P-l_kaKSfcBtdM45k_xZ6Ulgpcb4DCvER3R4nLxSOyfJxlCVN/s4032/IMG_8777.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDdPspZSw4yg4WS9BwWVu2llfm5t-XYzgMFX4jiWBDRAiImnTVTzdtHgR4QgSlT3msEdIYdyNCrlxNynRGpyKoQHyUXrO0sJ3TdMx4uwn7OZyk7IM5CmN_zJenjpe2ty-uo4SXC90OL2P-l_kaKSfcBtdM45k_xZ6Ulgpcb4DCvER3R4nLxSOyfJxlCVN/s320/IMG_8777.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1F-EBewzG8SxNtIhGJjpYrRQdjkElJOYauC1AB46rkbQNIyFqdn2uztoNIEo-sos-NIRbiSYLcW47WRqCykBawsZxfdLMMW0kbV9m7eSEQ5V89ouC_9z5CsWy8V7ubCxDwSWykoPLMMRLuhvP7g_cR9xcAFaxuXXk7pbcbEneVfDBvn1vvpli4Unkzp4f/s4032/IMG_8778.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1F-EBewzG8SxNtIhGJjpYrRQdjkElJOYauC1AB46rkbQNIyFqdn2uztoNIEo-sos-NIRbiSYLcW47WRqCykBawsZxfdLMMW0kbV9m7eSEQ5V89ouC_9z5CsWy8V7ubCxDwSWykoPLMMRLuhvP7g_cR9xcAFaxuXXk7pbcbEneVfDBvn1vvpli4Unkzp4f/s320/IMG_8778.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lots of info about the wild animals too. We had free time to look on our own but there was so much too see. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWZgYbAsTIQDFPaEI37J5x3Vg8aT9LRB7YqJqe-vrSGPd760JhpEKThoK-B52CliNbFzv_p1WjuIH_MNe-Omi7Jvabeae6pCczgT9TFEgPCvZUM9QjgMKuTH9g73S4zfXNS3ZL2COj7tssegXz0AQRmOS2HrEMo5-FwVpfMDlC_KZlsyrw90ilpEJkq5_/s4032/IMG_8782.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWZgYbAsTIQDFPaEI37J5x3Vg8aT9LRB7YqJqe-vrSGPd760JhpEKThoK-B52CliNbFzv_p1WjuIH_MNe-Omi7Jvabeae6pCczgT9TFEgPCvZUM9QjgMKuTH9g73S4zfXNS3ZL2COj7tssegXz0AQRmOS2HrEMo5-FwVpfMDlC_KZlsyrw90ilpEJkq5_/s320/IMG_8782.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEL8I8FJunYLW5uCvKaEv-z70i7fYgUWnmDlljfnDVEKRpwxX_uJsGKIe-lWJkxs-EI-pLE775WDMYgKOC7emnsA8OtDgcFfe5rJ50-oFoxPmsj7jhQUsURke3uoToOcDbEtpHYkWBUzUJeVn1tfJUDerDNYO-pujPNPfm-mvWbdnt4eqlHBgwWtnNmwoB/s4032/IMG_8783.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEL8I8FJunYLW5uCvKaEv-z70i7fYgUWnmDlljfnDVEKRpwxX_uJsGKIe-lWJkxs-EI-pLE775WDMYgKOC7emnsA8OtDgcFfe5rJ50-oFoxPmsj7jhQUsURke3uoToOcDbEtpHYkWBUzUJeVn1tfJUDerDNYO-pujPNPfm-mvWbdnt4eqlHBgwWtnNmwoB/s320/IMG_8783.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCOj8Q03dq42dcwLMqzvkYhlshbv4cKQdNLmKWcfzOGJX6ADnTN69eot3vvdmaeK1KUUhRcsj8MbxLX1lCpDa4PPBrjmw1AFWCdxFh6egKOpxzCQbtttG2yUzXsarp95rldO46rKppvjEm_QigM8MK5XRizdF7CiAdKQGLOSAszP7G7E91SUEHwL0sv88/s4032/IMG_8785.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCOj8Q03dq42dcwLMqzvkYhlshbv4cKQdNLmKWcfzOGJX6ADnTN69eot3vvdmaeK1KUUhRcsj8MbxLX1lCpDa4PPBrjmw1AFWCdxFh6egKOpxzCQbtttG2yUzXsarp95rldO46rKppvjEm_QigM8MK5XRizdF7CiAdKQGLOSAszP7G7E91SUEHwL0sv88/s320/IMG_8785.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlA_arOUqutmGQySmbDyWQWPUiXvJapFCQz2JZoyY7ds8bVifLiZJcw_yEOu9TC-0YW-KibD7We-wzci3eTWMtAIGMnXLU4QL1DexYl4E2fQJ3lbcb3BgVkUX69cS3JAjOZQvSJosOBUfeyBJDAOCZrFBZ7Qmk-Og55rdSexLMD5_rHG96-aXanEMW00K/s4032/IMG_8790.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlA_arOUqutmGQySmbDyWQWPUiXvJapFCQz2JZoyY7ds8bVifLiZJcw_yEOu9TC-0YW-KibD7We-wzci3eTWMtAIGMnXLU4QL1DexYl4E2fQJ3lbcb3BgVkUX69cS3JAjOZQvSJosOBUfeyBJDAOCZrFBZ7Qmk-Og55rdSexLMD5_rHG96-aXanEMW00K/s320/IMG_8790.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We all had lunch at the museum cafeteria which, of course, was buffet. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37ZlhQRofRqHlkaWfDt7H2N_HEEt-eBUFTKpmwOscPDoKRx6dKpnBNHGrsqxbdTnIz3vJRn8OIpfwAdfWseFmt_fPn1oB-SzBB04Pmoua7BJDir8-wgCI9jEyScSWlj81O0qA87tpUEHACXfkknsHLDSnez2NZtXKiHuTRyIv_d8L7oV5kQzo-uSiVLcl/s4032/IMG_8793.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37ZlhQRofRqHlkaWfDt7H2N_HEEt-eBUFTKpmwOscPDoKRx6dKpnBNHGrsqxbdTnIz3vJRn8OIpfwAdfWseFmt_fPn1oB-SzBB04Pmoua7BJDir8-wgCI9jEyScSWlj81O0qA87tpUEHACXfkknsHLDSnez2NZtXKiHuTRyIv_d8L7oV5kQzo-uSiVLcl/s320/IMG_8793.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At about 1 pm the bus took us to a Reindeer Farm. After an introductory by the owner we were taken into an enclosure to feed some reindeer. They were retired males. They had been castrated to be calmer and trained to pull sleds but the owner had decided not to do that any longer. With snowmobiles the reindeers were no longer needed to pull sleds and he didn't want to do it for tourists.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We learned all about the antlers. All males and females have them. The males to defend their harem and the females to defend their babies. That's why they loose them at different times of the year and when they regrow them, their antlers turn always out the same as the previous one. When the Sami find an antler they know from which animal of their herd it was. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The antlers are very sensitive when they have the velvet on and the reindeer were very careful not to bump into us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r3u7_T7tv7w1fSOFmGj4_AjC94rOb8YkLevpudrNQZxKx9Ep2TYqDf-uUcSsofk_fjvVLgBKjqMjbQ9ekP6RWMHR3PVJvtxIgpcSjDB4Ij3nSN3wtds46nnO_6G2oH3FwzLYvpifQLAFqZCZgtdefyi_-MLx5lbfUL1miAaAmNg4n3DWQURExrmZ1IZy/s4032/IMG_8796.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r3u7_T7tv7w1fSOFmGj4_AjC94rOb8YkLevpudrNQZxKx9Ep2TYqDf-uUcSsofk_fjvVLgBKjqMjbQ9ekP6RWMHR3PVJvtxIgpcSjDB4Ij3nSN3wtds46nnO_6G2oH3FwzLYvpifQLAFqZCZgtdefyi_-MLx5lbfUL1miAaAmNg4n3DWQURExrmZ1IZy/s320/IMG_8796.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-_fAOqHImYTLlBIWjhcrY7gJPSzLPSoVmtteTGmyzKNmwwuKV8xvXSi1UtKv3A1lIg1ROsJViArD6H8EEoTgndpTYtLxF5OEW2iQ2OIQjhx4Auwre5XcfCWMpGXd_4KfP_rIe1DyQqIDpngwk0quVHy2cq5BtP_nIHEWAAOHBIdSNq2VuzgTim1D1FBG/s4032/IMG_8802.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-_fAOqHImYTLlBIWjhcrY7gJPSzLPSoVmtteTGmyzKNmwwuKV8xvXSi1UtKv3A1lIg1ROsJViArD6H8EEoTgndpTYtLxF5OEW2iQ2OIQjhx4Auwre5XcfCWMpGXd_4KfP_rIe1DyQqIDpngwk0quVHy2cq5BtP_nIHEWAAOHBIdSNq2VuzgTim1D1FBG/s320/IMG_8802.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiB19zmpvLn3M-5EJ6EdwKtOP99S91cbJoHlYv_A0o7A7qbg7p6HrIGSsqp-0zS2WwutsWhvoDhe7VvmMt8JUPy0cgI7IyFh1DrHh53LmCu6_Jhrmk7_wQ9QvZ8GyhPfFOkx3rKXG1TskxrbWLPah5ALaUeBN09_cL7i7hY47Dn_I8vew9aqdhnuSdfqx8/s4032/IMG_8804.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiB19zmpvLn3M-5EJ6EdwKtOP99S91cbJoHlYv_A0o7A7qbg7p6HrIGSsqp-0zS2WwutsWhvoDhe7VvmMt8JUPy0cgI7IyFh1DrHh53LmCu6_Jhrmk7_wQ9QvZ8GyhPfFOkx3rKXG1TskxrbWLPah5ALaUeBN09_cL7i7hY47Dn_I8vew9aqdhnuSdfqx8/s320/IMG_8804.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He explained how each person has their own sign on these wooden samples on the fence how they snip the reindeers ears to identify the ownership. He has two children and they each of their own sign too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Kw6_WHvHlRF85avSYHQirY4IYj4W2o7GFZMPzU3GAchM2DIo77pv2NzyaWEiW8el23y6n-cwZ0Ei5AQdF9TbPUv8tPS4IAMShwUsnzlIsA8hn86sYuWPbbIcis8bkYnjHSMAYmQHU8yAS4keS9anlkCGtkHVgAE4G94g5PMyCNG1bDKuoFKWjLBzw9w-/s4032/IMG_8809.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Kw6_WHvHlRF85avSYHQirY4IYj4W2o7GFZMPzU3GAchM2DIo77pv2NzyaWEiW8el23y6n-cwZ0Ei5AQdF9TbPUv8tPS4IAMShwUsnzlIsA8hn86sYuWPbbIcis8bkYnjHSMAYmQHU8yAS4keS9anlkCGtkHVgAE4G94g5PMyCNG1bDKuoFKWjLBzw9w-/s320/IMG_8809.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we were invited into a "Kota". </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They are made from burrs on trees. The very left one is one his father made about 60 years ago. It has a handle instead of a loop to stick your finger in. With heavy gloves you couldn't do that and it doesn't make sense when you see that in a souvenir shop. The right wooden piece is how the cup starts out from a burr when he makes it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_pgMNIl3RyF4U9lPzJxqLvIV4144luNeNk-s_6rwkpFKh6Wn92hGjm-shKeGoi0voImQB2QjVJW-rAcSlojicQEE_zr6YF4Dsnb_zcDeYRYuJ4f54N4T5vBWZn7Q9VFAMxzQDezp49qIt4O0cBDwG-A3fQqAEBp2Pik4I74E7jxkXtA_G9tYyrz4HTUv/s4032/IMG_8823.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_pgMNIl3RyF4U9lPzJxqLvIV4144luNeNk-s_6rwkpFKh6Wn92hGjm-shKeGoi0voImQB2QjVJW-rAcSlojicQEE_zr6YF4Dsnb_zcDeYRYuJ4f54N4T5vBWZn7Q9VFAMxzQDezp49qIt4O0cBDwG-A3fQqAEBp2Pik4I74E7jxkXtA_G9tYyrz4HTUv/s320/IMG_8823.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were also led into their gift shop with everything homemade by him and his wife. I would have liked to support them but we already have too much "stuff" in our house which needs sorting out. Sigh. It was very pretty though.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbu3oye5GCQz_iLfMFysHWABAtTPIifGB2aT-EJ7g9Ix9D22yiFKBDgY3_8zBBbkZJ8jXNfFOliI_uGC1N7RY7BAFqO7OaLWtsJqtCePkIDVsbBGbyJwmsX8W6D3708Td3VYRDyJ_yYZfYb6-fVf5aqU8ZgLc2VTy4xcjgig84GWCxtgXw5z9VIH5J9xo1/s4032/IMG_8825.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbu3oye5GCQz_iLfMFysHWABAtTPIifGB2aT-EJ7g9Ix9D22yiFKBDgY3_8zBBbkZJ8jXNfFOliI_uGC1N7RY7BAFqO7OaLWtsJqtCePkIDVsbBGbyJwmsX8W6D3708Td3VYRDyJ_yYZfYb6-fVf5aqU8ZgLc2VTy4xcjgig84GWCxtgXw5z9VIH5J9xo1/s320/IMG_8825.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the property was pretty too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC2I5FyWD0RVBcAYPOji8oiGbhgs6O5ch1dl4kWO2wiCgwpBdLITGvwLrMiko9K_L9-psGpH0DCZmPTmCv4tXpkhO9snuy1p8khE_bPJNp9LtpkNingpz4O6ZewD45NbJ_bFu6qxhaoGeejkEG7axvXZYKWtpmPgPkkmUXjrImqLx8BfjDeaFKva59hhi/s4032/IMG_8826.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC2I5FyWD0RVBcAYPOji8oiGbhgs6O5ch1dl4kWO2wiCgwpBdLITGvwLrMiko9K_L9-psGpH0DCZmPTmCv4tXpkhO9snuy1p8khE_bPJNp9LtpkNingpz4O6ZewD45NbJ_bFu6qxhaoGeejkEG7axvXZYKWtpmPgPkkmUXjrImqLx8BfjDeaFKva59hhi/s320/IMG_8826.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The house on poles is a refrigerator and even still had some dried fish in it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRiu0-MWa9l2_dfGN8OI86qT3i115zqa-2Poxbl8yaOS5DJBJ4FvQPp7uXmr5iTEA72RihpulKq3svlQGuTPxsXYIqvhs2TPQBvAD-yNfuwQQNfFaQbP5KwRsxm1SgQ0ug0RP27IZBdgEVEWF-eQKc1KRjkXFQ9Wipp9bVXghFdlHM5IGcLDdwbWCXtjW/s4032/IMG_8827.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRiu0-MWa9l2_dfGN8OI86qT3i115zqa-2Poxbl8yaOS5DJBJ4FvQPp7uXmr5iTEA72RihpulKq3svlQGuTPxsXYIqvhs2TPQBvAD-yNfuwQQNfFaQbP5KwRsxm1SgQ0ug0RP27IZBdgEVEWF-eQKc1KRjkXFQ9Wipp9bVXghFdlHM5IGcLDdwbWCXtjW/s320/IMG_8827.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Time to go back on the bus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurBJv0tgka_1C8pA5JPpkVfQ6lSoVnXmURwa2cKUsh7Le8p07g08mcdeFRjhgWfIpbmggJeo7-AW7pI3QuqseY_wqmwjBaiZ4q6sFf9EbNvc_eagZOnH9ZpaAkIW6b4n_dr05-UMw_ivOpGSh3Xtn58QjMK4Qa33S1vaCcPQW9J8V-3Kc7DuSuQD_b7Ub/s4032/IMG_8829.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurBJv0tgka_1C8pA5JPpkVfQ6lSoVnXmURwa2cKUsh7Le8p07g08mcdeFRjhgWfIpbmggJeo7-AW7pI3QuqseY_wqmwjBaiZ4q6sFf9EbNvc_eagZOnH9ZpaAkIW6b4n_dr05-UMw_ivOpGSh3Xtn58QjMK4Qa33S1vaCcPQW9J8V-3Kc7DuSuQD_b7Ub/s320/IMG_8829.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a little rest in our cabins it was time for the "home hosted dinners" OAT always arranges on each of their trips. This time we were devided into two groups. Some went to a single man who could only have 6 guests. We went to this couple Kati and Juha who could accommodate 12 of us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They welcomed us outside their house, which they explained to us they built themselves mainly. They had bought the large property, then collected used material starting with buying 14 windows somebody else was selling. It is an incredible house, very individual and with a comfortable feeling. Even though I asked whether we could take pictures and they heartily said yes I was too shy to really do it. The kitchen with 3 old stoves was incredible. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIO0QlsHw8eutVIcpkNd2km1UBVnhBdh5BVGgA5GmPXGmwIEUng91POvL0yvX4uc3RFxI4oycaTJsK1nriSHnS_hJk8NSGiiC1KDbtOSeXTt5lCYh158tCGg0M6ymkAKwpUAlmGfKFv6mUHQUxdYMY52Gr2kGGqA_MyreKDzyX_c98pALuwed_MSod07K/s4032/IMG_8833.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIO0QlsHw8eutVIcpkNd2km1UBVnhBdh5BVGgA5GmPXGmwIEUng91POvL0yvX4uc3RFxI4oycaTJsK1nriSHnS_hJk8NSGiiC1KDbtOSeXTt5lCYh158tCGg0M6ymkAKwpUAlmGfKFv6mUHQUxdYMY52Gr2kGGqA_MyreKDzyX_c98pALuwed_MSod07K/s320/IMG_8833.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rNP9oUbUYopKiXPuSY9WVeZk1bptnLCcXXnvUrSZJuODev2dewkq45C63R4f6zE7QQ84xA7lOypCdS1YvXev2IlmleXPQ1i8hV5kN-B5ByZtl39J6iPkikYI4cxMruNUGLpqFvlg-XKzSPsttv-NuCLyAGTXLYpsfqvFtfcZ4WnUJVpecAe0AhBWz0o8/s4032/IMG_8836.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rNP9oUbUYopKiXPuSY9WVeZk1bptnLCcXXnvUrSZJuODev2dewkq45C63R4f6zE7QQ84xA7lOypCdS1YvXev2IlmleXPQ1i8hV5kN-B5ByZtl39J6iPkikYI4cxMruNUGLpqFvlg-XKzSPsttv-NuCLyAGTXLYpsfqvFtfcZ4WnUJVpecAe0AhBWz0o8/s320/IMG_8836.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First Kati showed us her studio. She was an artist painting on porcelain. She told us that she tought students for many years already how to do that. She even had her own kiln. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZ7VXoBvc2HjhG5VkwhDIawSsfrg4AgRJAx3xr9Yut2uGnAQYFTBrqrbcFzjEUB098-L7L7YPU9uRaPlikypnlmjTfXrFU2svFnS-icags-Fg1tuCjFZEpkufkaZ9Fs34l0LJs633_P6KX2LpZq2i3tT1XYa_2MglzZ5hIHZBXprtVHl3oKL3tS4eG4-J/s4032/IMG_8837.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZ7VXoBvc2HjhG5VkwhDIawSsfrg4AgRJAx3xr9Yut2uGnAQYFTBrqrbcFzjEUB098-L7L7YPU9uRaPlikypnlmjTfXrFU2svFnS-icags-Fg1tuCjFZEpkufkaZ9Fs34l0LJs633_P6KX2LpZq2i3tT1XYa_2MglzZ5hIHZBXprtVHl3oKL3tS4eG4-J/s320/IMG_8837.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think these were examples for her students but in her house she had some outstanding pieces.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfwA7zkou7shI7i3pqFK_yOeQ4z7-YfxilspkcJDlhGR8jkO4BBv-rGlLzetGkimy_-OdnpPdaFtIy0d4pbBM7xwNti85V-mLPkLCG0rgAERzFUJPOhQToQch6C6k-V9OIgCiW-GVcJPWKVoUi-ZH_HMrI2v10sS5VZCkLY0r1b0whOvkgZ1NUWjypdGi/s4032/IMG_8838.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfwA7zkou7shI7i3pqFK_yOeQ4z7-YfxilspkcJDlhGR8jkO4BBv-rGlLzetGkimy_-OdnpPdaFtIy0d4pbBM7xwNti85V-mLPkLCG0rgAERzFUJPOhQToQch6C6k-V9OIgCiW-GVcJPWKVoUi-ZH_HMrI2v10sS5VZCkLY0r1b0whOvkgZ1NUWjypdGi/s320/IMG_8838.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A large table was laid in the sunroom. Everything was homemade for the dinner. For the flatbread we even got the recipe given to take home. With the homemade pea hummus a very nice appetizer. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4bF1cgs4uPRM0ZuJEH3UopGsWBEh9zvl8hAIiBn1ifuz4T7KE0ZMMtwj5_q7bI1zE97su6ziMPwghYLrToKXrEZRRZ7ZsgIJ9GA8HbT5Sr7QC1eXEYAYAcqmX_PukTjLyyzVUjCJ9wn7Luz_iBEmeq2M4NQn032pAtDSCEbSdaT92HszyOISISqacotV/s4032/IMG_8839.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4bF1cgs4uPRM0ZuJEH3UopGsWBEh9zvl8hAIiBn1ifuz4T7KE0ZMMtwj5_q7bI1zE97su6ziMPwghYLrToKXrEZRRZ7ZsgIJ9GA8HbT5Sr7QC1eXEYAYAcqmX_PukTjLyyzVUjCJ9wn7Luz_iBEmeq2M4NQn032pAtDSCEbSdaT92HszyOISISqacotV/s320/IMG_8839.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had already taken the napkin out of the ring before thinking to take the photo. The ring is a piece of reindeer bone. They have such skinny legs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87PrN9wYdM5clrLdQkroRS1nuRaaawU13-5FJH836ASSEk_ZJmtDuftAzzXj3Q4mQgt2J74xB37Z4Fa0i9q_F5uQvfuQIJUePD_Dh0fAFcWolxZZ--wIstVhXovxM4HnsE5BPyFV3JuuwXOdbIF4L3VudX0yx68g2ucRY-SYJ1lbnuksOUs8QYs2vMxA0/s4032/IMG_8841.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87PrN9wYdM5clrLdQkroRS1nuRaaawU13-5FJH836ASSEk_ZJmtDuftAzzXj3Q4mQgt2J74xB37Z4Fa0i9q_F5uQvfuQIJUePD_Dh0fAFcWolxZZ--wIstVhXovxM4HnsE5BPyFV3JuuwXOdbIF4L3VudX0yx68g2ucRY-SYJ1lbnuksOUs8QYs2vMxA0/s320/IMG_8841.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJHj_NFQ7T6J3zbwPZX6vbFWHnKpO_lEGl-V-NA-NArkHdKZ4fGvfNRnT06KcPSmLVv-Vc3UO_qhgNLSgIXxqahsAwC3p3-TL3DaD69XhiGTPwnLdpJV27VtZqbbFlXiZXo9RS5gyEHT5G4UUNmOJj0bF_SbsduRQtvCygyPnrd-8UlND8Rc-Q0cGY6jf/s4032/IMG_8840.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJHj_NFQ7T6J3zbwPZX6vbFWHnKpO_lEGl-V-NA-NArkHdKZ4fGvfNRnT06KcPSmLVv-Vc3UO_qhgNLSgIXxqahsAwC3p3-TL3DaD69XhiGTPwnLdpJV27VtZqbbFlXiZXo9RS5gyEHT5G4UUNmOJj0bF_SbsduRQtvCygyPnrd-8UlND8Rc-Q0cGY6jf/s320/IMG_8840.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were so busy listening or talking that I also forgot to remember what exactly we had. The reindeer meatloaf was great especially with that gravy. I remember that they had collected the mushrooms and probably the berries themselves. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-4l9DFng_ZjIsXGEVam7LPlMXmwo19zq6rC6LskjYiXnJUeDV1M8Hjw0TZKW8GzIyAYIL6XPtg1Cj7POGnKhwGZAEadwQkkFU_wOyN-rjlL6gIYr-4GPRuFasyb1kjwCQi-MGHULpClAr_gY7zGu9dGhKJI2bHeORzj5k-S9yIHsDo6KMwyQVAj-aleY/s4032/IMG_8842.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-4l9DFng_ZjIsXGEVam7LPlMXmwo19zq6rC6LskjYiXnJUeDV1M8Hjw0TZKW8GzIyAYIL6XPtg1Cj7POGnKhwGZAEadwQkkFU_wOyN-rjlL6gIYr-4GPRuFasyb1kjwCQi-MGHULpClAr_gY7zGu9dGhKJI2bHeORzj5k-S9yIHsDo6KMwyQVAj-aleY/s320/IMG_8842.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRop4ImobUm_zA7qJS4_Jv3wQIk7YSRk5Jt9kAg_t18Fn_RQ3uuLsSkuH8zpc9VPMMWiObsvsV0SxuhQD-xU4B36mhMYx8OEDjMar7VBnvOpu04hh6-oNdpK6xGBfQm771aaRTTYxVVGB4fuU7kJVLx3uIddPE4cBV8k__DPGznsOgl2r6QdEPm_eZdi9/s4032/IMG_8843.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRop4ImobUm_zA7qJS4_Jv3wQIk7YSRk5Jt9kAg_t18Fn_RQ3uuLsSkuH8zpc9VPMMWiObsvsV0SxuhQD-xU4B36mhMYx8OEDjMar7VBnvOpu04hh6-oNdpK6xGBfQm771aaRTTYxVVGB4fuU7kJVLx3uIddPE4cBV8k__DPGznsOgl2r6QdEPm_eZdi9/s320/IMG_8843.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We learned a lot from them about the life in this area of the world. They had several saunas and Kati was keen about using it and having a cold bath every night. Brrr. Just the thought of it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Alltogether another great day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-86946633974460967652023-08-23T16:21:00.000-04:002023-08-23T16:21:00.973-04:00Trip Day 15 - Finland next<p>Tuesday August 22</p><p>7 am breakfast - 8 am vacate cabin - 9 am arrive Kirkenes and disembark</p><p>Our big suitcase was already gone so we vacated the cabin and went with our little hand luggage to breakfast. </p><p>After that we stayed on the 4th deck and found a place there to wait it out.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFY8KlTwpNPwyGVMDTLMxjvwT_aFJkG-VfzahVOJQ5Eb1P0Ddfet3t6EDU1EnC5fycDQf_5fjKaY38TQnrj0Wspo3zqvEYOMQvBue25-qJyZWYa59Klqin8lD9njThsAG8_WR_jakWZ03Cb12GA2jlPznWdNf4QTbd6LSQkTLkKlcaNyZdra0yqXhUzRf/s4032/IMG_8607.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFY8KlTwpNPwyGVMDTLMxjvwT_aFJkG-VfzahVOJQ5Eb1P0Ddfet3t6EDU1EnC5fycDQf_5fjKaY38TQnrj0Wspo3zqvEYOMQvBue25-qJyZWYa59Klqin8lD9njThsAG8_WR_jakWZ03Cb12GA2jlPznWdNf4QTbd6LSQkTLkKlcaNyZdra0yqXhUzRf/s320/IMG_8607.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Everything went fine and we are on our way to find the bus.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBa2V6v3F9ER5_YsNDhp0rnvd-_1g71bITklWUMSHEoLInVsHQlcnm_yJTc6wpr89vp_g0BfUS9Xf5T_pDI9EcLmAFwuMVEufwDEy7pfBCfJELG_M15YEA1ruTGawDqVCma5dsA14mClpaeHyl89_HQZfpBDm0qY6tunKgacN9uU857g0HuXDMwyB-hi0/s4032/IMG_8608.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBa2V6v3F9ER5_YsNDhp0rnvd-_1g71bITklWUMSHEoLInVsHQlcnm_yJTc6wpr89vp_g0BfUS9Xf5T_pDI9EcLmAFwuMVEufwDEy7pfBCfJELG_M15YEA1ruTGawDqVCma5dsA14mClpaeHyl89_HQZfpBDm0qY6tunKgacN9uU857g0HuXDMwyB-hi0/s320/IMG_8608.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Stephen takes us on a bit of siteseeing in Kirkenes. There is a WWII cave and we have a 10:15 appointment with a local guide. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIz-A0zkcQQiL4Qo6m-xiUv-IcJwqEL_vD5Tr7olDGCwpNTaVU9BlmA7YGxf-1GvCd7tTtnXvVE611zC6TyEnK8GzEtHzLnZf8DzE1g9pTd-A_Gx9Gon2hm3iCNoyly3RBjz2v0-oUH075xNWOafkFnvIfJDlNLZjxEdaxMlcB6oK0n-dq54lUqmZ77mp_/s4032/IMG_8610.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIz-A0zkcQQiL4Qo6m-xiUv-IcJwqEL_vD5Tr7olDGCwpNTaVU9BlmA7YGxf-1GvCd7tTtnXvVE611zC6TyEnK8GzEtHzLnZf8DzE1g9pTd-A_Gx9Gon2hm3iCNoyly3RBjz2v0-oUH075xNWOafkFnvIfJDlNLZjxEdaxMlcB6oK0n-dq54lUqmZ77mp_/s320/IMG_8610.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_ehrKoBrsywaiQlbb-Ezb96MCy6tjuqB5f_bQda2IKELao4rtJ-M6cCDFpnauGBBfi7qsTxGQyOjx54nipPpl9YQ6XVlQo-e2f_x8xPEs_hgNKoqMmj8MoWm6jq3ee8My3cvWxvW9oXbtUE5qE5QkvRoy2XG9cDFjT9Pnp9Y0wEBvWZAeq0IUe7u3QcC/s4032/IMG_8612.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_ehrKoBrsywaiQlbb-Ezb96MCy6tjuqB5f_bQda2IKELao4rtJ-M6cCDFpnauGBBfi7qsTxGQyOjx54nipPpl9YQ6XVlQo-e2f_x8xPEs_hgNKoqMmj8MoWm6jq3ee8My3cvWxvW9oXbtUE5qE5QkvRoy2XG9cDFjT9Pnp9Y0wEBvWZAeq0IUe7u3QcC/s320/IMG_8612.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Something went wrong and the guide didn't show up. Stephen has to call somebody and we walk just a bit to look at the statue of the Russian soldier monument. The German's occupied Norway for a long time and especially the north so they were happy when they finally got liberated by the Russian Allies. Understandably. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4kLne-DmuxTXRLyhxi95hvVa3fauPyOwqKZV4xtkWyLsC7y_jtMV7DdBvbik5MPm_7cGcOm6gA05ludroSjChrwjG6IXKEfGjfL5ARvRZQEuxr30AdbXjEZKFj6L4QhXCyZ976hMqLjtzFgOJVLzfDcfKn2syjaWBuqrGiLbYt6Vppohbi4v5Xeaibn_/s4032/IMG_8614.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4kLne-DmuxTXRLyhxi95hvVa3fauPyOwqKZV4xtkWyLsC7y_jtMV7DdBvbik5MPm_7cGcOm6gA05ludroSjChrwjG6IXKEfGjfL5ARvRZQEuxr30AdbXjEZKFj6L4QhXCyZ976hMqLjtzFgOJVLzfDcfKn2syjaWBuqrGiLbYt6Vppohbi4v5Xeaibn_/s320/IMG_8614.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">We were waiting around so I might as well test my new knowledge about a photo feature. An Identification option. This is the "Common tansy" and it gives me a lot of other info.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHpXf7kT3PsgvTAakbv4brJWG_IeupAAKhwOsYdYW7xBE5dWt9MlvsJ-9AXiP1NNVfq8keGsHK4KC2mk8TGNaCmkdIbH-LGXakZ_fTGo1zz3W0gFO6Ai3DX1JBRXiwi9hdcsQRJZOARTxXIp1uFD_HXrPHpz0qnTKYKKHR5wQLDZ-bbTP3cCM1109cR-8/s4032/IMG_8616.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHpXf7kT3PsgvTAakbv4brJWG_IeupAAKhwOsYdYW7xBE5dWt9MlvsJ-9AXiP1NNVfq8keGsHK4KC2mk8TGNaCmkdIbH-LGXakZ_fTGo1zz3W0gFO6Ai3DX1JBRXiwi9hdcsQRJZOARTxXIp1uFD_HXrPHpz0qnTKYKKHR5wQLDZ-bbTP3cCM1109cR-8/s320/IMG_8616.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">The guide is here. An office error of the local guides. He apologizes nicely. And off we go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ks-CJINj1pCTngGWJOh7uRjUoZznab3VsIrjEUAd2JFo8VX_dR5SqAYzvGuIZ3thVzQP28nY31cEJzI47Ep8u5aQw-XKdvK82tY9cFRLOKfjNCW9Y2Cd1OArdk9EhCq7qLyA0Rs88sX6RhjpLel9ZgkmeZtcMFvyydus45H5QtwxHKAIJeppIRGRe7ki/s4032/IMG_8618.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ks-CJINj1pCTngGWJOh7uRjUoZznab3VsIrjEUAd2JFo8VX_dR5SqAYzvGuIZ3thVzQP28nY31cEJzI47Ep8u5aQw-XKdvK82tY9cFRLOKfjNCW9Y2Cd1OArdk9EhCq7qLyA0Rs88sX6RhjpLel9ZgkmeZtcMFvyydus45H5QtwxHKAIJeppIRGRe7ki/s320/IMG_8618.jpeg" width="240" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">People in this town had to suffer through many bombing alarms. About 2500 people can fit into this shelter. It was build because of the iron ore mines not too far away. After the war it was stabalized and readied for educational purposes even worth a movie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_wYsNgoAlLexCxj8xUTwWx9v0HOXTWnRRtEotvggG7Ryc2a23l4KRz6vlLwnSWSgeF2mvfjEz8tZdgy0_SPRZnVKc3kczx7baqMNSJ4TH3BqZs3pKJzY4kFfI_WdzUvvl-ZPCN8z-pu62vTvo1calI_yr9voBec6pauMvPVCxaDdFUZGGU6ki39rBySH/s4032/IMG_8619.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_wYsNgoAlLexCxj8xUTwWx9v0HOXTWnRRtEotvggG7Ryc2a23l4KRz6vlLwnSWSgeF2mvfjEz8tZdgy0_SPRZnVKc3kczx7baqMNSJ4TH3BqZs3pKJzY4kFfI_WdzUvvl-ZPCN8z-pu62vTvo1calI_yr9voBec6pauMvPVCxaDdFUZGGU6ki39rBySH/s320/IMG_8619.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-KKkTcXwtWyAAwCaFrpszuC06zXahD8lWcfF2rirZp2_DfwO-y7vuvDhDER3u51yyPLAYwPoE0LDI9GnlTAGvXLDx58euoGdcWbVie28MUWQH16E0jBjmL6KmAS39hwDlhpvm_6ivGyMWMc19jAJvMNFojVIOK5lPYaRUjywMw3pNpuiHahTFyxMLELC/s4032/IMG_8621.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-KKkTcXwtWyAAwCaFrpszuC06zXahD8lWcfF2rirZp2_DfwO-y7vuvDhDER3u51yyPLAYwPoE0LDI9GnlTAGvXLDx58euoGdcWbVie28MUWQH16E0jBjmL6KmAS39hwDlhpvm_6ivGyMWMc19jAJvMNFojVIOK5lPYaRUjywMw3pNpuiHahTFyxMLELC/s320/IMG_8621.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivEGHdt_SoE5mW3A5d-0fFKsUZZhGtIi5RPuXhN0P7t5AkAHZDLB4vJ0R8XZs1619vLh2_bB3wCYXvKMHRH4jjy_jaUsHN5ERBRtDKNVBlUyLm19i5JnF_jMYHucxNwAYJoDgcSh471stJ3gIKlmC57-wr3ZDj140C1ZtoYUIOdf1OrFKic3gmsptsGFK/s4032/IMG_8622.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivEGHdt_SoE5mW3A5d-0fFKsUZZhGtIi5RPuXhN0P7t5AkAHZDLB4vJ0R8XZs1619vLh2_bB3wCYXvKMHRH4jjy_jaUsHN5ERBRtDKNVBlUyLm19i5JnF_jMYHucxNwAYJoDgcSh471stJ3gIKlmC57-wr3ZDj140C1ZtoYUIOdf1OrFKic3gmsptsGFK/s320/IMG_8622.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRWmrREhU9V1QpaxntVTzj4qr3NFFHdJNEehwGnYRP9FpaqRAneLjZaGw_ES9e2zrJRpyv7T4o_IBQ_vPeRiH7_UFnUZCo0gBjK-AVxh7_bUjHolgDp863Bzb_1zRQkZQHC_P9kvCE2MlFY-dEzc_zfXrkv6Keml13qeX0GPV-h7RFsPMmSMnpNIyhZb1/s4032/IMG_8625.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRWmrREhU9V1QpaxntVTzj4qr3NFFHdJNEehwGnYRP9FpaqRAneLjZaGw_ES9e2zrJRpyv7T4o_IBQ_vPeRiH7_UFnUZCo0gBjK-AVxh7_bUjHolgDp863Bzb_1zRQkZQHC_P9kvCE2MlFY-dEzc_zfXrkv6Keml13qeX0GPV-h7RFsPMmSMnpNIyhZb1/s320/IMG_8625.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was cold and clamm but we got blankets when we were sitting on the benches. Of course I found the documentary very depressing. I thought of my parents and so many family members and friends who also had to go through things like this. We have to pray that the world improves and our children and grandchildren are spared things like this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtFNMxYNKmkdhTtbL50dg5fR-oPD9GKlX8KmVpBO6d1WsdR8o4didZCcODl_88zw3_sekHxmeJQzy1I4vu8vr6pMhUAnsbG_sLZJGWXBflPHX0qs2BHTpFlWccmvJndpHIQ-0t0ac5K13eO08oPPgnYivNwMNQDxdICGdNa82i4mQ-jQK-nWCX8VwHzXu/s1968/IMG_8627.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1968" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtFNMxYNKmkdhTtbL50dg5fR-oPD9GKlX8KmVpBO6d1WsdR8o4didZCcODl_88zw3_sekHxmeJQzy1I4vu8vr6pMhUAnsbG_sLZJGWXBflPHX0qs2BHTpFlWccmvJndpHIQ-0t0ac5K13eO08oPPgnYivNwMNQDxdICGdNa82i4mQ-jQK-nWCX8VwHzXu/s320/IMG_8627.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After this we wanted something hot to drink and toilets before we started a longer drive.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stairs down to the toilettes but I loved the signs on the doors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCK_5ASFRCMtYHxdzwE_84UCbU7eslIamDmM0p1bQvf_jY8eo0lYdiqyDPo7ysBtAWaS5wO3PGYeCwKPudbeDE63P-H2pamXS2zF0THe_ZxbJMoqCvQk6o7xfjPsdeNN4WuQAjscAHn82N5N7T-rvgQZMw7q-vocxOa4jFFVCOiBZU4MdJJqTL6zL-Sro/s4032/IMG_8628.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCK_5ASFRCMtYHxdzwE_84UCbU7eslIamDmM0p1bQvf_jY8eo0lYdiqyDPo7ysBtAWaS5wO3PGYeCwKPudbeDE63P-H2pamXS2zF0THe_ZxbJMoqCvQk6o7xfjPsdeNN4WuQAjscAHn82N5N7T-rvgQZMw7q-vocxOa4jFFVCOiBZU4MdJJqTL6zL-Sro/s320/IMG_8628.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">The one person coffee shop lady could not take care of everything so we took the coffee to go to enjoy in the bus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOgD-fWS7_NP2joK6HzTDbkEbarQsD19-fPDAQGRkvqJeQ0JRzQ3fR2z_j4AOgZzRYG52evyOVWGTOa3nKbqjf6bUWRv_TU7YKXuVOx9BFHWEARqtatrEjMxN9ChaQCCHIVm_AfJ0diL_nZywi8barAkVENWhrJ8HdICmVfEvKL3niVtDkNXa7ICAYNHy/s4032/IMG_8629.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOgD-fWS7_NP2joK6HzTDbkEbarQsD19-fPDAQGRkvqJeQ0JRzQ3fR2z_j4AOgZzRYG52evyOVWGTOa3nKbqjf6bUWRv_TU7YKXuVOx9BFHWEARqtatrEjMxN9ChaQCCHIVm_AfJ0diL_nZywi8barAkVENWhrJ8HdICmVfEvKL3niVtDkNXa7ICAYNHy/s320/IMG_8629.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDOOVvG2W0M11UMgukh54_NqZ3W2Sf3S7_XEdkohgu4AF81liKx6-osM5fUoS-zRGaFBqJiZi4xMH5lKdc1wNUgDAPqGTmLq-mpMpLhXCoEOTop_8N2P5iKlRDdTMps9EvPwEtIAvAr0Qs3x6Tl4vzMRLlA2eG2UY9EIlztIReRVqHmjesgXWc_DNOibV/s4032/IMG_8631.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDOOVvG2W0M11UMgukh54_NqZ3W2Sf3S7_XEdkohgu4AF81liKx6-osM5fUoS-zRGaFBqJiZi4xMH5lKdc1wNUgDAPqGTmLq-mpMpLhXCoEOTop_8N2P5iKlRDdTMps9EvPwEtIAvAr0Qs3x6Tl4vzMRLlA2eG2UY9EIlztIReRVqHmjesgXWc_DNOibV/s320/IMG_8631.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">Stephen pointed out that the landscape had changed. Yes. We are usually sitting in the bus but it is difficult to take nice photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76WS-7Kiyc3y_6fpWOAhIW0gUN9g5VdWyQA_bSHhi7XXKw45BKL4MwFdGXPmMQFOlospBU1n9vd3Jx611iHGAnRxaukx9VwubEEelKZyi-PGpwrA3KWDtiO-3eNv1yMI3vy-XE_sMDDAy_5S2-pW5139u9ZS2KdDOZRAHivx4lOPye5ZV_3UAb-UZsRwC/s4032/IMG_8633.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76WS-7Kiyc3y_6fpWOAhIW0gUN9g5VdWyQA_bSHhi7XXKw45BKL4MwFdGXPmMQFOlospBU1n9vd3Jx611iHGAnRxaukx9VwubEEelKZyi-PGpwrA3KWDtiO-3eNv1yMI3vy-XE_sMDDAy_5S2-pW5139u9ZS2KdDOZRAHivx4lOPye5ZV_3UAb-UZsRwC/s320/IMG_8633.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately at about 1 pm the bus was stopped for a routine paper check and something was missing. Stephen explains that Norway has a lot of rules and people are sticking to them without any arguing or problems. But mistakes can happen. Poor Stephen is sorting it out but we are stuck until another bus has arrived.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwn4P36_QPwHEoyg-pzBT_VLDT1HitsIKbqjbTJ9FTKKzcMuppoykfan3u_xgDiI45gbYXdWiWuIfRJGOB2-3HRHHCHcwG_BJPIwc2nKoGpiMdlWVqn7IvkXm2YWl951AuZyzTXT17I-_7iXw0E7G4qi0F59nOZfzZOhNgztkHKslIwKSjdl5EKSVyhvns/s4032/IMG_4180.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwn4P36_QPwHEoyg-pzBT_VLDT1HitsIKbqjbTJ9FTKKzcMuppoykfan3u_xgDiI45gbYXdWiWuIfRJGOB2-3HRHHCHcwG_BJPIwc2nKoGpiMdlWVqn7IvkXm2YWl951AuZyzTXT17I-_7iXw0E7G4qi0F59nOZfzZOhNgztkHKslIwKSjdl5EKSVyhvns/s320/IMG_4180.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">While waiting Stephen says that tourguides have to be prepared for everything and sends some chocolates around with the instructions for everybody to take 2. Ha-ha, he didn't really have to appease us but it sure was nice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLKGx2lGsEhX1FDx6XXrTcherdsc1xhgbCPPUlMeoJuB-hAwpKNmzTAI6ZEMKYxPErXUQl_20-TDG5N0hdpA5m0l8l_TQ7rhivPtdIZhqY3KmaQOYiPqPQYg2lGW-zUwEZSYrzyf1iiKmpPSelcZLsYNDPIYJ1_Ge067nB2_tHIYj2xMAyKwdTK7qvp7v/s3093/IMG_8635.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3093" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLKGx2lGsEhX1FDx6XXrTcherdsc1xhgbCPPUlMeoJuB-hAwpKNmzTAI6ZEMKYxPErXUQl_20-TDG5N0hdpA5m0l8l_TQ7rhivPtdIZhqY3KmaQOYiPqPQYg2lGW-zUwEZSYrzyf1iiKmpPSelcZLsYNDPIYJ1_Ge067nB2_tHIYj2xMAyKwdTK7qvp7v/s320/IMG_8635.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally we are crossing the border. No check point or so but we stop for a photo opportunity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDdMqeD9bgUoAYksTINtwe-kMeJkWgOjx4f0COODgEGDmHsVG4S-LNTytDskXCQe7rzTao-W4g2y7DRoYIgfCt2h7Ci9Tuk8k9hY7bgrR8tT_Lyh900EvBe_1I4K1A6Jg-z9UXOrWXDsL_6j89yzf_7YiFBOo6NkPWh1f8QG1jFfQY7gJXwJ6AInjTIgI/s4032/IMG_8637.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDdMqeD9bgUoAYksTINtwe-kMeJkWgOjx4f0COODgEGDmHsVG4S-LNTytDskXCQe7rzTao-W4g2y7DRoYIgfCt2h7Ci9Tuk8k9hY7bgrR8tT_Lyh900EvBe_1I4K1A6Jg-z9UXOrWXDsL_6j89yzf_7YiFBOo6NkPWh1f8QG1jFfQY7gJXwJ6AInjTIgI/s320/IMG_8637.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">20 minutes later we arrive at our lunch place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bjn_qokhsH-xNu2LgPJCivNfTHV_Yxen2x6GhdHHAMFw9HZb7OJpP2cCMXiBwRsPMV2qXxvfdoJYQmv2hkxCBub2vs-52PRLDZ50u-1a9xHuFDaImHaxyiZx3lSCSptb3EmEPOIvS33opZ7wDc30Hu4H6-RQNWUv81xgTlN-lM8UOZ-Z6asDNEv-WExS/s4032/IMG_8640.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bjn_qokhsH-xNu2LgPJCivNfTHV_Yxen2x6GhdHHAMFw9HZb7OJpP2cCMXiBwRsPMV2qXxvfdoJYQmv2hkxCBub2vs-52PRLDZ50u-1a9xHuFDaImHaxyiZx3lSCSptb3EmEPOIvS33opZ7wDc30Hu4H6-RQNWUv81xgTlN-lM8UOZ-Z6asDNEv-WExS/s320/IMG_8640.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Salads, reindeer casserole, everything good.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitY8A2A24mPicUM-s6GizryHx56scypoWDBrsDn2pDqTubaHWD9KblLzh2O9l29GcZsFuHXtRjpzeNUcXJcIU2Mj236NRozOe3fZWin66E4wZ71VpEAQxZKY52hxk98MQslX81qPM-gmwdtHYwx5HuZg6r71TgD0r3sKsAYnQrn8M9YUThNsLK5E9aRjYM/s4032/IMG_8641.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitY8A2A24mPicUM-s6GizryHx56scypoWDBrsDn2pDqTubaHWD9KblLzh2O9l29GcZsFuHXtRjpzeNUcXJcIU2Mj236NRozOe3fZWin66E4wZ71VpEAQxZKY52hxk98MQslX81qPM-gmwdtHYwx5HuZg6r71TgD0r3sKsAYnQrn8M9YUThNsLK5E9aRjYM/s320/IMG_8641.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz65wQg5W_J50scDjHtiE5dZxgAA3F7pHka1HvPsbNckTzwQ031bcNaGTDegXMTzTILAgZd5qXX6WSmptOmyuqlNQvszfu6GeiRJRbbbj56MLCj4qFNotGxwbY4HbHDIIkaUICVL6wS20Q4xyvHOGU5OO6zBNZ1tmIB6S_Nl5Ts1_ZpiYkdmKxNq1IjqP/s4032/IMG_8643.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz65wQg5W_J50scDjHtiE5dZxgAA3F7pHka1HvPsbNckTzwQ031bcNaGTDegXMTzTILAgZd5qXX6WSmptOmyuqlNQvszfu6GeiRJRbbbj56MLCj4qFNotGxwbY4HbHDIIkaUICVL6wS20Q4xyvHOGU5OO6zBNZ1tmIB6S_Nl5Ts1_ZpiYkdmKxNq1IjqP/s320/IMG_8643.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bY_sqokPV-cxYjMsLeZyewOEgwO-8z-W-6zQ5ksgDkqHQdVLGZdY6j_FEdHNxwa729ol4Pog4dOZZ7UvAEgAxagdhVyf29plq3ENsxumqaTsc5g8sYUnH3gsmsF3VDgcdO6OeSJ_rH-DBSCtgB0YkgDfPry4uIp58vpFK5nvc0ho0JprcBYqVkqsYjQy/s4032/IMG_8644.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bY_sqokPV-cxYjMsLeZyewOEgwO-8z-W-6zQ5ksgDkqHQdVLGZdY6j_FEdHNxwa729ol4Pog4dOZZ7UvAEgAxagdhVyf29plq3ENsxumqaTsc5g8sYUnH3gsmsF3VDgcdO6OeSJ_rH-DBSCtgB0YkgDfPry4uIp58vpFK5nvc0ho0JprcBYqVkqsYjQy/s320/IMG_8644.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I see this pretty fellow through the window but when I open the door to take a photo of him he comes closer fast. Ha-ha, took it through the window.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfycQyg-vQf9SWMhNcc9RUHAejObZLKKFbrqOo742ALlxMmtVekxyvgGKOS1ORsI2ei-121jk9wXP6i_SP9BX_rfRFiMJx49sRNLsInZWUjDQWe0KchoEcsQ_7s3VdmNkhS1BCprUPLqnsJDZBQIgmgft1wVe1OYIeRCCWw5__CHeXavMoI9aWGgTae5AM/s4032/IMG_8645.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfycQyg-vQf9SWMhNcc9RUHAejObZLKKFbrqOo742ALlxMmtVekxyvgGKOS1ORsI2ei-121jk9wXP6i_SP9BX_rfRFiMJx49sRNLsInZWUjDQWe0KchoEcsQ_7s3VdmNkhS1BCprUPLqnsJDZBQIgmgft1wVe1OYIeRCCWw5__CHeXavMoI9aWGgTae5AM/s320/IMG_8645.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dessert was pancake with heavy cream and different fruit toppings.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6S2HLpFS7WAy8Mm07zyOzrhlfhrJx1km2HFy5jm_0r0x7wEnCzhxQr3Og55qfjZQ4No4X6HjOEqR1m7Gb7D7QxBfOkZP5jICQL7oOWCjXnYOQ_fb7NpvGdM-HL5pnOIxs3R-IWlKvhxCoAQMx1gdPp0SyfPWdPezPszwKi0gZU8Eb8GpeXni4mCa5zZDF/s4032/IMG_8646.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6S2HLpFS7WAy8Mm07zyOzrhlfhrJx1km2HFy5jm_0r0x7wEnCzhxQr3Og55qfjZQ4No4X6HjOEqR1m7Gb7D7QxBfOkZP5jICQL7oOWCjXnYOQ_fb7NpvGdM-HL5pnOIxs3R-IWlKvhxCoAQMx1gdPp0SyfPWdPezPszwKi0gZU8Eb8GpeXni4mCa5zZDF/s320/IMG_8646.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYDAHzSJFiwUirY9cVcglE1YWUHPhs0u5o7SDKkIbVETFBCpLtZwLyAQ_M0avmrqmDorpFOrr1KGFX-hRb4MlD9bXNCct33d2BHbXOP_5nSbzF6_ZXAYd4Zwe6XsDNMovsj2o-7d_7lnlkGcJv6PjNPjUEx14yPi25tM2-7NKtBHb-PmDX9wuYhrwk67o/s4032/IMG_8647.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYDAHzSJFiwUirY9cVcglE1YWUHPhs0u5o7SDKkIbVETFBCpLtZwLyAQ_M0avmrqmDorpFOrr1KGFX-hRb4MlD9bXNCct33d2BHbXOP_5nSbzF6_ZXAYd4Zwe6XsDNMovsj2o-7d_7lnlkGcJv6PjNPjUEx14yPi25tM2-7NKtBHb-PmDX9wuYhrwk67o/s320/IMG_8647.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The lady in charge was outside to feed this reindeer. She told us that this female was old (14?) and had had 12 babies. She told us that she also was very greedy. When there was no more food and she wanted to walk away the reindeer would nip on her wobbly areas.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFg9me2S2wWDUXZc1FDr_7QR7BKuWygbV1l3rptFs_QNNzlmlXVPVJoADuy_jnE2FDfYmUwhDMVQU3vArkUTuHL-lXWDTQdyL1ucAwBSIzvr72Ki82sY1GFqnALBoz2ezFJYTbziaBD6k6vHrrW5z5kmDAj9HVqia1Xyr1LDcaCcjzigZOjj-I1rM2rdBJ/s4032/IMG_8649.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFg9me2S2wWDUXZc1FDr_7QR7BKuWygbV1l3rptFs_QNNzlmlXVPVJoADuy_jnE2FDfYmUwhDMVQU3vArkUTuHL-lXWDTQdyL1ucAwBSIzvr72Ki82sY1GFqnALBoz2ezFJYTbziaBD6k6vHrrW5z5kmDAj9HVqia1Xyr1LDcaCcjzigZOjj-I1rM2rdBJ/s320/IMG_8649.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Obvious that wording cracked me up. Stephen happen to take this photo and e-mailed it to me with the words "having a good old belly laugh". Thanks!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkszWrgysvTMvuX27DPF-ejV7WxzVzD4fsQPcofqaAaQ-CodWXr-MyvVyEhG0lKYI8nwIO_KmqjNJLB2kNR2aI0sYOaiIgG7qfrma4AxTMaQ8Ply4eW4cG5OpUtZeETi1KOwwQeosqy77oQl-YNd6cNjOtLXLzmmSVc7rpYpxDcmNiMWQ0V8XMz2nD3Cy/s3097/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2065" data-original-width="3097" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkszWrgysvTMvuX27DPF-ejV7WxzVzD4fsQPcofqaAaQ-CodWXr-MyvVyEhG0lKYI8nwIO_KmqjNJLB2kNR2aI0sYOaiIgG7qfrma4AxTMaQ8Ply4eW4cG5OpUtZeETi1KOwwQeosqy77oQl-YNd6cNjOtLXLzmmSVc7rpYpxDcmNiMWQ0V8XMz2nD3Cy/s320/image.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntJL1jAT_LEIWrd9uouftHMN19pwgrtlTr1NbDmqJCyW8Z6XMgKiPSCrLJjtayySb5dWSlEd-M7jz0pCDYMUWm7Ej5x1s_xhmqd4rrUDiUrBJOOp6-qjA8w0sdnXvz5jd1dRIcpd35-lEliMqEKXe0VzXN61i905uCBfRj1p8g2PuTTDEOnRYdVyX9UHs/s4032/IMG_8651.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntJL1jAT_LEIWrd9uouftHMN19pwgrtlTr1NbDmqJCyW8Z6XMgKiPSCrLJjtayySb5dWSlEd-M7jz0pCDYMUWm7Ej5x1s_xhmqd4rrUDiUrBJOOp6-qjA8w0sdnXvz5jd1dRIcpd35-lEliMqEKXe0VzXN61i905uCBfRj1p8g2PuTTDEOnRYdVyX9UHs/s320/IMG_8651.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Time to leave. Another one and a half hours to go. It's interesting though.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQk_MEYK0lqQTp3ZOXKSZz3F9BipgJWrlkPwwpnpdDUDdKyvPKIiclQh2sqVdo18TeF8REEjfKxDKcfyMqlNoZaVjH8666uODHrCI5ukas0gOZFEJuhw2515VXKD-KCBt9R61ITVK-vHKMqDHDMLHdLEKP1zopB9-RHLVTVNDBdbXRmvJ_qAOFSkuRrZW_/s4032/IMG_8655.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQk_MEYK0lqQTp3ZOXKSZz3F9BipgJWrlkPwwpnpdDUDdKyvPKIiclQh2sqVdo18TeF8REEjfKxDKcfyMqlNoZaVjH8666uODHrCI5ukas0gOZFEJuhw2515VXKD-KCBt9R61ITVK-vHKMqDHDMLHdLEKP1zopB9-RHLVTVNDBdbXRmvJ_qAOFSkuRrZW_/s320/IMG_8655.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Betty saud on the other side of the bus aisle and tried to take some photos. She talked about a "sun dog" of which neither James nor I ever had heard about. And there it was. A dot next to the sun in rainbow colors. With the bus making slight turns left and right it kept moving out of camera sight every time I was ready and took probably 2 dozen impossible photos. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqYJt4by9dXAdVFB3wcTO7shB8lbESFlYaSsMls_YrnqUSwj0HSbzkK-l6QnyjVZIlcmL09ahpC9r2AcN0zoEJ619F3c3L39KL7MQQEof5Z4QHvqSvAziSkgPieM1WpLXexIca1_IhvZLD_QZA_Xo-ZGk3R6RPXy_FUuiuZK1T6Rsh54b1w_pkqjYNuBt/s4032/IMG_8679.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqYJt4by9dXAdVFB3wcTO7shB8lbESFlYaSsMls_YrnqUSwj0HSbzkK-l6QnyjVZIlcmL09ahpC9r2AcN0zoEJ619F3c3L39KL7MQQEof5Z4QHvqSvAziSkgPieM1WpLXexIca1_IhvZLD_QZA_Xo-ZGk3R6RPXy_FUuiuZK1T6Rsh54b1w_pkqjYNuBt/s320/IMG_8679.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvhLkXJsC0Uu9jWUHKKoX4kOd7WpCGhjVmx26TWDeS8eMJSMOdlzU3cTOQVRi4uNnxK3aBAxxeiXL7X3nvYdPh3tav-DQdE07uyZfB_7P8E9gBV0W2MqOsYaZXph83n1eW1Ot5Gy5YUVX4FyO3RxlqPuvE8cq6vEZcwABSQAmqtQbAHo5CmmolNI__jKi/s4032/IMG_8681.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvhLkXJsC0Uu9jWUHKKoX4kOd7WpCGhjVmx26TWDeS8eMJSMOdlzU3cTOQVRi4uNnxK3aBAxxeiXL7X3nvYdPh3tav-DQdE07uyZfB_7P8E9gBV0W2MqOsYaZXph83n1eW1Ot5Gy5YUVX4FyO3RxlqPuvE8cq6vEZcwABSQAmqtQbAHo5CmmolNI__jKi/s320/IMG_8681.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QQ59IoK0y4RdpY82qpxt0UKmbuk9pO0uYWEDeh-KKA4RuUOitijgFf6tXwlv9OjSn_0R1SFYj52vzcpVArBn1J6RJfqCbroZr3MLLI-Zt-fDjpTTzZdd57qlc-tOFIswNAE3Cy6U_bRok0Tqx7nCvuf1cJ7c9M9dqIHePyRm-0iqz9qISCd6wWiHcXTT/s4032/IMG_8691.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QQ59IoK0y4RdpY82qpxt0UKmbuk9pO0uYWEDeh-KKA4RuUOitijgFf6tXwlv9OjSn_0R1SFYj52vzcpVArBn1J6RJfqCbroZr3MLLI-Zt-fDjpTTzZdd57qlc-tOFIswNAE3Cy6U_bRok0Tqx7nCvuf1cJ7c9M9dqIHePyRm-0iqz9qISCd6wWiHcXTT/s320/IMG_8691.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally we had reached our stay for the next 2 nights. Stephen had "warned" us in the bus that it was not an ordinary hotel but that we would have cabins. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhyAS2S99LqxrGV1AATNoV7UnIYp4hEUIXzbxW-fth8KrjA88hoaxOhb7EVfSmAfI27nIRfnBruN4ExRJuqJ6cwpSXPvrabQkYxdDDGO_nz10h_h9MIenbYSX09O84wL3TEIFPlX508dfY_X0xqJzrG8NqSW5wPgK0sGIY6Bi0ePP2JPDUoR6wFHbcb0W/s4032/IMG_8703.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhyAS2S99LqxrGV1AATNoV7UnIYp4hEUIXzbxW-fth8KrjA88hoaxOhb7EVfSmAfI27nIRfnBruN4ExRJuqJ6cwpSXPvrabQkYxdDDGO_nz10h_h9MIenbYSX09O84wL3TEIFPlX508dfY_X0xqJzrG8NqSW5wPgK0sGIY6Bi0ePP2JPDUoR6wFHbcb0W/s320/IMG_8703.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At arrival the room keys were ready and we could go and have a look. Number 9 Isaak for us. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTzSpTrst0Q3Qybn0jkSXT1z37YdFUCQ5NPY0J-jV86wnVlUbhSBnyPtte6nah5aunUwBt-pryE-YgcViASkdgeHAmxn8Fkea6ZnlFNtZfngvbTmDiDx7pxalkFnlczSAelBC7oIHaHJB1puLbFqLutwCDXhXD17970cVelpip3OXY_xurxG5Mqw5zpsK/s4032/IMG_8704.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTzSpTrst0Q3Qybn0jkSXT1z37YdFUCQ5NPY0J-jV86wnVlUbhSBnyPtte6nah5aunUwBt-pryE-YgcViASkdgeHAmxn8Fkea6ZnlFNtZfngvbTmDiDx7pxalkFnlczSAelBC7oIHaHJB1puLbFqLutwCDXhXD17970cVelpip3OXY_xurxG5Mqw5zpsK/s320/IMG_8704.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I said to James that this looks like the yurt Helen had talked about a long time ago ... except it was not a tent. But it was very nice. I forgot to take a photo after we opened the drapes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxme8oWdfjN9mmTraLRZt0cMvgpLx76Li4QZ6vMro7SGnHHoB6VQGgnjAJ470EL8YeXahNeeqeStyEr10vskVk40eDITbTmcMwEhz1FqQsQh3EOP_RWUWdwCKURqWUphxq-xEGKF9l3QBoPDOve5_ivTvzHOx2zhmFkBNe6pbZT5t6xSXci-bGSJcJ9tsy/s4032/IMG_8706.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxme8oWdfjN9mmTraLRZt0cMvgpLx76Li4QZ6vMro7SGnHHoB6VQGgnjAJ470EL8YeXahNeeqeStyEr10vskVk40eDITbTmcMwEhz1FqQsQh3EOP_RWUWdwCKURqWUphxq-xEGKF9l3QBoPDOve5_ivTvzHOx2zhmFkBNe6pbZT5t6xSXci-bGSJcJ9tsy/s320/IMG_8706.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHrClaqzN0shLeGiu1WKY37Cgn5cCeSaLwb9uaD7FIwxgotlHU0j7yrmON-zj2-AlyNvGkgcDT1yuCzSwl4iQKw6DffmGXCvUk0pQj85Jh__gqFsqBTj4f59cAmn5uh9CCcU4-QcJYojQ8rrEa9QgMeg2S0osdq0BnNgvCWyEfqzWX6oD2C1IQo8nmcW3/s4032/IMG_8707.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHrClaqzN0shLeGiu1WKY37Cgn5cCeSaLwb9uaD7FIwxgotlHU0j7yrmON-zj2-AlyNvGkgcDT1yuCzSwl4iQKw6DffmGXCvUk0pQj85Jh__gqFsqBTj4f59cAmn5uh9CCcU4-QcJYojQ8rrEa9QgMeg2S0osdq0BnNgvCWyEfqzWX6oD2C1IQo8nmcW3/s320/IMG_8707.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5jrjBQKJHT8sdgihl1fm90Iridz8ppWVjb6erHOKETjI4LQxBEtBffKdsJG216d3RyAW5N1u_XedcVAwS4EZ-ctyVAxtmpIKogU64OaN-30oBoLDVpF5UMLvA-7lucJvNpGHQn22MPo0F5SMVh6K6Midt7uUsiNvSpElaGyiyjMXGotMrs6Ie9OuwArw/s4032/IMG_8708.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5jrjBQKJHT8sdgihl1fm90Iridz8ppWVjb6erHOKETjI4LQxBEtBffKdsJG216d3RyAW5N1u_XedcVAwS4EZ-ctyVAxtmpIKogU64OaN-30oBoLDVpF5UMLvA-7lucJvNpGHQn22MPo0F5SMVh6K6Midt7uUsiNvSpElaGyiyjMXGotMrs6Ie9OuwArw/s320/IMG_8708.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We didn't look to much right then because we wanted to go for a walk first. In front of the door I said that I needed to try the transportation out first. James took the photo. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkUpQ5zgN0vNEggy1zYY36r5EqH61Uy14mYZSDxXb6YjVbKPHyNSmIhS5LsIz2NbEUxBYtGE6K8CAMsi_N9dd5V0H9r8x0hrIsP7tXtCqqrWhbC_4R1_O2VeLRwawsaqPCryCCe_43tj6514n65E_OfCSQ-o-_rIbmAXnhH_kileVbZ6-MJ2uKsiObg3c/s4032/IMG_8711.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkUpQ5zgN0vNEggy1zYY36r5EqH61Uy14mYZSDxXb6YjVbKPHyNSmIhS5LsIz2NbEUxBYtGE6K8CAMsi_N9dd5V0H9r8x0hrIsP7tXtCqqrWhbC_4R1_O2VeLRwawsaqPCryCCe_43tj6514n65E_OfCSQ-o-_rIbmAXnhH_kileVbZ6-MJ2uKsiObg3c/s320/IMG_8711.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzmaTh2taUVGg9r3QnyBYkVSQ_kFXcCZJ42vLH1hm50l46YyjxpZpKVZGek48jLhvTaD5wVbnC5UIYhFZ4s2set8QIccZ-P62AS14dvXbadpq7AyxyRqeN57kIJQD6cgLRFIpuIiJXwpsJzgiB1Bn_74hpLg71ARcLBUqYNXSxM8BNwTLrlZ2u5T9aoFd/s4032/IMG_8716.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzmaTh2taUVGg9r3QnyBYkVSQ_kFXcCZJ42vLH1hm50l46YyjxpZpKVZGek48jLhvTaD5wVbnC5UIYhFZ4s2set8QIccZ-P62AS14dvXbadpq7AyxyRqeN57kIJQD6cgLRFIpuIiJXwpsJzgiB1Bn_74hpLg71ARcLBUqYNXSxM8BNwTLrlZ2u5T9aoFd/s320/IMG_8716.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7No1CM4vQ5ANcX8buoWUV8XJJdQQ1UV3f5yRRQn4sYTn2Ivz-B0HF0PHvQnsmqwtjp6Hwq2V1P2LQp7_kb91I-RuA087gAbS5BjEBzX-CplE-53NwcAl9vw4GhyX7KUDZ_xiz-wv4XHJUR8s5F7URWtVFLZuJ46cRhgrDQ66cARjk8-6TVZpbTFU4p-Ex/s4032/IMG_8720.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7No1CM4vQ5ANcX8buoWUV8XJJdQQ1UV3f5yRRQn4sYTn2Ivz-B0HF0PHvQnsmqwtjp6Hwq2V1P2LQp7_kb91I-RuA087gAbS5BjEBzX-CplE-53NwcAl9vw4GhyX7KUDZ_xiz-wv4XHJUR8s5F7URWtVFLZuJ46cRhgrDQ66cARjk8-6TVZpbTFU4p-Ex/s320/IMG_8720.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The breakfast/dinner place.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbB4jtc8c6m6fUo56gCGFOLyhmMymCI_1YIBwEBfh6TcK6EnVfQPeemDyK8GcGDcMVL5IgBUJgW42tv2iSmh9GpXd_LFmDdHewOQrVj3asiFIqMvazK1FQCnIj8Rgko3u9ddqf_9NOMv0Fhzv890Sfcoo38UR9KIIVZrGF7sto9_x4SF9oc6LDC6RXWzN/s4032/IMG_8717.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbB4jtc8c6m6fUo56gCGFOLyhmMymCI_1YIBwEBfh6TcK6EnVfQPeemDyK8GcGDcMVL5IgBUJgW42tv2iSmh9GpXd_LFmDdHewOQrVj3asiFIqMvazK1FQCnIj8Rgko3u9ddqf_9NOMv0Fhzv890Sfcoo38UR9KIIVZrGF7sto9_x4SF9oc6LDC6RXWzN/s320/IMG_8717.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dinner was buffet but very nice too. What a lovely room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5hdJ45Rsxs0Zptb1qZIAVVhLxtWbYVZuJGv12bwQpSsrYp1N4LTuiNJFtm8nE5pzeMOi1HLUy6V4c06QNvCV5RF4mjF1wdFCFzgSKVjeI5k82eHv7fp3m1KD9OSo7_hvc1FN2yoXbNRVJ7aGGpWgabm_Hc2iZJrIwePKZLQ47VuvYLAq1KyrooG9ZLkj/s4032/IMG_8721.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5hdJ45Rsxs0Zptb1qZIAVVhLxtWbYVZuJGv12bwQpSsrYp1N4LTuiNJFtm8nE5pzeMOi1HLUy6V4c06QNvCV5RF4mjF1wdFCFzgSKVjeI5k82eHv7fp3m1KD9OSo7_hvc1FN2yoXbNRVJ7aGGpWgabm_Hc2iZJrIwePKZLQ47VuvYLAq1KyrooG9ZLkj/s320/IMG_8721.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was too early and the weather too nice to disappear already in the cabins so we wanted to go for a walk. Betty and Marc had the same idea. We went towards the horses. Betty is as fascinated by any kind of flower/plant like I am. Who gets to decide what is a weed and what a flower? So pretty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLK3dEmqyfQwIOKp5zZTo49VDJYCSrQ6M4pIbZhpyqsuV_28vOVYUDuZXzan6dxcAjUAdy2UmJHcc18V_C87pLoOmtSy02GN37scXzPUGFxtkqnmgPW_f3-vEdw05v9GbgGeo8xl9KBOOH7AOBP73nAw0SJdcnUaQLWWckC1D9wkoQ1pXQUFsairsq8h7/s4032/IMG_8726.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLK3dEmqyfQwIOKp5zZTo49VDJYCSrQ6M4pIbZhpyqsuV_28vOVYUDuZXzan6dxcAjUAdy2UmJHcc18V_C87pLoOmtSy02GN37scXzPUGFxtkqnmgPW_f3-vEdw05v9GbgGeo8xl9KBOOH7AOBP73nAw0SJdcnUaQLWWckC1D9wkoQ1pXQUFsairsq8h7/s320/IMG_8726.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That big horse was funny, a bit of a character. Betty wanted to take a photos of him when he managed to throw up a lot of hay and some landed on his buddy's head.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfvvj5oTphvPCX_yvxNg_y9BPcKSh_mQKu2GzzT51Qc9Ozg-MljamSZm2dADHX0-mQlwpEyyCyV1VXVYIYolMNqR5VTc0Q4Lymcu9SIehUdIkoOmJ_yd67E98y2QpC6PCdiLBvLdMdf10Ib9a3M-RbFvnaIhUOkuLk_LnGm6zmjmXU61YkyBQuyJSu7pQ/s4032/IMG_8727.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfvvj5oTphvPCX_yvxNg_y9BPcKSh_mQKu2GzzT51Qc9Ozg-MljamSZm2dADHX0-mQlwpEyyCyV1VXVYIYolMNqR5VTc0Q4Lymcu9SIehUdIkoOmJ_yd67E98y2QpC6PCdiLBvLdMdf10Ib9a3M-RbFvnaIhUOkuLk_LnGm6zmjmXU61YkyBQuyJSu7pQ/s320/IMG_8727.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Almost back at the large hall we found this field of Lingonberries.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhne1i4dxY1HnIvkPjYHAx4eWCgbZZAFHFYoNSALBF5ocCnDA8T38Ic9DIODhcPK-DZu0HdwOX8iKCl8-HhGEZLI-pVXATE0v25KsZv0CPcbCInagjtBkJCWF-DMNQEp3s9CsYwH6RLE9YOoWjR74HR_d5pGsOOAWwkMNbzonizF321vEFfH5T6zqnKZfWo/s4032/IMG_8730.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhne1i4dxY1HnIvkPjYHAx4eWCgbZZAFHFYoNSALBF5ocCnDA8T38Ic9DIODhcPK-DZu0HdwOX8iKCl8-HhGEZLI-pVXATE0v25KsZv0CPcbCInagjtBkJCWF-DMNQEp3s9CsYwH6RLE9YOoWjR74HR_d5pGsOOAWwkMNbzonizF321vEFfH5T6zqnKZfWo/s320/IMG_8730.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqhxIF-Tfb9pQhyYPe9aLjXMXOw0LS4M6FU48hT3EScIjT_xjGlBx262T03U0F5ffk58dY3K8aulqfAfl5-CbfEdLgKy1Jjq6uV7n4TT2O5PMxd7qutqEQmGvDeSZUE9dlFTUNXhyLdW7Sr6OuA_GzdBGHKTOMvVOw_bwkJJW6IbT8KNkTy7jY25WuMLe/s4032/IMG_8731.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqhxIF-Tfb9pQhyYPe9aLjXMXOw0LS4M6FU48hT3EScIjT_xjGlBx262T03U0F5ffk58dY3K8aulqfAfl5-CbfEdLgKy1Jjq6uV7n4TT2O5PMxd7qutqEQmGvDeSZUE9dlFTUNXhyLdW7Sr6OuA_GzdBGHKTOMvVOw_bwkJJW6IbT8KNkTy7jY25WuMLe/s320/IMG_8731.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And behind the big house were a number of outdoor games one could play. I didn't do too badly when I tried this game.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqDCkr2FNqPaCxgjtnMbm5rr-jhxOKNpfGOw-T7K7-nJuQUUf1SXFN5MwGIPVExsozB2YuPkwwypDav5cetu_y8NC_57N6p3j_h0bv88afgRpiHkTcLO_vO-FI-qaaD6ZYap38IgspMw1oU8tD24pX0v4X2MT4grLchWPFLc5mIoN_I61l1tLNDzgJWWD/s4032/IMG_8733.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqDCkr2FNqPaCxgjtnMbm5rr-jhxOKNpfGOw-T7K7-nJuQUUf1SXFN5MwGIPVExsozB2YuPkwwypDav5cetu_y8NC_57N6p3j_h0bv88afgRpiHkTcLO_vO-FI-qaaD6ZYap38IgspMw1oU8tD24pX0v4X2MT4grLchWPFLc5mIoN_I61l1tLNDzgJWWD/s320/IMG_8733.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then it was time to go to bed. We left the drapes open because nobody can really see us but we decided it was nice to look out/up when in bed. It is a bit magical.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lOL9wglklq83I_3CP2JUOQ0eDAeGs3jAgf6aifFbIj8PiOn-XgLF2wY3ZwXJ3IL_Ph9RaVlkvpsVD_3cFS3etOGNVSvOjdiagJrl5VDJ3v-0aSL6xvSfThAsu2Qet6A4bNOHbAocD8CrYRdE_oAzO1JKgH734fhIuuwlLds6Fk25Pych43MR8rqJcqEc/s4032/IMG_8734.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lOL9wglklq83I_3CP2JUOQ0eDAeGs3jAgf6aifFbIj8PiOn-XgLF2wY3ZwXJ3IL_Ph9RaVlkvpsVD_3cFS3etOGNVSvOjdiagJrl5VDJ3v-0aSL6xvSfThAsu2Qet6A4bNOHbAocD8CrYRdE_oAzO1JKgH734fhIuuwlLds6Fk25Pych43MR8rqJcqEc/s320/IMG_8734.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Night, night.</div><br /><p></p>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256330080068128163.post-79356160419574339802023-08-23T10:10:00.002-04:002023-08-23T10:10:44.063-04:00Trip Day 14 - the North Cape<p>Monday August 21</p><p>Today we will have a special outing off the ship. But it is also a bit complicated. We have time though in the morning and we watch the ship stop at Havøysund scheduled at 8:30 am for 15 minutes.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0SLJXtz7hxwQ0RXASaqd8lJX-G_g_KInuAfJdzP7_3BVtGZRFPemAwJEVSxXZ_nizFIO3_1ibVc71JMHXnaDWv-nBlHG5EB7I-uXpwcvesshcjc_krbpNV8ntqtKngfk5PoWgf_xBDh1gTOHLJQgV6bxeAK-vpw4EjNSNyCic34gEAsyh7bqwrWRvH95/s4032/IMG_8499.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0SLJXtz7hxwQ0RXASaqd8lJX-G_g_KInuAfJdzP7_3BVtGZRFPemAwJEVSxXZ_nizFIO3_1ibVc71JMHXnaDWv-nBlHG5EB7I-uXpwcvesshcjc_krbpNV8ntqtKngfk5PoWgf_xBDh1gTOHLJQgV6bxeAK-vpw4EjNSNyCic34gEAsyh7bqwrWRvH95/s320/IMG_8499.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have breakfast and since we are going to miss lunch we were encouraged to pack one. The nice servers even brought us brown sandwich bags and napkins to take. I made cheese sandwiches and a piece each of a baked thing and apples which I washed in the room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ship was scheduled to stop in Honningsvåg at 10:55 am but it was 11:10 before we were off. A bus was waiting for us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrnK1rhx2tZoNpMDyf-gvqTuDlqghPahjrVHD5bLOUBb2DvK_mlMOtEuzr-PEXdsV5ph7LFkW6yVzN-6T6Vbk5lFcvbSeJ3uu9k_5jWDM8eoh6vCKFYqQ82oARQl3LOJM4bymwAHbOdbyZUrSSKQ-SzoTWTR0vNSDJa5w5S8Ec5kuYyueARSL3VK48c5h/s4032/IMG_8505.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrnK1rhx2tZoNpMDyf-gvqTuDlqghPahjrVHD5bLOUBb2DvK_mlMOtEuzr-PEXdsV5ph7LFkW6yVzN-6T6Vbk5lFcvbSeJ3uu9k_5jWDM8eoh6vCKFYqQ82oARQl3LOJM4bymwAHbOdbyZUrSSKQ-SzoTWTR0vNSDJa5w5S8Ec5kuYyueARSL3VK48c5h/s320/IMG_8505.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIVKencVW9HSGgojFJnPOBa1pSjnV9iMzVPsR9PflFdz1L1gM1FNC3vi0f9K3XDbotBnI5dB81IC_CkpgNa6sva1PYNWlJzRkpoFOZecW_2Euu226_AkGxumRfRLjiew9UBTrrgC2fDiAHMB9TW6K29rvC2HN49jn49Sj7fanEtLpYXTe0FhsXiTD6k9E/s4032/IMG_8507.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIVKencVW9HSGgojFJnPOBa1pSjnV9iMzVPsR9PflFdz1L1gM1FNC3vi0f9K3XDbotBnI5dB81IC_CkpgNa6sva1PYNWlJzRkpoFOZecW_2Euu226_AkGxumRfRLjiew9UBTrrgC2fDiAHMB9TW6K29rvC2HN49jn49Sj7fanEtLpYXTe0FhsXiTD6k9E/s320/IMG_8507.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The island is quite empty. No trees or bushes. Lots of small fjords and lakes, grass and stones. A very few houses. And reindeer here and there, always in small groups. More about reindeers in Finland but we learned that here they are brought over from the mainland on a "reindeer ferry" and roam freely during the summer. At fall they will swim back by themselves. Of course in its raggedness it was quite beautiful and interesting. The lonely road was very curvy and up and down.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FUnNe7fBGrA2s4-luk1pk__EYeDhw7S3CJwaXtYhFYe4SrSrKYLhHAwL9IvIRPp66RwmamN6fTgCmFp9atieCW8tChBbEpiTO3JKBsWatETDBPi-dZ5v71M3msrcWLzoKuFgZRLpKKzdgJ5YoSetc0UGvUjcwrISvJttYpzSv_B5e1Yw3s5mME49ncRc/s4032/IMG_8517.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FUnNe7fBGrA2s4-luk1pk__EYeDhw7S3CJwaXtYhFYe4SrSrKYLhHAwL9IvIRPp66RwmamN6fTgCmFp9atieCW8tChBbEpiTO3JKBsWatETDBPi-dZ5v71M3msrcWLzoKuFgZRLpKKzdgJ5YoSetc0UGvUjcwrISvJttYpzSv_B5e1Yw3s5mME49ncRc/s320/IMG_8517.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOxVDRC5eA4TDFQk2N2jTHtIu76pFrt1w6-xKmM0m93Z6o4HBnAE3_pt8mHiayp0fzdMhYOKaxmNuLOYZdfPTDpkpHxeQi5un9ThnldkvlBoRSJyPmVeSkdVgGPcolJ9QppbtxxlsOrrrSND6cMRSIawVXl_OoItZ8juY_NxJGT7LRXZJJIYEPmWLvYfM/s2828/IMG_8523.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="2828" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOxVDRC5eA4TDFQk2N2jTHtIu76pFrt1w6-xKmM0m93Z6o4HBnAE3_pt8mHiayp0fzdMhYOKaxmNuLOYZdfPTDpkpHxeQi5un9ThnldkvlBoRSJyPmVeSkdVgGPcolJ9QppbtxxlsOrrrSND6cMRSIawVXl_OoItZ8juY_NxJGT7LRXZJJIYEPmWLvYfM/s320/IMG_8523.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think this road is about 21 miles (33 km) long. It took probably 45 minutes to get to the top where there is a visitor center with gift shop of course but also with a type of museum and a video/movie for us to see.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FOWiMBAdMn1KTbvNt67Z1Z8aNtDRXnwivybJcZh66Yp9qnc65TcaJokiQ6lEOGw-qZFt3bJXUbr7SVRN8REkmvRuyD5U4mrVoV_rxULdqPwZG3WKLonOxc3v4iEn67JLJpHQ_Pio2fJ2EJhYyPnD7i0krDueD1leQOLIFRKgr1Sj0cDB4kBknB_yX3uE/s4032/IMG_8529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FOWiMBAdMn1KTbvNt67Z1Z8aNtDRXnwivybJcZh66Yp9qnc65TcaJokiQ6lEOGw-qZFt3bJXUbr7SVRN8REkmvRuyD5U4mrVoV_rxULdqPwZG3WKLonOxc3v4iEn67JLJpHQ_Pio2fJ2EJhYyPnD7i0krDueD1leQOLIFRKgr1Sj0cDB4kBknB_yX3uE/s320/IMG_8529.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had to wait to go into that theater a little bit so we did some looking around first. I am keeping the photos to a minimum here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsiPOk9H19mJyuws4DJ_yJscR7gEPLZH6o1A0xHg5ZB6NwVxGACmNoChGgR4Srd_XcRm7SxUAs2RNc_A98sM3MTyO7pi8V-svcF0RIiTjk24tCWuuhtjswcEhLP9DJyfBQfsOzMCWcRYExhsMfQhGdotxhPey8EPI95hnImFcA43gOq7RhjgIVPMkD5aD/s4032/IMG_8532.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsiPOk9H19mJyuws4DJ_yJscR7gEPLZH6o1A0xHg5ZB6NwVxGACmNoChGgR4Srd_XcRm7SxUAs2RNc_A98sM3MTyO7pi8V-svcF0RIiTjk24tCWuuhtjswcEhLP9DJyfBQfsOzMCWcRYExhsMfQhGdotxhPey8EPI95hnImFcA43gOq7RhjgIVPMkD5aD/s320/IMG_8532.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPX4aGB2sQy0m6lkmtTt1SNXsi8RraI7u6KAqjH_TOr8543boPyzwN2QC8E8D505dfw7dK123CWQW59dEIyx50qwO24k-SxKifW1PzwTNbKzBHqiC4L2o4Fl2OtFgjLmDxFxfa6HzvU-NXt_8AH1t7duhAaEAXUItQA-scBhgmfb4rqgUy2cWbUAbsQeA/s4032/IMG_8535.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPX4aGB2sQy0m6lkmtTt1SNXsi8RraI7u6KAqjH_TOr8543boPyzwN2QC8E8D505dfw7dK123CWQW59dEIyx50qwO24k-SxKifW1PzwTNbKzBHqiC4L2o4Fl2OtFgjLmDxFxfa6HzvU-NXt_8AH1t7duhAaEAXUItQA-scBhgmfb4rqgUy2cWbUAbsQeA/s320/IMG_8535.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a very modern small chapel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidM54hr1whev6dG4hIJKnVS95ZArD6yR_HQC6XORireyXPRzXDD3skp-FE3jREi3tbACuVw9mj6HtiFV3hC0-QMd6pFt2VFjEcuQCSGpQ6AZUs4650-vC03-Kxe2lo29-QGO_pSq8PN6ege6KEtBhkWrjMes45uQTRnQY4u3ZoSz-1m8UTEyRoHK3z0Iyk/s4032/IMG_8540.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidM54hr1whev6dG4hIJKnVS95ZArD6yR_HQC6XORireyXPRzXDD3skp-FE3jREi3tbACuVw9mj6HtiFV3hC0-QMd6pFt2VFjEcuQCSGpQ6AZUs4650-vC03-Kxe2lo29-QGO_pSq8PN6ege6KEtBhkWrjMes45uQTRnQY4u3ZoSz-1m8UTEyRoHK3z0Iyk/s320/IMG_8540.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwX5uOv-71ZaDa-ZVwk_bNV-qUUbMk6ard8qidYIMTPve9CfVIysY5d_1Pf9xY9E9XndQsSoWMjGj_orUw2Wln-Fv3jwfeibRvSALzwDHIw3OooSVFMC_xC8BL4_ab1G4pP9yvnILISyd0atl2fiioDYMahWj9Cl8LTK51InTsTtZW2INqfoMfwhzcAGoG/s4032/IMG_8539.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwX5uOv-71ZaDa-ZVwk_bNV-qUUbMk6ard8qidYIMTPve9CfVIysY5d_1Pf9xY9E9XndQsSoWMjGj_orUw2Wln-Fv3jwfeibRvSALzwDHIw3OooSVFMC_xC8BL4_ab1G4pP9yvnILISyd0atl2fiioDYMahWj9Cl8LTK51InTsTtZW2INqfoMfwhzcAGoG/s320/IMG_8539.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a tunnel with dioramas of some historic events of this place. Well, cute.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOm3zc3o4l0vmsJJF1GADTZowdKXhRT7UJWhHpDYy38YGdREeu-QhnohIn8Nq2XPCJR2MGmjCIQYoD_3-UkWWqYzPQlEQZcja6Tij_73DlCQWkYM_yJKm95x57XGcQgoAT07Mw3qC91uPKzzfmi1w1dIi0g7OAv8t2dOIh91f_QMQ3ir3f3Jf_3OvNh36/s4032/IMG_8541.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOm3zc3o4l0vmsJJF1GADTZowdKXhRT7UJWhHpDYy38YGdREeu-QhnohIn8Nq2XPCJR2MGmjCIQYoD_3-UkWWqYzPQlEQZcja6Tij_73DlCQWkYM_yJKm95x57XGcQgoAT07Mw3qC91uPKzzfmi1w1dIi0g7OAv8t2dOIh91f_QMQ3ir3f3Jf_3OvNh36/s320/IMG_8541.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8ZdTDHmPF23oc9F6AS8KTuRfv4igxG2SXf3yJ7AlHdsyJksNCcKyjwFeUjnZHjl1e66zuPPqxVMDgZAIW-3Z90Up2yJjSG8E82YIpxc-xMFeicbqtlyqI8c-bTij6JyIzEfgdTgZO5-AJyjJ_yLsMZtbLXogDkiQwoSx__aVCidmOq32B93P9LAcwP-Z/s4032/IMG_8548.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8ZdTDHmPF23oc9F6AS8KTuRfv4igxG2SXf3yJ7AlHdsyJksNCcKyjwFeUjnZHjl1e66zuPPqxVMDgZAIW-3Z90Up2yJjSG8E82YIpxc-xMFeicbqtlyqI8c-bTij6JyIzEfgdTgZO5-AJyjJ_yLsMZtbLXogDkiQwoSx__aVCidmOq32B93P9LAcwP-Z/s320/IMG_8548.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The movie showed the North Cape in different seasons but mainly winter. I think I liked the weather today better.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0zhSlbQ5BUVwBl15AnCzQbxmqRuJ9e1xGJu-CXS7xl4_Fmc5_R9TjcLb5iU46LRM9UBGKiU4dfP7M5WAOSuxDpF9aXez2frRkYbNWJ9RPoh_Nuy951Xlvs4VYIjXyWAJ3UqIhsOsS9OAtqwmifwmsbVqzAROf5BAcPIC6sX1HcUA3TMKeadzUgscVKsw/s4032/IMG_8552.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0zhSlbQ5BUVwBl15AnCzQbxmqRuJ9e1xGJu-CXS7xl4_Fmc5_R9TjcLb5iU46LRM9UBGKiU4dfP7M5WAOSuxDpF9aXez2frRkYbNWJ9RPoh_Nuy951Xlvs4VYIjXyWAJ3UqIhsOsS9OAtqwmifwmsbVqzAROf5BAcPIC6sX1HcUA3TMKeadzUgscVKsw/s320/IMG_8552.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmM6EXSJw34WiZvAiOpyjbJTh1wDzXG2eNIKlgUWNh5FsjYjSqtsntSo5csAGcMexKEibgxKEz3IMcxzKzAkd3aF-VOSBwXyCx701EnO7UibdykrZ5IN2l21YzRJW9WuN1joeJfn1_VRDw24afwkQblhS_DleRBk5_mMBNIo5VbO1X8k077IU_ZXPWxYCq/s4032/IMG_8553.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmM6EXSJw34WiZvAiOpyjbJTh1wDzXG2eNIKlgUWNh5FsjYjSqtsntSo5csAGcMexKEibgxKEz3IMcxzKzAkd3aF-VOSBwXyCx701EnO7UibdykrZ5IN2l21YzRJW9WuN1joeJfn1_VRDw24afwkQblhS_DleRBk5_mMBNIo5VbO1X8k077IU_ZXPWxYCq/s320/IMG_8553.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then we went outside to the monument. It is awesome to think to be so close to the North Pole. <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The North Cape is the point where the </span>Norwegian Sea<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, part of the Atlantic Ocean meets the </span>Barents Sea<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, part of the Arctic Ocean. </span> It was breathtaking ... in more than one way. When a gust of wind came it would take your breath away for a moment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-TTf1Vr4RrCpRau5IzWnAERwB-om-lr7ujbI6kRzQo1oPcqnOD5i5pooqaCK88ZFpZlGKQQAhgn6NS97w0If65lhPTnSep6pVsHcBobyb7D-Zlkvg70MMsFFo0zHMilgx1_YcIXsS540V5Gd4PTFtTor3Bth5qJQK9znngP9k4VTqOOiBiIVRCDAzN4T/s4032/IMG_8554.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-TTf1Vr4RrCpRau5IzWnAERwB-om-lr7ujbI6kRzQo1oPcqnOD5i5pooqaCK88ZFpZlGKQQAhgn6NS97w0If65lhPTnSep6pVsHcBobyb7D-Zlkvg70MMsFFo0zHMilgx1_YcIXsS540V5Gd4PTFtTor3Bth5qJQK9znngP9k4VTqOOiBiIVRCDAzN4T/s320/IMG_8554.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_couYdWcsXUYFmW2F2gOgGX70Urfg0M7i_f0a2TioCQdbZH-guk5NE_UyzB2r5lDYto0ZksvEYnvBja-WH01kQnLboUKUj07aSHtj3TVl45vRqoxRgZqohkWeq6ZdRUhyogXzvaeGufIOFHhTJ7nIby2_M7bGqeRvAcSuPnQvo16FbkwUea1bSFxbTpW/s4032/IMG_8557.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_couYdWcsXUYFmW2F2gOgGX70Urfg0M7i_f0a2TioCQdbZH-guk5NE_UyzB2r5lDYto0ZksvEYnvBja-WH01kQnLboUKUj07aSHtj3TVl45vRqoxRgZqohkWeq6ZdRUhyogXzvaeGufIOFHhTJ7nIby2_M7bGqeRvAcSuPnQvo16FbkwUea1bSFxbTpW/s320/IMG_8557.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stephen called for a group photo for which everybody happily lined up. He e-mailed them to us later. Nice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioR2rsYHFe3vzvDGJWMGPFOmfpF1Ysm2m8WLE8LvFs2js4bMELBYr296f2d9He9Wywj10FvcuS5BTNSyzLHHG9W5F7t6JyL1tevhIo090eJcYs5jtuddAxlGU_2ybBFY7pwJ1xKJoMkuPtRdRX8dOD0wkwe00mJFAHckcq1HX1WEDQJWUsp92lN37dy7up/s2000/GroupNorthCape01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2000" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioR2rsYHFe3vzvDGJWMGPFOmfpF1Ysm2m8WLE8LvFs2js4bMELBYr296f2d9He9Wywj10FvcuS5BTNSyzLHHG9W5F7t6JyL1tevhIo090eJcYs5jtuddAxlGU_2ybBFY7pwJ1xKJoMkuPtRdRX8dOD0wkwe00mJFAHckcq1HX1WEDQJWUsp92lN37dy7up/s320/GroupNorthCape01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKOVSFaHLwRXkWkUOsuuvKjCO_PBUYPGGbA0ulEzx6LESMHXhhDPnH3AN-3NJd9QrCUUsivSzWMfM_Clmc2LYdT1M2uCuOO7D89q1O0DQ9z0p4zk0GfxMJT8s1_2Ikk8klLss45BGLfAlJTd2JLw_C7ImG0wK2icg7k3ejG6Pc-YmLxZMj0Ks7JYvofwC/s4032/IMG_8565.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKOVSFaHLwRXkWkUOsuuvKjCO_PBUYPGGbA0ulEzx6LESMHXhhDPnH3AN-3NJd9QrCUUsivSzWMfM_Clmc2LYdT1M2uCuOO7D89q1O0DQ9z0p4zk0GfxMJT8s1_2Ikk8klLss45BGLfAlJTd2JLw_C7ImG0wK2icg7k3ejG6Pc-YmLxZMj0Ks7JYvofwC/s320/IMG_8565.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked to the other side where there was a good view and another monument. King Oscar II was here 1873. The diorama depicted that in that tunnel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7tx7ZgYDns9DDvTiLy2F48E2nCB4ndGDFb5e3LXQGVOjRQEsDZGaL84dh_-4bW2Aoechd64V6iQhGbo3fCDaPQGSvSXxBSvex1cZJ7_HpYUS3z_X_Hh5O2HB38XNYNPYOA-PvlYiDDDhcgdJTKmxyLtwKQHGB1eFYOxPwX_wPF4mUH9XAfA684UD8t3a/s4032/IMG_8567.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7tx7ZgYDns9DDvTiLy2F48E2nCB4ndGDFb5e3LXQGVOjRQEsDZGaL84dh_-4bW2Aoechd64V6iQhGbo3fCDaPQGSvSXxBSvex1cZJ7_HpYUS3z_X_Hh5O2HB38XNYNPYOA-PvlYiDDDhcgdJTKmxyLtwKQHGB1eFYOxPwX_wPF4mUH9XAfA684UD8t3a/s320/IMG_8567.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUk-l7WRcy-MwNInd_D5iFxpsfVsAqQ065M3ydsqRRdn6VBbzb492079kwNWXy6ukFSzBSL0gNp_j4jYSQnvra6gYpzmnSWmzbWaB2qxXC1EE6XfJ-K715nggsWd1TCC5cRVR09oePKmSezgHZEYG9u-k9q8m82EucfnC9CGfL5yaDvssEO9_9BjMmZaV/s4032/IMG_8569.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUk-l7WRcy-MwNInd_D5iFxpsfVsAqQ065M3ydsqRRdn6VBbzb492079kwNWXy6ukFSzBSL0gNp_j4jYSQnvra6gYpzmnSWmzbWaB2qxXC1EE6XfJ-K715nggsWd1TCC5cRVR09oePKmSezgHZEYG9u-k9q8m82EucfnC9CGfL5yaDvssEO9_9BjMmZaV/s320/IMG_8569.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back in the bus at 13:25 with sanitized hands to eat our sandwiches etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjmOslxYWaTHbA-AsEWaAQTwc8Ax789stUHiqjHrcqjZ6pnPTpMdGwf1JtGdLtMBVVqUL0mfNaqdEWCm7y_ySq1f1wYQsqqyzTJ22hgRt7BNxP7g-bkOYoVyiHL14ipa_QjoXCZd2cF8Rljpl3oda4TrgsKD8MJMACHdeIFrUW8JU0A2GwsT58WH7S5pI/s4032/IMG_8572.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjmOslxYWaTHbA-AsEWaAQTwc8Ax789stUHiqjHrcqjZ6pnPTpMdGwf1JtGdLtMBVVqUL0mfNaqdEWCm7y_ySq1f1wYQsqqyzTJ22hgRt7BNxP7g-bkOYoVyiHL14ipa_QjoXCZd2cF8Rljpl3oda4TrgsKD8MJMACHdeIFrUW8JU0A2GwsT58WH7S5pI/s320/IMG_8572.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Btw this is Magerøya Island. Some people actually are living on it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G3d1eCsEbog98hjZx2yWWPyJMx0ggHVPXLGp8MQHF2--icjAreNsckbQp62NoTDmo2oiW7rtjdcGgIGqcB7vy_XUT8mijIQXp5rh-N1PorgCQoPyWHFM9DGT025bcmyPgjmF6T4zY6enCiThEhHsc3z9eigy_nc8EIeTvMQ89R4gooNYL0Itw89KL8jP/s4032/IMG_8576.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G3d1eCsEbog98hjZx2yWWPyJMx0ggHVPXLGp8MQHF2--icjAreNsckbQp62NoTDmo2oiW7rtjdcGgIGqcB7vy_XUT8mijIQXp5rh-N1PorgCQoPyWHFM9DGT025bcmyPgjmF6T4zY6enCiThEhHsc3z9eigy_nc8EIeTvMQ89R4gooNYL0Itw89KL8jP/s320/IMG_8576.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back at the harbor. The ship was scheduled to sail at 14:30. And it doesn't wait. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmo3QZbpGiJjutiZthMaPw4cio-M_oHJCWlT-2GUByBnP7s0gypMxJTRH7E8PtxMUymrqizFH_9Z82-D9uvZxuIbpn9zgNQ_DxWQaYYAA6tJVoyPdySzFmcAfK0_ZRor-7_mdYY3Sc0EmZmPdM-QXMrM_D3ewgv3Tpyof6Xc6AgXOaB3TYEzKGEXbGR2v/s4032/IMG_8577.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmo3QZbpGiJjutiZthMaPw4cio-M_oHJCWlT-2GUByBnP7s0gypMxJTRH7E8PtxMUymrqizFH_9Z82-D9uvZxuIbpn9zgNQ_DxWQaYYAA6tJVoyPdySzFmcAfK0_ZRor-7_mdYY3Sc0EmZmPdM-QXMrM_D3ewgv3Tpyof6Xc6AgXOaB3TYEzKGEXbGR2v/s320/IMG_8577.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The map of the (most of) the island, the harbor, the North Cape. The blue dot with white ring is our location/ship.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBtbXnC0ZBVGppB_up7BWPymQUuaOx5OD3WRxyLjbjD8Pc2IJZ5kZCJTlvvEJtAaZXeU3-pF_5JauaCkqCu2lmVVQVqASsy2mpc6EZVa1m9Z1YjSl-LUH0KcdrmbJZ39syCZv8bRtMvQkeQ56ZWynHG3mZ0aBWIgLScJa0FW7hqu28EfOloXChmfamptd/s1666/IMG_8583.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBtbXnC0ZBVGppB_up7BWPymQUuaOx5OD3WRxyLjbjD8Pc2IJZ5kZCJTlvvEJtAaZXeU3-pF_5JauaCkqCu2lmVVQVqASsy2mpc6EZVa1m9Z1YjSl-LUH0KcdrmbJZ39syCZv8bRtMvQkeQ56ZWynHG3mZ0aBWIgLScJa0FW7hqu28EfOloXChmfamptd/s320/IMG_8583.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a different map. It shows that lonely road.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGPOWpAcifqSanmBPzNMreGvXfKKnTo1yyF5_JGiCyYxLy2p64h_swzMKg_nK7vUJpXgK-AYjfRKDDq12UK1CRUNJuSFcp3Tx_zef_vVKjlDks4nDwES0lH7zz8HQVXXvPUzZiMeGPMfCDH_ZhrEZvlOQeN5B7GOBw4dlLL2Cj3_7hVB-R-ilQgs14hpa/s1170/IMG_8582.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1170" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGPOWpAcifqSanmBPzNMreGvXfKKnTo1yyF5_JGiCyYxLy2p64h_swzMKg_nK7vUJpXgK-AYjfRKDDq12UK1CRUNJuSFcp3Tx_zef_vVKjlDks4nDwES0lH7zz8HQVXXvPUzZiMeGPMfCDH_ZhrEZvlOQeN5B7GOBw4dlLL2Cj3_7hVB-R-ilQgs14hpa/s320/IMG_8582.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have time to play a card game on deck 6 with the view. James won by 1 point. ONE Point!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeG5nqNG6dkAI774Dpcql7Uf5nutiipf3ZuSsprmFagC-XLuAZZHisx9CKB10Y6pXoKgnlWZhbs9kt0lUuaDYkuIHkrlVpSUtLPy4CPWlWduycDRJ7SKH8aAPAKs4eEYLDeunmnX6PUY_VRPNKUBN2Xge2nXnJHBvFgBQEgge8EGtclpm8ebRm7QGdBee8/s4032/IMG_8587.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeG5nqNG6dkAI774Dpcql7Uf5nutiipf3ZuSsprmFagC-XLuAZZHisx9CKB10Y6pXoKgnlWZhbs9kt0lUuaDYkuIHkrlVpSUtLPy4CPWlWduycDRJ7SKH8aAPAKs4eEYLDeunmnX6PUY_VRPNKUBN2Xge2nXnJHBvFgBQEgge8EGtclpm8ebRm7QGdBee8/s320/IMG_8587.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also had to think of our youngest grandsons today. Caleb started 4th grade today but Colin and Owen started First Grade. Well, I have already reported about the German tradition of the "Schultüte" so here they are still in there pijamas holding them. Sarah had e-mailed the photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49Po0JPtQxh3J8vZo9GfOTlIVSOiWt1SB7oke_1dzdkXXOb6vnlKHtDUpnfU4p9fVZc6DfLJsQYQ4gpTSatYbcGfZzB4Tk9grir4jeDw9Za40pFgaG2qnJJcRPivS0sg4xeX9qs6RbskAQr0wNKS9sYVy8u3pRDzmyw9JdwZVrLduQsx26SWykqHy8Gll/s640/IMG_3479.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49Po0JPtQxh3J8vZo9GfOTlIVSOiWt1SB7oke_1dzdkXXOb6vnlKHtDUpnfU4p9fVZc6DfLJsQYQ4gpTSatYbcGfZzB4Tk9grir4jeDw9Za40pFgaG2qnJJcRPivS0sg4xeX9qs6RbskAQr0wNKS9sYVy8u3pRDzmyw9JdwZVrLduQsx26SWykqHy8Gll/s320/IMG_3479.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have to sail more in the open sea today and it is very pretty. Here we were supposed to see stone formations one called "the church" and one "the chapel" but we can't quite see it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GkrKA3vM8lk1BEkhAhc6igK6yKACxZ67jFFKQGtoRWHT5ApRXDSZ07COwUfIMCzsLrBafovqAH1wR4RhS5adewe4uHaOpaJD7WLIV2OujDyAjVMaej8AyRN94Bqm1ZMoHnINfe4Ww787XhJ7wASgQJi9Vucn4ffpJaFmHJD4Wy3DHmT0sxjgbeILVRtf/s4032/IMG_8588.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GkrKA3vM8lk1BEkhAhc6igK6yKACxZ67jFFKQGtoRWHT5ApRXDSZ07COwUfIMCzsLrBafovqAH1wR4RhS5adewe4uHaOpaJD7WLIV2OujDyAjVMaej8AyRN94Bqm1ZMoHnINfe4Ww787XhJ7wASgQJi9Vucn4ffpJaFmHJD4Wy3DHmT0sxjgbeILVRtf/s320/IMG_8588.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another lecture from Stephen, this time before dinner. This one was about Finland since we are leaving the ship tomorrow and Finland will be our next adventure. Of course it was good and interesting as always.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yTYYgx9t5h7oaY9ysEb9DodC_IZa8U1hywMkXwzGHDGSQjmDO2bVLHQGIC4-n7b8B35NueSKEbv2habe4UG_uEACwCbNM-QPCE8Iu0b4qTpJVc7IyEbQLgX8KU89v5szN-kqD1ZchqAj8UA40VC15c7cjV406CP9VptoKEkr4k1wRAV8znUEZPhgJ6BZ/s4032/IMG_8589.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yTYYgx9t5h7oaY9ysEb9DodC_IZa8U1hywMkXwzGHDGSQjmDO2bVLHQGIC4-n7b8B35NueSKEbv2habe4UG_uEACwCbNM-QPCE8Iu0b4qTpJVc7IyEbQLgX8KU89v5szN-kqD1ZchqAj8UA40VC15c7cjV406CP9VptoKEkr4k1wRAV8znUEZPhgJ6BZ/s320/IMG_8589.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zNIGHLG9IoYvo3K_mG4XIP4pdgSk_qkDly18UjSbTLTIvTuEiNnbP1GQdYTTCHPt6IZ-N8ojr5QkVuGiioJk9ne3X1Pd6GcT0vT7oTTfR97_vB0CKb7qZsvl8d1mZjErLR_gb8m3JqkLthrHNxB34M1i1dUQAvOnmvw2A4Rit_rHrXJA1ZO846ZoSlbP/s4032/IMG_8590.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zNIGHLG9IoYvo3K_mG4XIP4pdgSk_qkDly18UjSbTLTIvTuEiNnbP1GQdYTTCHPt6IZ-N8ojr5QkVuGiioJk9ne3X1Pd6GcT0vT7oTTfR97_vB0CKb7qZsvl8d1mZjErLR_gb8m3JqkLthrHNxB34M1i1dUQAvOnmvw2A4Rit_rHrXJA1ZO846ZoSlbP/s320/IMG_8590.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank goodness dinner was ala cart which we enjoy so much more. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRjttwGciWELI4gZ4U0Y1SdWwvwAAnl3N8jJ_tg2o8k1ruoefUjRY0ky-uzlfaf4WyPPdlzjl61mh57NR8cb27nQKOWXqEp4F4d2E1nyLxQJTPfOLdvWf9aU94CM1pmvFD_uql0D9mSj1sTv61Yax2p0LsANhOQK3pzsykQ1Xvogrr8MSdpKVce2TF7BZ/s4032/IMG_8595.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRjttwGciWELI4gZ4U0Y1SdWwvwAAnl3N8jJ_tg2o8k1ruoefUjRY0ky-uzlfaf4WyPPdlzjl61mh57NR8cb27nQKOWXqEp4F4d2E1nyLxQJTPfOLdvWf9aU94CM1pmvFD_uql0D9mSj1sTv61Yax2p0LsANhOQK3pzsykQ1Xvogrr8MSdpKVce2TF7BZ/s320/IMG_8595.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolG9qGbfgI6fpIrGpQR2_yfXmhYQ-6T4QGOPo_nrhpkyqx6z19z4Ne204GWOUGpE6_pVBcXgd0frNEhJ3pmbs81GvUH4Xo6njpb9kK_XKanBQu4iZbigTyLPz6W-PdG2nZN8nSgytnnSXoKI8_1tNYcZFzbUzmMwfIAag0bUtQ_fl_AQfHsGBXHkFr-P9/s4032/IMG_8596.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolG9qGbfgI6fpIrGpQR2_yfXmhYQ-6T4QGOPo_nrhpkyqx6z19z4Ne204GWOUGpE6_pVBcXgd0frNEhJ3pmbs81GvUH4Xo6njpb9kK_XKanBQu4iZbigTyLPz6W-PdG2nZN8nSgytnnSXoKI8_1tNYcZFzbUzmMwfIAag0bUtQ_fl_AQfHsGBXHkFr-P9/s320/IMG_8596.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6f63xOmlwRoISOsEv2l2M-Qd7TUiYtK-zndXhAwgS8XmdHF53KzJtqAQURGximmHNBMMGcWwOM1RoplblqtUErJC5rKJ7TnwALq7mP7hAWTMh0H6WoDNp5-0szocGMOIeOuhO8Q1rowuf6ymbATaUgwDyAL4mCLiAeRHjl0SMHISIksHbMcA6QBtb48u/s4032/IMG_8598.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6f63xOmlwRoISOsEv2l2M-Qd7TUiYtK-zndXhAwgS8XmdHF53KzJtqAQURGximmHNBMMGcWwOM1RoplblqtUErJC5rKJ7TnwALq7mP7hAWTMh0H6WoDNp5-0szocGMOIeOuhO8Q1rowuf6ymbATaUgwDyAL4mCLiAeRHjl0SMHISIksHbMcA6QBtb48u/s320/IMG_8598.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No kidding. The dessert was really worth sinning for. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7UJuV3tsYaWZup0_UTNVKzfos5eYcmp-X-O2JiPFZoURhHn0SEGRxlGhgb7NJPzbx8m1VsS94RsTZxPH1qvhcSHp-qS4PX-Uh5m2zuqXkM8iC-1eePcc7jpqMXjnw-MNpqC8Ih9LTr91DDRzF4QzvFHGljmiVY27T_qX52DhB022mPzKTlwK-hjc0iTC/s4032/IMG_8599.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7UJuV3tsYaWZup0_UTNVKzfos5eYcmp-X-O2JiPFZoURhHn0SEGRxlGhgb7NJPzbx8m1VsS94RsTZxPH1qvhcSHp-qS4PX-Uh5m2zuqXkM8iC-1eePcc7jpqMXjnw-MNpqC8Ih9LTr91DDRzF4QzvFHGljmiVY27T_qX52DhB022mPzKTlwK-hjc0iTC/s320/IMG_8599.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ship was supposed to stop in Berlevãg at 22:00 for 10 minutes and somebody from the crew had told Marc that the procedures were special. It was a comfortable evening and we watched with interest but it wasn't different than all the other times. We did see a car be driven off and another driven on though. And also a couple left with their bikes. The Hurtigruten ships are just a form of transportation in Norway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqrOkxVVdeojdEOVuuELEuEL9Q4qihJ-q547zqXnD2ILW98azz_C5zc_crQrd_WuTH55GSigfZP1Sb25Y3OMn76PVtLu5gXPJ2-rfSd7ajpupkj2Gb6aUQnCQi-AkogZAJdA5X4kqCj_Fkz8INAr9yfIKmU8WI42d1fyqXDetOginYn-fNH77E2kgRpP0/s4032/IMG_8603.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqrOkxVVdeojdEOVuuELEuEL9Q4qihJ-q547zqXnD2ILW98azz_C5zc_crQrd_WuTH55GSigfZP1Sb25Y3OMn76PVtLu5gXPJ2-rfSd7ajpupkj2Gb6aUQnCQi-AkogZAJdA5X4kqCj_Fkz8INAr9yfIKmU8WI42d1fyqXDetOginYn-fNH77E2kgRpP0/s320/IMG_8603.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTULwai73rCfbgWrCcBiWaZVsjZz265mUhZsEwjIXfXgPnU05shhMSihCXCegoc6l07_Rlrrko8h7uqCN_sNNNotELp-sC3zPZkAzGOd4gyhdjAh3Ro6y0rySKminHtQh0EbdRi0HG_O_FGIudDEzp522Y_eeIDDDStQsB6tm_DLgcD13bNWuI1zMfBXVd/s4032/IMG_8605.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTULwai73rCfbgWrCcBiWaZVsjZz265mUhZsEwjIXfXgPnU05shhMSihCXCegoc6l07_Rlrrko8h7uqCN_sNNNotELp-sC3zPZkAzGOd4gyhdjAh3Ro6y0rySKminHtQh0EbdRi0HG_O_FGIudDEzp522Y_eeIDDDStQsB6tm_DLgcD13bNWuI1zMfBXVd/s320/IMG_8605.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomorrow we are arriving in Kirenes at 9:00 am, the very last stop before the ship returnes to Bergen, of course with lots of stops but different going south than going north.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYFjTTDKhud8MWn5tAatVzi4V9VV6-guC9ZXY_ystXTNQY-W2dJBamiSXX0b2Z-Ra-t6uj5d_KKEnn1RF25ibj4OfRpHVE_Vg-YcnFYjXF4aLDhxhayC0V8FlcBttG5PYTKYW79F6ejzD9GyRhsoonhmgoY0VpMNZTsqQ15arMTrcPx_hTtq5Bh6uUGtf/s1063/IMG_8584.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1063" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYFjTTDKhud8MWn5tAatVzi4V9VV6-guC9ZXY_ystXTNQY-W2dJBamiSXX0b2Z-Ra-t6uj5d_KKEnn1RF25ibj4OfRpHVE_Vg-YcnFYjXF4aLDhxhayC0V8FlcBttG5PYTKYW79F6ejzD9GyRhsoonhmgoY0VpMNZTsqQ15arMTrcPx_hTtq5Bh6uUGtf/s320/IMG_8584.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our suitcases are supposed to be out of our rooms before midnight at the nearest elevator. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Done! Check mark! Time to go to bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995654286596128358noreply@blogger.com1