Central Hotel Villingen-Schwenningen

Nun sind es also knapp zwei Monate her, als ich das letzte Mal an einer Schule die Geschichte
von Selma und mir erzählte. Einen Abend zuvor telefonierte ich mit meinem Bruder und so ganz nebenbei scherzte er, dass ich aus der Übung sein müsste, da ich schon mehr als 8 Wochen keine Schule mehr betreten und Mainecoon gepielt habe. Ach, von wegen aus der Übung. Bücher zu präsentieren ist wie Auto fahren. So etwas verlernt man nicht, und ...

So we teamed up with Gaz and Charlotte for the 2nd day, leaving the camp site almost last. Managed to muck up the exit from offenburg, and got on the wrong road. As we knew where we were, thanks to the German map we already had, (the roadbook went off the map at some point) we decided to recover things by using a different route, travelling via Lahr, rather than try to retrace our steps, and find ...

... That's when the above conversation took place. And with a line of people behind us, we did the smile and nod, paid our entrance, and walked in wondering where we were if it wasn't the schloss. When in doubt, follow the crowd and sneak confused glances up at the castle which was right in front of us, though apparently not accessible.

Walking through what looked like the entrance garden to the castle, (yes, I was still confused by ...

... from Stuttgart. Don't let the name or pink jerseys deceive you, they are certainly the best mixed team in Germany. We put up a good fight, but in the end they came ahead with the win. I think the video of the game is floating out there on youtube.... I'll be the out of focus #46 in black....

... many shoulders, my relationship with the coat began in early high school when the onset of inward and upward physical changes led to its presentation as a gift.

The design is simple -- though far from dull -- and has created a sort of timeless style within itself. It somehow manages to complement a wide range of outfits and is dynamic enough to be casual or formal. Thus, the coat has served me well on countless ...

... the rest of the stairs and took off into a full out sprint...with backpack on...and not yet having eaten.

Was fooled into believing I could catch the thing because I watched it still pulling in and saw the last car so close to me. Heard the 'stand clear' message right as I was leaping across the last step and literally watched the doors close as I was about ...

... I have ever seen. These were ice cream works of art for which the term sundae seemed inadequate.
Back at Tante Mary's, we all managed to phone home to Canada, waking various friends and relations due to the time difference.
Just as when I was a kid, Tante Mary was lively and interesting and fun to be with.
I also found that Tante Mary had become a published author, having written a biography of an interesting woman who grew up in Hungary before the ...

After a night on the plane and not much sleep, we arrived in Frankfurt. At the airport we found a storage place for our luggage at a cost of 5 € per bag per 24 hours. We now could travel with very little luggage for the next two days. What a treat! Of course Dave wasn't thinking and forgot his razor.

We hurried to the train station that is at the airport and caught a fast train to Stuttgart. We needed to ...

The British has left the PH. She took my plant with her, thus saving it ("him") from certain death in the "care" of other 5th floor flatmates. For this, I'm quite happy.

Down to three, I think it's official that "the French" are no longer "the French."

... had like six hours to hang out in Heathrow. I kept running in to other people from the same diverted flight, so I ate lunch with some and talked to others for a while. It was a bit like all the movies about flights - after a while you really do get to know some of the personalities and you kind of automatically get along. Anyway, I got in to Stuttgart, found out that another of the ...