Hotel Meran Hallenbad+Sauna Saarbrücken

... garlic-buttered baguette with cheese, apple-cream crepe with coffee, and pizza. The coffee was mediocre, but I'm picky about my coffee. The bread and crepe were awesome. You can see a photo of them here.

From Ramstein, we all left for an antique store on top of what seemed like a mountain. As we approached the general area, I spied some kind of spire on top of a distant hill. The low-hanging clouds covered the higher sections of the spire, so it gave the appearance of ...

... able to speak the language: Spanish. Here I am in an unfamiliar culture and often surrounded by an unfamiliar tongue. Fortunately, before negotiating the rainy roads and the waters of burocracy, I had the pleasure of attending 'Rincón de español', or 'Spanish corner', with some Spanish-speaking military spouses here on post. I may write more about Spanish corner at a later date.

To be continued...

... especially with the litterbox in the bathroom. Anyway, the evening we all went to eat at the Stern Zum hotel. It was good! I had a pumpkin cream soup, which I think was chicken broth based, and a serving of meat-free dumplings with a delicious brown, mushroom sauce. So good. The only downside to the place was that you can smoke indoors, so it was kind of smokey in there. Dogs are allowed in many restaurants in Germany, so we took Dante in with us and she sat patiently ...

... a homecoming.

Here is the photo of me already looking better than 5 days before. The French nurses were excellent in ensuring that any scars resulting from the injuries to my face were minimal.

I was airlifted to Ramstein airbase and then transported by ambulance to Landstuhl.

If I were to describe my treatment there, it would be first ...

This is where the Air Force base is and its only about 7 min away. It's basically a little America here...they have everything from gyms and a pool to a shopping mall. It's really convenient and really nice to have a place to work out and somewhere where I understand what everyone is saying and what's going on...but I'm in Germany! So I am going to try not to come here too often.

So I technically live in Henschtal, but it's easier to say Glan-Münchweiler because its the town next town over and a bit bigger. Henschtal is beautiful! We seriously live in the country and it's such a neat change. The people are really warm and friendly and sadly they all speak English...the Elsner's know everyone and I am quickly meeting all of the neighbors!

(82 miles) We started the day in Luxembourg along the Moselle river and got to a point where Germany was on our left across the river and France was right in front of us. We crossed the river into France and began some pretty good climbs. We then cut into Germany in order to ride back to Forbach which is in France. Our first teaser of ...

i cant belive the flight was so long and i couldnt sleep on the plane. but in the end all was worth it. 14 hours after the start of my journey i was happy i took the chance to do it. every thing exept the castles look a lot smaller, took me a while to get used to the driving ( the roads are ...

Saarbrücken ist nich der Rede wert. Die Stadt selbst ist wirklich trostlos. Mitten hindurch geht die Autobahn, das zerstört den ganzen Flair (der aber auch sonst nicht vorhanden wäre). Wir haben einen Wellnesstag mit ganz viel Sauna eingelegt. Das war toll :-) Auf dem Weg nach Saarbrücken ist noch was passiert. Der Bruder von Caros Großmutter ist im ...

... that happens and the rules are so subjective (but more on that later). As for certain calls, such as the red card on Pope, um, I was getting beer or in the bathroom or something. I admit to reaching my frustration point with a so-called "sport" that appears to be ballet, but with worse acting. Hours of boredom, interspersed with seconds of exultation, marred by a feeling that no sport can be this important, and, if it is, why is it apparently run by Vince McMahon. After ...