Sonntag

It was a big dinner with the family. Edith’s mother came to pick the girls up along with their grandmother (I think). There were 10 of us at dinner. Afterwards, Julia, Edith and I played one last game of rummy before dessert was served. After dessert, I headed upstairs to take a nap before having to get ready for the concert.

The concert was wonderful! The pianist could just make you melt with one finger on a key. The mezzo was phenomenal, I only wish I had her control.

After the concert, a bunch of us went to Murphy’s. If you speak any German in the pub and the bartender’s catch you, you have to buy them a drink, or potentially round for everyone.

I left to catch the last bus home, and had given myself more than enough time to get the bus stop. I would’ve had a 15-minute wait, so I decided to continue to walk to the next stop. I timed things, and kept track of when the bus was to be at each bus stop. It take a little under five minutes to walk from one stop to the next, so by the time the bus caught up with me I had walked more than half way home and had only about 6 stops to go. It had finally stopped raining, so it was a nice ending to the day.

This morning I slept in till about 11, though I did wake up at first around 8:30. There was a band that was being carted around on a truck that started playing right outside my window. Apparently they do it once a year, driving around the neighborhood as some sort of fund-raiser.

I ate a nice little dinner with Martin and the girls, and then came into town. The market along the river was still going on today, so after dropping off my stuff, a few of us headed over to pick up gifts and look around. It’s a beautiful day today, perfect for strolling along the river looking at different booths.

Now I need to start studying for my German quiz tomorrow. I may head back down to the market to pick up a bottle of mint oil that we saw and had a sample of while walking around. Just a drop on a cube of sugar and it cleared my sinuses. It’s also good for rubbing on sore muscles and a drop in water to gargle for a sore throat… the list went on and on. I may also walk home today since we’re finally having a beautiful day.