Savour the Journey

The title of this entry is the German train (DB) slogan. It is a great piece of advice for life- enjoy the ride and don't always focus on the destination. Getting there should be as wonderful as being there.

This morning Owen and I walked up to the store to get a few items to bring home to Laurel. I will miss this supermarket. I love going to food stores in other countries and just browsing. I admit I find the candy aisle most intriguing. After that all seven of us went to Freiburg so the children could play with boats in the canals. They enjoyed this for hours.

Then we walked around, enjoying all the charm and beauty of Freiburg. These photos are just a sample of the beautiful buildings and stone mosaics that make up Freiburg.

On our way home we stopped at an ice cream store to get spaghetti ice cream. Not sure if you can tell from the photo but it is vanilla ice cream pushed through a spaghetti machine and there there is strawberry sauce and white chocolate on top. We ordered a big one to share and it must have been good because while I was chatting with Renate, Owen ate it all up!

After ice cream we stopped at two parks and played in the creek a bit. Then we came back for a final packup. Renate made a delicious dinner of toast with fresh tomatoes and goat cheese- I sure will miss her meals. Then we all headed to the train station for a final farewell. We had a great time and I tried to just smile and think of the fun-filled week but it was not possible to say goodbye without a few tears. I know it will be some time before we save up for another round of plane tickets. But it is so great to be with Renate and her family, I also know we will figure out a way to get together again sometime. Our train came, we hugged, said chuse and waved goodbye out the window. We were sure to get on the right part of the train since the front cars are splitting during the night and heading to Moscow. We are in a full sleeper car: mother and thirteen year old daughter from Denmark, young man from Sweeden, Owen and I and a quiet man of unknown origin. So goodnight for now and when we awake we will be ready for the next part of this European adventure - Denmark.