Back in little ol’ Dallas, G-A, that is.
Christmas vacation was fun, and it was great being a “kid” again, and singing the old German Christmas songs in church. I enjoyed “talking” with some of y’all via the “Kleine (little) Internet Cafe”, and generally just bumming around.
Some things I’ll be doing different my next trip home:
- Rent a car. I’m too old to go dragging my suitase through the train car aisles and then lifting the damn thing to put it in the overhead rack. (Like ta broke my back a coupla times!).
Also, I tried lining myself up on the side so that the car would stop directly in front of me, but that didn’t work. Both times (out of Frankfurt and then out of Würtzburg) the number car I needed wasn’t even on the train.
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Buy a lighter suitcase. I have the largest suitcase available, but even empty, those rods (which provide the pully-thing) give it quite a bit of weight.
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Generally try to get in a little better shape before the trip. I thought my bike riding would serve me well with all the walking I would have to do, and I guess it did, to a point, but I still got winded walking back up the Taubertal (The Tauber River Valley) after a night of playing Sheepshead(cards) and drinking beer and schnapps.
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Bring more clothes. I wound up having to go to a coin-laundry to wash jeans , a sweater and some underwear. There were only 3 washers and two dryers available, and I had to wait on those.
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Buy a decent camera. I had one of those cheapie 35 mm, self-winders, and the damn thing would advance the film but the numbers wouldn’t register. Looking for a good deal on a digital, if someone can recommend one…
But all in all, it was a great time, and I am looking forward to maybe going back in September.
Quasi
