Straubing
It's 12:01 AM Monday August 30, 1999 Straubing Bavaria Germany
Well I am in the heart of Bavaria to visit my Brother in Law's
family and friends and also to see Bavaria. Yesterday I went to
Munchen (Munich) to see a cosmopolitan city with a Bavarian Flavor.
The city is very old but it's hard to tell by just looking at
the city. The buildings are 1000 years old but kept in such condition
that you may think they are only 100 years old. Straubing is no
exception. I amaze myself at how ignorant I am about Europe. I
thought the buildings would look more like the buildings in England.
The Architecture here reminds me of what I thought Russia would
be like. (Bubblesque tops spinning into the sky
I will
send you a picture). I went into some of the churches
history
books just don't get the message across
one can really
feel the zillions of man-hours poured into the making of these
churches.
I just returned from being at a Birthday party/dinner at my Brother
in law's cousin the food was fantastic
traditional Bavarian
Spanferkel mit Knoedel und Sauerkraut what an extremely lively
and fun atmosphere
a big warm family. I was surprised at
how well everyone communicated. I didn't know any German but much
of the point got across anyway. We all acted like we knew what
each other was talking about and spoke our mind. There were a
few folks who would translate but most only spoke one language.
The picture I sent is of the Birthday Girl offering a gracious
toast to all. Cheers!
The Kount