That last post was much longer than I
had intended, so this one may be shorter... or I may get into writing
it and it'll be just as long.
This past weekend (the 16th
-18th of November), I went to visit my cousin Janet and
her husband Henrik in Mosbach, Germany- a small town between
Stuttgart and Frankfurt. I have not been able to spend much time with
either since I was a little kid because they are about ten years
older than me and have been living a lot of the past 5+ years in
Europe. I was there for their wedding, but never really got to know
Henrik. I have never really gotten to know Janet that well either.
The age gap between her and I was/is huge and I simply could not
relate to a lot of what she was doing. After my visit to Mosbach,
though, I feel much closer to both of them. Henrik is a great guy who
really cares for my cousin. They both seem very happy in their little
town working for OM (http://www.om.org/),
and I am so happy for both of them.
The actual traveling in my trip was
very long and hectic- consisting of multiple trains/ buses to the
airport, the plane, and then even more trains to Mosbach. On the way
home, I missed my train, and had to rush to buy another ticket. Even
with all of this, the weekend overall was very calm and relaxing. The
first night there we had an amazing dinner using this grill called a
Raclette (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raclette).
We had beef, chicken, sausage, corn, pineapple, tomatoes, potatoes,
onions, many different types of cheese, and so much more. We chose
what we wanted, put it in this little pan, covered it with cheese and
backed in on the Raclette until it was done. It was delicious! I
haven't eaten that much meat in a long time! (Meat in Budapest is
expensive and not of the best quality) We then stay up talking and
watched Anastasia- one of my favorite Disney movies.
The next day, we walked around the town
and saw the market place. The town really looked like it had just
popped out of a fairy tale. All of the buildings looked like
gingerbread homes. I bought a couple gifts for friends, post cards
for my collection, and a pomegranate (lol, I know. In Germany? They
looked so good, and they are never good in Budapest). We came home,
ate lunch, and tried to make plans for the day. There really wasn't
much to do around, and the closest castle would be closed before we
could reach it, so we went for a walk, and on the way visited an UGLY
furniture store (it was like four stories tall, mustard yellow, with
a picture of what looked like the Serre's Tower on it- such an
eyesore) and stopped to pick up a board game, Quirkle, and some
gluten free muffin mix. We came home, played Quirkle, baked some
muffins, ordered some thai dinner, talked, watched a movie, and
relaxed. It incredible. I have not been able to relax like that in a
long time.
I left around one on Sunday, after
breakfast, a short hike and dinner with the family. Henrik has really
become a part of the family in my mind. He is just like another
cousin now, and I'm so happy to have gotten to know both him and
Janet better. On the train ride home, I actually passed the castle we
were suppose to go and see, as well as like four others. The views
were stunning, and the people were all very sweet. I never thought of
it before, but maybe I will consider living in Germany in the future.
Everyone seemed very happy and it is a beautiful country. Who knows?
It's possible.
See! That was shorter! :P The next blog
will be a math based one... but I'm gonna take a break for now. Maybe
a nap is in order. I love you all, and miss you dearly. I look
forward to coming home and seeing you all again for the Christmas
season and with school starting up. Take care!
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