John and I barely left Detroit on Saturday during a blinding snowstorm. About an hour late, and I was fearful that we wouldn't leave at all! Arrived in Atlanta and waited only about an hour. Here is the sunset as we leave the US and the sunrise overEngland.
What is the first thing we see in the Stuttgart airport? Coffee from San Francisco.
After 2 hours we arrived in France and drove through Obernai and then to Klingenthal and finally the Brenner's home at the foot of the mountains.
We immediately celebrated with a Rose Champagne, le fois gras (a special mixture with pineapple no less) on fresh whole grain bread. Genevieve has prepared "Baeckeoffe," because she knew it was John's favorite meal. It was delicious and we enjoyed a lovely white wine. The portions were generous and a salad completed the meal....not quite though because it was followed by the cheese course. 6 cheeses from France - all different. Not finished yet! Desert was a fabulous chocolate mouse cake from a famous local Obernai bakery. Too much, all before 1 PM. Of course this was about 3am EST.
Our eating was not complete for the day. Pierre-Michel, John and I, dropped Jean-Baptiste off in Obernai and drove to Germany (Willstatt) to visit the inventor of some of our equipment, Herr Heinz Federolf. The four of us then proceeded to drive and arrived at a restaurant to have dinner at approx. 7:30PM.
Somewhere during the day I missed that we were still going to eat dinner! Probably because I was completely exhausted. The restaurant served traditional German fare (what else). John and I ordered Spaetzle with Chicken and the others ordered Spaetzle with kidneys (I was tempted). The food was delicious, the spaetzle very light. I had eaten enough for one day. Sorry no pictures of the food...I was so tired I forgot to take them. Today will be different, I promise.
More to follow....
Soooo cool Mom. This is a great idea. I love hearing about Dad and your adventures. Keep them coming! I love you two.
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