We spent it repacking, reorganizing, reactivating (PK and I hit the gym), and relaxing. A quick boat tour on the Main (Frankfurt's river) and a walk around the Romer was the last of the European sight-seeing. Turns out that Frankfurt has a high quality-of-life rating, and apart from the gang of anarchists we saw (and me without my camera, curses!), we can understand why. It's a friendly, easy, even pretty city.
I'm writing this from the JAL Lounge in the Frankfurt Airport--we're flying Qantas to Singapore though, and the plane leaves at 11:55. At least we'll all sleep for the first half.
Folks, don't stop checking in. We'll be blogging from Singapore on our trip in retrospect (and then might start another that charts our experiences Down Under). The kids will have to wear school uniforms (gasp!). That alone is worth a few posts.
Missing everyone from home!
Wow, your last day in Europe, already? Sarah was telling me about Clare's comment on Octoberfest - a lot of fat, drunk old men! -- as we were in Williamsburg checking out a "Bier Hall" jammed full of people waiting for, apparently, a roast pig, a German band and kegs of German beer. In other words, fat, drunk old men in the making! (Or some W'burg version of that.) Good luck as you head towards Australia!
ReplyDeleteIn St. Ann's 'news', Sarah has been busy playing soccer for both the Patriots and St. Ann's. Unfortunately the St. Ann's team is not, ahem, very good. They were beaten 9-0 yesterday, in their first game, by the Lysee Francaise. Zut alors. Sarah is also gearing up for a few birthdays and the beginning of the bar/bat miztva "season" (i.e., 7th grade). One invite so far (from her travel team). And despite the losing soccer team, school is going well. The new headmaster seems great, young and enthusiastic, as does the new math teacher (unspellable Greek name), who lives on our block. Classes are harder though, there's a ton of homework, and a lot of the 7th grade (including Sarah) is studying Chinese, which is proving pretty difficult! Apparently the teacher keeps saying "those of you taking two languages, maybe better you drop the other one" and Sarah keeps thinking "if I drop one, it's not going to be the other one!" Also, the boys are getting less "weird" and "stupid" these days than they used to be (odd...), and three of the four new kids, all Prep for Prep who live outside of the city, are really nice and funny. The fourth new kid is the headmaster's son, who is shorter than Rose (sorry Rose!) and a little hard to get to know (being more charitable than Sarah here).
Loved your photos and updates. What an amazing trip!