Erfurt

We shopped till we dropped. We spent 6 hours shopping in Erfurt and one could think we suddenly became millionaires we shopped so much. But we also ate! When we first arrived in downtown Erfurt we had Bratwurst with mustard, Rostbraedel (sorta like a schnitzel in a bun) and shared a beer. Then we went shopping. We took a shopping break later and had coffee and cake in a cafe. Amongst the 3 of us we ate 6 large pieces of cake! Shopping makes you hungry! Then with new strength, we continued our shopping spree. Don't worry, Paul. I still have a few pennies left...not broke yet :-)
The weather, however was not so nice: rain, rain, rain. On the way up there, we tried to avoid the traffic jam which was announced to us on radio and Marcos Nav system and it took us longer than being stuck in the actual traffic jam. It's a good think Marco is a good driver in this weather - it was horrible racing down the Autobahn with these idiots in the fog and rain while big trucks splash you with water the hole time and you never know if traffic is stopped after the next curve.

Then it was a challenge finding a parking place in down town. But, the Lord was with us again: A man was just leaving and had over an hour left on his parking ticket and gave it to us. Sure, it was not nearly enough, but we put it in the window and when we came back, 6 hours later, we had no penalty ticket, but everyone else did!!

We had a great bonding time - it was us 3 siblings again. I don't think they still remember my name though: they keep calling me "Schwester", which is sister in German.