Calhoun here - this time getting to type on a good old-fashioned American style keyboard! No trouble with mixed up Y's and Z's.
We had a wonderful stay in Kotzenaurach at the Hotel called Neue Krone. The owners were wonderful and the meals were outstanding. The dinner included curried chicken, rice, noodles and home-cooked pork roast in gravy. Why? Because they thought Chinese tourists were coming! Haha. We were thrilled. (They also had numerous salads, fresh fruit, and free drinks - which in Germany is never never never heard of.)
The breakfast the next morning included hardboiled eggs with mayonaise and a piece of smoked salmon (Lox - forgive the spelling if that is incorrect, Frau Alexander is looking over my sholder saying Nein Nein Nein, it is spelled Lachs.) So, it's Lox. haha There was also cereal, champagne glasses for the fruit juices, coffee, tea, fried eggs, sausages, multi-vitamin juices, fruit, hard boiled eggs still in the shell, cold cut meats, and most importantly breads, or Broetchen mit Butter - love the bread here, two different kinds of cake and lots of cheeses (LOTS) and many different kinds of jellies, jams and chocolates.
After the breakfast, the owner took everyone out with the scraps from dinner the night before, he threw the scraps into the garden and they came a 'runnin. Who are they? The ducklings and little chicks. Students seemed entertained.
Anyway, we were off to a good start in the morning after we remembered that we had to take ALL the students and not just the ones that had made it to the bus on time. My bad. I had told them to wait until we could come inspect their rooms to make sure no one left anything else behind (I guess parents wouldn't be surprised by kids leaving their stuff in the rooms . . . .)
Anyway, they were holding fast to the rules so good for them. (We did eventually get them on the bus.)
The bus ride was quiet as usual. That, of course, is a tiny fib. Maybe an outright fabrication on my part. OK, the bus ride is typically not quiet. :-) The girls love to sing - a lot. The guys actively discuss every topic possible. Frau Alexander just reminded me that kids are always right, and we adults are always wrong.
The town of Heidelberg was excellent. I personally found the antique shops to be the best - I doubt the kids even went in those stores. (I got a German desk clock from the 1950s - outstanding find.) Students bought sweatshirts, Coca-cola caps (becuase you can't find those in the U.S. right), souvenirs ...
