Coffee helps jet lag, and so does water. You are supposed to treat it like a hangover, I guess :). After arriving in Frankfurt early this morning, I had the opportunity to visit a small village called Marburg. Marburg is an old town surrounded by a newer town, overlooked by a medieval castle or "schloss."
Reiner and I enjoyed lunch and coffee in Marburg and, of course, freshly baked goods and chocolate truffles to follow. I am incredibly thankful for my family here. They have treated me like royalty since my arrival. Marburg, as well as Eichen, is everything you would expect of a German town - cobble stone streets, small cottages with flower boxes, and gardens everywhere. Small shops and bakeries are ever present as well. The atmosphere is very pleasant and quiet out on the countryside. I am staying in a lovely little room at Uli's house (a distant cousin of mine). These few days in Eichen are going to be very valuable to me, and I am so thankful for the relationships that I have already established here on my first day.
Many of the villages around Frankfurt look similar. They remind me of the Beauty and the Beast town at the beginning of the movie. Quaint. Enjoying life is important, and I think the Germans know how to do this. I have seen several castles during my short stay, and a bikeride through the countryside is in store for me tomorrow. I have never seen so many old people biking. This is quite a novelty...maybe I will be like them one day.
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