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Date: 09 January 2006 12:34:20
We played snails for a day.
We had to move from Paris to Bonn and did so by train, carrying all our possessions in rucksacks and assorted bags. It's probably not a healthy way to travel, but it was more relaxing than driving would have been.
I have fond memories of both places although we kind of hated Paris and there was an element of shaking the dust off our feet as we left. And arriving in Germany was wonderful. It was so civilized and friendly. Even though we could hardly speak a word of the language we felt a tangible welcome from nearly everyone, particularly the person in Bonn station who, when we dropped one of our bags, bent down to pick it up almost before we had noticed that it had dropped. The third reich had its bad side for sure, but part of me can't help thinking that there might have been some benefits if Germany had taken over the world. Kaffee und küchen anyone?