It was really interesting, seeing the old methods of torture, and learning what were considered crimes.
The town was super cute, too.
I feel like I could've walked around that town for hours! But, we had only paid for three hours of parking, and Dodo was anxious to get back on the road. On the way, we stopped at Burger King, where I had an "X-tra Long Chili Cheese" burger. It was yummy! I hope they have them in the states when I get back!
The Glass Museum itself was huge, and had many interesting and beautiful items on display.
On the way back to the car, we stopped at a little bakery on Ludwigstrasse and got a couple of sandwiches. Then, Mom wanted to get a frozen yogurt, which was delicious (it was mandarin orange flavored). It was late, so we decided to leave the visit to Walhalla for another day.
After a lunch of cheese and crackers and watching "Frozen," we took a walk to the local cemetery. It was very interesting to see how the graves are here. It looks like they are family graves, with several people buried in the same plot.
The rest of the time was spent watching "Monsters University," and deciding what to do tomorrow.
Along the way, we popped into a bakery. I spent the rest of the day reading, crocheting, napping, and watching DVD's - "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" and "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey."
The Baltimore to Atlanta flight on Delta was pretty standard, but once in Atlanta, things got new. I departed from the F terminal (International), and changed carriers to KLM.
The trans-Atlantic flight was really impressive. There were monitors in the headrests of the seats in front of us, with individual remote controls at each seat. We had the choice of watching movies, television, children's programming, and even learning a language. I checked out the German numbers learning part, watched "Catching Fire" again, and spent the rest of the time checking out the flight information. I slept for three of the seven hours of the flight. What was also pretty impressive was the food.
For dinner there was a salad with cucumbers, red onions, tomatoes, feta cheese and kalamata olives, an entree with peppered beef and white rice, and a dessert of a carrot crumb cake. A roll with butter, cheese and crackers, as well as a bottle of water were also provided. Breakfast was a cheese omelette with hash browns and turkey sausage, fresh fruit, and yogurt, with a roll and water. Once in Amsterdam, I had to maneuver a whole new airport, and go through Customs.
Then it was on to Munich, where I slept the whole flight, so there's not much to report about that. I arrived safely, claimed my baggage, and found Dad right outside the baggage claim area. Clark joined us shortly afterwards, and we headed to Weiden. It was raining and there was construction, so the autobahn wasn't moving as quickly as I was expecting. I slept in the car part of the way, and when we arrived, Mom had dinner ready (pho). Aside from the inevitable disagreements, I'm excited about this trip!
The farm was gorgeous, and they were very gracious and generous hosts.
I found the pattern in Crochet! magazine, and I think I can honestly say that it is the largest project I've completed to date. I used the wrong weight of yarn (on purpose, because it's what I could find at Wal-Mart), so it's kind of heavy, so I don't think I'll be able to wear it in the spring or fall. Tom thinks it's beautiful, too.
There was a pep band gig today, where M&T Bank announced that they were extending their naming rights and partnership with the Baltimore Ravens up through 2027. You can learn more here. We played outside of the stadium while the press arrived, and then went inside and played the Fight Song before and after the press conference. In the picture, I'm in the front row, second from the left, right in front of the sousaphone player.
It's taken a while, I've read a few other books and listened to a few audiobooks since I've started this one. It was quite sad. I really felt for the character, and am quite disappointed by the turn of events. But, human nature being what it is, it all makes sense.
The first Pep Band gig of the season was tonight! We performed at the Ravens Draft Day Party. It was a big function at the stadium, complete with players, cheerleaders, Poe (the mascot), Rise and Conquer (the ravens) and us! We played for about an hour, and okay, it wasn't our very best performance, since our first trumpet usually plays trombone and our snare drum player usually plays quints and was sight-reading, but we did well enough.
After work that afternoon, I went to Mel's for the reception. It was in Mel's back yard, with Chy's dad and a friend playing music. It started to rain, so the reception moved inside the house, where we continued to eat, drink and dance the night away. I had a lot of fun dancing with the kids, and enjoyed myself way too much.
