The weeks are beginning to float by.\u00a0 We have now been in Switzerland for longer than any of our other Europe visits.\u00a0 This past weekend was a chore to set up, but turned out fine.\u00a0 First, we were going to take a train to Wurzburg to visit a friend and hear a concert during their Mozartfest. Back and forth went the emails.\u00a0 Research on the web for concert times and availability, for train arrangements, etc.\u00a0 Whoa, Nelly\u2014did you know how far Wurzburg is from Bern?\u00a0 Far if you\u2019re looking at train prices\u2014almost $400.\u00a0 Add a symphony in the Residenz and you\u2019ve got yourself a pricey weekend.\u00a0 Still, we\u2019re thinking so much of what we are choosing to do here is based on the once-in-a-lifetime value, that okay, if that\u2019s what it takes, we\u2019ll do it.<\/p>\n
Step in the generous German, Simon.\u00a0 He works with Jon and when we were first here, he drove us to a large shopping center so we could load up on groceries with the aid of his car.\u00a0 The car to our rescue again, this time since he and his wife would be going into Germany for a wedding that weekend, they would drive us most of the way.\u00a0 He also checked the train possibilities and helped us with purchasing tickets when we got to the station.\u00a0 So from $400 down to $85 for train tickets. And the Mozart concert? Well, late as we were in making arrangements, we didn\u2019t luck into any tickets, BUT our friend Marisa had looked around for \u201cwhat\u2019ll I do with my visitors\u201d and came up with a gypsy\/tango trio playing for free in the midst of a forest bedecked for a wild art show!! On Sunday we topped off the weekend with a fun concert in Stuttgart put on by Simon and Michaela’s old choral group,\u00a0love songs with a humorous twist,\u00a0albeit mostly in German. A once-in-a-lifetime experience and free besides.\u00a0\u00a0Our weekend cost about as much as pizza and a movie in Bern!<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Veitshochheim Fountain outside Wurzburg<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Gypsy\/Tango music in the midst of a forest art show<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The weeks are beginning to float by.\u00a0 We have now been in Switzerland for longer than any of our other Europe visits.\u00a0 This past weekend was a chore to set up, but turned out fine.\u00a0 First, we were going to … Continue reading