Brigitte made a favorite for dinner today. Pork roast with gravy, cauliflower and Knoodle (dumplings).

Monika and I took the train to trier today. At one point she asked me what I was thinking---I was imagining my mom as a young girl on her way home from school for the holiday.

The first glimpse of the Kyll river, after all the stops and all the other little towns , going through the tunnels. I wondered if she counted them or if it didn't matter. I think there were 4 tunnels.

Monika is sick with a very bad cold today. Right now I would love to give her some Sudafed/Nyquill or something. She paid 12 Euro for something. I think it was like sinutab and it did stop her nose from running...but she is still pretty miserable and it didn't help her headache.

I called S and T today. I loved hearing their voices. I miss them so much!

Did laundry tonight - I figured it out! Things are very different here. I guess it's all a matter of what you are used to. Things are smaller but seem to work better.

Trier was a lot of fun. Some rain drops today and we just ducked into a store and when we came out, the rain would be gone.

Probably didn't help Monika's cold though.

It's difficult, but I'm refraining from buying anything unless something just grabs my attention and I've not seen it in America.

$220.00 dollars got me $169.00 Euro and things are very expensive here. The train was 10.40 (About $16.00). They had a Burger King in Trier. But, just a regular sandwhich (not a meal) cost 3 Euro.

Oh yea - When we got off the train....the city smelled like beer!!! I kid you not. And the street in front of the station was lined with taxis. (Monika pointed out Sylvia's ex-husband to me and we snuck past him).

Had to walk about 6 blocks to get to the market place and the streets for shopping. I took at least 100 pictures.