Everything is blanketed in white. A thin blanket to be sure, but one that turns the world monochromatic. It started snowing yesterday and apparently snowed more during the night. I think winter has arrived despite the fact it doesn't officially start for another three weeks or so.
Sunday afternoon I went to Weisbaden on the bus and then walked to Torsten's and Katrin's apartment. Their home is delightful, full of warm colors, windows looking out over rooftops to distant hills. Gemutlisch.... Katrin cooked a wonderful mean of potatoes and spicy meat with delicious stuffed, baked apples for desert. All were special dishes from here. I got to meet Jakob who is a very smiley, darling little guy about 3-4 months old. He and I got along very well. He is super friendly. He looks a lot like his father. After talking and visiting we went out and wandered around Weisbaden, saw the hot springs (about 60 degrees C) a homeless person camping out on a heating vent nearby, the strange monument that is being built to signify the location of a Jewish Synagogue destroyed in WWII, the incredible theatre, casino, and hotel where people came in the 1800s to drink the waters from the hot springs. A Christmas market was in full swing and an outdoor ice skating rink. We drank glugwein and walked along the very expensive shopping street where the high faluting and elegant 'upper crust' of Weisbaden shop. Torsten, Kristen, and Jakob (who was happily asleep bundled up in his snow suit and bed of sheep fleece in his stroller) helped me find the right bus to head back to Mainz on. A truly wonderful afternoon.
Their home is on the topmost floor of their building. Many, many, many stairs to reach. Torsten told me about a lady who passed about a year ago, but who walked up the stairs to her apt each day when she was 90 plus. Hmmmm. Maybe I SHOULD look for a place with stairs when I get back??????
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