We've been here in Heiligenhaus, Germany for the past three days while Steve has been running a training course for Citibank. We are in a very nice hotel with plenty of room, but it is somewhat separated from the city life.
The boys and I have navigated along the main street of this small town many times, but haven't found much else to do here. We took the train into Dusseldorf today and went to the Aquazoo, the local aquarium. Even though it is quite small, the boys were thrilled to be there, probably due to the fact that they had been stuck in a hotel since Sunday. We were pleased that we were able to get into the city, transferring from bus to train to subway without getting lost and without having to ask directions.
The German language still escapes me, although when I'm concentrating I can greet others fluently. When they speak back to me I just smile and nod knowingly. 
Parks and playgrounds are hard to come by here, unlike in the other places we have been, but the beautiful, lush flora is by far the best we have seen.
The boys and I have navigated along the main street of this small town many times, but haven't found much else to do here. We took the train into Dusseldorf today and went to the Aquazoo, the local aquarium. Even though it is quite small, the boys were thrilled to be there, probably due to the fact that they had been stuck in a hotel since Sunday. We were pleased that we were able to get into the city, transferring from bus to train to subway without getting lost and without having to ask directions.
The German language still escapes me, although when I'm concentrating I can greet others fluently. When they speak back to me I just smile and nod knowingly. 
Parks and playgrounds are hard to come by here, unlike in the other places we have been, but the beautiful, lush flora is by far the best we have seen.
Make sure you get some famous Dusseldoerfer Senf (mustard) while you're there - and eat a bratwurst and hard roll for me :) If you tell people you speak little German (wenig Deutsch), they might start talking to you in English! Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteSorry, Martha, even in Germany I can't stomach mustard. We have enjoyed the brot, the kase, the schnitzel and the nachtspeise. The boys are particularly humored by the weiner art and the phrase, guht fahr. Tyler has made up his own interjection, "krahpen"
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