ORIGINAL POST: May 1, 2009
We arrived yesterday around 4:00pm after being in the car for 7.5 hours. We actually had a pleasant trip with not that much traffic and Emil slept for most of the way. However, by the time we arrived at my MIL's, we were hungry and in desperate need of stretching out our legs. My MIL had made some white asparagus soup and after we ate, we went out for a long walk. By 9:00pm we were all in bed.
Today is a holiday in Germany - Tag der Arbeit. This is when all workers have a day off work. This is equivalent to Labour Day (also known as International Worker's Day) and is celebrated around the world but it is rarely celebrated in the US and Canada. The celebration of Labour Day has its origins in the Eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest.
In order to celebrate the holiday, we decided to take a long walk along the river and found a cozy spot where we had our picnic. Then we laid in the grass, enjoyed the sun, and watched the passersby and bikers. It was such a beautiful, sunny day. It was nice to forget about the purpose of our trip for several hours, which brings me to the next topic - house hunting.
Tomorrow is the big day where we start looking for a house. We only have one lined up but I hope it will meet our requirements. The ad sounds perfect ... the house was built in 2006, it is 137 square meters (almost 1500 square feet) and it has a huge back yard for the kids to run around and play. It has more features and square footage than our current apartment in Regensburg. If we both like it then we will reserve it on the spot. We will still look at the ones we have lined up for Monday, but these houses are going fast and nothing new has come up (even though the agent said that there would be new listings). An Italian proverb comes to mind here that my mom used to say ... chi dorme non prende pesci ... he who sleeps will not catch any fish. I'm wondering if we waited to long before coming up here ...
Anyway, I will keep you posted as to what happens tomorrow. I hope everything will turn out. I wish you all a good day und bis später.
Rosa
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