Aachen... and home again

Claudia took me to Aachen, where I stayed with yet another dear friend, Manfred, and his lovely partner Rita. I hadn't seen him in over 15 years. Manfred had a near-fatal heart attack last year, so I was particularly grateful for the time we got to spend together!

Manfred & Rita in front of their recently-renovated, ultra-efficient house in Aachen.

Aachen cathedral - over a thousand years old.

Buying tea for my mom!

Back on the ICE, heading for the Frankfurt airport. Auf wiedersehen!

Another dear old friend!

Continuing on my tour down Memory Lane... via high-speed Deutsche Bahn ICE... visiting my dear friend Claudia in Gummersbach, near Koln.

Arriving at the Cologne train station.

With Claudia's son and mother, at dinner in Cologne.

With Claudia in front of her flat in Gummersbach.
(That's her black super-efficient BMW. Why can't we get those in the US?)