Nathanael picked us up at the airport around noon-ish. The sun was shining, 60's, a perfect kite-flying breeze blowing. Gah, it was the best possible moment for a very first experience of a new country.
We drove around a bit. Came to a town named Bernkastel and decided to stop. It sits on a river, and I guess there's a castle there? We didn't have time to see it. Went ahead and got some euros. Euro bills are very pretty and artsy, so are pounds. American dollars are really boring compared to the Euro. Got some jägerschnitzel (yes, I'm eating pork on this trip). Sehr Gut! But it started pouring cold rain so we ran to the car and went to Nathanael's dorm at Spangdahlem.
Later on we drove to Trier via the Autobahn. Nathanael was only pushing his BMW 180 km/h because the roads were wet. Plenty fast for me. Got to Trier. I think I really like German architecture. Or maybe not so much the architecture, maybe just the way the houses are painted. Lots of creams and pinks and neutral-ish colors. Trier has a bunch of old Roman structures. Old Roman baths, Towers, etc. Unfortunately most everything was closed since it was a Sunday evening. But we were able to walk through the cobblestone streets and ate some gelato. Yum, as always! Ate dinner at the Kebap Haus, had döner kebap. Yum, again! Then came back to Spangdahlem and just chilled.
My first impression of Germany is that I like it a lot A LOT. It's clean, beautiful. So far, though, the Germans have been fairly snooty. They don't even acknowledge me. Oh well, I'm just a dumb American tourist, I suppose. Sigh.
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