Weekend ;)

On Friday we took the kids to an indoor playground, as it was raining. It rained so much here last summer, but the weather has actually been amazing this summer. So basically we were willing to suffer through a rainy day :) After the playground Frauke dropped me off in downtown Goslar, where I met up with Saskia, a friend of a friend that I'm interested in getting to know better. She and I went out to dinner. We sat at an outdoor cafe, and I ate kaesespaetzle (noodles with cheese) and drank an Alster, beer mixed with lemonade. We had a nice chat, then went and ate ice cream and went shopping. I'd love to buy everything in S. Oliver, but I only bought a couple of sale items. I have a whole year here and I can't spend too much at the very beginning!

On Saturday (yesterday) I went with Frauke and her family, and her friend to a open house at the local fire station. It was perfect for the kids. They were allowed to talk with real firefighters, there were demonstrations on fire safety, and great activities for kids. Thies, their 6-year-old, was able to climb up on top of one of their trucks, and also to drive an excavator with one of the workers. It was adorable to watch. He looked so proud. Yesterday afternoon more of Frauke's friends arrived, and that meant drinking coffee and eating cake-I was happy to oblige. I ate a chocolate and cherry cake with a bit of rum in it, which was as delicious as it sounds.

Yesterday evening I chatted with a girl that is going to be studying abroad through Bowling Green in Austria as well. She and I had already planned on traveling together, we just hadn't made any definite plans yet. I spontaneously asked her if she was free for a few days at the end of September, as I want to go to Sweden. We looked up tickets, found some for 42 Euro a piece round trip (only 58 dollars total for a round-trip ticket!), and voila, we bought the tickets right away. So I'm off to Stockholm, Sweden in September!!! I cannot wait. That has always been a country that has been on the top of my list. I looked up youth hostels yesterday, and if we stay in a room with about 10 other people, we can keep our accommodation costs to a minimum.

Ahh cheap travel. Did I mention I love Europe??!

<3 Molly