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Holiday in Krefeld/Dusseldorf

We're currently on 10 days holiday (but have arrived home to wash, do some emailing, work, pack bags again!!).

We went by train to Krefeld on Wed. 4 April. We love travelling on the trains. Our friends Ruth and Andreas live in a village called Hulls, which is out of Krefeld. It's so flat up there compared to here. We noticed that straight away! We had a wonderfully relaxing time and the weather was very pleasant.

The photo's below are of our time in Dusseldorf. We walked around, had sushi for lunch and then Ruth, Roger and I went to the Picasso Exhibition (no comment about the exhibition!!).

Photo's below are of Ruth and Stephanie with Philip trying to get out of the picture!!
The group milling around!! Roger, Andreas, Philip, Stephanie and Ruth

Marianne's Birthday Breakfast

I received a lovely invitation to a "Girlie Breakfast" on Monday 2 April from Marianne. When I arrived at her place in the mountains I discovered it was her Birthday! What a delightful time I had meeting new German friends of Marianne's and eating a German breakfast. I even managed a little bit of Deutsch understanding as they chattered away in Deutsch with a little English for my benefit. Boy it's hard work! Will I ever learn Deutsch. Everyone has their own ideas of how to learn. But whichever way, it's not easy. I felt very privileged to be invited by my friend Marianne considering she has known all these ladies for over 20 years - and me less than a year.

In the photo - l-r : Edda, Margaret (forgotten name!), Gabby and Marianne

Easter Tulips from Ilona & Fritz