Home Again – repost of Sunday, 22 April 07

[and a shortened version]
It was not a hard choice at all. Please remember that we left the hotel for Ben Gurion Airport at 0230 in the morning to make sure we had enough time for check in as our Swiss Air flight was supposed to leave at 0500. Never mind the plane was late in taking off with the excuse being traffic control in Zürich.

We were part of the minority that did not need to meet a connecting flight, only about 30 from the flight hanging around the baggage carousel. Which takes us to the S2 in order to meet the long distance trains.
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After arriving at Zürich HauptBahnhof, we could hurry to catch a train toward home that would go over Mannheim. I already had a ticket, but it was not valid for the 1008 route unless I paid extra. But there was an 1114 train. And this lovely Bistro named Imagine. It was where George had waited for me on Tuesday evening. High molded ceilings, simple black tables and chairs. And Sunday? A buffet to die for!

Fresh fruits, sushi, cold grilled vegetables, lox and salmon. Deserts, cheeses, and omlettes to order. (Ignoring the cooked or grilled pieces of dead animals). Fresh squeezed juices, milchcaffe and free internet. What more could I want?

Perhaps the rather large Blue Fairy hanging in the main entry area of the station?

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We will ignore the not fun portion of the trip between Zurich and Singen where they pulled an old workhorse of a train out of the yard. Nor the connector which was allegedly also an ICE, of the variety that has been retired for years. No leather seats or outlets on this run.
Did not stop me from knitting.
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Audio Books

Or listening to Dangerous Women, edited by Otto Pendler. I can not say that I enjoyed all of the stories, But I made it through 99/140 tracks by the end of the journey.
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It will be nice to sleep in my own bed.
-Holly

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About Holly

fiber person - knitter, spinner, weaver who spent 33 years being a military officer to fund the above. And home. And family. Sewing and quilting projects are also in the stash. After living again in Heidelberg after retiring (finally) from the U.S. Army May 2011, we moved to the US ~ Dec 2015. Something about being over 65 and access to health care. It also might have had to do with finding a buyer for our house. Allegedly this will provide me a home base in the same country as our four adult children, all of whom I adore, so that I can drive them totally insane. Considerations of time to knit down the stash…(right, and if you believe that…) and spin and .... There is now actually enough time to do a bit of consulting, editing. Even more amazing - we have only one household again. As long as everyone understands that I still, 40 years into our marriage, don't do kitchens or bathrooms. For that matter, not being a golden retriever, I don't do slippers or newspapers either. I don’t miss either the military or full-time clinical practice. Limiting my public health/travel med/consulting and lecturing to “when I feel like it” has let me happily spend my pension cruising, stash enhancing (oops), arguing with the DH about where we are going to travel next and book buying. Life is good!
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2 Responses to Home Again – repost of Sunday, 22 April 07

  1. Holly, greetings from Ireland to Germany. Discovering your site has been a delight – Angeluna sent me the link and said I would love your writing. She was right! And I so enjoy your descriptions of knitting on the train and relishing good station cafes.

    I’ll be back! Currently embroiled in Sock Madness, a global insanity where you knit at top speed against your opponents. New pattern due out Friday.

  2. amanda j says:

    I love that blue fairy! I could do with one in my house. It would fit right in!

    You knit socks so darn fast!

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