Domestic Bliss

 Thought I would write a bit about the domestic side of living in Germany this week. You really do shop everyday for your bread, and you find all sorts of goodies like this buttery sweet cake!

The living room of our apartment

The kitchen...

and eat-in dining

Entry - bath is to the left, bedroom to the right and another down the hall

I love my little car! It is a Peugot

That is Daisy under the blankets. We draw lots to see who has to share a bed with her - just kidding! (notice that she is sprawled across the bed with her foot on someones pillow!)

 
The Other Side of the Colmar Trip 

We spent our first three days in cities and using public transportation, so when we arrived in Germany our clothes were filthy. Don't forget, we only brought three bottom items of clothing and five tops and one jacket each. We felt that laundry needed to get done asap. Ms. Monika told me that there were only public laundries in cities, so Sunday we headed to Freiburg - silly - everything is closed!

A welcoming sight!

Thank goodness for my trusty Rick Steve's France guidebook. He had plenty of information on why we needed to head to Colmar, France, PLUS the address for a laundramat! Monday we punch the address into our GPS and off we go!   



It took a while to figure out how to use the machines



Yeah!

Well, our story doesn't end there! Clothes are washed and then we figure out that the dryers aren't working. Just as we are realizing this, an angry and possibly intoxicated German man comes into the small shop and proceeds to get even angrier and frustrated when we can't communicate with him! Run Away! Run Away!
Through a clenched smile, I tell the kids, "Pack up our stuff, Get into the car" as the fellow is ranting away. We make a quick escape. Phew! But the laundry is wet!
Thanks again, Rick Steves. We follow his instructions to a free parking lot, drop off our laundry to be dried and folded by professionals and off we go to explore the beautiful city of Colmar. As Ma would say, "All's well that ends well!"