Sunny Autumn Sunday at the Palatinate

Dr Klaus Schmitt said:

We enjoyed a wonderful October Sunday aftrenoon at the German Rhineland-Palatinate

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This is a huge surprise even from a scientist who collects fine lenses and hunts flowers with them for each season! This is the largest space you've ever brought us through your viewfinder!

Moreover, this is so social, another major departure from just science and beauty! The sun even transilluminates her painted finger nails! So we have feminine company that day, so you have company and wine, all the better to appreciate this wonderful view!

Dr Klaus Schmitt said:

And btw. this area of Germany is my and my ancestor's stomping ground (the "male side") since the 16th century, so all this is in my genes.

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Bravo for you and your family. I do hope they also took picture of the area and kept them to hand down!


Asher

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Doug Kerr said:

Although die Pfalz (the Palatinate) is best known for its wines, it is also a center for growing wonderful asparagus (Spargel).

The last time Carla and I visited Landau in der Pfalz, in 2002, Carla was very ill. We were staying in a charming gasthaus near our friends' home. Carla thought that some nice soup might help her feel better but the gasthaus had no restaurant, and the proprietors said no, they had no canned soup in their private kitchen.

I told Ingrid, our friend, of the dilemma. She said, "Oh this is no problem. I have no canned soup, but I will make you some wonderful asparagus soup. Suzanne (in the next apartment) will help me. I'll call when it is ready."

I am not ordinarily a big fan of asparagus soup, but still that sounded like a good deal to me.

In about two hours she called, said the soup was ready, and I should come to Suzanne's apartment.

When I went in, it looked as if they had built an atomic bomb there. There were pots and pans and big spoons on every surface of the kitchen. and more set temporarily on tables in the living room.

Ingrid gave me a box with a big jar of the soup, two soup bowls, soup spoons, and napkins, which I took back to the gasthaus. It was the most delicious soup I think I have ever had.

The next day, Ingrid took Carla to see her physician, who prescribed some antibiotics to help Carla get over her illness. (It was the first computer-generated prescription I had ever seen.) And in a day or so, she was much better.

Best regards,

Doug

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Asher Kelman said:

Dr Klaus Schmitt said:

We enjoyed a wonderful October Sunday aftrenoon at the German Rhineland-Palatinate

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This is a huge surprise even from a scientist who collects fine lenses and hunts flowers with them for each season! This is the largest space you've ever brought us through your viewfinder!

Moreover, this is so social, another major departure from just science and beauty! The sun even transilluminates her painted finger nails! So we have feminine company that day, so you have company and wine, all the better to appreciate this wonderful view!





Bravo for you and your family. I do hope they also took picture of the area and kept them to hand down!


Asher

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Well Asher, take this as an example that in most people there is so much more hidden then one usually sees :biggrin:

My wife Sharon and I like this area a lot and actually plan on possibly either buying or building a home there (or in the very close Alsace / France), a brownstone barn conversion would be great, as we love open plan living a lot and I could even bring in my engineering experiences ;-)

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Dr Klaus Schmitt said:

Asher Kelman said:

Well Asher, take this as an example that in most people there is so much more hidden then one usually sees :biggrin:

My wife Sharon and I like this area a lot and actually plan on possibly either buying or building a home there (or in the very close Alsace / France), a brownstone barn conversion would be great, as we love open plan living a lot and I could even bring in my engineering experiences ;-)

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Well, consider the village of Lutenbach in l'haut Rhine in Alsace, near Colmar. Beautiful! Lots of great wine I remember Spaetz Laser, I believe!

Asher

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Asher Kelman said:

Dr Klaus Schmitt said:

Well, consider the village of Lutenbach in l'haut Rhine in Alsace, near Colmar. Beautiful! Lots of great wine I remember Spaetz Laser, I believe!

Asher

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Surely nice, but a bit too south for us, we'd like to be close to Strasbourg, as we go there often to shop and visit the really great restaurants there ;-) But merci bien for the tip!!

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Dr Klaus Schmitt said:

What a beautiful story Doug and you have been just barely 20 minutes drive away from where those pictures of mine were taken!

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If you ever make it back here, you have my invitation!

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