I have been looking forward to this day for the last eight months. Today, I travel to the former East German seaside town of Rostock to spend the long weekend with my German lawyer friends Martina, Franziska, and Katrin. We all met in San Francisco last summer and vowed to get together again on the Oeste See.
Martina and I met in the brand new Berlin Haupt Bahnhoff or main train station.
This place is an incredible erector set of suspended glass, concrete, and suspended train tracks.
Martina and her boyfriend met me at the station, where we purchased tickets from an extremely complicated machine, designed to simplify the purchase cycle, and then boarded the train.
(You may have to click on this one to see them in the left corner. Martina has the great smile.)
Unfortunately, Marina’s boyfriend could not join us for the weekend so it was just the two of us on a locally routed train, complete with cute kids and puppies.
After arriving in Rostock we had a boat tour of the seaport, for which I happened to leave my camera in the car, and then headed to Fran’s parent’s house for dinner.
Katrin "pitched in" with making a salad...
... and Fran’s Dad served as the “Grill Meister” before the watchful eyes of the dog.
(Gandolf the energetic teenager.)
Her family was very inviting, including their enormous Newfoundland dog. He was very sweet and a massive companion.
After dinner, we went for a great walk around town and to the top of a local hill for a broader view of the town of Tessin...
... and the local park fields including newly constructed autobahn.
The secenery would not be complete without a group shot of Martina, Fran's mother, and Katrin.
One thing is certain; Fran loves her baby.
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