Wow - what a wonderful weekend this was! It was great to get to spend time with Harald, Stefi and their (formerly) well-mannered children (I´ll explain that in a moment).
This part of Germany is amazingly pretty. We went on a very long hike on Thursday, then toured a local castle and university town today with Aunt Peggy and Uncle Gunther so the kids could go to the water park (it´s a school holiday - no sense making them spend the whole time touring the area with their non-German-speaking relatives.....)
The highlight (if you want to call it that) was Zach teaching Helen and Lenny the "pull my finger" gag. Lenny picked up on it almost immediately. See what I mean about "formerly well behaved"? Zach is, quite simply, both a terrible role model and huge source of amusement for the kids. By the time the lesson was over, everyone was rolling on the floor laughing, including the parents (thank goodness).
We leave early in the morning to relocate to Italy for the weekend. Car to Stuttgart train station, train to Frankfurt International Airport, bus from there to their smaller airport, flight to Pisa, train to Viareggio. I have booked a hotel in Viareggio as a treat for the end of the trip. Once I get Zach checked into the room, I will hop a train and go to Florence for the weekend, myself. Time to let him fend for himself, and I want another crack at all of the amazing sights in Florence before we leave. We will join up again on Tuesday for a train back to Pisa and flight to London. We will overnight there and catch the flight home on Wednesday.
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