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While in the Army my Grandad was transfered to Germany for a year. He and Grandma had just gotten married and didn't have any kids yet. Grandma told me a little about what she remembered, but it was mostly about the food they ate. It sounds like a lot of food I don't like and pretzels. I like pretzels. I did try some of the local food while I was there, but I was glad that I could also find hotdogs to eat. They are a little like bratwurst. I like bratwust too, and that was everywhere.
It seemed like everything in Germany was really expensive because Germany uses the European Euro. It takes $1.29 US Dollars to equal just 1 Euro. That is like adding more than a quarter to every dollar that I had to spend! I rented a scooter at the airport where I landed and while in Rostock used it to go everywhere. It was the least expensive way I could find to get around the city.
Germany seems to be mostly about museums and churches. I don't really like museums, but I like churches. So, I went to visit some of the large churches that had really beautiful stained glass windows. One that stands out in my memory is seeing a few of the panels from the 117-panel set depicting the Bible that are being renovated for the Marienkirche (St. Mary's) church. The panels were taken by the Red Army during World War II and are now being returned to Germany, but they have to be restored before they can all be put back in the church. I think it is good that the stained glass is being given back.
The last thing that I had on my ToDo list while in Germany was find an actual yodeler. It sounded easy, but was fairly difficult. Once I found him at a coffee shop I asked him to yodel for me. He said that he would when he finished his coffee and pretzel. He was very skilled at yodeling from what I have heard. I thanked and then went into the cafe to get a snack.
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