Starstruck

Today was a great day, and what an awesome finale to me and Anita's visit to Germany! First we had a beautiful day to visit the papermill. It was really cool to see the machines working, learn the history, and I made some paper of my own. It was a lot of fun. Then, we saw the cathedral in Cologne. It was awesome - very large and ornate. Then, back to Oberhausen to the Gasometer. They have an exhibition of the solar system with a replica of the moon hanging illuminated - it is two schoolbusses in diameter, at least. HUGE! but the best part was yet to come. They had a special event in the Gasometer, an American astronaut gave a presentation. Alan Bean from Apolo 12! He was very inspiring. And, I snuck in to talk to him after the speech. He was amazing! Who knew you had to travel to Germany to meet an astronaut!