Stephanie and I spent the day in Dusseldorf yesterday with 3 teachers from Oberhausen: Uwe, a math teacher and his wife Elisabeth, Antje, an art teacher, and our host Gertrude, a French teacher,w ho met us at the train and invited us to breakfast in her apartment. There we were each presented with a bread version of Saint Martin, whose day was celebrated here on Thursday. It was a great day even though it rained through most of it. We walked along the Rhine River where we say 3 early Frank Gehry buildings, sheep grazing, barges towing goods, and rode 173 stories to the top of the TV tower, where we ate lunch in the revolving restaurant. There we had 360 degree view of the city. Amazing really, even on a cloudy day we could see for miles. Went shopping, window shopping mostly, along the 'Madison Avenue' of Dusseldorf, and bought German chocolates. We took the train back to Oberhausen and ate another good meal at the Brauhaus in the Centro. Uwe wanted to go to the disco after, but we discouraged him. A great fun day.
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