Lisa Arrives

June 7, 2007
One of our friends came out to see us, all the way from Vancouver, Washington. Her flight plan over was incredibly long, so we expected her to be exhausted by the time she got here. Not so. We took her to a couple of beer gardens though, and out for German food. What better way to start a German vacation than with beer? J Actually, it was a public holiday, so everything was closed down except restaurants and museums. A beer garden seemed like the better option.
We went out to dinner at a place called Weissebraühaüs. First, pork is very popular here. Not many other meats are sold in the stores, and if it is, its expensive, and the restaurants are much the same. Its torture for anyone like me who hates pork (except salami and pepperoni – but the turkey versions are just as nice.) Pork is not something I have ever liked and unlike asparagus, I have never grown to like it. It might not be a very fatty meat, but I think its vile. So at dinner, I had one of the few non-pork meals, German style mac n’ cheese. And it was wonderful. Pork knuckles, livers, diaphragm, etc just did not appeal to me at all. I may starve here… At least there are lots of fruits and veggies, and there is always good old pasta.