22 August 2008The morning we did our usual breakfast run and as well as the usual Pretzel we also made the first of several visits to the Rupp-Holzwarth Metzgerei for a slightly better class of salami than the supermarket could offer. With breakfast out of the way we headed out to Sachsenweiler and parked on the corner of Mennostrasse. There were not too many changes. The concrete electriciy pylons had gone and the flats had some serious renovations including extra balconies. Immediately Dad was recognised by a man doing gardening. A bit further down the road a blue Daf 66 was parked: a rare sight these days. And suddenly Anita popped up and we found that we had a future date for coffee and cakes.
We strolled towards the pub with lunch in mind but no food was to be had. The chef had already packed up. Gone were every single shop. The grocery store converted so no fresh brötchen any more. The vending machines that sold convenience foods like filter coffee gone. The little bank where mum used to visit now an empty shell. If you want any shopping now you have to trek to town. Lidl, Aldi and Kaufland have killed off the corner shop. So we went off to Steinbach and the Alpine restaurant where the girls all wear traditional Swiss outfits. We had a splendid pub meal and some lovely beer and where Theo chose the first of his many schnitzels.
The wasps were interested too and I wafted them away but if they were too persistent then they got squashed. After lunch we took a stroll in the woods above Steinbach taking the car as far as we could along a farm track. We reached a hut that was ideal for scenic picnics. The rain came down a little and we went back to the car and back to Allmersbach. I went on a little expedition with Tammy first to the local graveyard where the snails came out in force after the rains. Then we went along the edge of the maize fields admiring the rolling hills and farms at sunset.
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