On blissful weekends

Aside from a rather byzantine journey to Germany on Saturday, my weekend was blissful. It has been an incredible treat to stay with friends and to even just be around people I've known for longer than three hours or three days. And oh, to be able to indulge in Girl Talk with a really cool girl I met in Buenos Aires.

Saturday night, I was taken on a pre-dinner walk through the city, and then there was dinner (German food - yum - I had a steak (also, the region I'm in is known for its wines, and I can attest to this -- I had the nicest white wine (and I rarely drink white wine these days) that I've had in a very, very long time)) and then for a walk along the Rhine, before ending up in a beer garden (love the German beer). It was an exceptionally long day for me, and the evening was perfect. It was surreal for a bit, finally being around more than one friend at once, and also because I met them all in Argentina. But as I think I've written before, I will (and have before) travel across the world to see my friends.

Yesterday, we went on a drive along the Rhine, through many small towns and what I imagine can accurately be called hamlets. Very pretty, very warm, very lazy walking. We were able to avoid most of the tourists (wow, the number of tourists buses on a Sunday afternoon...), which was exceptionally nice.

It's been a laid back weekend, and as I've probably said far too often, I'm so pleased to be with some friends again. It's one thing to email or im with friends, and it's another to get a hug or look into their eyes when they speak to you or have them show you around their city.

The poor souls are all at work today, so I will be exploring the city on my own, before meeting up with them this evening.

And I'm very much looking forward to going to Milan again...