On Friday, March 14, four of us returned to Nuernberg for a few hours. Bonnie and Jeffrey had particular errands to run, so Brian and I ended up hanging out together.
This is the special hand-made items market, which had just opened for the season.
We got pretty wet in that good Nuernberger rain, so eventually we found a nice coffee shop to warm up in.
An der Zug (on the train), coming back.
Quack x2.
Our river in Amberg, the Vils. It had just been clearing out a little after the big storm two weeks before-- and then we had another rain storm!
Later that same night, Beth and I joined Jerry and Paula Orr for a special Bavarian folk music night. These gigs are held about once a month at different local restaurants. It's an eager, happy crowd. Most people who attend can play accordion or fiddle or something themselves, and just might!
Self-portrait. It's not particularly flattering, but it shows that we were enjoying ourselves. :)
Jerry and Paula joking with the evening's host (also a musician).
Bonnie eventually succeeded in her Nuernberg errand: to buy a dirndl! Her she is, displaying for us girls her new outfit in all its glory.
That Sunday we visited our Pastor and his family at their lovely apartment, and enjoyed a good time of fun, food, and fellowship.
They had a brand new puppy-- which charmed our hearts instantly!
Now we've skipped ahead a few weeks. This was last Sunday, March 30. After Beth and I returned from Poland, we took advantage of the fine weather and of our prepaid rail ticket and went 15 minutes south of Amberg to Schwandorf, a little place we've passed through almost every week but never gotten to stop in. It was beautiful!
The "palace," which was actually a church upon closer inspection, at the top of the hill in Schwandorf. It took a lovely, sunshiny little climb to get here.
Because it was the first really sunny, springy Sunday afternoon, pretty much the whole town was out to eat, sit, and absorb the warmth!
The end... for now. :)
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