Germany Reprised

Clif and I arrived in Frankfurt yesterday after making our way from Kilimanjaro airport via two stops - Dar Es Salaam and Amsterdam. We were pleasantly surprised that we were able to sleep for 4-5 hours on the longest flight.

We checked into our hotel, took a quick nap and shower and then met Rob and Niko in the lobby. They met us with lunch, a doner. This is a German street food that had become the primary food source for the boys as they traveled around. It's sort of like a gyro - rotisserie meat that is shaved off and put on flat bread. But the meat isn't seasoned like a gyro, and the sandwich includes a slaw salad and garlic sauce. It was very tasty, huge, and cheap. We think it would be a hit in the U.S., so we're looking for investors in our doner business :-)

Then we drove to the main square in Frankfurt and spent several hours walking around. It was very hot - the hottest day we've had on this whole trip. We ducked into every church we saw mostly because they were cool. We met up with Ingrid and Hans for dinner, and enjoyed our last German meal before we said our goodbyes and headed back to the hotel.

It was very strange being back in Germany. We had a brief moment of culture shock when we had to pay $4.50 US for a Coke from the hotel vending machine. We paid $.33 US for a cold Coke in Tanzania. But other than that, it seemed like we were still on the European part of our trip - almost like the past two weeks in Africa was a dream. We're so glad we got to see the Kremsers again, and having a good night's sleep before we fly home was great, but it was kind of surreal to be back here.

So assuming our travels home are uneventful, this likely ends the travelogue part of my sabbatical blog. But my plan is to revisit some events of the past three weeks and include some more photos as I continue to process this trip in upcoming weeks. If you've enjoyed reading this blog, I hope you will continue to read and see if I can begin to make some sense of all God has shown me.