Night Train to Hanover Germany

Monday, March 9, 1992

Night train to Hannover, Germany, leaving Paris at 9:35PM and arriving Hannover 8:40AM on Tuesday.  This time we have our Eurail passes from the U.S. for much easier traveling.  We quickly stashed our luggage into a train station locker and proceeded to set up the booth for the upcoming Cebit ’92 show.  The booth was sponsored in conjunction with the ITRC in Dallas and I was delighted to see Byron Cain there, allowing us to catch up on old times of our work days together.

In the evening (now Tuesday) we gathered our luggage and were driven to the home of Karlheinz and Erika Boker in Garbsen, a suburb of Hannover.  They were our guest host family, an older German couple who had traveled in the states; he spike some English and she spoke only German; lovely 3 story home; Karlheinz is a retired President of the Glassworkers Union in Hannover and still a member of parliament; Erika is the Vice Mayor of Garbsen.

Each morning we were treated to a German breakfast and lots of good company in the evenings.

Church and a Baby Shower

Sunday, March 8, 1992

Early to church and an early evening baby shower couple’s party of the Young Couples Group at the Church.  It was held at Marjo and Mark’s apartment and was lots of fun.

As we exited the metro station (close to the Eiffel Tower area), I said to David that the area really looked familiar.  He said he had never been to this side of Paris.  But it still looked as though I had been there before.  Well, I had.  When we walked by a familiar hotel, I realized it was where my Mom, Betty and I had stayed back in July 1989.

Finally Grilling Some Fajitas

Saturday, March 7th, 1992

David’s kneww is much better.  He played golf with Ray in the morning, shot a 76.  Early afternoon we grilled fajitas, inviting Ray, Maura and Stephanie and Michael Watson.  They were great!  Not a single one left over.

Drive to Chambourcy to Shop for Dinner

Sunday, March 1, 1992

9AM train to Paris.  This is an all day train, returning to Paris at 10:30PM (exhausted).  Lovely dinner in the dining car on the train and beautiful scenery thru Austria and Germany.

Tuesday, March 3, 1992

I decided to drive to Chambourcy to a large grocery store to once again look for charcoal.  We are so wanting to grill fajitas.  After much looking I found some in the gardening section.  Don’t know if it’s self lighting or not and I looked at every can and container in the store, but no luck in finding the lighter.

Well, it’s David’s turn.  He decided to look at a camping store on his way home and there it was.  Starter in a large tube, gel form.

Wednesday, March 4, 1992

Now, it’s look for fajita meat.  We know we have seen some.  We bought what looked like skirt steak and will just try our luck.

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