Fall is ok!

Today was wonderful. We took the city bus to the vineyards, walked around a little bit and then went to a restaurant with a beautiful view to drink Federweißer and eat Zwiebelkuchen.

The trip on the bus was a bit difficult for you. It was hot, shaky, and crowded. But after walking a few steps through the vineyard and enjoying the fresh air and the view over the city and the Rhine river you felt better.

We really enjoyed this little trip. The fresh air, the young wine and good food. Although it’s always sad to see summer go, fall definitely has its good sides, too. Especially in this wine region.

Bike ride

Last weekend I didn’t think I could do this. But I did and went for a bike ride yesterday.

I had bought this hiking guide a few months ago. And this week, our first week in over year that we’d have off together, we wanted to try one of the suggested trails. We really looked forward to this week. When I had to bring you back to the clinic last Friday, before our week off had even begun, I was in a big hole. I slept during the days and cried at night, barely able to leave the house to get some groceries.

I’m getting better each day and I managed to get my bike ready yesterday, pick one of the hiking trails and hit the road. I took the local train to a small and very cute village. I see its church from the train I take to work each morning. It was nice to explore the area that I usually just speed though.

I biked through the village and found the trail through the vineyards. It was a beautiful spring day, but the vine was still bare and it’s hard to imagine that in a few weeks all those hills will be bright green.

I passed two more villages and then made my way down to the Rhine river. I never got there, there was some heavy construction going on. But I passed a bird protection area and had to stop to just enjoy this beautiful landscape.

Taking the local train to get outside the city was a great choice. It takes too long to get out of the city by bike. This time I really enjoyed that I could go for hours without seeing any freeway, major road, or traffic light. I will definitely come back and try more trails. And I look forward to going on a hike with you as soon as you feel better.