A Leisurely Drive

Regensburg IKEA
Regensburg, Germany

On Friday, Joe came home from work early, maybe 1:30 local time. As we needed some new pillows, we went to the local (local!) IKEA. Man I love this store, in all languages. It is so awesome. We wandered around and found some furniture from our old apartment, priced out some futons for when guests come to visit, and got a few things we felt we needed. Joe picked up a bigger cereal bowl, I got a bigger teacup, and we got a bigger casserole dish. I cannot make Thanksgiving dinner in a dish that will not hold even a leg of turkey. We also grabbed some hangars and some actual useful pillows.

Kurnberg, Germany

After we left IKEA, we drove around the outskirts of Regensburg. We learned that 5 houses can comprise a village. In Kurnberg, one of the locals waved at me as we passed. We were in lots of farmland and forests. The leaves here are changing and it is quite beautiful.

We later ended up in Burglengenfeld. We were taking some pictures of the town, when an old man approached, and started telling us about the history of the town. He was very well spoken and very knowledgeable of the area. He told us that the castle on the hill was made of fire-stone which is not mined in the area, but there is a quarry in Tel-Aviv. He thinks the Romans had Jewish slaves cart the stones here to Burglengenfeld. I did enjoy listening to him tell us stories, and considering I thought he was going to ask for money, I was pleasantly surprised when he just wanted to chat, and mad at myself for making assumptions about him. 

Burglengenfeld, Germany