I arrived in Frankfurt with my sister on Thursday morning after one of the most uncomfortable plane rides I can remember. I’ve done my fair share of long-haul flights, and most of those flights have been on United, but for some reason, this flight seemed significantly more uncomfortable than most. It felt like the smallest amount of personal space that I’ve ever been given on a flight. I think the next time I fly overseas I’ll go ahead and spend the extra money for the Economy Plus seats.
When we arrived in Frankfurt we met up with our father at the Avis counter, picked up the keys to our Mercedes Benz (yeah baby!) and then proceeded out to the parking garage to load up the car, where I promptly decided Hillary should fly back to the States so that Pops and I could enjoy one of these for the next week and a half:
That’s right, a whole row of shiny new Porsches available from Avis. Ah yes, it made me drool. However, I really am pleased with our Mercedes and am especially happy to have an in-dash GPS unit. Let me tell you, that thing has been a life saver.
We immediately drove to my cousin’s house where we had a very happy reunion with his family. Hillary and I have missed them a great deal these past two years and are excited for all of us to be reunited in the DC area next summer.
That evening our cousin drove us to Mainz where we goofed off, toured the local historical sites, and began sampling some of the local cuisine.
As its been more than a month since I last blogged I’ll feel particularly guilty if I don’t leave you with a recipe of some kind. However, I’m going to cheat. Rather than posting a recipe I’ve done some tweaking to, I’m just going to link to a really really good soup recipe I recently tried. I’m a big fan of King Arthur Flour and have never been disappointed by one of their recipes. I’ve always been happy with Campbell’s Tomato soup but last month decided to try making creamy tomato soup from scratch and went with a recipe on the KAF website. It was delicious. Kept me happily fed for a good week. I paired it with their popovers for one of my favorite comfort meals. And I’m even including proof below:
Sounds and looks like you’re all having a blast!
Love the row of Porches. Makes me want to hop in one and drive around all crazy a la Jason Bourne.
That picture of Hillary swinging around the playground thing cracks me up. Hilarious!
And the recipe, as always, looks delish. I love tomato soup, but I’ve never tried to make my own. Sounds especially good this time of year. Yum.
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