we had this great idea to go over to this town about an hour away to take a rhine river boat tour. after doing a little research on the particulars we had a plan. when we woke up this morning it was snowing. (i’ll come back to the snow later.) that made the boat tour sound even better. we figured the snow would make for some pretty nice scenery.
we all hopped into the car and headed out. once we got there we realized that, well, we weren’t there after all. apparently my navigator didn’t enter the entire city name into the gps so we wound up in a completely different city (rüdesheim vs rüdesheim am rhine) with no time to reposition before the boat embarked. doh! it’s kinda like wanting to go to panama city beach and telling the gps to take you to panama city. anyone who’s ever been to the florida pan-handle knows - two different places. so we weren’t able to get on the boat but it wasn’t a complete loss. it was a nice little town with some decent restaurants. kinda dead on a winter saturday but okay.
back to the snow... we’ve been getting a good amount of snow the past few days. usually some flurries in the early evening and then some more over night into the early morning. it’s been nice. but, here’s the rub. the germans have a law (or maybe a rule or maybe just a general understanding - who knows) that you have to keep the sidewalk in front of your house clear of snow (apparently dog poop is okay though). on top of that, we have some really meticulous neighbors, which is nice. well every morning they’re out there sweeping and shoveling their driveway and sidewalks - even if it’s still snowing!
on thursday morning i was heading out to work in a rush and there were four guys on my street out doing their thing as the snow continued to fall. they guilted me into doing my part. the “law” is the law right?
the nice people across the street take this cleaning thing pretty serious too. with their sweeping, their shoveling, their salting... when we were coming home today after our missed boat tour adventure i couldn’t help but notice how nice their front yard looked with its clean driveway, its clean walkway and a little rug on each step leading up to the front door (so the mailman doesn’t slip?!?). you’d think these guys are the most conscientious people on earth. other than the fact that they keep parking their car right across from our garage and it requires a 47-point turn to get in and out, they’re great!
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