Thursday, November 3 2011 Fun day a/k/a Mom making bevvies

Today was a relatively relaxed day.  We had a tour in the morning of the Heidelberg castle which was truly stunning.  The figures and the restoration work they have done is amazing.  We had a nice tour of the town and of course, some lovely pastries.  The whole trip appears to be eating, walking, relaxing and repeat.

In the afternoon, we were travelling down the Rhine to Rudesheim.  They put on a display of how to make the famous Rudesheim coffee.  Mum (Faye) volunteered and for the first time in my life, I saw my mother chug back a shot of brandy.  The coffee had brandy, whipped cream, chocolate shavings and coffee.  It was a relaxing afternoon of just cruising, having pastries and poor Mum after two shots of brandy had to have a quick nap.  In the evening, our new friends went to town on a little train to a traditional german meal but we stayed on board.  While a quiet cruise, we have met some lovely people and have managed to stay up late a lot of nights laughing and sharing stories so it's all good.