The Weather Ain't So Different, But So Much Else Is

After quite a long day of travel we have finally reached Freiburg and have settled into the hotel. The temperature isn't much different here than back home, maybe even a few degrees cooler. There is a nice light rain welcoming us to town as well.

The trip here was nicely uneventful. We got to the airport early yesterday and had a relaxing time in the Delta Sky Club or whatever they are calling it. It felt good to just take it easy for a bit before the flight. We arrived in Amsterdam ahead of schedule, leaving us plenty of time to just wander a little and stretch our legs before the flight to Basel. Nothing especially interesting in Amsterdam's airport on this occasion, then again there seldom is. The flight to Basel was nice and quick by comparison, only an hour in the air, but with the smaller plane it took about 15 minutes of taxiing to get to our runway. An hour wait and the we took the bus up to Freiburg, it was about a 50 minute journey in the rain.

What was especially nice was wandering from the bus station to the hotel in the light rain with Steph. It feels absolutely wonderful to be in this city again, and so shortly from March. It is all starting to leaf out and show signs of blooms, so it will be exciting to see how it all differs in a new season. We are off for a wee wander and then some dinner, or vice versa to make for a good end to a long travel day.

We ended up at Feierling Brauerei, maybe unsurpringling the fist night, but it is also just a couple of blocks from the hotel. It was very good, as I have come to expect, but can't say I was a major fan of the house tap, Inselhopf. It reminded me a lot of a recently manure spread field mixed with a hefeweizen. After dinner it was back to the hotel in search of a good night's sleep.