Bremen, our last stop

We said goodbye to Cloppenburg early in the morning today. I struggled with fitting all my belongings back in my bag only to realize I was missing some laundry. Most of the morning was spent rearranging my luggage in a space that gets smaller and smaller every time I move. (sigh)
Anyway we made our goodbyes outside and found a Mercedes 5-person van waiting for our trip to Bremen. It was gorgeous. Michael Gobel and the Bremen Rotary made this possible and for this we thank them heartily. There was a tense moment when we thought all our luggage may not fit, but it was fine! Soon we were winging our way to Bremen.

We drove directly to the Rotary meeting and as it was the last presentation we wanted to add photos of our trip so far. So Lisa and I spent the whole trip rearranging and copying/pasting from Barbara’s camera to my laptop. Ahh technology!!!!
We arrived in Bremen and luckily had a half an hour to double check the presentation. The meeting was held at the Bremen Hilton. The luncheon was lovely, our presentation went off without a hitch and we all met our host families.

I am staying with the Andres Family, Mark (father), Antonia (eldest) and Violetta (youngest). We unloaded the car and split up for the day. I went with Mark Andres who remarked on the heaviness of my luggage. Once more I must say to myself, is it too heavy... YES! I must mail some things home :) I arrived at Mark’s home where he introduced to me to his two lovely daughters, Antonia and Violetta (both opera heroines I must say) I think I will like it here for sure. The girls have labeled all the doors with English words, like “bath” and “welcome to Bremen.” It is really sweet.
I am on the third floor in a beautiful room. I have unpacked my bags and am now relaxing.
Let’s hope Bremen has a lot to show us in our last days in Germany!