Guten Tag from Frankfurt

I have arrived in Frankfurt. I actually got here yesterday, but I was just hooked up with internet in the apartment this afternoon. It is beautiful here, the weather is a couple of weeks ahead of us in NJ, so the trees are blooming and everything smells wonderful. My flight over was uneventful. I actually had an entire 2-seat row to myself, so I was able to stretch out, or at least hunch over, in twice as much space. I landed in London and safely made my connecting flight to Frankfurt, unfortunately one of my two bags did not. While British Air assured me that they would deliver it last night, it didn't get to me until noontime today. Fortunately, I have the apartment to myself, so I just went to bed tired and stinky last night. I slept in, until around 10 this morning, and it was delivered around 11:30.

My internet connection has been hooked up as well, so I can now check email, surf the web and update blog posts! Easter is a very big holiday in these parts. Luckily I was warned that stores and shops will not be open tomorrow, or Sunday AND Monday. I have stocked up on enough food and supplies to get me through to Saturday. Cooking will certainly be a challenge- the kitchen is really a kitchenette, with a pair of hot plate like burners and a half refrigerator. I will have a few weeks to master stove top recipes before the family arrives. Any suggestions for ideas of things I can make are welcome!

Tomorrow I plan to go for a run and hopefully not get lost. I have found a couple of loops on 'map my run', but I think I will start small/short for my first running venture. While the shops will the closed, museums will be open, so I may check out one of them nearby. I have also been invited for Easter dinner on Sunday. Almut Kuppers and her family were at TCNJ two years ago, she has three girls 9.6 and 3, and they have graciously invited me to their home for the holiday.

I will take my camera out tomorrow to get some good shots of the neighborhood etc. I will leave you with a video of Henry- I watch this and laugh every time I see it. The boy is a nut!