Biking, again

I love being so close to a biking trail that is paved, flat and has gorgeous views.  These were all taken within a mile of our apartment on the bike path.

Deer enclosure.  Not sure what the story is, but many different kinds of deer all in big pens.

Church across the Rhein

UN Park

UN Park

UN Park

Little church

Mausoleum

Southern UN building (not where Daniel works)

Beethoven Fest

Donald's school band was playing up in Bonn City Center for Beethoven Fest yesterday.  I foolishly believed the weather reports and wore short sleeves and no jacket.  It clouded over on the way up (we biked) and started to rain just as we got there.  

It was about 50 degrees and rainy.  In spite of that, there were a good number of people standing around listening to the groups (and not all parents of participants).  A good number of people passing through stopped for at least a piece or two.

Former government building - now part of the university.

Ice Cream

Ice cream is very popular here - there are lots of little ice cream places scattered around. Lots of fancy sundaes.  Up in Bonn City Center there’s a cafe that does mostly an ice cream trade, although it does have other stuff.  I was sitting there with Donald when I noticed a couple big, burly, very German-looking gentlemen drinking beer at a nearby table.  I was mildly surprised that they had chosen this place for a beer. Five minutes later, their sundaes came out, they set aside the mostly empty glasses of beer and started in on the ice cream.

Among the popular ice cream things is “Spaghetti Ice” - ice cream put through some kind of press which leaves it looking like spaghetti, topped with strawberry syrup (sauce), ground nuts (parmesan cheese) and sometimes blueberries (meatballs).  They also have variations for other kinds of pasta dishes.  Quite the thing. Here's a random picture I found to give you an idea.