Don’t get me wrong – it’s lovely here – - but I’m homesick… =(

Okay – it’s been over a week here in Germany and to tell you the truth, I am enjoying every bit of it. The problem is, I miss Jake (my dog) and I miss my bed. It’s nice to have down comforter and great room service but I really want to go home. I miss home.. =(

I have seen many places already since I’ve been here.. the tour in Frankfurt and the local pub with applewine and eisbein(sp?). It’s like eating “krispy pata” and it was soooo good… they should call it the “heart-attack dinner”. Grabe sa mantika.. .. parang galing from Rachel Lobangco’s face – - hahaha!! Miss Minola ghel!

Anyway, my first week was very eventful and quite entertaining because of our Czech colleagues. This week is not going to be much because I have a colleague from the U.S. here with me for the week and I can’t escape to do the things I want to do – - – if you know what I mean (wink wink).

Needless to say, it’s going to be all work this week with a little bit of fun. We’re scheduled to go on a Cross-Company 5K run on Wednesday and to watch a soccer (football) game on Thursday. The football game is so big here you should see the pictures I took. People can drink on the streets just like Bourbon Street in New Orleans but this is the whole city. They don’t care if you carry bottles, cans and even cases of beer with you during football season… that’s just the way it is.

Anyway, here are the pictures continued from my first post about my trip….

My first beer in Germany. Paulaner. It was okay – - a little bit bitter but nice.

My first meal – they call it Rumpsteak. Really really good!

And I thought I’m going to lose weight here.. =(

And the potatoes on the side! Very evil so I barely touched it but it was good.

A little quaint walkway by the Main river. I thought the scene was

serene so I took a picture. I really loved the trees.

This is the bridge that leads to the Main River Art Museum.

The ruins pictured here was discovered when they were building

the new buildings around it. They decided to preserve it. I forget how many

hundreds of years these ruins were from…. but it was interesting

to see this in the middle of the modern buildings.

Finally my dinner. They told me to try the White Asparagus which I haven’t

seen in the U.S. – it is only in season for a few weeks between May and June.

After this month, it’s gone – - so why not. It tastes the same as the

Green Asparagus but hey – - they say when your in Germany, do what the Germans do…

Can you see the fish at the top of the picture (tip of the asparagus)? That’s herring cooked in vinegar, garlic and onions

and do you know what it tastes like? It tastes like Paksiw na Bangus.. sarap!!!!

That’s it for now folks. Until next time on Chuva Travels… we will keep you posted.

P.S. By the way – I got an email from our counterparts in Mexico. They want me to travel there as well for their integration. I really want to be home so I said I can’t. I asked if they would send their technical guys to Philadelphia instead and this is what he said…

“Regarding send to Valentin or Juan to Philli I don’t have any inconvenient but the problem is they have to much work to do in Mexico, That’s my problem with them, they are not really dedicated to us. I understand that you need to rest then after Germany so what about couple of days in Acapulco beach?

You help me to finish the job in Mexico and I invite you to spend a weekend in Acapulco, it’s a good deal no??

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(I blocked the name and the number for privacy).

What do you think?! I’m tempted but I really want to go home… huhuhuhu!!