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We have arrived in Austria and it is spectacular. The scenery is breathtaking. We are staying at a lakeside community called Mondsee just outside of Salzburg.
We met up with the people who we will be doing a home exchange with from Frankfurt. They will be in our house for a month starting June 21. We will get to Frankfurt in their house in July. Wolfgang and Annette took us to a castle called Burg-Hohenwerfen. So we are done with cathedrals and on to castles.
There are castles everwhere! The one we toured was actually more of a fortress than a castle. The views from the bell tower were stunning. This area feels more like home. In fact I feel like I am in Leavenworth, Washington.
We got along very well with our new friends. And it was quite helpful at dinner because they translated the menu for us --we actually knew what we were ordering! They are looking forward to exploring the Brookings area as we are looking forward to exploring the Frankfurt area of Germany.
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Sheryl Watkins
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English speaking Germans?
Hi Jan and Jerry, I thought it might be nice for Wolfgang & Annette to speak with Horst and Leslie while they are here. Are they fluent in English? Sheryl