Our last full day in Stuttgart, for now. Breakfast as usual, there is a lot of eating going on around here.

Rolls, Sausage, Coffee, Tea, Jam, Marmalade, Muesli, Fruit........

We needed it too, as we spent the morning booking our train trip to France at the local train station. Because we waited so late to make our reservations, we had a hard time finding a connection to our destination in Provence...
Everything was booked out, and you can not ride on the French TGV (Bullet Train) unless you have a booking.
In the end, we did get a reservation and unexpectedly had to pay extra for the travel in France, not at all what we had expected when we bought the Europass. Well, we live and learn.
Guess what?
Yes, you're right; there was another street fest  this night, this time Im Bohnen Virtel von Stuttgart, the old part of town. This is held once a year and every little street and ally is packed with happy people.

So we came to discover that the Germans, at least in this area, are a real party lot.  And Patricia has noticed how sweet people are toward one other, genuinely enjoying each other, talking and drinking beer together.
It was well after midnight when we got home.

Already 3 days

Wow as time fly's we have been here for three days, and it feels like weeks. That's a good thing.
We arrived here on Tuesday local time and made our way to where we staying by train, ferry & bus, an easy ride even with all our bags.
We took it easy for the rest of the day and went to sleep at about 6:30PM and got up at 7 the next morning.
It was Patricia's birthday here in Australia and we celebrated by visiting the Opera or better said a play at the Opera House.

Funny play we went to see

It was great to go over old territory and I even meet Ann & Ivan, both of whom have been working there since 1973.

Nice place to relax

We found a perfect way to loosing a few pounds quickly 

After the play we spend the next few hours checking out the town and waiting for to go back and see the Opera Mac Beath. You could call us cultured now.

Jon & Linda, and how about my handbag

Yesterday then was a day to see friends, Jon and Linda took us for lunch at Bondi Junction and after that we went to see Liana & Steve and the QVB in town.

Patricia had a great time taking photos at the QVB

The evening Mal went to get some Tai food and we spend the time sitting and talking.

Patricia had two days of Birthday celebrations, one for Australia and yesterday for the US.

Today is easy, we rest and work on the computer, writing blog etc., the weather is not very inviting to go out much.

Tomorrow Malcolm will drive us to Johns River where we will be spending the next few weeks.