An afternoon in Zons

Saturday morning we slept off the previous night's beers and woke up around 10 and ate what I think is a typical German breakfast - fresh bread Toby bought at the market that morning, cheese, ham, and coffee. It was absolutely beautiful outside and a perfect day for a drive along the Rhine! Celia had her blue VW convertable bug shipped over just recently, so Toby took us out for a drive to the midieval village called Zons about a half an hour outside of the city.


We were greeted at Zons by a gorgeous windmill and what used to be a moat to protect the village, but now is a grassy ditch filled with goats. "Goats in a moat!" was a favorite quote of the afternoon. We wandered the streets and went into lots of tiny shops and an old church. If my memory serves me correct, which it might not, Zons dates back to the 14th century and there are still people who live inside the city walls. The village is right on the Rhine river so it's a perfect spot for a picnic or a bike ride on a sunny day like we had on Saturday. We sat down to have lunch outside and sample some German cuisine. We all had heaping plates of sausages in curry and pommes (french fries) that were so delicious even the wasps wanted to eat them!

At Elon, Cel and I would always take tons of pictures and it was always fun to say "make a crazy face" and then just smile while the other person looks silly...here's one when i got Celia!! "Try to look like a witch..." HAHA