Ramstein and Corpus Christi

Ramstein Village and Corpus Christi

I arrived in Germany on Wednesday, though I had trouble knowing what day it was because I was traveling non-stop for two days that felt like one.  My friend Jeanie picked me up from the airport and drove me through the villages and flowered fields on our way to Ramstein.  It had been raining and was soggy, but that made it more dramatic.  The villages were made up of old weathered bricks, brightly colored facades and window boxes full of geraniums and pansies.  We arrived at her home in the village of Ramstein that she shares with her husband Paul and their four fabulous children.  Jeanie has developed a wonderful green thumb to keep up with the flowery German yards.



I loved the mossy fence...Jeanie thinks I am nuts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

This morning I decided to wander downtown and explore the church, brick streets and sights and sounds of a village.  The streets were arrayed with branches from trees, flowers, lilacs and flags in celebration of Corpus Christi.  Yea, I know, I thought it was just a name for town in Texas, but apparently it is a holiday here. I would try to explain the tradition but Wikipedia does it better: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Christi_(feast)

Jeanie took me and the dog for a walk through woods to a lake.  I stayed longer to bird and wander and was delighted by this area and made the decision there and then that Germany needs me to teach here.  Well, that is all for now.  Guten whatever time of the day it is for you!!

So, enjoy the sights of the Village of Ramstein. 

See, even in Germany they have Cacti



interesting fountain in downtown Ramstein



The street I am staying on

Corpus Christi Processional