Kassel - Metz

The first stage, 434km from Kassel to Metz:

Punctually at 9:00 a.m. we left with the nine-seater bus of the Wilhelmsgymnasium. So punctually, in fact, that one of us had forgotten to return her mother's house key. Telephone, oh my, U-Turn. But then, completely smoothly to Metz, no traffic jams and nothing exciting. Well, in Metz we took one wrong turn despite the navigation system. Has actually cost us ten minutes. Que dommage!

Auberge de Jeunesse: Uh, voulez vous please, alors nous avons rooms... Pas de problem, do You speak english? Audible sigh of relief. Directly on the Moselle (Moselle), only ten rooms in all, each with 6 beds. So we took two. Nous sommes yes seven.

In the kitchen, only two of the 6 tiny electric hotplates work, but at least there is no lid for the big pot! But ne large bowl goes well! Noodles with tomato sauce, wat else, gabs then no 40 minutes later. On the terrace directly at the river. Source lüxüs!

Sight seeing: How is that called in French? Cathédrale St. - Etienne, not quite as voluminous as the Cologne Cathedral but still about as high, so the nave. But church windows by Chagal! Extraordinaire!

The whole town with a very Mediterranean flair. In the evening full cafes, so outside naturally. Comment ca va? N castle garden has it also, completely without castle, called Esplanade.

Honestly, you wouldn't believe it: When we get back to the AuJe at 9:00 p.m., the kids actually get out the robots and code for all they're worth. Côte de finesse.

Well, good night! Á demain.