the evolution of plans (12 october)

monday

wake up @ 8:30. nice to be up early.
good to see the sun has gotten up early and gotten itself out of its bed of clouds, too.
it would shine all day today.

Jutta makes me tea and a Frühstuck of cereal, toast & fruit. i am ever grateful.
she's on a two-week vacation from work.
great to have such wonderful company - on top of her being a perfect host.
turns out she's heading out of town later this week, to another part of Germany.
rather than hop a train somewhere northbound tomorrow, we've decided to do a bit of a roadtrip together.
i'll see a couple of cool cities that were not in the original plan.
(if you can call it a plan)
Berlin can wait.
looking forward to some lovely countryside and the experience of life without speed limits.

today Jutta brought me downtown.
we tried to get the watch fixed - unsuccessful. they'd have to send it away.
bought some supplies.
ventured up the Rheinturm - Düsseldorf's primary phallus - and enjoyed the windy but pleasant weather while on the ground.
came back nach Hause to finish off the sauerkraut soup and relax a little before hitting the cinema tonight.

i'll daytrip into Köln tomorrow to hang out (update. i'm typing this on tuesday afternoon from a keyboard somewhere in Dortmund, an industrial city an hour away from Düsseldorf. no Köln.)

Jutta is an extraordinary friend.
helping me deal with merchants (read: doing all the talking).
showing me all Düsseldorf has to offer - and now Dortmund too.
feeding me and housing me.
soon she'll be taking me cross-country.
this treatment will doubtless be reciprocated next summer should her north american travel plans come to fruition - and i certainly hope they do.