Okay, I know it's way past New Year's, but I had to tell you about the party I went to with my good friends Doug and Liz Bruce! We went to a Blue's party at Karin's Guesthouse in Gillrath. That's the guesthouse I stayed at when I first arrived in Germany. They had what can only be described as a tent house set up with one main tent and a couple tents leading off from it, all connected and all heated. The band was a German Blues Band that plays American style Blues. Your ticket price included all you could drink with beer, wine and sodas available. The white wine was great since I'm a white wine drinker, but I figured I better give the red wine a try. It was Macedonian wine, one I'd never seen before, and Liz and I are hooked!! It was the smoothest wine I've ever tasted. It was like it was coated with something to just slide down your throat. It turns out they bought it at Aldi's and it only cost 1.30 Euros!! I couldn't believe it was so inexpensive and tasted so great. I have an Aldi's right down the way from me and of course rushed out and bought a bottle so you can all try it if you come over this way:)In Germany it is legal to have fireworks, all kinds no matter how dangerous they look. After hanging out and listening to music we sat by the bonfire and enjoyed the fireworks everyone brought and then headed home through streets littered with the evidence of other folks celebrations. Poor Doug, he drove, had to stop a few times even because people were setting off fireworks in the middle of the street! All in all a wonderful German experience and thanks Doug for driving us crazy girls!
