Walk to bus station-60 degrees-Armand stops for rolls-sit at outside table & eat breakfast together for the last time- never happen back in Austin. Buy all day bus pass. See bus going to GATEWAY GARDENS-I want to go. What a mistake-NO gardens it’s a business complex-not even 1 flower. Now going through airport- now driver says we have to get off. Run catch bus going other direction-it starts to have trouble- no stops, takes us back to starting point 2 hours later.

Go back to bus/train stop. Ask for sights to see. All museums closed on Mondays, suggests taking train downtown. Meet RITA, who not only tells us which train to get on, tells us when to get off, then goes with us to explain what we need to see. How nice of her to spend so much time helping us. Go into fancy department store to restaurant on 7th floor for view of city.

Now on to visit our last CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL-ST. BARTHOLOMAUS. Visiting these churches brings me a since of peace and appreciation for how religion has been so influential in the lives of so many people dating back thousands of years.

After walking back and resting, we sit on benches in the park and down by the river and people watch. Something we never do in Austin because most of the time we are the active people. We saw people playing ping pong, fathers playing basketball with their kids, father playing ball w/2 yr old, bikers, runners, people walking little dogs (dogs can go everywhere). Walk to river- sit on ground. Geese & pigeons walk by. Paths are full of active people and families of all nationalities. We will miss Germany.

Leave early in the morning. This is our last biking trip in Europe. So glad we got to share it with John, Amy, Patrick and Phillip. (& SPARKY & ARTHUR)

Looking forward to going home and seeing HARLEY AND LIBBY. Am so appreciative to JILL who has taken care of them for 3 weeks. Also need to wash clothes-ONLY WASHED OUR CLOTHES ONE TIME ON TRIP.