A forecast of wind in Frankfurt.
September 28th, 2009
Guten Tag! I’m in Franfurt at the start of my book tour for Couch Surfing – Eine abenteuerliche Reise um die Welt and I’m lovin’ being back in Germany. I love my German beer, and wurst, and kartoffelpuffers, and spatzle, and jaeger schnitzel and all that other wonderful German healthy food that increase the chances of a coronary. My first meal was bratwurst with sauerkraut and pommes (chips) followed the next day by more wurst with kartoffelsalat and a large mug of beer for lunch. For dinner I had kalbsbraten (veal) smothered in thick cream and mushroom sauce and spatzle (with another two large mugs of beer). And today for lunch I decided to try the local speciality ‘Handkäse mit Musik’. It’s a somewhat smelly round cheese marinated in vinegar and oil with onions and served with bread. As you may imagine, this potent mixture tends to give one a healthy dose of wind – and the release of which… is the ‘Musik’ part! I am a bit worried, though. I have my first book reading tonight in Frankfurt and I just hope I don’t have a musical accompaniment to my talk!