Classes were over for the week and we had a lovely, sunny afternoon to spend outside. Where better to head than the harbor ferry over to the Strandperle Restaurant at Övelgönne Beach. along the Elbe. The ferry is included in our monthly transportation passes and it’s a wonderful way to view the harbor up close.
There are a myriad of cargo cranes, tug boats, and even an ice breaker along the ferry route. Övelgönne beach is at the base of a steep hill full of old houses which survived WWII. The beach itself has many restaurants and is a mooring area for wooden sailing ships. I probably saw 20 of them in just one area. It‘s a fun area for sitting outside on a sunny day and enjoying the view.
Our classes continue to be challenging. We have had two instructors - Sylvia and Lisa. We prefer Lisa because she NEVER speaks English to us, while Sylvia will immediately slip into English when we can‘t figure something out. Sylvia is also clueless when it comes to operating a computer, so we usually listen to the practice dialogs at home. There are still four of us in the class, Paul and I, a New Zealander who has lived here for four years, and a woman from Switzerland who speaks both French and English. It‘s a good group.
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