tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016381446402077042.post8221039583953553751..comments2023-09-25T09:18:10.052-04:00Comments on Lylah M. Alphonse: Tripping the Group DynamicLMAlphonsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123069425655953518noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016381446402077042.post-2607853001207174302007-08-28T00:37:00.000-04:002007-08-28T00:37:00.000-04:00Well, we did our annual Mother's Day trip again th...Well, we did our annual Mother's Day trip again this year. As usual, we flew into Germany for a few days of sightseeing in the Frankfurt and Heidelberg areas. The rolling hills were just beginning to sprout their new spring growth and being that we were from three large southern cities, the air felt fresh and clean. <BR/> We went to Baden Baden to experience the hot mineral springs at a spa where we had excellant soothing messages, tried the aromatic saunas, and soaked in the outside and inside pools. What a day. Actually, this side trip prepared us for Tuscany.<BR/> In Europe, you can fly cheap. You need time, patience and stamina, if you only speak English and show kindness with a smile. We flew from Hahn Frankfurt to Pisa, which was our homebase in Tuscany for four days. We did the usual tour of the Leaning Tower, the Duomo and other local sites in Pisa. We went on a day trip to Florenze by train and shopped until we dropped. We went to Sienna and Lucca where we visited cathedrals and small museums. <BR/> Our trip to Brugge was accompanied by an eight month old baby girl, who knew she was going to be well taken care of by three grandmothers (except for hunger). <BR/> Some of our trips are last minute decisions and are discussed by e-mail during the last five weeks before our US departure. Some folks would think we're crazy....a couple of sixty-something Afro-American women backpacking in Europe and enjoying every minute of it.<BR/> Will our little group grow into something larger? You bet it will.<BR/> Barbara SaundersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com