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| Coffee (notice the ashtray....smoking is very common here) |
Today I took a long walk with my cousin, Christoph, along the Rhine River. He showed me their new power plant (powered by the Rhine - a natural resource for both the Swiss town of Rheinfelden and the German town of Rheinfelden). We had a cup of coffee at a local cafe (interesting to see many people bring their dogs with them for breakfast). For lunch we had Teigwarengratin which is a casserole made of pasta, potatoes, small pieces of bacon and eggs, cheese, milk and butter. The favorite part is the crust that is formed on the top from baking. I find we don't eat much meat here - not anywhere as much as we do in America.
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| Teigwarengratin and Salad (salad is eaten after the main dish) |
Sara and I went grocery shopping - so much fun! We are going to prepare my Pesto Chicken dish for the family on Monday. The grocery store is closed on Sunday and Monday is a holiday. So we are purchasing now. Many of the stores here close on Sundays and most everything closes down around 4:00. p.m. Very different than back at home! We found some strange things at the store - specifically horse meat - UGH. We started our visit with Sara riding a horse. We certainly aren't going to eat one.
Sara and I then went for a bike ride and got ice cream (cost of ice cream was 30.00 Franks - which is roughly $35.00 U.S.) We are going to bring a picnic for now on....
For dinner we had Raclette. We are used to this dinner as we make it at home for a family treat, but those of you who have never had it - think of it like a Taco dinner. Boiled potatoes are placed on your plate and you add melted cheese and whatever else you like to your plate. Typical sides are bacon, thin slices of meat, cut up fruit. There's a raclette seasoning that you sprinkle on top. The raclette maker stays in the middle of the table and you heat the cheese as you need it.
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| Raclette sides |
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